I really like the Sherlock Holmes character. Forget Poirot, Columbo, and the chimney sweep who goes about on skates when he should be tending to patients, Holmes is the ultimate detective. It may seem a little odd, considering how much I like the character, that I’m not a big fan of the movies. I enjoyed watching The Hound of the Baskervilles as a kid but I was fascinated more by the idea than the move itself. There are apparently 24 movie versions of Hound of the Baskervilles so perhaps the couple I remember watching weren’t the best examples. There have been over 200 Sherlock Holmes movies and easily my favourite is Young Sherlock Holmes.

That Spielberg produced action adventure was much more to my liking than the more common dialogue heavy examples. Young Sherlock Holmes is worth mentioning as while watching this version from Guy Ritchie I noticed a few similarities between the two. The team of three people consisting of Sherlock Holmes, his best friend Watson, and a love interest of Holmes. The supernatural black magic theme. The clever and timely reveal of a well-known adversary to Holmes. Most important similarity of all is a focus on fun.

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I have been a dedicated Tony Hawk man for quite some time. I even own a Tony Hawk VHS tape in which he shows off some of his tricks. Admittedly, that VHS tape is still in its plastic wrapping, but I do own it. I used to sit and play the Tony Hawk games for hours on end. When it comes to business EA are pretty smart and their policy over the years, especially with sport titles, is that if something is popular they should do it themselves. Skate burst on to the scene a few years back and, in true EA sports style, had a flashier appearance than its competition.

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Petz Fantasy is the latest in a long line of Tamagotchi inspired games on the DS. The game is filled to the brim with bright colours and very cute big-eyed fantasy animals. Warning: If you don’t like cute games you should stay well away from Petz Fantasy. The music lacks variety but that’s par for the course in this type of game. Young children will no doubt like the creatures but I don’t feel the structure of this game leads itself to longevity.

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As a young kid I spent a silly amount of money on arcade games. Going on holiday was extra exciting as it was a chance to experience new amusement arcades. The same games but in a slightly different arrangement. No matter where I was there were a handful of arcade cabinets which always caught my attention. One of those games was the World War II shoot ‘em up, 1943. In many ways Airstrike: Eagles of World War II feels like a fully 3d version of 1943.

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I’m a big fan of MMA, especially the UFC which is home to the best group of fighters in the world, and I was happy with Undisputed’s first outing in 2009. That’s not to say I didn’t have any issues with last year’s outing. Submissions were a personal gripe. To be more specific I hated how difficult it was to get out of them once they were locked in, which happened very quickly. Unfortunately, this issue has not been addressed in 2010 and I hope they re-evaluate this next year. Until that time UFC Undisputed 2010 has some new additions and a great deal to offer fans.

In career mode you begin as an amateur and once you feel you’re ready to turn pro you’re given a contract to fight in the World Fighting Alliance. My created fighter was a Light Heavyweight. I have a bad habit of not reading manuals and because of that I didn’t fully understand how the fatigue system worked. I went into my first pro fight with 100% fatigue, for some reason I assumed that was good like a full health bar, that really wasn’t good. I gassed very early into the fight and was smothered to death by an over-excited wrestler. I learned from that harsh lesson and went on to win my next six pro fights in a row. This prompted Dana White to come calling and I accepted his contract offer to fight in the UFC. This was it, the big time.

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The man-child with the fantastic name, Travis Touchdown, is back yet again and learns that once an assassin always an assassin. The brother of one of his previous victims appears on the scene and attacks him. Travis takes care of this nuisance but discovers he is only the tip of the iceberg. His best friend has been murdered and he finds himself pulled back into the killing game. Travis vows to avenge the death of his friend, no matter what it takes. In order to do this he must re-enter the killing game and once more fight to be the top ranked assassin. This means good times for us.

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I am a HUGE fan of Cyberpunk and Deus Ex blew me away.  A trailer for the upcoming third title in the series will be released this Friday, 4th June.  Below are a few taster images (click to enlarge) of what to expect.  The game looks incredible, with a strong Blade Runner feel to it, and I can’t wait to get my hands on this when it’s finally released!