Cane And Rinse

“Don’t be a stranger now!” This week Tony, Darren, Ryan and guest Gary Blower (Gameburst) discuss Rare‘s brightly coloured, papier-mâché life (or perhaps zoological) simulation title Viva Piñata. The discussion also covers the sequel Viva […] The post Viva Piñata – Cane and Rinse No.143 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“You come from a world that’s been gone for 50 years…” Hideo Kojima’s Snatcher isn’t quite 50 years old, but James, Sean, Karl and special guest Brad Gallaway (GameCritics.com) take a trip back to 1988 […] The post Snatcher – Cane and Rinse No.142 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Talking about me? Never wise.” Darren Gargette, Darren Forman and Brian Tarran discuss interplanetary anti-hero Richard B. Riddick and his break-out critical hit, 2004’s first-person action adventure The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, […] The post The Chronicles of Riddick – Cane and Rinse No.141 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Your flesh is an insult to the perfection of the digital.” Leon, James and Karl were unfazed by the task of having to complete Looking Glass Studios/Irrational Games’ notoriously tough and terrifying 1999 action RPG […] The post System Shock 2 – Cane and Rinse No.140 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Mya ha! They’ll remember ME once I drive my axe into their… Wait… my axe! Where’s my axe?!” Nintendo‘s near-quarter-of-a-century-old tactical, turn-based fantasy battle RPG Fire Emblem is the subject of this issue of the […] The post Fire Emblem Awakening – Cane and Rinse No.139 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Yes, that’s it! Embrace the path of uncertainty! Jump!” Media Molecule‘s Vita-feature utilising Tearaway is the subject of this issue of the podcast. Traversing a whimsical and surreal paper-craft world typical of the developer, Iota […] The post Tearaway – Cane and Rinse No.138 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“It really does sound quite absurd, adventure of a bear and bird!” Rare’s ursine-avian twosome are the subject of this issue of the podcast. Not only do Leon, Ryan, Brian and former Rare employee Darren […] The post Banjo-Kazooie – Cane and Rinse No.137 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“You’re so fine, I want you mine, you’re so delicious, I think about you all the time, you’re so addictive…” Bringing our journey through the Burnout series to a close we come to Criterion’s final […] The post Burnout Paradise – Cane and Rinse No.136 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Hey, wanna hear the new dubstep song I wrote? Wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub. DROP! Wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub […] The post Borderlands 2 – Cane and Rinse No.135 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Because, y’know, that’s what grown-ups do. They make things up.” Leon, Tony, Josh and Ryan plug into old Johnny’s brain to experience the RPG Maker magic of Kan ‘Reives’ Gao and his indie game development […] The post To the Moon – Cane and Rinse No.134 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“The fight is everything.” With some trepidation but no little enthusiasm Leon, Josh, Sean and guest Dan Clark take on the phenomenon that was Street Fighter II. Starting with a look back at the original […] The post Street Fighter II – Cane and Rinse No.133 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Can you guys believe this?! DJ Atomika from Race Radio just called and told me to turn the down the volume!” A new publisher, new mechanics and new online features; Criterion evolved the Burnout series […] The post Burnout 3: Takedown / Revenge – Cane and Rinse No.132 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Names are for friends, so I don’t need one!” Karl, Brian, James and Jay dust off their silverballers, check their fiber wires and discuss the Danish developer Io Interactive‘s fourth game in the series, the […] The post Hitman: Blood Money – Cane and Rinse No.131 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Oh, hey. Hiya, pretty lady. Name’s Rick. So, you out having yourself a little adventure?” Leon, Tony, James and Josh awake after 999999 days of suspended animation to cast their eyes (and an amalgam of […] The post Portal 2 – Cane and Rinse No.130 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“This way!” Concluding our (first) Super Mario marathon, Leon, Darren Gargette and James attempt to resolve the quandary that is the (not so) New Super Mario Bros. series. From 2006 DS debut to 2013’s premium […] The post The New Super Mario Bros. series – Cane and Rinse No.129 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“High speed, high risk, drive to the limit.” In the first of a trio of podcasts dedicated to Criterion’s Burnout racers Leon, Darren Gargette, James and Karl roar headlong into oncoming traffic to return to […] The post Burnout / Burnout 2: Point of Impact – Cane and Rinse No.128 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Life was never easy in the tunnels, but it was our home.” We return to the post-apocalyptic waste land of Moscow in 4A Games’ 2013 sequel, Metro: Last Light. Josh, James, Darren, and making his […] The post Metro: Last Light – Cane and Rinse No.127 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Have I lied to you? …I mean, in this room?” From Narbacular origins to Orange Box unveiling, Leon, Josh, Karl and the Cane and Rinse community try to remember Valve‘s multiple award-winning first-person puzzler Portal […] The post Portal – Cane and Rinse No.126 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Yes, it’s undeniable! We’re detecting Power Star energy patterns in the nearest galaxy.” In this, the penultimate podcast of our six month long Super Mario bonanza, we discuss the first and third highest-rated videogames of […] The post Super Mario Galaxy / Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Cane and Rinse No.125 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“To my mother, brothers and sister, with whom I survived the monster in my father.” In this issue of the podcast Leon, Tony, James and Sean talk about what Vander Caballero’s hugely personal fable Papo […] The post Papo & Yo – Cane and Rinse No.124 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.