The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

“Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!” In the first of a six podcast series dedicated to the core games of the […] The post Super Mario Bros./2/3/The Lost Levels – Cane and Rinse No.109 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Rule number one: Don’t get me killed.” In 2012 Klei Entertainment released their love letter to the stealth genre in the form of Mark of the Ninja. […] The post Mark of the Ninja – Cane and Rinse No.108 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

In addition to issue 107 of the podcast, and a coincidental update to Proteus this week, James sat down to chat with the game’s designer, Ed […] The post Podcast special: An interview with Ed Key, designer of Proteus appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Ed Key and David Kanaga’s collaborative musical exploration game Proteus raised eyebrows equally for its distinctive visual style and interactive music, as much as for […] The post Proteus – Cane and Rinse No.107 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Taking in all of Guerrilla's now six-game PlayStation-exclusive sci-fi FPS series but focusing on Killzone 2 and Killzone 3. The subject matter may be grittier and weightier but the podcast isn't, as Leon, Jay, Josh, Sean and members of the Cane and Rinse community discuss their quibbles with the single-player campaigns before settling back to fondly remember countless hours in the multiplayer War...

We conclude our brief Caped Crusader series with in-depth analysis of Rocksteady's highly rated 2011 sequel, Batman: Arkham City. Leon, Jay, James and Darren Forman are this issue's rogues gallery, aided and abetted by your forum posts and Three Word Reviews. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Arkham City Main Theme by Nick Arundel Track 2: I Think You Should Do As He Says by Nick Arundel Cane and...

Sack People of the world unite! Our discussion of Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet takes in user-created genius, our own shoddy attempts at level-building and the game's much talked-about platforming 'feel'. We also hear plenty from the LBP lovers and haters among the Cane and Rinse community and share your Three Word Reviews. Expect to hear Stephen Fry's voice and the word 'floaty' a lot. Music u...

“I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” Leon, James and Karl jump in the communal bath and swap boot-room stories […] The post Football Manager – Cane and Rinse No.103 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Rare's first game for Microsoft following their megabucks move from Nintendo was comedy haunted house beat 'em up Grabbed by the Ghoulies. Tony, James and Darren Gargette are your panel, sharing their experiences of the Xbox-exclusive Halloween 2003 spooker, as well as those of the esteemed Cane and Rinse community. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Main Theme by Grant Kirkhope Track 2: Zombie Pi...

Cane and Rinse returns for its third volume with our long-awaited appraisal of Rocksteady's much-celebrated 2009 surprise smash, Batman: Arkham Asylum. Leon, Jay, Josh and Karl elect not to affect gravelly, Christian Bale Bat-voices to share their experiences of 'being' The Goddamn Batman, nor to read out the many contributions from the CaR community. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Main Theme ...

Concluding both our Quantic Dream series and Volume Two of the Cane and Rinse podcast, we turn our attentions to 2010's PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavy Rain. David Cage's interactive noir certainly achieved its ambition of generating emotional responses, as you will hear from Leon, Tony, Sean and Jason... Jason! JAAASOOON! in this, our one hundredth issue. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Last Bre...

Ex-LucasArts employees Tim Schafer, David Dixon and Jonathan Menzies formed Double Fine Productions in 2000. Their first completed project was a 3D platform adventure that starts in an awfully bizarre summer camp and ends in an offal bazaar: Psychonauts. Leon, James, Josh and our faithful correspondents analyse this. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Coach's Welcome by Peter McConnell Track 2: Em...

“Well you picked the right place, Cole, a city that needed an honest cop like a thirsty man needed water.” After the best part of […] The post L.A. Noire – Cane and Rinse No.98 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Using the foundations laid down by a 2008 flash game, Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes crafted what would become one of the most talked about […] The post Super Meat Boy – Cane and Rinse No.97 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

James, Tony, Sean and special guest, GamerNode's Eddie Inzauto contend with fourth wall breaking, multiple bouts of coitus and nonsensical story telling to give us the lowdown on Quantic Dream's 2005 work of *ahem* "digital entertainment" Fahrenheit. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Main Title by Angelo Badalamenti Track 2: Ending by Angelo Badalamenti Cane and Rinse 96 was edited by Jay Taylor...

“Agh! I knew it! I knew there were ninjas around here!” Two and a half years after they released the first of the Splinter Cell […] The post Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory – Cane and Rinse No.95 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“It’s about time you showed up, Fox. You’re the only hope for our world!” Corneria, fourth planet of the Lylat System. The evil Andross turned […] The post The StarFox saga – Cane and Rinse No.94 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

After a four year absence following 2003’s Spy Fiction on the PS2, Director Hidetaka Suehiro unveiled Rainy Woods at Tokyo Game Show 2007. This heavily Twin Peaks inspired psychological thriller-slash-survival horror finally emerged in 2010 under the name Deadly Premonition (Red Seeds Profile in its native Japan), to a wildly mixed reception. Welcome to Greenvale, where the townsfolk are literally...

“Breaking news, Bob! You’re fired!” Following mixed fortunes with Grin’s Bionic Commando and Blue Castle’s Dead Rising 2, Capcom decided to hand over another of […] The post DmC Devil May Cry – Cane and Rinse No.92 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Allow me to tell you a tale. It took place 360,000… No, 14,000 years ago.” Ignition Tokyo, with Okami’s Takeyasu Sawaki at the helm, set […] The post El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron – Cane and Rinse No.91 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

In this podcast Leon, Tony, James and guest GameBurst's Neil Taylor examine Tomb Raider 2013’s successes and shortcomings, its sexual assaults and its tiny tombs. We’ll also be taking a good long look back at Lara Croft’s 90s Derbyshire roots as a South American man. Plus as usual we throw in some of your missives and Three Word Reviews. Track 1: Tomb Raider Theme by Nathan McRee Track 2: Alone by...

“In the end, you know it’s all just blocks.” Mojang Studios, based in Stockholm, Sweden created not only one of the most popular games in […] The post Minecraft – Cane and Rinse No.89 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“We all start with innocence, but the world leads us to guilt.” Borrowing elements from Thief, Deus Ex, Half-Life and more, Arkane’s Dishonored debuted in […] The post Dishonored – Cane and Rinse No.88 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Making an exciting videogame based around James Cameron’s 1986 action sci-fi masterpiece Aliens should be the game-making equivalent of making Lionel Messi tap a football into an unguarded net. Did Gearbox manage to score from three yards out? Leon, Tony, James and both Darrens take the drop ship down to LV-246 to pick through the rubble. Track 1: Main Menu Theme by Kevin Riepl Track 2: Main Ops B...

After five years of development, would Phil Fish and his Polytron Corporation be able to create the indie darling that everyone hoped Fez would be? Find out as Darren Gargette, Joshua Garrity, James Carter and Sean O'Brien discuss the highs and lows of Fez. Track 1: Adventure by Disasterpiece Track 2: Beacon by Disasterpiece Track 3: Forgotten by Disasterpiece Cane and Rinse 86 was edited by Darre...