By Guy Cocker
Posted Oct 16, 2008 12:50 pm PT
Little Big Planet is a novel, imaginative, and highly customisable platform game.
Although Little Big Planet could be described as a platforming game, its dedication to creativity in every area takes it far beyond the confines of the genre. Everything from your character to the environment is geared [...]
By Guy Cocker
Posted Oct 8, 2008 2:37 am PT
FIFA 09 plays better than ever before, and a wealth of new modes and features add plenty of longevity.
UK REVIEW–It has been a busy 12 months for EA Sports and football games. FIFA 08 was a genuine revolution for the series, with a more realistic pace [...]
By Tom Mc Shea
Posted Oct 1, 2008 6:09 pm PT
Yggdra Union is more fun to say than it is to play.
Yggdra Union is an unabashed port of a two-year-old Game Boy Advance game. Its move to the PSP doesn’t herald an overhaul of the rudimentary battlefield display nor does it spice up the skirmishes [...]
By Carolyn Petit
Posted Sep 22, 2008 6:12 pm PT
An entertaining story and a strong sense of visual style help make this brawling adventure worthwhile.
There’s something alluring about the notion of a criminal with a conscience and a deep-seated sense of honor, who swears oaths of loyalty to a clan and who would sacrifice his life [...]
By Carolyn Petit
Posted Sep 12, 2008 5:46 pm PT
There’s some magic to this fantasy puzzle adventure, but a few frustrations break the spell.
Somewhere between Marble Madness and Myst there is Fading Shadows. In it, you must roll a sphere through a fantasy world, solving puzzles and avoiding hazards all the while. It’s a fresh [...]
By Brett Todd
Posted Sep 8, 2008 6:31 pm PT
A year after its disastrous debut on the Xbox 360, Vampire Rain is still a pain in the neck.
Vampire games apparently can’t be staked. If they could be finished off a la Van Helsing, you can bet that Vampire Rain: Altered Species would never have made it [...]
B-Boy Review
By Joe Dodson
Posted Sep 4, 2008 12:18 pm PT
This break-dancing-themed rhythm game has two left feet.
B-Boy seems authentic. This break dancing-themed rhythm game talks the talk, walks the walk, and even knows how to top-rock. But underneath its licensed tracks, motion-captured moves, and fancy lingo, B-Boy suffers from several problems, including bad pacing, [...]
By Carolyn Petit
Posted Sep 3, 2008 7:20 pm PT
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor has all the right elements, yet it still manages to do everything wrong.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor for the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 2 has all the ingredients of a successful third-person adventure game. And at first glance, [...]
By Carolyn Petit
Posted Aug 27, 2008 5:39 pm PT
An improved control scheme and online campaign support aren’t enough to save Monster Madness from mediocrity.
Released last year for the PC and Xbox 360, Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia tried to dress up the fun of classic top-down arcade games such as Gauntlet in the [...]
By Randolph Ramsay
Posted Aug 27, 2008 5:46 pm PT
Exciting for Ferrari fans, but take away the licence and you’re left with a competent racer with only average looks, poor AI opponents, and not enough variety.
A racing game focused entirely on one car manufacturer seems like a bit of an anachronism nowadays, and System [...]
