It’s amazing to see a game so determined to shoot itself in the foot. In many ways, Major League Baseball 2K9 is an amazing effort compared to previous installments in the series, fixing a lot of what the game was lacking in feel and authenticity. But MLB 2K9 ships in such a buggy state, that [...]
Stoked is what you get if you strip away all of the superfluous features that serve as a distraction in other snowboarding games and offer some pure boarding action. There isn’t a poorly constructed backstory to make you care about your rider, there are no super moves to unlock, and certainly no coins to collect [...]
By Luke Anderson
UKPosted Feb 20, 2009 9:29 am PT
Halo Wars is a fun strategy outing for fans of the universe, but it feels simplistic and short alongside other games in the genre.
UK REVIEW–After shooting through scores of Covenant and Flood soldiers in three Halo first-person shooters, the United Nations Space Command’s story [...]
By Guy Cocker
UKPosted Feb 20, 2009 4:54 am PT
RacePro is an incredibly in-depth racing game that’s also an accessible and enjoyable driving experience.
RacePro isn’t afraid to let you know that it’s a racing simulator. When you first jump into the Career mode, the difficulty level defaults to Professional, turning off all steering assists [...]
By Dan Chiappini
AUPosted Feb 18, 2009 10:35 am PT
Robust and challenging single-player modes, strong online multiplayer, and gorgeous visuals make this a must-have for any fighter fan.
It’s obvious that each iteration of the long-running Street Fighter series has been carefully tuned and tweaked to the finest degree, and nowhere is this more [...]
By Kevin VanOrd,
Posted Feb 10, 2009 6:33 pm PT
This somewhat scary sequel is a solid shooter, but it can’t keep pace with its lauded predecessor.
The image of a pasty-skinned, greasy-haired young girl has become an iconic one in horror films like The Ring, and the original F.E.A.R. introduced a similar figure with great [...]
