About

The Soulful Gamer is my blog devoted to videogames. I'll be looking at the heart and soul behind games and the emotions they elicit.

-Adam Standing

Hi I’m Adam and I currently write reviews and perform some editing duties for Gamepeople. I’m open to all types of writing opportunities so feel free to contact me via AIM or Email. Check out my profile at LinkedIn for further details.

I write for Gamepeople in a variety of styles which range from reviews in the Family Gamer, Tech Gamer and Scared Gamer sections. The Soulful Gamer section is where I concentrate my reviews on story, emotion and how games inspire me and the meaning that can be drawn from them.

In additon I contribute to the GamePro Family Blog. Here I round up the week's family game releases.

I also run two websites that focus on videogames in different ways. My Games for Dads site focuses on experiences with videogames after becoming a father. I also write tailored reviews from a parent’s perspective about games - focusing on time issues, appropriate content and how easy it is to play games with children.

My Core Gamer site focuses more on the enthusiast market with reviews and opinion on the big budget releases and news stories. I started a podcast back in January and hope to resume a regular show soon.

I’ve also had experience with writing outside of the videogame market. I’m an author for the successful and critically acclaimed Complete-Gardens interactive plant encyclopaedia.

 

Gamepeople reviews

Family Gamer

Pokemon Platinum – DS – link coming

Rhythm Paradise - DS

Godfather 2 – Xbox360

Monsters vs Aliens – Xbox360

Blue Dragon Plus - DS

Flower - PS3

Ceville - PC

Halo Wars – Xbox360

Peggle Dual Shot - DS

Chuzzle - PC

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts – Xbox360

Lord of the Rings: Conquest - Xbox360

Lord of the Rings: Conquest - DS

Rise of the Argonauts – PS3

Sonic Unleashed – PS3

Monopoly – PS3

Tech Gamer

Lord of the Rings: Conquest – Xbox360

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts – Xbox360

Empire: Total War – PC – link coming

Halo Wars – Xbox360

Killzone 2 – PS3

MK vs. DC – Xbox360

Wanted: Weapons of Fate – Xbox360

Shellshock 2 – Xbox360

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard – Xbox360

 

Scared Gamer

Lux-Pain – DS

FEAR 2 – Xbox360

 

Soulful Gamer - online soon

Lost Odyssey – Xbox360

Eternal Sonata – Xbox360

Lux-Pain – DS

Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway – Xbox360

 

Games for Dads

Reviews

Flower – PS3

Flow – PS3

Resident Evil 5 – Xbox360

Crayon Physics Deluxe - PC

Bob the Builder: Festival of Fun – DS

Little Big Planet – PS3

Tomb Raider Underworld – Xbox360

Articles

Interview with Petri Purho, creator of Crayon Physics

 

The Core Gamer

Reviews

Resident Evil 5 – Xbox360

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand – Xbox360

Flower – PS3

FEAR 2 – Xbox360

Gears of War 2 – Xbox360

Tomb Raider Underworld – Xbox360

Stalker: Clear Sky – PC

Too Human – Xbox360

Braid – Xbox360

Quantum of Solace – Xbox360

Call of Duty – World at War – Xbox360

Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway – Xbox360

Grand Theft Auto 4 – Xbox360

Crysis Warhead – PC

Articles

Windows 7 – Fatboy Slim all over again

The Core i7 Effect