Colin McRae has come up with another winner. DiRT gives you an experience that has enough variety to keep you racing for quite a while. Everything about DiRT looks extremely well thought out ands executed. Where DiRT fails to continue the overall excellence of the McRae line is in the lack of effective multi-player game play. When you are with a few other racers, your options are limited to random assignments of cars and tracks and the time limits are, well, limiting. (more…)
December 22nd, 2007
The insular music business provides a neat counterpart to the previous installment of Def Jam. Real fighting has been substituted for wrestling and the results are satisfying. In the Build-a-Label mode, you rise from humble beginnings into a position of power in the recording industry. As anyone knows, this industry is dirty and Def Jam: Icon does not mince about with niceties. (more…)
December 22nd, 2007
In a re-release of an old title from 1995, Reflection has re-tooled the epitome of the chaotic racing game. Destruction Derby makes improvements on the original that make it a worthwhile purchase. For those tired of making left hand turn after left hand turn, Destruction Derby has a series of player modes that vary the approach just enough to warrant this re-invention. (more…)
December 22nd, 2007
If you want to whack a few guys who are bothering your action, we’ve got just the solution—The Darkness. You’re a young hit man for the Mob and your uncle Paulie has plotted to blow you to oblivion for your role in a muffed transaction. You want to get back at him in the best possible way and somehow The Darkness has infected you. What is this force? (more…)
December 22nd, 2007
As a continuing series deriving from previous versions, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam seems aimed at those knowledgeable about the back-story. Exposition is sadly lacking for those who are not familiar with the anime series. What background that is given is not fleshed out at all, assuming that a few words or cut scenes will suffice to set the stage. If the game play were unique in any way, this would redeem the sketchy story but this is not the case. (more…)
December 22nd, 2007
This game has been created by Sony and is available at the cost of $59.99. Included along with this game is a Playstation Eye Camera.
This game scores full marks for innovativeness. You fight it out using real cards that are picked up by the camera. There is a stand included for the Playstation Eye. The moves you make while you play with the cards are sensed by the camera and they result in great action on your TV.
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December 22nd, 2007
Mx Vs ATV is an offering from THQ and Rainbow Studio’s. It is available from Amazon at a price of $59.99.
If you are interested in fast, extreme sporting action then this is your kind of game. The environment where you play is big, you can explore with your vehicle to the limits of your pleasure. If you want you can download a demo version of this game before buying the full one.
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December 20th, 2007
Judging from reports about the number of labor hours lost due to March Madness tournament pools, College Hoops 2K8 should gather a load of interest as we enter the college basketball season.
With some nice additions to last year’s model, hoop fans will find plenty to keep them busy. (more…)
December 16th, 2007
Robert E. Howard created Conan seventy or more years ago, not knowing that his barbarian would lend himself so well to future generations’ need for diversion.
Well, perhaps he hoped that the literary arena would find interest but he would be pleased that the computer age has taken on Conan and done so with panache. (more…)
December 16th, 2007
You are prepared for the noted filmmaker’s trademark gore and inventive killing methods with this title and your blood thirst is satisfied.
However, the game play does not stray far from the standard first person shooter, straight ahead movement, sitting duck targets you can find in many games. (more…)
December 16th, 2007
Medal of Honor Airborne is published by Electronic Arts and is available for the price of $59.99 for a new games. Here is a review of the game and if it is good use of your holiday money.
This game is a first person shooter set in the World War 2 (frankly I have lost count of how many are there). However, even if you have played many such games, this game can still regale you if WW2 FPS games are your thing.
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December 16th, 2007
This game is manufactured by one of the best video game making companies – Electronic Arts. It is available at a price of $57.99 for the PS3 version and $ 49.99 for the Xbox 360 version. This price is for the Orange Box pack of 5 games.
The five games in this pack are Portal, Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Episode 1 and Half Life 2:Episode 2. Of these 5 games Half Life 2 and Episode 1 are games that have been released earlier and have been added to this compilation. Portal, Team Fortress 2 and Episode 2 represent completely new content, that is available for the first time with The Orange Box.
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December 15th, 2007
This game is based on a film that in turn was based on a fantasy novel. This is why to fully enjoy this game, you need to be familiar with The Golden Compass, the film or the novel by Philip Pullman.
You get to play Lyra Balacqua. She makes an effort to save Roger, her friend from evil kidnappers. Lyra’s companions include Pan her Daemon – the physical embodiment of her soul as well as a huge polar bear called Iorek.
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December 13th, 2007
It’s hard to imagine the developers of Championship Sprint making a worse choice than taking the wheel away from the original arcade game but that is just what they have done. By making this game downloadable, the makers have eliminated the only part of the game that was worthwhile. Without the wheel, the controls of this exceedingly monotonous racing game are so sensitive as to be impossible to go around the track once and not run into a wall or another racer. (more…)
December 9th, 2007
Events in Radiator Springs begin to heat up as Lightning McQueen establishes new headquarters and Mater decides to host a new racing tournament. All of the familiar spots can be seen here like the Wagon Wheel Motel and Willie’s Butte and you will see most of the characters from the movie as well.
And just like the movie, the game is aimed mostly at young gamers with rather simplistic action and easily controlled racing moves. What make Cars: Mater-National Championship interesting for the younger set is the number of tracks and the ability to take on the various personae of the movie roles. (more…)
December 9th, 2007
With graphics that do not pretend to be real and non-stop action, Calling All Cars has the formula for lots of fun. Saturday morning cartoons are brought to mind here in a maverick cop and robbers game where the objective is simply to catch the bad guys. Suitable for single or multi-player modes, the pace is frantic and the action varied. The arcade aspect of this game is attractive while the online experience is enhanced by a split screen function that adds excitement exponentially. (more…)
December 9th, 2007
Castlevania has a long history that cannot be detailed in this space so suffice to say that gamers everywhere are aware of the premise of this astounding game series.
What distinguishes this game from its forbears is the absence of the whip in the protagonist’s arsenal for he now wields an incredible array of weapons. Alucard—mmm, what could that possibly spell backwards? (more…)
December 9th, 2007
This game is available for a price of $39.99. There were many bad things I had heard about this game and I was wondering whether my money would be wasted on this one. The things I had heard were numerous.
My pals told me that the motion controls were really bad, terrible, from hell! etc. I found out that things were not that bad actually. If you just want to get into the heat of things right away in a game then this game is not for you.
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December 9th, 2007
I have been playing games on video game consoles for quite some time. My favorites are the shooter games. However, I have not fared very well with online multiplayer games – among the ones I have tried – Resistance, Battlefield series and some others.
Even after playing these games for weeks, I find that I am not doing very well at multiplayers. It gets boring. After buying the WarHawk Bundle with Bluetooth Headset last week, I think I have finally entered the hallways of multiplayer enjoyment.
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December 8th, 2007
Ripping graphic action, compelling story lines, diverting game modes, all the while supporting multi-player involvement. Umm, let me see. Would anyone go for this?
A resounding Yes is my answer and so should any gamer’s response who sees the value in a game designed for long-term replays. Call of Duty 4 is a candidate for Game of the Year in my humble opinion. (more…)
December 6th, 2007
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