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REVIEWS
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Little Big Planet
Platformer
Smart platforming on a not-too-smart platform. |
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Fallout 3
Action/Adventure
Oblivion meets Mad Max but better. |
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Dead Space
Survival Horror
Yeah, Bishop should go. Go idea. |
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Disaster: Day of Crisis
Action/Adventure
Wii in 'actual game' shocker. |
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Far Cry 2
Sandbox/Action
Has nothing to do with the first game and is now yet another sandbox effort. But yeah, (*begrudgingly*) it's good. |
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Fable 2
RPG
Can Molyneux finally walk the walk? |
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Saints Row 2
Sandbox/Action
The GTA4 killer (or killah depending on upbringing) we've been waiting for? |
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Golden Axe: Beast Rider
Hack/Slash
Sega's legendary coin-op gets its name tarnished by bastards. |
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FIFA '09
Football
EA take a resounding lead. |
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Lego Batman
Platform
Holy Yawnsome, Batman! |
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Mega Man 9
Platform/Arcade
Guantanamo Bay for thumbs. |
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Brothers in Arms - Hell's Highway
FPS
Call of Duty for people who prefer grenades to not arrive in multiples of thirty. |
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Wipeout HD
Racing
The game that, inexplicably, put consoles in nightclubs in the 90s is back. |
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Yakuza 2
Action/Sandbox
Is the PS2 ever going to die? |
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Duke Nukem 3D
FPS/Arcade
Still Duke but no longer the king. |
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TNA iMPACT!
Rassling
Detract four points for their use of capitals. |
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Action/Fighter
Peoww finds your lack of quality disturbing. |
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Rocketbowl
Bowling/Arcade
The best of the latest crap crop of XBLA titles.
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Infinite Undiscovery
J-RPG
Square's latest thing about whatever.
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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Sandbox/Shooter
Failing to set the world alight.
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Too Human
Hack and Slash/RPG
Silicon Knights' Norse 'Em Up is finally here after eight years in development hell.
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Viva Piņata 2: Trouble in Paradise
Puzzle/Strategy/God-Sim
Rare's inbreeding simulator is back.
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Bangai-O Spirits
Shooter/8-Way
Bang and the dirt is gone.
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Castle Crashers
Fighter/Arcade
Golden Axe for the XBLA generation.
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Galaga Legions
Shooter/Arcade
Three sequels later, Galaga gets a 'true' sequel. Hang on...
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Hellboy: Science of Evil
Fighting/Adventure
By-the-numbers film tie-in tat from Konami.
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Siren: Blood Curse
Survival Horror
A full game cut into bloody chunks.
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Braid
Platform/Puzzle
The most original Mario rip-off ever.
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Soul Calibur IV
Fighting
Buy now, pay again later.
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PixelJunk Eden
Platformer/Puzzle
We sew the seed, nature grows the seed, we eat the seed.
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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Shooter/Twin-stick/Arcade
Hi Doc, yeah it's about my retinas...
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1942: Joint Strike
Shooter/Vertical/Arcade
The classic shooter is back! Minus twenty-five or so levels.
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Go! Go! Break Steady
Rhythm Action/Puzzler
Get irritated on nearly every level.
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Golf: Tee It Up!
Golf
This one's for mah Pa!
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C&C3: Kane's Wrath
Real-time Strategy
C&C Munitions Factory. Everybody dance now!
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Unreal Tournament III
First-person Shooter
Straight from the old school. Can UT still cut it?
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Beijing 2008
Sports/Multi-event
Worth a gamble? Do you like Tibet?
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Ticket To Ride
Strategy/Turn-based/Puzzle
Trainspotting without the need for an offender's register.
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Battlefield: Bad Company
FPS/Squad
Mark and his squad of ultimate badasses will protect you.
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Space Invaders Extreme
Shooter/Arcade
Taito's final solution.
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Fighting/Platformer
Someone must have reminded Nintendo about that other territory.
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Alone in the Dark
Survival Horror/Action/Adventure
Ghostbusters without the gags.
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New International Track and Field
Sports/Waggler
All the fun, none of the human rights abuses.
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Incredible Hulk
Fighting/Smashing/Getting Angry
Hulk Gash!
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Final Fantasy: Crisis Core
J-RPG/Turn-based
Suddenly the PSP sells like hot.. er... wasabi.
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Metal Gear Solid 4
Tactical/Espionage/Action
The number of reasons to own a PS3 just doubled (reason one = self-loathing).
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Commando 3: Wolf of the Battlefield
Shooter/Twin-stick/Arcade
A pointless update to the legendary series.
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Civilization Revolution
Turn-based Strategy/God Sim
Sid Meier's legendary series gets the next-gen treatment.
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Lost Planet: Colonies
Action/Shooter
Capcom's least important game of the last few years gets an upgrade.
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