Heidi Kemps - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Heidi Kemps

Article | 2/12/2010 Donkey Kong Country Returns

Donkey Kong Country is a title whose historical impact in the industry can't be denied. Besides helping popularise the idea of pre-rendered 3D visuals...

Article | 26/11/2010 Ys: The Oath in Felghana

Action/RPGs are in no short supply on portable consoles, but trying to find the cream of the crop is a difficult task. While, you can always rely on t...

Article | 29/10/2010 Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals could best be described as "uneven." It's a pretty daunting task to live up to a standard set by a genuine 16-bit class...

Article | 27/09/2010 Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City

Today's my first day in the big city of Armoroad! This place is huge! I hear they want people to explore this dungeon thing they have. There's somethi...

Article | 15/09/2010 James Bond 007: Blood Stone preview

While the remake of GoldenEye has been capturing most of the public's attention, Activision has another Bond adventure on tap for HD consoles. Read on...

Article | 25/08/2010 Ivy the Kiwi?

Most gamers will recognise Yuji Naka for his role in creating the iconic character Sonic the Hedgehog, whose many adventures were instrumental in keep...

Article | 5/08/2010 Arc Rise Fantasia

Arc Rise Fantasia is probably the best Wii-exclusive RPG to date. This isn't as big a compliment as it might seem though, as it wins that honour by d...

Article | 16/07/2010 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

It's hard to talk about Dragon Quest without mentioning its massive presence in Japan, where it's gone beyond a game series to become a cultural insti...

Article | 13/07/2010 DeathSmiles

There's a Japanese developer called Cave whom I've long adored that has very little presence outside their homeland. They're most known for arcade 2D ...

Article | 8/07/2010 Persona 3 Portable

When Persona 3 first hit in late 2007, the game was roundly praised as one of the best Japanese RPGs to come out in years and celebrated as a top titl...

Article | 4/05/2010 Nier

Nier is an average game at best, which is why it's so strange that I fell in love with it. It's a really strange feeling: there are numerous things ab...

Article | 30/04/2010 Monster Hunter Tri

Despite Capcom's best efforts, the Monster Hunter franchise has struggled to gain a foothold with Western gamers, even as their Japanese brethren rabi...

Article | 28/04/2010 Super Street Fighter IV

Fighting game fans have long been used to the necessary evil of the upgrade. A game comes out, people find a multitude of exploits and bugs, and desig...

Article | 6/04/2010 Yakuza 3

It surprises me that the Yakuza series is often compared to Grand Theft Auto. Both games involve criminals in some way, but that's about where the sim...

Article | 31/03/2010 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

The latest Shin Megami title certainly has an appropriate name. Strange Journey is a strange game for two reasons: one, it's an M-rated DS title, whic...