Silent Hill: Origins
PS2 review by Marc Golding - Thursday 17th April 2008
It's not pretty, but it's still Silent Hill
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
N64 review by Bart Robson - Saturday 12th April 2008
“The Legend of Zelda has been Nintendo's prize franchise for over twenty years now. Ever since its inception on the NES, the series has remained a jewel in the crown; a veritable lovechild of the industry, press, and fans. It's also remarkably stumble-free, maintaining popularity and poise with each installment - awful CDi ripoff games notwithstanding. The funny thing about Zelda that so few games...” Read more »
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Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends
PS2 review by Anthony Karge - Monday 7th April 2008
“There are certain inevitabilities in life, such as death and taxes. There is also a real good chance that just about everyone will get laid at least once. From a larger perspective, war in one form or another is going to happen regardless of the peacekeeping efforts. On that note, another inevitability is a new installment in Koei’s Warriors series. There...” Read more »
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TimeSplitters 2
PS2 review by Terence Gage - Sunday 6th April 2008
“Many games have tried to emulate the gameplay and success of Nintendo 64 classic Goldeneye over the years, but few have come close. Arguably one of the most similar and successful attempts was much-loved 2002 first-person shooter TimeSplitters 2, which is no surprise given the developers Free Radical Design were formed from a splinter group of ex-Rare employees. The first TimeSplitters game had...” Read more »
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Grandia III
PS2 review by Anthony Karge - Friday 4th April 2008
“The trend is similar in most console RPGs. Just when there’s an interesting plot development, yet another boring dungeon has to be completed to find out what happens next. The combat is almost always boring and the dungeons grow particularly tiresome after investing 20 long hours into the game. Grandia III is the exact opposite. The plot is standard fluff, but the...” Read more »
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Grand Theft Auto 3
PS2 review by Terence Gage - Tuesday 1st April 2008
“Our protagonist - Claude, Fido, Nameless; whatever you want to call him - has a serious problem. Betrayed, shot and left for dead after a successful robbery by his megalomaniac, power-hungry girlfriend Catalina, he finds himself in the back of an armoured police van en route for a lengthy stay, care of Liberty City’s trigger-happy, donut-munching finest. Yet, despite the dire circumstances it would seem...” Read more »
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SSX 3
PS2 review by Oliver Banham - Monday 31st March 2008
“Synergy - it’s a beautiful word, like candy for the tongue. Perhaps it’s the inflection at the end that makes is so delectable, or its inspired letter formation. Nevertheless, it stands out among the English Language as a word of character and elegance. Fitting, then, that we have SSX 3, the sequel to the fantastic SSX Tricky. Prepare for snow, stunts, and frightening speeds -...” Read more »
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Cold Fear
PS2 review by Terence Gage - Friday 28th March 2008
“If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Resident Evil 4 is probably sitting in a corner blushing a deep crimson and awkwardly avoiding eye contact with Cold Fear. Perhaps accusing Cold Fear of being an average imitation of the Capcom classic is selling it somewhat short, yet the comparisons and influences are clear to see. You play the role of coastguard Tom Hansen, who...” Read more »
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El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
PS2 review by Anthony Karge - Thursday 27th March 2008
“The first thing I did when I loaded up El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera was watch the one episode included with the game. It’s the only episode of the Nickelodeon cartoon I’ve ever seen, but it was quite good. Manny Rivera is your average kid, and with the touch of his magic belt he becomes the superhero El Tigre. The...” Read more »
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Star Trek: Conquest
PS2 review by Terence Gage - Wednesday 26th March 2008
“Despite being around for more than four decades, Star Trek has always had an irrefutable geeky-ness about it. Perhaps the Klingon conventions are partly to blame, or maybe it’s just that Star Trek focuses largely on different sentient species and their politics (not cool) vs. Star Wars’ spaceships, warriors and battles (cool). Star Trek: Conquest is the latest in a long line of videogames based on...” Read more »
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Godzilla Unleashed
PS2 review by Craig Nye - Wednesday 19th March 2008
“If the recently released Cloverfield is anything to go by, then monsters are in again. Well they’ve never not been in, but you get what I’m saying. And who’s the biggest, baddest monster of them all? Yeah that’s right – Godzilla. So my question to Atari is: how on earth do you manage to mess up a game where a bunch of oversized behemoths duke...” Read more »
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Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
PS2 review by Mark Johnson - Tuesday 4th March 2008
“In a galaxy far far away, there is a brand that has been exploited to within an inch of its life. Star Wars has seen more merchandise than just about any other film in history, and why not? With a loyal, ever increasing fan base and a whole galaxy to explore for ideas it’s a match made in heaven. One of the more popular brands...” Read more »
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Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power
PS2 review by Anthony Karge - Monday 18th February 2008
“Micromanagement is something missing from most console games. Probably due to the ease of the mouse and keyboard, the PC is the place to be if you want to deal with various elements, resources and other things that simpler games gloss over. This is what makes Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rise to Power stand out. Not only does it feature many nitpicky factors that...” Read more »
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Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3
PS2 review by Stuart Edwards - Monday 18th February 2008
“Gone next-gen already?Check out Justin Boot's review of the Budokai Tenkaichi 3 on the Wii hereFor a generation of children, teenagers and adults who refuse to grow up alike, there was one cartoon series in which dragged us all to the television every week, without fail. Pokémon became followed religiously by young and even younger alike for it’s over the top...” Read more »
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Saga Frontier 2
PSone review by Sophie Cheshire - Thursday 31st January 2008
“Saga Frontier 2 is a very odd RPG. On the one hand it’s a commendable attempt by Squaresoft to push the boundaries of the standard RPG format. It weaves two separate storylines that can be tackled in non-linear fashion and instead of being about individual characters, it is a brave attempt to tell the story of and entire world during a particularly tempestuous time in...” Read more »
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Hugo 2
PSone review by Ben Philpott - Tuesday 15th January 2008
“The year 1999, the gaming world is striving with wonderful titles left, right and centre yet it was still wasn’t ready for this. The long awaited sequel to ‘Hugo’ is released and once again PlayStation consoles everywhere must endure another unprecedented s*** fest in the form of Hugo 2. Please do not feel ashamed if you have never heard of Hugo or any of its...” Read more »
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