05/06/08
When THQ announced Battle of the
Bands, the first thing that came to mind was a Wii-exclusive "me too" band game a la Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Yeah, yeah, it would use the Wii Remote rather than a peripheral ... whatever. Add on top of this unoriginality the confusing concept of "musical combat" and songs that dynamically changed genre in mid-level, and THQ was sure to have a stinker on its hands, right? Not even close....
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05/05/08
Run-and-gun videogame basketball really
got its start in the arcades, when NBA Jam introduced its over-the-top style and mixed NBA all-stars with, if you knew the codes, a handful of unlockable players like Bill Clinton and "Air Dog." In the years since, Midway and EA have traded shots with their NBA Ballers and NBA Street franchises, respectively, both of which have brought the arcade action home with a bit more hip-hop flair. Midway's latest....
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04/30/08
Sony knows when it's got a good thing
going, and so do most of its fans. The Gran Turismo series, for example, has a rabid following due to its graphical excellence and top-notch simulation gameplay, and Sony's own PlayStation team counts itself among the franchise's biggest fans. So when it became apparent that Gran Turismo was going to take its time appearing on the PlayStation 3, you'd better believe Sony scrambled for ways to give....
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04/29/08
It's a shame a modern videogame based
on Krull has never seen the light of day. The campy '80s fantasy flick has myriad game-worthy elements such as horses that run with fire under their feet, a Cyclops with attitude, swallowing walls and rooms that sprout defensive mechanisms like blowfish. Best of all, Krull gave us the almighty glaive. The shiny, pointy throwing star slices and dices anything in its path, while its hero handler steers it....
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04/29/08
There's an unmistakable adrenaline rush when
firing up a new Mario Kart game for the first time, fueled by a nostalgic return to a gaming phenomenon running 15 years strong. There's also the anticipation of wondrous new features that elevate Mario Kart racing to a new level of addiction. In Mario Kart Wii, the payoff is a game relying heavily on its roots while simultaneously taking the series into uncharted online waters. Mario Kart's....
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04/27/08
The Destroy All Humans! games
have always taken us back to an innocent time, a time when gas-guzzling cars were celebrated, not reviled; when hoop skirts and fedoras were fashionable, not ridiculed; and when giving people anal probes was novel and hilarious. OK, so that last one still holds true. This latest attempt by the Furons to wipe out humanity takes players to the 1970s, a more modern era than previous DAH outings but one with....
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04/25/08
Agatha Christie is synonymous with mystery
novels, and The Adventure Company is synonymous with -- you guessed it -- adventure games. It would seem like the combination of these two entities would be a point-and-click mystery match made in heaven. Unfortunately, as good as the source material and pedigree might be, the Wii game Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None is an absolute disaster, a perfect example of an idea that....
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04/21/08
What is "fun"? We have often used
this term when reminiscing about Disneyland or summer vacation, but how foolish we have been not to use this term to describe the joyous occasion known as the SATs and IQ tests. What's that, you say? The SATs and IQ tests are the exact opposite of fun? Well, apparently Best of Tests never got the memo. Best of Tests for the Nintendo DS is not only a great new tongue twister, but an attempt to....
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04/14/08
Condemned: Criminal Origins was the
most underrated game of the Xbox 360's launch. Part survival-horror, part first-person shooter and part adventure game, Condemned flew under the radar of those more interested in Perfect Dark Zero, even though it was arguably a better game. So with Condemned 2: Bloodshot, Sega and Monolith spiced-up the gameplay in an attempt to reach more a few gamers, a valiant attempt that ironically makes the....
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04/14/08
Slipping the G36C's ACOG sight up to my eye,
I whisper ever-so-calmly into my headset mic, "OK, this time, let our two AI guys frag and clear the door...OK?" And sure as the sun shines on Sunday, my teammate pops open the door and runs in with guns blazing...and leaves yet another bloody teammate-shaped pulp on the floor. After I've swept the room with my AI squadmates, my less-than-useful real-world squadmate returns to the co-op....
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04/13/08
His vision fading, Ryu Hayabusa
slumps to the ground as the hundreds of fiendish abominations surround him. It seems as though evil has won this day as Ryu breathes his last and falls to the ground. Elsewhere, a controller is hurled against the wall as the words GAME OVER decorate the screen once again. This sounds like something out of a gamer's nightmare, but it was the typical story for anyone who played Ninja Gaiden on Xbox. A great game, to....
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04/09/08
Sure, we've all been through it. Wedgies,
book reports, football games. Maybe you were never the bully in high school (please, don't hurt me), but most us probably have had fantasies of what it must feel like to pound the living daylights out of a bespectacled bookworm (please...don't. I also wear contacts!). Many years ago, Rockstar fulfilled every child's fantasy of joining a street gang with controversial game Bully. Now, if you missed your chance on PS2....
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04/04/08
Space. It's very big and often home
to hordes of horrible monsters that want to kill us. In the case of Rocketmen: Axis of Evil, our enemies' home is just a stone's throw away on that big red ball known as Mars. Yes, it is a little cliche, but so are many things in this Xbox Live Arcade original. And it still manages to be fun. You play the part of Rocketman, a character whose appearance is customized before you ever start your adventure. Technically....
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04/03/08
The original Xbox endured its share 
of jokes about being nothing more than "a Halo adapter for your TV," so when you look at what most people play on their Wii, it's just as fair to say Nintendo's console is little more than "a Wii Sports adapter for your TV." Sure, there's Super Mario Galaxy, Zelda and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but the Xbox had Dead or Alive 3 and a few other games up its sleeve as well. When it comes right down to it....
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04/01/08
Videogame fishing and motion controls
go together like eggs and bacon. You can heartily enjoy either one by itself day or night, but the taste is so much sweeter when they collide. This match made in heaven is precisely why porting the SEGA Dreamcast version of SEGA Bass Fishing to Nintendo Wii was a no-brainer. SEGA didn't have to manufacturer and produce a new "rod" accessory to simulate the sport's signature moves; The Wii's default....
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03/31/08
Although NCAA March Madness
has the broadcast audience's attention, "spring" to videogame and nice-weather-loving folk means it's time for golf. PlayStation 3 owners get the first taste of the digital fairway with the latest edition of Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds, which has finally arrived in North America. Those looking for golf simulator (i.e. Tiger Woods PGA Tour) should look elsewhere; this is a "simple" series, a common-man....
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03/26/08
The Gamecube gave us some truly
spectacular Nintendo titles, although it didn't exactly give us the same from third parties. So, odds are high that if you owned a Gamecube, knew someone who owned one or came within 100 feet of one, you played or knew about the greatest Gamecube game: Super Smash Bros. Melee. If you owned Super Smash Bros. Melee, you've probably been playing it since its release, as its multiplayer slugfest never gets....
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03/22/08
The Nintendo DS may sell more units
than any other gaming platform, but where handhelds are concerned, Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) delivers by far the most console-like experience you can get this side of the sofa. Sure, it's got a gorgeous display, and yes, the Internet functionality is nice, but if you're looking for console-like games on the go, the PSP has got you covered. Case in point: God of War: Chains of Olympus....
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03/21/08
Faithful followers of ABC's Lost have had to wait 
more than three seasons for Ubisoft to release the first official videogame adaptation of the hit mysterious drama. As Lost: Season Four's climatic eighth episode's jaw-dropping cliffhanger approaches (c'mon, it's inevitable), the arrival of Ubisoft's Lost: Via Domus brings with it the promise of a new chapter in the Lost saga, seamlessly intertwined with the show's canon, characters and locations....
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03/17/08
Generally when a developer reaches the 
fourth installment in a franchise, the game takes a dramatic turn for the better or the worse. In the case of Devil May Cry 4 for the PlayStation (PS3) and Xbox 360, Capcom has undeniably taken its series in a positive direction, with incredible graphics, solid gameplay and a new character whose attributes introduce some new elements to the franchise. However, for everything new the game....
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03/16/08
The 1990s were certainly some great 
years for games. Sony and Nintendo were going at it, and Sega still made its own consoles. Now we find ourselves in the fast-paced, constant-one-upmanship that is modern gaming. Every now and again it's nice to have a blast from the past, something to slow things down a little. And what could possibly be more soothing than a homicidal clown trying to blow your head off? Twisted Metal was....
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03/13/08
As we've seen time and time again
on the latest Nintendo platforms, mini-games equal money. For a struggling franchise like Bomberman, perhaps the best thing for Hudson Soft is take their beloved characters and stick them -- against their will, I'm sure -- into another generic set of mini-games. It worked on the DS a year ago, and could well work for the Wii this time around. But if it doesn't work for you, at least Bomberman Land Wii....
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03/05/08
When Electronic Arts first announced Army 
of Two, DailyGame was among the first members of the media to see the game in action at E3. At the time, Splinter Cell had just delved into the world of co-op gameplay, and our excitement at the Army of Two demo was fueled more by the then-new concept of co-op play than it was by Army of Two's actual gunplay or graphics. Fast-forward a few years, and EA has just released Army of Two for....
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03/04/08
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition proved to be
a smash hit on the Xbox 360. From its good-looking graphics to its creative combination of on-foot and in-Mech combat, the game flew under many people's radar yet still managed to win their next-gen gaming hearts. But that was a year ago. In early 2007, Capcom's game was an Xbox 360 and PC exclusive, and Microsoft couldn't have been any happier. A full year later, Lost Planet has now burst onto the PS3....
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03/03/08
Most DailyGame readers are familiar with arcade shooters
and probably know the looks you get from middle-aged moms who see you clutching that AK-47 in the arcades. Fortunately, the Wii has been a pretty successful port-house for old arcade shooters, and now with the help of Samurai Warriors: Katana, we can clutch our Wiimotes in the privacy of our own homes. While Samurai Warriors: Katana comes nowhere near the quality....
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03/03/08
A large home nestled deep in the woods is
no place for children to take up residence. The home is guaranteed to be haunted, or some fantastical element is surely poised to turn life upside down, inside out and every which way in between. Such luck is the case for a trio of siblings in The Spiderwick Chronicles, the latest in a storied string of children's adventures whose narrative virtually guaranteed a video game counterpart. No surprise....
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02/26/08
Lost Odyssey is the second Xbox
360 game to come from Mistwalker, the Japanese game developer so touted by Microsoft for working on Xbox 360-exlcusive role-playing games. Having recently released Blue Dragon, Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and Nobuo Uematsu wasted no time in teaming up with artist Takehiko Inoue and writer Kiyoshi Shigematsu. Their goal with Lost Odyssey was not to reinvent the wheel, but to give Xbox 360....
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02/26/08
Released on the PC well over a year ago, Dark
Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements is Ubisoft's Xbox 360 update to the game that addresses the issues from the PC version, adds a few new levels and improves the multiplayer mode to work on Xbox Live. To fans of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, this overview sounds like Elements might just be worth picking up. Sadly, it isn't -- and the fact that Ubisoft released it at full price is downright....
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02/08/08
How do you turn a word search, something
that comes free on newspapers and cereal boxes, into something people will actually shell out money to buy? Well, the people who created Word Puzzle tried to figure this concept out, but they fell far, far short of coming up with a decent answer. The premise of this Xbox Live Arcade title is, well, doing a word search. It really doesn't get much more complicated than that. The....
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02/07/08
"Sleeping with the Fishes" takes on a whole
new family-friendly meaning in Nintendo and Akira's Wii exclusive, Endless Ocean. Hunting, killing and violence are passed over in favor of exploration, knowledge and interaction. There is a beginning and an end, but not in a traditional sense. This ocean has been designed for gamers curious about marine wildlife to explore their curiosities without having to worry about beating....
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02/07/08
It's February, it's cold outside, and
some big football game called the Super Bowl just saw an incredible upset by the New York Giants. It's also the time of year for EA to roll out the latest incarnation of arcade fueled football in NFL Street, which has been neatly re-branded into NFL Tour. IN this re-branding, authentic NFL players travel from city to city playing in overly simplified smash-mouth football where the playbook is slim, the....
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02/05/08
Admittedly, I'm not a fan of real-time
-strategy games, and it would take a darn good one to hold my button-mashing oriented attention. So while Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command for Nintendo DS is not a game I would go out and buy, I can confidently say it's not a horrible game, either. Actually, the multiplayer and Wi-Fi modes are enough to warrant a purchase for hardcore RTS fans, many of whom salivate over....
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01/29/08
Tower defense games aren't new or
revolutionary by any stretch of the imagination. Countless iterations of "build a tower to thwart attacking forces" have appeared on the PC for years, if not decades. There have been so many, in fact, that they might even be considered a genre unto themselves. The latest "tower defense" title, PixelJunk Monsters, is a bit different, though. Not different in how it's been designed or how it....
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01/28/08
EA and Criterion must like Las Vegas.
Whether Vegas likes them is another matter entirely. EA acquired Criterion hoping to capitalize on other developers' use of Renderware, Criterion's proprietary middleware, and that gamble hasn't exactly panned out. Meanwhile, Criterion has re-tooled its popular Burnout racing franchise so often that it's basically asking to "hit" with 19 points. The latest outing, Burnout Paradise, recently....
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01/28/08
There has never been a genre
more classic than that of the side-scrolling shooter. There is just something about constantly scrolling to the right that brings a tear to a gamer's eye. The Xbox Live Arcade gets a fresh new spin on your father's scrolling shooter in the form of Omega Five, a game that will definitely bring tears to your eyes -- but for a vastly different reason. First of all, there really aren't any visible signs of a story here. That isn't....
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01/21/08
I do game reviews for a kids' website 
most of the time. One of the things that helps me get a solid perspective on things is having my 11-year-old son play games with me. Recently we took a stab at Atari's new Godzilla game, Godzilla Unleashed, for PS2 and Wii. I was a bit guarded at first, because I'd been following the game for a while and had posted some early gameplay videos that, to be charitable, were ugly....
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01/18/08
The MX vs. ATV series technically has a storied
history, albeit under a different guise. Developer Rainbow Studios first released the PC-only game Motocross Madness in 1998, marking the first time a videogame motorcycle and its driver had separate physics. Say what you will about FlatOut and its driver-through-the-windshield hilarity, but Motocross Madness was actually a bit more fun, both due to its novelty and the sheer....
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01/09/08
It seems as though highways have always
been a tad on the boring side. Where are all the loops, dinosaurs, whales, black holes and bottomless pits? Luckily, Gripshift solves all of these problems, and even adds a soundtrack to boot. The controls in Gripshift, an Xbox Live Arcade game, are fairly simple, and the game will gradually guide you through them in the beginning stages. It basically boils down to the accelerate button and the....
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01/08/08
To a guy, there's just something about the beauty of
a steel chair to the face that goes beyond description. It is a widely known fact that violence solves everything, and this has never been more true than in the world of professional wrestling. The WWE Smackdown series has pretty much cornered this market, with its digital headlocks and pile-driving pixels, but this year's outing, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008, seems to try to appeal only....
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01/07/08
The Need for Speed series has always been a car tuner enthusiast's 
wet dream because of its endless list of customization options, beautifully rendered cars and gameplay that truly mimics the racing underground world. Thankfully, EA has taken the third in the series up a notch by reinventing the car models to look more realistic, enhanced damage effects, and vehicle performance that....
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01/01/08
I went to college at the University of Oregon, not
exactly a basketball powerhouse or household name for college hoops, but a school that's quietly made its way to the Elite Eight and sent several players to the NBA (Luke Ridnour and Freddie Jones among them). Some might call The University of Oregon a small school, and by many accounts those claims would be correct. But the atmosphere and passion of small-school hoops simply....
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12/28/07
Gamers love their Guitar Hero. The first two games
in the Activision-published series and subsequent expansion packs have all been met with high praise and record sales numbers. Perhaps this tidal wave of success is why Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock steers clear of straying too far from its proven and successful formula. True, the game includes some nice new multiplayer modes and boss battles, and yes, it has....
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12/21/07
When the Nintendo Wii came out of the gates
swinging, EA was one of the first companies to admit its "mistake" in not supporting the console more fervently and vowed to change its tune immediately. The first Wii-specific games to come from that promise have begun hitting stores, from Medal of Honor Heroes 2 to the more-recently released Smarty Pants. Designed for the Wii and within the premise of EA's "Family Play" model, Smarty....
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12/20/07
Finally Contra fans are treated to the nostalgic masterpiece they've been 
waiting for since the original. The fourth in series has all the right elements from the first game, but takes it to the next level with excellent level design, insane difficulty, and frenzy paced spread shot killing that feels and plays like a true Contra sequel. That said, Contra 4 is not for the passive gamer. The levels are often challenging beyond belief and only....
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12/18/07
Monsters, carnage, brutality ... Angelina Jolie. Yes
, it's about time for another hack-and-slash adventure, and it's no surprise that Beowulf is ready and willing to let the bodies hit the floor in this Xbox 360 gorefest. Our story begins a long, long time ago in the age of Vikings, mead and Jesus. Beowulf is one of the first adventure stories ever written, and it's a great tale for anyone who still practices the archaic art of reading books. However, this....
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12/18/07
If you ever wanted your hand in designing your own game without the 
hassle of programming and story development, then you might find Drawn to Life for the Nintendo DS quite appealing. Drawn to Life lets you take your DS stylus and create a variety of things, from your character's avatar to the weapons you'll use in your adventure. While the limitations of the designs are left to the holder, the ability to design unique images for your character is a lot of fun, and it's....
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12/17/07
Geometry Wars tells an interesting tale of two
consoles. On the Xbox 360, the game built a cult following and foreshadowed the skyrocketing of Microsoft's popular Xbox Live Arcade service. On the Nintendo Wii, however, Geometry Wars illustrates what can happen when a company tries too hard to milk a franchise, as well as how a developers' attempts to pander to a console's strengths can both break a formerly simple gameplay....
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12/13/07
I'll be the first to admit World War II 
shooters are getting insanely old. Yeah, yeah, "greatest generation" and all that...I don't disagree. But to re-live the same basic battles with the same basic weapons against the same basic enemies is now tedious beyond belief, so Infinity Ward's decision to create a modern shooter for its next Call of Duty game was refreshing. Honestly, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare could've ended up being....
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12/10/07
It's hard to talk about Mass Effect without talking
about KOTOR, which if you know what those initials mean you know what I'm talking about, but let me say right from the start: Mass Effect is nowhere near as good as KOTOR. Many times as you're playing through Mass Effect, though, you feel like an old friend has come back around, because what made KOTOR so great is still alive inside this game, and pieces of it are all over the place to....
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12/10/07
The Xbox 360 is no stranger to the open-world
style game, but games in this genre haven't really seen a world as beautiful as that of Assassin's Creed. Ubisoft has credited themselves for creating almost exact duplicates of some of the Crusade's most famous cities, and although they may or may not have succeeded in that venture (if anyone lived during that time and can verify this, send us an email--and then sell your story to the National....
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12/07/07
Chair Entertainment comes out of nowhere to bring us one
of the most surprisingly fun Xbox Live Arcade games we've played this year. Undertow mixes all the great elements of a dual analog stick shooter (like Geometry Wars), but throws your character in the depths of the ocean as you set out to protect your base and take over the enemy team's control points.
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12/06/07
The decline of light gun-based video games
over the years has been fueled by an industry switch to DLP, LCD and Plasma televisions, none of which is capable of supporting light gun pixel detection like an aging CRT tube set. Within the last year, the engineers at Nintendo piqued the interest of light gun hopefuls by including an infrared sensor with the Wii console capable of detecting signals sent toward the set, much in the....
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12/05/07
As most of us know, the music-game
genre has been practically monopolized by a certain guitar-wielding giant of a franchise. However, there is no "I" in "rock," a fact Harmonix is trying to prove with its latest creation, Rock Band. To be fair to snubbed bass players, Guitar Hero did have co-op and multiplayer modes, but the two instruments (lead and bass guitar) were played exactly the same. Yet Rock Band does its best to....
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12/04/07
Sony unveiled Uncharted: Drake's Fortune years
before the PlayStation 3 even sniffed a retail store. At the time Naughty Dog's first non-Jak title for Sony looked easy to pin down: an action-adventure with a lead character who was little more than a young Indiana Jones seeking fame and fortune in the lush jungles of a forgotten land. Having now played through the entirety of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, we can assure you....
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12/03/07
It should come as no surprise that Microsoft
chose to publish "Scene It? Lights, Camera Action" for the Xbox 360. If one looks at the number of casual games and older titles on Xbox Live Arcade, Scene It (even as a retail disc) fits right in. Why? Because it's technically six years old. Scene It? first appeared in 2001 as a DVD game for movie aficionados to test their trivia of all things silver screen. This latest version for the Xbox 360 includes....
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11/29/07
Those of you who were expecting a
full-fledged "Viva Pinata 2" will probably be disappointed with Viva Pinata Party Animals. It's not a bad game at all, but Viva Pinata Party Animals does a complete 180-degree turn in terms of gameplay from last year's original Viva Pinata. Rather than micro-managing your own garden full of Pinatas, you take control of one Pinata and participate in fast-paced foot races and an assortment of mini-games....
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11/28/07
Inspired by the earlier nostalgic marriage
of LEGO and Star Wars-branded toys, developer Traveller's Tales hit the jackpot with LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Star Wars II. Kids love the goofy, accessible humor and simplistic blocky gameplay, while adults (and even hardcore gamers) eat up the lighthearted alternate take on their favorite childhood brands. The odd couple pairing is as deserving of the ESRB's 'Everyone' rating....
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11/27/07
Nintendo's golden boy is back for another installment 
with Super Mario Galaxy, Mario's first big adventure on the Wii. And "big" really is the right word, as the adventure contained in Super Mario Galaxy is so large it needs a whole galaxy to contain it. The many planets you'll visit all have unique looks and themes in spite of their trademark cartoony look, and smooshing a Goomba has never looked so detailed. More important with....
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11/27/07
The mass appeal of the Dragon Ball Z series is hard to ignore. From a slough 
of Anime television episodes and toys to the numerous videogame iterations featuring Goku and the gang, the series never fails to find its loyal audience. The latest in the series is Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and fans will be sure to rejoice as it covers every saga in the Dragon Ball history. Gamers looking for a lot of depth in their fighters might be disappointed by the simplistic gameplay, but simplicity seems to work well with this series.
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11/21/07
Oddly enough, Sony has decided to tap into the game show 
market by building a videogame around a new peripheral shaped like a buzzer you might find on Jeopardy or similar time based game show. The game itself is presented with a man host / female assistant like you would find in Wheel of Fortune. In fact, we can safely say that the game show itself mirrors America's favorite television game shows, which isn't a bad thing and will appeal to a larger market. While not....
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11/21/07
Now this is how you use a licensed
property. The Simpsons Game is hands down the best use of a license this side of E.T. using Reese's Pieces, as EA has pulled from two decades of humor to create what amounts to an interactive episode of The Simpsons and, quite possibly, the funniest Simpsons content to hit a TV in years. The great irony of this achievement is that The Simpsons cartoons were built on parody, a heritage....
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11/21/07
Jerry Seinfeld. The very name connotes puffy
shirts, close talkers, cold swimming pools and the Soup Nazi, all of which are a far cry from cute animated films. Yet there we were this fall, listening to Seinfeld voice Barry B. Benson in Bee Movie and, now, lend his vocal chords to the same pollinating character in the Bee Movie Game. Like many Dreamworks pictures, Bee Movie is predominantly designed for a younger crowd, with just....
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11/16/07
The NBA season is upon us, and
the only thing that can mean for gamers is a new version of the game they played to death the previous season. This time, it's NBA Live 08. Year after year, developers pump out essentially the same game with some slight tweaks and enhancements to try and entice you to drop an additional $60. And we do exactly that; we buy the game. The game is the same; it's NBA Live all over again. The same old....
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11/16/07
Familiarity is a trait the PlayStation 3 had been lacking 
this fall with new potential franchises Lair, Uncharted and Heavenly Sword stealing headlines, for better or worse. This name recognition deficiency vaporized somewhat, though, with the release of Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. The fifth Ratchet & Clank game in five years and first on PlayStation 3 is arguably the most anticipated title on the....
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11/12/07
Recently I sat down in front of the TV 
with my nine-year-old daughter with two interactive DVDs from Brighter Minds Media, Jurassic Park Explorer and Marvel Heroes Breakout. Each game comes with a game board, a six-sided die, four player pieces, a deck of dinosaur/villain reward cards and an interactive DVD that plays in any DVD player. One game is obviously about dinosaurs while the other is about Super Heroes; other than that, the....
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11/08/07
Sony Computer Entertainment built a solid foundation
in NBA 07 on PlayStation 3 last year, most notably with the innovative all-new Game of the Week mode and stunning, albeit squeaky clean, 1080p visuals. This year, expectations ran high for all-around improvements in the sophomore entry, NBA 08. Some of those expectations were met, but most missed the memo and failed to show at the arena. Some of the subtle....
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11/07/07
When it first appeared on PC, F.E.A.R. rightly earned
a host of accolades, from its outstanding graphics to its crazy-good AI to its simple but fun use of slow motion in gunfights. The console version was equally well-received, and VU Games hopes to re-capture that momentum with F.E.A.R. Files, a single disk containing two standalone expansions, Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate. VU is clearly banking on the mantra "if it ain't broke....
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11/06/07
Although Bethesda Softworks may seem like
a niche publisher, one could easily make the argument that its few releases are simply a matter of quality over quantity. Granted, the company has historically struggled with patching issues, but other than that, there's a reason Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series has won numerous game of the year awards. The latest outing, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, is no exception, and upon its....
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11/06/07
If Maverick from Top Gun were judging the Ace
Combat series prior to Xbox 360, he'd drop some suave remark about the graphics not being up to snuff with the real deal. Namco Bandai, in turn, would want to knock those silly sunglasses off his head. Instead, the longtime developer of the only consistently released modern air-combat game on consoles has harnessed Xbox 360's high-definition engine to churn out a much better-looking....
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11/05/07
For all the kudos gamers give to the social-gaming
scene on Xbox Live, there's still something special about playing against someone in the same room. Maybe it's our arcade-spawned DNA, or maybe it's the competitive nature of humans, but going mano-a-mano in person always takes 51 percent of the fun-factor vote. Case in point: the Nintendo Wii. With arguably limited online functions, Nintendo's console has charmed thousands of....
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11/02/07
Sport season has arrived! It is time to
bring out your foam fingers, prepare the big screen, and sit back to watch the excitement of...table tennis? Truth be told, this sport isn't usually followed by many sports-loving Americans. Sports fans might be too busy watching sports Americans are actually good at...but that's for another time. I know what you're thinking: "Why would I want to play table tennis?" One reason would be that it's...
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11/01/07
The old Looney Tunes cartoons have all 
the elements for generation-spanning entertainment. Unique characters. Fun storylines. Multidimensional humor. Fantastic music. Basically, the Warner Bros. cartoons of yore have what it takes to be called "classic." Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal does not. In spite of its excellent source material and association with Warner Bros. Interactive, Acme Arsenal lacks the....
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11/01/07
If you wanted one word to sum up the Katamari 
series, it would be "quirky." Originally released for the PS2 as a $19.99 budget title, Katamari Damacy proved to be quite the surprise hit in North America, in spite of its simple premise of rolling a sticky ball around various levels to pick up random objects. This success was much to designer's Keita Takahashi chagrin, as he was more than happy to cross an item of his life's to-do list ("create a....
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10/31/07
In spite of the GameCube's poor commercial performance
, and before the Wii even thought about taking the gaming world by storm, Nintendo wasn't exactly known for poor products. Quite the contrary, Nintendo is easily responsible for one-third of the most revered and popular game franchises, and its Mario, Zelda and Mario Kart games helped usher in the platforming, adventure and kart-racing genres as we know them. But that....
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10/30/07
Personally I thought Jackass had run its course a
few years ago; then I saw the movie for the first time and actually enjoyed it. Sick, I know -- but what kind of adult man doesn't enjoy thinking about some of the stupid crap he did when he was young? And that's what Jackass the movie did to me. Enter Jackass the Game, and what started as dread turned into a light delight -- until the first mini-game started, when dread was back with....
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10/28/07
Fans of the PSP game Every Extend Extra are well aware that Every Extend 
Extra Extreme has been coming for Xbox Live. With a name so difficult to remember that even Xbox Live shortens the name to E4, there is no doubt that gamers will be utterly confused when they first play E4. If we were to simplify what E4 is about we'd compare it to a music visualizer with intense explosions and a point system.
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10/25/07
Since the Cartoon Network's continual ratings climb as the go to network for 
anime style animation, the American kids have really eaten up Shonen Jump's Bleach, which is currently rated as the network's highest rated show. The story of Bleach centers around a boy, Ichigo Kurosaki, who becomes infatuated with a girl who is actually a Soul Reaper. Sega faithfully continues the story introduced in the series with Bleach: Shattered Blade for the Nintendo Wii. Shattered Blade's....
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10/24/07
The Wii seems to work well with tilting table games because of the intuitive 
nature of tilting the Wii Remote. Ignition has taken all the great elements incorporated in games like Marble Madness a step further by using a viscous liquid blob to navigate through traps. The tilting table corresponds well with the Wii Remote and the table designs are creative and fun...
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10/24/07
I live in an NBA town. I used to have season
tickets for the local team. I've followed the NBA since the mid 1980s. And I have no doubt that NBA 2K8 captures the energy and presentation of a real-life NBA game better than any video game before it. From the animations to the commentary to the new camera angles, NBA 2K8 is about as close as you'll get to a real NBA game without being there. It's unfortunate, then, that....
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10/22/07
If you're confused about the release of two Spider-Man 
titles released this year then you're not alone. However, the differences between the titles become quite clear once you play Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. It takes a more linear approach as opposed to the sandbox style of Spider-Man 3. The story is elementary at best, but don't let that detour you because this game is completely aware of it, as evident in dialogue, and offers an overall....
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10/22/07
Rally racing at times feels like a dying
sport in the videogame world, a hardcore racing style appreciated almost exclusively by hardcore racing gamers. When part of a larger racing game (a la Gran Turismo), rally does just fine; on its own, it's a different story. Sega hoped to breathe new life into the genre with Sega Rally Revo, a game with a bit of arcade flair and a surprisingly cool new feature called....
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10/19/07
Blue Dragon launched on North American shores 
in BioShock's wake. Considered a success in Japan, Blue Dragon's ad campaign was an award winner, and it even shifted a few Xbox 360 consoles, which can't be overlooked in Japan. Part of the reason for this overseas success was the fact that Blue Dragon represented Mistwalker's first collaboration with....
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10/18/07
The leaves are changing colors, the holidays are 
fast approaching, and Lebron James is advertising new shoes, clothes, deodorant, jerseys, acne wash and toenail clippers. That can only mean one thing: it's almost time for basketball season. Of course, that also means another NBA Live, brought to us by the good old boys at EA Sports. NBA Live 08 marks the Wii's first taste of the series, but....
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10/16/07
It's been a long time since we've scored so high in a basketball game.
In fact, it brought us back to the NES days when we would hole up in our living rooms playing Konami's Double Dribble scoring well into the 100s because there was little to no defensive strategy. Even the free throws in NBA Live 08 have a double ring that bounce up and down. While the graphics are, of course, on par with...
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10/14/07
The idea of controlling a couple of jackasses into certain doom seems like a ridiculous concept, but don't tell that to the producers who have created one of the most loved and hated series in Music Television history. Overall, I didn't have too many high expectations of a game developed specifically for previous gen systems. While there are a few humorous moments and inventive game modes, Jackass: The Game quickly becomes stale....
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10/13/07
For all the grief Electronic Arts has taken in years 
past for powering through sequels, the company has made strides recently to introduce a bevy of new franchises. One of those new games, Skate, is EA's attempt to do nothing less than dethrone the heretofore skateboarding-game champion "Tony Hawk" series. Dominance is a tall order for any new series, but it's particularly ambitious to go head-to-head against the....
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10/10/07
Pinball games tend to fit perfectly on the Nintendo DS because of 
the position of the two bumpers and the second screen for increased table length. While the DS has seen its fair share of traditional pinball games, Zen Studios has taken it a step further and has created a colorful pinball world that feels more like a platform explorer than a straightforward pinball table filled with bumpers and bonus ramps.
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09/30/07
It seems like yesterday that EA released Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
for the Nintendo Wii. The Wii functionality seemed tacked on in order to quickly get the game out before year's end and it showed. With the release of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 we expected everything that was wrong with the previous installment to be addresed; unfortunately, aside from slightly improved controls and a confidence system, there really isn't much....
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09/28/07
Hockey often finds itself as the butt of toothless jokes
and fighting references, but its popularity worldwide can not be denied, even if the sport domestically did lose a TV contract and suffer through some horrible ratings. That U.S. apathy doesn't translate to the world of hockey video games, though, which come around on an annual basis yet still have fans wondering what's in store. This curiosity held particularly true....
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09/28/07
The Codemasters Colin McRae rally series has played
to a niche racing audience over the years, never quite able to achieve mass appeal other venerable racing franchises have enjoyed. The blame can likely be attributed to America's ignorance when it comes to rally racing and the Colin McRae name/brand, as well as the sport's monotonous point-to-point racing style that translates to imminent boredom. The leap to....
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09/27/07
Last year, EA turned the hockey gaming world upside down when
it tossed aside the tried-and-proven face button control scheme for more accessible free-form Skill Stick analog controls. The experiment was deemed a success and helped catapult EA's NHL franchise back on top, much to the chagrin of 2K Sports. The button-free Skill Stick controls returns in NHL 08 for an encore performance with a few new twists. The right analog stick....
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09/26/07
In the world of WWII shooters, it's hard to stand out 
from the pack. In fact, at this point many gamers loathe anything even related to WWII, save for grandma and grandpa. To combat gamers' WWII fatigue, EA has introduced a new element in Medal of Honor Airborne: the ability to parachute into the battlefield and thus determine where your level begins. This freedom is a nice new addition, and it's generally quite a bit of fun, because....
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09/24/07
Bungie has insisted for years that the final chapter
in the Halo franchise was going to be the game the developer always wanted to make. From refined combat and great graphics to a map-editing tool and robust online features, this was going to be the ultimate Halo experience. For the most part, Bungie has delivered on those goals; Halo 3 is without a doubt the most beautiful and feature-packed Halo game to date. It just doesn't have....
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09/22/07
Nintendo's armor clad cover girl Samus is all "grown up"
now, and Wii owners are the beneficiaries of her transformation into a sophisticated motion-controlled cutting edge killing machine in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Corruption marks the series' first excursion onto Nintendo Wii and supposedly final installation of a trilogy. For her curtain call, Samus must investigate a mysterious virus that has infected the Galactic....
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09/19/07
The world existing outside of gaming circles was introduced to Heavenly 
Sword when it mysteriously appeared nearly a year ago in a shameless plug on NBC's freshman season of Heroes. Expectations for Sony's premiere new potential franchise have built exponentially since then, leaving little to no wiggle room for fault or error else critics and PlayStation 3 owners walk away from another exclusive with their heads....
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09/14/07
When Crave announced it would be publishing Brunswick Pro Bowling for the Nintendo Wii,
we couldn't help but get excited for what would no doubt be the ultimate party game. Nintendo's very own Wii Sports Bowling paved the way with spot on controls and a sense of speed that allowed for quick pick-up games with the friends and family, but the promise of 10 playable bowling alleys, a career mode, customizable characters, a pro shop to purchase authentic gear and ball upgrades seemed to make Wii Sports....
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09/14/07
PlayStation 3 owners have been patiently awaiting Sony to release a game designed
to take advantage of the grossly underutilized Sixaxis controller's motion capabilities. Ironically, after nearly a year's time since the console's debut, two of them have been released into the wild a week apart from one another. The second, Lair, is an ambitious and risky new intellectual property endeavor relying entirely on the Sixaxis to re-create the uncharted gaming realm of realistic aerial dragon warfare....
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09/10/07
Games like Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, BioShock and Halo 3 are
the obvious choices to dominate press headlines this time of year, and rightfully so. Yet they aren't the only games with a chance to claim blockbuster status. Take-Two Interactive has quietly unleashed Carnival Games for the Wii, and in doing so, hopes to cash in on a combination of the multiplayer craze Mario Party began many years ago....
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09/08/07
As popular as EA's Madden NFL series might be, I've always been 
drawn to the presentation and quality of the NFL 2K series. Unfortunately, when EA nabbed the exclusive licensing rights to the NFL, the beloved 2K series fell by the wayside. This past month the series made its All-Pro Football 2K8 return with a lineup of former NFL stars, but its return is actually bittersweet. Although it's great to experience the presentation again....
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08/30/07
Codemasters' Colin McRae rally series has played to a niche racing audience over the years, never quite able to achieve the same mass appeal that other venerable racing franchises have enjoyed. The blame can likely be attributed to America's ignorance when it comes to rally racing and the Colin McRae name/brand, as well as the sport's point-to-point racing style that translates to imminent boredom for many. The leap to the next-generation consoles presented...
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08/26/07
A funny thing happened when I fired up Boogie
for the first time. After an awful teeny bopper rendition of the EA logo ignited immediate cause for concern, a fat orange alien decked out in Travolta dancing duds started singing a cover of You're The One That I Want, a song I generally despise, while a Wii Controller and Nunchuk "orchestrated" his dance movements in the foreground. The big guy bounced around the stage like....
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08/22/07
Last year at E3 2006, BioShock was one of three games
I told everyone they had to see. "If you have any chance at all, go see BioShock," I insisted. The gameplay, graphics and concept were just that good. Having now played BioShock for a week, I'd still recommend BioShock to any gamer who owns an Xbox 360 or PC, but for different reasons. The game is still solid, don't get me wrong, and it earns every one of the nine points we're...
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08/16/07
If you look through the pages of French History 
you'll more than likely come across the story of Joan of Arc. She was a young girl who believed she heard the voice of God telling her that she must unite her country and force the invading English out of the country. Level 5 and Sony Entertainment take this story and add magical armlets, demon beasts, and evil englishmen in Jeanne D'Arc with surprisingly solid results for the Playstation Portable.
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08/15/07
When DailyGame reviewed the original Ninja Gaiden
on Xbox, we felt the game was far too hard for the mainstream audience to which it was being marketed, and we scored it with that difficulty asterisk in mind. However, three years have passed since that original release, so it's only fair to expect gamers to know what they're getting with Ninja Gaiden Sigma for the PlayStation 3: a difficult, gorgeous, lightning-fast game with a...
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08/13/07
While Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 
got most of the Xbox 360's Live Arcade buzz during launch, I was actually more enamored with Hexic HD, a puzzle game that was decidedly less twitchy and much more strategic. With Hexic 2, I was expecting more of the same, which in my little corner of the world would've been just fine. But this time around, Hexic offers a multiplayer component that's far more combative than I would've...
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08/05/07
Reviving long-lost franchises is something SEGA
knows a thing or two about. Sonic the Hedgehog came back from the virtual dead speedier than ever. Arcade classics are invading next-gen download stores at a rapid rate. And in the latest example, the arcade shooter Alien Syndrome has been resurrected on the PSP and Nintendo Wii to the cautious delight of large-scale monster hunters everywhere. Unfortunately, the arrival of Alien Syndrome on Wii gets off on the wrong...
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08/01/07
Sony's answer to Mario-like gameplay, the Hot Shots series 
is synonymous with accessible gameplay, cute cartoony characters and over-the-top power moves. Players familiar with the series' hallmark Hot Shots Golf will notice immediately that the characters in this newest chapter have swapped-out clubs for tennis rackets, but fans can be assured that the same arcade gameplay can be found in this outing. This is definitely...
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08/01/07
In the beginning there really was only racing sim worth 
having on a console: the Gran Turismo franchise. With a car list that got increasingly large and a learning curve that was equally daunting, Gran Turismo was one of the few titles that I honestly couldn't be bothered to "finish" or achieve 100-percent completion. Forza 2 changes all that, and in a good way. First, the game provides a series of handicaps (Traction, Braking and Stability) that are...
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07/31/07
Nintendo and Next Level Games' experimental fusion of fandom 
and sports leaps from Gamecube to Wii in Mario Strikers Charged, the sequel to Super Mario Strikers. As in Super Strikers, Charged sees Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom mates take to the pitch for fast and furious arcade soccer matches with numerous Mario-worthy twists like power-ups and obstacles. To take the unlikely series to the "next level," the developers...
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07/22/07
We usually get an uneasy feeling every time we sit down with 
a game that is simultaneously released with a summer blockbuster, and Transformers: Autobots is no exception. While the console version of Transformers lets players choose whether to play as the Autobots or the Decepticons, DS players are forced to choose sides using their pocketbooks, as each side has its own game. Our first thoughts were that the two titles would be the same experience, with the only exceptions being...
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07/22/07
With two nearly identical Transformers games coming to DS 
on the same day, we refer you to the nearly identical review for Transformers: Autobots in addition to this one. However, if you just want to read a single review, read this one and consider it applicable to both games. After all, the games are pretty similar -- and both of them disappoint in...
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07/22/07
With the onslaught of rhythm games over the past two years,
it only makes sense that Sony would bring their king of the beats - PaRappa the Rapper, back for a round on the PSP. While this PSP port maintains the original PlayStation game's charm, it unfortunately also maintains theoriginal game's difficulty and so-so content, which makes it a tough beat to keep for $30. PaRappa the Rappa is simplistic in design - you just hit the various buttons on the PSP in time with the beat. That timing becomes...
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07/20/07
Why waste time breaking countless objects and battling swarms
of foes when others can do it for you? This simple concept anchors the basic premise behind Overlord, a refreshing and surprisingly strategic third-person action-adventure game where issuing commands to gnarly minions ousts traditional do-it-yourself gameplay mechanics. Need a door opened? Let the minions do it. Need...
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07/17/07
The fifth Harry Potter game, and first on Nintendo Wii, marks a radical departure 
for the series. While the other console versions are pigeonholed into classic control schemes, the Wii version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is able to take full advantage of motion controls to turn the Wii Remote into a viable magic wand accessory. On top of that, this is by far the biggest and most polished Potter adventure yet, dragged down only by the companion novel's slow-paced...
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07/16/07
Tell me if this sounds familiar: as the pilot of a spaceship,
you're on a mission (many missions, actually) to shoot down multiple waves of enemy ships with varying sizes and strengths, and on occasion, this action is broken up by timed objectives and escort missions. This core gameplay could be ripped from TIE Fighter, Starfox, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek Legacy, or at least two dozen more 3D space shooters. But we're not reflecting on games of the past. We're talking about...
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07/15/07
I profess to never having played the Nintendo DS, much less the
handheld gaming system's immensely popular Big Brain Academy. The game's recent jump from handheld to the Wii, Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, provides an opportunity for strictly home-based console players to see what all the fuss is about, myself included. I'm willing to put my brain on the line as a test subject, but I won't forget the game was originally designed to work with the DS touch-screen and not the Wii-mote. The setup is...
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07/12/07
Arcade translations of professional sports have been a mainstay 
in video games for decades, and no sport is arguably more fun in a gravity-defying setting than baseball. Is there no better triumph than clocking a 100+ mph fastball into the stratosphere twice as far as Barry Bonds ever did? While the answer is debatable, the lack of arcade baseball games on next generation home consoles since Xbox 360 launched is not. Sensing this...
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07/09/07
Electronic Arts crossed the bridge that made real-time strategy 
games a viable option on home consoles when the company released The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth and an interface custom-designed for the Xbox 360's controller. In the time since that game's release, EA collected feedback from users and reviewers and took the best of the LOTR control scheme to make an...
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07/09/07
I was a fan of Starbreeze Studios long before The Chronicles
of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, so don't think for a moment that I believe Starbreeze is a one-hit wonder. The developer's first Xbox game, Enclave, was one of the console's best-looking and most underrated games, so the quality of Riddick really wasn't all that surprising. What was surprising, though, was the feeling of finishing The Darkness, a comic-based game that...
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06/30/07
06/30/07
A fine PS3 port for first-time players, but seasons family members will stay away.
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06/10/07
A good use of the franchise. A bad example of a video game.
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06/06/07
The web-slinger is back...and so are his camera and gameplay snafus.
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06/02/07
05/06/07
We do love a good pinball game, and this one's pretty solid.
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04/21/07
Take an abused EA franchise, add a Wii-Mote, and see what you get.
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04/10/07
Konami jams 15 arcade titles into one sweet little DS cart.
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04/05/07
Tracy vs. Kratos? Highly unlikely, but he certainly enjoyed the game! Check the review for details.
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04/03/07
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03/28/07
Sluggish controls hamper EA's first extreme sports title for the Wii.
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03/16/07
03/01/07
The PS3's Formula One game makes a good, but perhaps too deep, showing.
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02/25/07
02/25/07
Does the soccer classic's PSP go-round have what it takes to be a champ?
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02/22/07
It's battling for your dollars, but your best bet is to draw a line in the sand.
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02/19/07
An amazing superhero-style game held back by some nasty bugs.
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02/19/07
The attention to Xbox 360 details takes away from fixing some 'older' issues.
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02/05/07
It's very short and has a bad ending, but the online modes are fun.
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02/05/07
Ubisoft's aerial dog-fighting game suffers from some porting issues on PS3.
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02/04/07
Should we be surprised that Kojima Productions has struck gold again?
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01/21/07
It leaves a legacy, all right. Just not the one we'd hoped for.
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01/21/07
The squad returns sans Ding, and its comeback is most impressive.
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01/21/07
Another DBZ fighting game, another repetitive formula. Next, please.
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01/11/07
Tony Hawk returns to greatness with the PS3's Sixaxis controller.
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01/11/07
The PS3 boxing game is fun, but very far from being a knockout.
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01/02/07
The surprise basketball game on PS3 is surprisingly good, too.
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01/02/07
The PSP finally gets another RPG. And this time, it's actually a good one.
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01/02/07
An old-school beat-em-up designed for hardcore beat-em-up fans.
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12/19/06
It's got force feedback, pleather grip and a high price tag. Is it worth it all?
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12/10/06
With the motion-sensitive controls, this could be the best new-gen Madden.
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12/06/06
Konami budget-i-est of the budget racing titles for PSP is a trainwreck of a game.
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12/05/06
The PS3 gets its first official turd of a game. Franchise fans, be mad.
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12/04/06
Sega should kill any more next-gen concepts for this dying franchise. Now.
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12/04/06
Please, someone explain to me how this awesome game is not art.
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11/29/06
The Xbox 360 and PS3 go back to WWII. And we actually enjoy the trip.
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11/29/06
It's the only PS3-exclusive launch RPG. Too bad it stinks.
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11/28/06
11/26/06
The Wii launch game is great for multiplayer and deserves a roll.
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11/26/06
Somehow the PS3 launch SKU is worse than its other next-gen kin.
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11/26/06
Yes, he does. But he should now leave the Xbox 360 forever.
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11/24/06
Flex those fingers for a sequel that trumps its predecessor.
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11/24/06
A fun romp through the Marvel universe, albeit not a perfect one.
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11/22/06
A ton of new content, but the same old features as before.
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11/22/06
The PS3 gets its first golf game, and it's nearly identical to the Xbox 360 SKU.
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11/22/06
Still fun and creative, this PSP sequel doesn't warrant a purchase.
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11/19/06
Burger King drops a fun marketing bomb on the Xbox 360 and Xbox.
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11/18/06
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11/18/06
This ain't like a box of chocolates. PS2 owners know what they're gonna get.
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11/18/06
Not a bad game, but maybe it's time to move on to the next-gen.
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11/18/06
11/14/06
The "other" Microsoft game debuting this month deserves respect, too.
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11/12/06
Lots of customization, but the "next-gen" racing itself gets boring.
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11/12/06
Sam Fisher's latest is good, but multiplayer still isn't quite right.
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11/07/06
Its small innovations are surprising, and its graphics are simply untouchable.
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11/06/06
Flat, flavorless and best avoided on PSP. Sort of like bad soda.
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11/06/06
This GBA game actually looks good. Too bad it plays horribly.
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11/06/06
An addictive puzzle game that's great for PC owners with time to spare.
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11/04/06
11/02/06
The most misunderstood game of the year may also be game of the year.
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11/01/06
A solid addition for multiplayer fans, but not so much for single-player.
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10/29/06
One of the deepest and best-looking PC racing sims ever created.
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10/29/06
Still no next-gen innovation? That monopoly on the NFL is looking bad.
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10/29/06
Basketball fans get an entertaining but shallow drive down the PS2 lane.
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10/26/06
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony North America has recently seen a few incidents that are new to this continent but commonplace in Japan: concerts devoted to the music of video games. Soundtrack Otaku in the West were largely an underground D.I.Y movement, but with the introduction of the Internet that changed, and the number of fans is increasing daily. Growing up in the Golden Age of videogames as I did, lots of games had only the bare bleeps and buzzes to keep the action moving. As this has changed, soundtracks have begun to get more sophisticated, namely with new arrangements or even remixes of some very recognizable and classic pieces. I took them all for granted growing up. Sure some stood out, like the Final Fantasies, Marios and Zeldas, which would welcome you to their latest incantation with their familiar tunes. But it wasn't until much later that I began...
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10/22/06
In an odd turn of events, the Xbox 360 version is better than the current-gen.
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10/18/06
The Xbox 360 gets its first taste of EA's vision for next-gen hockey games.
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10/15/06
It's more of the same, but that's not a bad thing, even when it's on Xbox 360.
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10/10/06
Ubisoft tries a Japanese RPG on the 360, but it seems they missed a few spots.
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10/09/06
Is Tiger's latest worth the $50 greens fee? Close, but not quite.
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10/08/06
Neither Shenmue nor GTA: Japan, it's a rather solid PS2 beat-em-up.
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10/03/06
Namco ports its racing franchise from PS2 to PSP with mixed results.
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09/30/06
Forgot the comparisons to the Xbox version, this ain't no port!
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09/27/06
09/27/06
We take a peek at Microsoft's attempt to dethrone the EyeToy.
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09/26/06
Howard Lederer's third outing is his best, but it's still not without issues.
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09/23/06
Promising portable conversions, but does it outclass the competition?
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09/20/06
It's really not all that bad. It's just not that good, either.
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09/18/06
09/18/06
Yet another indistinguishable hack-and-slasher set in feudal Japan.
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09/15/06
Disgaea's back for another run, and this time it's better than ever.
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09/13/06
09/13/06
Let's start by saying that Rule #1 is "please stop boring me."
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09/13/06
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Merely adequate in some regards, but truly sub-par in most everything.
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08/24/06
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A few more features this time, but still a bit short of expectations.
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07/29/06
When gameplay realizes the apple doesn't always fall "down."
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07/24/06
EA nails all but one part of RTS control. The important one.
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06/16/06
It's got lots of style but doesn't stand out from the pack.
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06/10/06
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06/01/06
Sony rips-off Advance Wars, but it's still an enjoyable game.
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05/31/06
05/29/06
It's got it where it counts, but the "it" isn't anything more than average.
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05/24/06
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05/05/06
Polyphony tries its hand at two-wheeling and takes a spill.
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04/30/06
Zombies, Supersoldiers and Nazis duke it out in a new FPS.
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