Yakuza 3 might have been a long time coming, this game is going to be release later this month, but it’s another great PS3 swansong. And it’s easy to see why Sega took its time bringing the game to Europe. On the one hand it’s a very good beat-em-up packed with cool gangsters, the sort… Click here to read on...
Another night, another marathon Call of Duty session. You have finally scoped out the hateful sniper who’s been pwning your team with a cold eye and withered husk of a heart, and crept into position inch by painstaking inch. He’s toast. Your finger slowly depresses the trigger and…Eh?! One moment he’s crouching, helpless, under your… Click here to read on...
Beauty is only skin deep when you are nose to the screen, thumbs deep in God of War: Chains of Olympus, all that matters is the code chugging away within the system. You are probably oblivious to what your Playstation Portable is wearing. But when your bus swerves to avoid a jaywalking squirrel, the right… Click here to read on...
World domination comes to those who wait. As do other good things, like the console adaptation of Sid Meier’s turn-based Civilization series, aptly titled Civilization Revolution, as the latest offering departs from its PC-focused predecessor in two significant ways. First it’s quicker. Whereas a multiplayer round of Civilization IV could take eight, 12, even upwards… Click here to read on...
The PC gaming community has made modifications that turn San Andreas and Vice City into multiplayer games, and Crackdown had great online co-op, so we know a multiplayer GTA on Xbox 360 is technically feasible. And we can’t think of anything more satisfying than pushing through GTA IV’s missions and fleeing from the cops with… Click here to read on...
This year’s PS3 gaming superstars, Metal Gear Solid and Grand Theft Auto, are both only on iteration number four! Somewhat out there are a lot of people who are no longer satisfied with singing into their shampoo-bottle microphones while showering. And thanks to Sing Star’s new online features, they’re rinsing off their bath-time anonymity for… Click here to read on...
Here’s the most important lesson I learned from Overlord: Raising Hell: having an army of goblin-like demons bows to your every whim changes a person. Raising Hell supplied me with four minion types: browns (brawlers), red (fire-flingers), greens (backstabbers who can stealth), and blues (swimmers who can resurrect dead troops). I led my rampaging army… Click here to read on...
This is not a Hulk game. This is a movie game that happens to have the Hulk in it, and as such, comes off as more “hired hit” than “labor of love”. It definitely has a few amusing moments, but thanks to some underlying problems, the experience is ultimately juts mediocre. Naturally, you assume the… Click here to read on...
Usually a sequel sports better graphics. But Star Ocean: First Departure was more remake than port while Star Ocean: Second Evolution seems more port than remake. First Departure got a sexy modern makeover; Second Evolution shows its wrinkles and age spots-it still looks a lot like it did on PSone 10 years ago. Luckily, Second… Click here to read on...
If you adore the slightly melancholic, but richly imaginative, works of creators like Tim Burton, Neil Gaimon, or Jean-Prerre Jeunet, then Folklore id for you. The story begins in the decrepit village of Doolin, the gateway to the afterworld. Two strangers are beckoned to the island – one an orphan lured by a letter from… Click here to read on...
Originally released as an arcade cabinet, Konami’s racer stood out with its bright visuals and a big plastic handbrake to yank as you cornered. It also included an unusual range of small fun cars, rather than the usual supercharged speedsters.
Most innovative, though was its free roaming environment, filled with short cuts, something unheard of in… Click here to read on...
Admit it: you secretly call yourself Daddy Death match and reckon you have already got the mad level, editing skillz to design your own multiplayer levels. Well, Far Cry 2’s map editor gives you the chance to back up the big words by enabling you to build your own killings fields, and then post them… Click here to read on...
