Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code

Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code is something of a slow burner. Over the course of an hour Lisa Bowerman, as Bernice Summerfield, tells us a tale that’s clearly designed to evoke memories of the ‘Virgin New Adventures’. It’s heavy on big, alien, metaphysical ideas too vague to be comprehended by puny mortal brains, although Eddie Robson has a good go at it. And by the nature of the stories huge, huge scope boiling down to an interplanetary war and the peace conference designed to prevent it, things become very heavy on the exposition.

Joyland - An Album by the Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident is a small band from Sheffield, signed to the newly formed label Sci-Fi Records. The first album of the band and indeed the publisher is Joyland, ten completely original songs written by the band with lyrics from vocalist Jamie Lisle and co-composer Jill Farrar. The album has an eclectic, slightly off kilter feel to it sure to make even the most cynical listener feel at least a tinge of nostalgia.

Shadow the Hedgehog

Shadow the Hedgehog is not the thoroughly awful game some people have made it out to be, but is marred by a lacklustre effort on Sega’s half in the presentation and some poor design choices. Unfortunately there are just too many mistakes, errors, and flaws that cover up what could have been a relatively solid platformer…

Jak II

It’s rare in the history of gaming has everything come together so spectacularly to make a game which is, to all intents and purposes, perfect. A radical departure from its predecessor in both tone, mechanics and intent it manages to be both respectful to the franchise and bright, bold and brilliantly inventive in new ways.

Tomb Raider II



Some people believe that Lara Croft peaked after Tomb Raider three, whilst others believe nothing captured the original games ambition, and a few more suspect the series was never really that good anyway. Obviously all of these people have forgotten the glory that is Tomb Raider II, for me the best in the series. Well, the best from the days before Crystal Dynamics took the reigns and reimagined the series as a world not entirely as built of square boxes, but even against modern competition I would argue it holds its own.

Heroes vs Villains - An Album by the Bad Dudes and OverClocked Remix Review

My mind feels like it’s just blown…

The Book Thief

I wrote this review back in 2008 when i was young and naive, and it was lost when reformatting this blog not long after. However it's one of the first reviews I made and I poured my soul into it. So after much scouring of the internet for a copy I can now present to you one of the best stand alone books I touched in the last decade. Definitely my best impulse buy from a train station.

Bernice Summerfield - Series Seven and Eight

In 2006 Simon Guerrier became producer of the Bernice Summerfield range for Big Finish, a post he held for two years and two very strong series. Have a look for yourself:

Series Seven: 6 audios, 1 book, 1 novella collection, 1 short story collection

With Irving Braxiatel gone the Collection faces an uncertain future. Series six bosts some of the best releases of the range and for the first time everything ties together fantastically to make a cohesive whole.

Series Eight: 6 audios, 1 book, 1 novella collection, 1 short story collection

Leaping back to the Collection Bernice faces a home at war. A stunning climax to the previous seven series and everything changes across six tumultous releases and a couple of seminal books.