Your first reaction to seeing a Girl Fight review is probably "uh, that game came out?" As it seems like it's been in development forever, the second response might be "what took so long?

+ Special ability customization is a nice touch

? When will dubstep game music go away forever

In a business as popular as the video game industry, you are always going to get games copying mechanics or developers making entire clones of successful games. It's inevitable, as good ideas are taken by other people looking to grow as a company and make better games, or in the worst-case scenario,...

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Need For Speed Shift is the latest outing in the series which has been failing since the golden days of Underground 1 & 2 (or Most Wanted depending on your view) In a rare move for a recent Need for Speed game, this game doesn't have a plot.

Great fighting game. All characters have unique fighting styles and performing moves feels extremely rewarding. Character models have a cell shaded look and are all very attractive and unique.

One of the best race games ever.

The last time I remember even thinking of a Girl Fight was probably back in the days of high school. These fights were often ferocious with hair and harsh insults being pulled and thrown everywhere.

To write the conclusion at the start of a review isn't really the way I like to lay things out, but to be honest, with Shift it's the only way I could think of writing. So to start off, this game is ‘meh' a classic case of a game that I wouldn't really miss if it got taken away.

Need for Speed: Shift sees the return of EA's racing franchise minus the bling. It's a frantic, if confused, racing-simulation.

Eau Rouge, Pouhon and Blanchimont; the holy trinity of corners that form the backbone of Belgium's Spa Francorchomps, long recognised as one of the greatest tracks in modern-day use, and have bloodied many a nose in the past.