Issue 35: March 2006

The Godfather (PC, PS2, Xbox, PSP, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Very good voice-acting, interesting story, cool atmosphere.
MINUS: Dull, not very good looking - espacially not on the PC.
7/10 [graphics: 6, gameplay: 7, sound: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Well-produced Mafia story.


FarCry Instincts Predator (X360)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
7/10 [graphics: 7, gameplay: 7, sound: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Stable sunny vacation...


Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (X360)
Developer: Red Storm
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Dynamic gameplay, nice controls, good variation, good looking graphics and good multiplayer feature.
MINUS: Difficult to learn, bad voice-acting.
9/10 [graphics: 9, gameplay: 9, sound: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: A war that never stops (if I were to choose).


The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of Middle-Earth 2 (PC, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Strategy
8/10 [graphics: 7, gameplay: 8, sound: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Brilliant strategy!


Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Xbox)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
5/10 [graphics: 5, gameplay: 6, sound: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Avarage arcadewar.


24: The Game (PS2)
Developer: Sony Studio Cambridge
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
2/10 [graphics: 4, gameplay: 2, sound: 4, durability: 2]
Comment: Painful assault against the TV-series.


Sonic Rider (PS2, GC, Xbox)
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Racing
4/10 [graphics: 6, gameplay: 4, sound: 3, durability: 4]
Comment: Really boring hovercraft-racing.


Fight Night Round 3 (X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Delicious graphics, stable Live-support and very good controls.
MINUS: Lack of explosivity and tempo.
8/10 [graphics: 10, gameplay: 8, sound: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Play it!


The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC, X360)
Developer: Bethesda Softworks
Publisher: Take 2
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Complete freedom, fantastic atmosphere, superb fightingsystem, wonderful dialogue and brilliant graphics.
MINUS: That there's no more than 24 hours on one day.
10/10 [graphics: 9, gameplay: 10, sound: 10, durability: 10]
Comment: The best RPG ever!


Exit (PSP)
Developer: Taito
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Puzzle
8/10 [graphics: 8, gameplay: 7, sound: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Delicious puzzling of joy.


Fifa Street 2 (GC, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
5/10 [graphics: 6, gameplay: 4, sound: 5, durability: 6]
Comment: No variation and very impetuous.


Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach (PC)
Developer: Turbine
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Online RPG
4/10 [graphics: 5, gameplay: 3, sound: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Barely halfway-finished.


Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (PS2)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
6/10 [graphics: 7, gameplay: 6, sound: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Stable, but non-ambitious samurai action.


Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox)
Developer: Sumo Digital/Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Racing
8/10 [graphics: 8, gameplay: 8, sound: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Sunny arcade-joy.


Pac-Man World 3 (multi)
Developer: Blitz Games
Publisher: Namco
Genre: Rubbish
2/10 [graphics: 3, gameplay: 3, sound: 2, durability: 2]
Comment: Kill Pac-Man.


Burnout Revenge (X360)
Developer: Criterion
Publisher: EA
Genre: Racing
8/10 [graphics: 8, gameplay: 7, sound: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: If Slayer were a game, this would be the one.


The Outfit (X360)
Developer: Relic
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: Massive action with a brain, exciting story, good sense of humour and excellent Live-support.
MINUS: Technical primitive, messy vehiclecontrols.
8/10 [graphics: 7, gameplay: 8, sound: 6, durability: 9]
Comment: High-explosive qualityaction.


Resident Evil: Deadly Silence (DS)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Horror
9/10 [graphics: 9, gameplay: 8, sound: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Lovely re-make of a superb game.


Stubbs the Zombie: In Rebel Without a Pulse (PC, Xbox)
Developer: Wideload
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
5/10 [graphics: 6, gameplay: 5, sound: 7, durability: 5]
Comment: Dull and slow.


Karaoke Stage 2 (GC, PS2, Xbox)
Developer: Harmonix
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Music
8/10 [graphics: 7, gameplay: 9, sound: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: If you like to sing, this is your game.


Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: RPG
7/10 [graphics: 8, gameplay: 7, sound: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Entertaining, but nothing new.


Mario Party 7 (GC)
Developer: Hudson Soft
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Party
5/10 [graphics: 7, gameplay: 5, sound: 5, durability: 6]
Comment: Sleepy standard-party.


Driver Parallel Lines (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Developer: Reflections
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool design, superb car-physics, extensive world and really cool music.
MINUS: Dull here and there, pretty messy controls and mediocre techniques.
7/10 [graphics: 7, gameplay: 7, sound: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Better than Driver 3.