Posts by James Sheppard

James joined This Is My Joystick as Staff Writer back in May 2010, and has since risen up the ranks to become the Reviews Editor due to his mad English skills (he did a degree in English lit, ya’know?). His occupation involves helping to sift through the fine content of TIMJ, giving it a little polish here and there when needed. He loves buying bargain games - usually more than he actually has time to play. Since TIMJ has shuttered, James can now be found at The Indie Game Website and The Inexperience Points Gaming Podcast.

Nintendo 3DS

April 4, 2011 | in Review

James gets his filthy, greasy fingerprints all over his shiny new 3DS and tells you his thoughts on the latest Nintendo handheld.

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Review: Gray Matter

March 21, 2011 | in Review

James gets his brain and cursor in gear for his review of the point-and-click adventure Gray Matter, on the PC.

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Review: Crasher

March 9, 2011 | in Review

James hunts down other players (quite literally) to blast them into oblivion, in his review of Crasher on PC.

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Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike

February 24, 2011 | in Review

James decides if Black Ops’ First Strike Map Pack is worth selling even more of your soul to Activision for.

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Review: Breach

February 11, 2011 | in Review

James blows a huge hole in the tacky exterior of Breach to discover an exciting Arcade title lying underneath, in his Xbox 360 review.

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Beta Impressions: Killzone 3 Multiplayer (Open Beta)

February 10, 2011 | in Feature

James equips his questionable-looking motion control game peripheral to shoot the Helghast right between their creepy orange eyes, in his impressions of the Killzone 3 Multiplayer Open Beta.

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Have we reached video-game saturation?

February 3, 2011 | in Editorial

James wonders if we’re too spoilt for choice these days with videogames, the ungrateful git.

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Demo Impressions: Crysis 2 (Multiplayer Demo)

February 1, 2011 | in Feature

James zips up his nanosuit and activates Criticism Mode to bring you his impressions of the Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo, available exclusively on Xbox Live.

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Review: Pictionary

January 25, 2011 | in Review

James doodles more than a schoolkid in an algebra class to bring you a review of Pictionary for Nintendo DS.

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Review: Splatterhouse

December 13, 2010 | in Review

James hacks off a few hundred limbs and bows to the power of demonical artifacts to bring you his review of Splatterhouse on PS3 and Xbox 360.

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