Issue 63: December 2008

Prince of Persia (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Incredible design, nice controls, epic music
MINUS: Repetitive setup, automatic jumps
7/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Repetitive loveliness.



Call of Duty: World at War (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Treyarch
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Action
PLUS: The Berlin-maps are amazing, co-op support, momentally really good-looking
MINUS: Boring Pacific-campaign, horrible music
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Stable battles.



Shaun White Snowboarding (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Nice snow-world, momentally good sense of speed, big mountains, nice graphics
MINUS: Annoying transportation-distances, boring missions
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Decent boardplay.



Sonic Unleashed (PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Cool Sonic-levels, nice graphics, good music
MINUS: Completely worthless werewolf-levels, extremely uneven quality
5/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Schizophrenic.



Naruto: The Broken Bond (X360)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Extremely big variation, really good story, stunning graphics, big world
MINUS: A bit messy camera, a little too simple fightingsystem
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Narutooooooooooo!



Animal Crossing: Let's go to the City (Wii)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Simulation
PLUS: Incredibly charming, rich of content, addicting
MINUS: No news, simple graphics, messy online-support
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 8]
Comment: Tasty leftovers.



Left 4 Dead (PC, X360)
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nice co-operation mode, tons of zombies, nice pace
MINUS: Boring singleplayer-mode, half-decent graphics
8/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Zombies for life.



Wii Music (Wii)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Music
PLUS: Some good minigames
MINUS: Terrible controls, bad midi-music, really boring idea
3/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 3, gameplay: 3, durability: 2]
Comment: Completely stupid.



Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (X360)
Developer: Rare
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Platform/Racing
PLUS: Really charming graphics, nice design, good humour
MINUS: Lots of boring vehicle missions
7/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Nice mechanic sweetness.



Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (PS3, X360)
Developer: Midway
Publisher: Midway
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Sub-Zero is still cool
MINUS: Terrible gamesystem, really ugly graphics, worthless animations
3/10 [graphics: 3, sound: 3, gameplay: 3, durability: 3]
Comment: Terrible comic-spanking.



Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (Multi)
Developer: Etranges Libellules
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Super-cool voice-actors, charming graphics
MINUS: Bad camera, uneven difficulty, partly buggy
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: Averagely boring.



Skate It (Wii)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Good soundeffects, groovy soundtrack
MINUS: Rotten controls, ugly and boring graphics, dead world
5/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: Boring compromise.



Lips (X360)
Developer: Inis
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Music
PLUS: Good modes, easy to create playlists, good microphones
MINUS: No difficulties, impossible to add text to songs
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 7]
Comment: Decent partygame.



Rock Band 2 (PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: Harmonix
Publisher: MTV Games
Genre: Music
PLUS: Incredible amount of music, cool instruments, cool design
MINUS: No cymbals on the drums
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Livin' On A Prayer.



Resistance 2 (PS3)
Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nice design, good weapon-selection, fantastic multiplayer component
MINUS: Pretty stupid enemies, extremely linear maps
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Charming butchering.



The Last Remnant (X360)
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Epic world, cool story, fatastic music, playful design
MINUS: Terrible screenupdating, graphical bugs, bad checkpoints
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 5, durability: 6]
Comment: Unpolished diamond.

Issue 62: November 2008

Guitar Hero: World Tour (PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: Neversoft
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Music
PLUS: Cool instruments, lots of songs, fun music studio
MINUS: Mapping-problems, lots of worthless songs
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Hot For Teacher.



Family Trainer (Wii)
Developer: Namco Bandai
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Sports
PLUS: A few fun activities, decent sound
MINUS: Bad precision with the Wii-mote, repetitive, really ugly graphics
4/10 [graphics: 3, sound: 5, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: Useless workout.



Gears of War 2 (X360)
Developer: Epic
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Incredibly good-looking, intense action, huge multiplayer-possibilities
MINUS: Slow vehiclesections
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Shoot and enjoy.



Mirror's Edge (PS3, X360)
Developer: Digital Illusions
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Genious concept, wonderful graphics, fantastic atmosphere
MINUS: Short, partly frustratingly hard
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Faith & I.



Tomb Raider: Underworld (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Crystal Dynamics
Publisher: Eidos
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Perfect leveldesign, good difficulty-level, nice graphics
MINUS: Momental messy camera, boring tutorial
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Lara is back!



Far Cry 2 (PC)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Huge world, sweet atmosphere, lots of finesses
MINUS: Completely stupid enemies, boring weapons, repetitive gunfights
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 7]
Comment: Big & empty.



Golden Axe: Beast Rider (PS3, X360)
Developer: Secret Level
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Gilius Thunderhead is a guest, big swords
MINUS: Terrible gamesystem, ugly graphics, disgusting music, stupid enemies
3/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 2, gameplay: 2, durability: 3]
Comment: Rotten golden axe.



Lego Batman: The Videogame (Multi)
Developer: TT Games
Publisher: Warner Bros.
Genre: Action
PLUS: High paced, good variation, clever puzzles, charming design
MINUS: A little bit too much like the past Lego-games, partly repetitive
8/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Amazingly fun Lego.



Bioshock (PS3)
Developer: 2K Marin
Publisher: 2K Games
Genre: Action
PLUS: Wonderful atmosphere, superb graphics, extremely cool design
MINUS: No multiplayer-mode
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Still amazing.



Motorstorm: Pacific Rift (PS3)
Developer: Evolution Studios
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Variationrich racing, well-done multiplayermode, good music
MINUS: Bad leveldesign, loose driving-feeling, ugly textures
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Pale offroad-racing.



Fallout 3 (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Bethesda
Publisher: Bethesda
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Good fightingsystem, lots to do, well-done menus
MINUS: Partly slow, worthless animation, bad voice-actors
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 4, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: A terrible future.



Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutants (PS2, X360, Wii)
Developer: Radical
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Funny dialogues, decent controls
MINUS: Boring missions, extremely repetitive, mediocre graphics
4/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Boring as balls.



Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PC, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Easy to play, entertaining, rich of content, varied
MINUS: Some boring missions
8/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Perfect war.



James Bond: Quantum of Solace (Multi)
Developer: Treyarch
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Action
PLUS: Extremely high-paced, good controls, ambitious presentation
MINUS: Not very varied, some worthless levels, repetitive music
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 5]
Comment: Decent action.



Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS2, PS3, X360)
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Superior feeling, cool ballphysics, improved graphics
MINUS: Doubting onlinegames, few licenses
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: The best, even though it has some flaws.



Far Cry 2 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Huge world, rich of content, good multiplayer component
MINUS: Stupid enemies, long transportationways, idiotic savesystem
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 7]
Comment: Pale action.



Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (Multi)
Developer: Treyarch
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Action
PLUS: Sweet comic-feel, wonderful webslinging, rich of content
MINUS: Messy controls, bad camera
6/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 8]
Comment: Decent spider.



Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii)
Developer: Atlus
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Simulation
PLUS: Fun multiplayermode, good surgerysections, nice graphics
MINUS: Unbalanced difficulty, messy controls
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Stable transplantation.



Fable II (X360)
Developer: Lionhead
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Fantastic music, wonderful design, big world, sweet humour
MINUS: A bit too linear, doubting co-op support
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: In the world of the fables.



Midnight Club: L.A. (PS3, X360)
Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Rockstar
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Stunning graphics, stable carphysics, challenging, fun setup
MINUS: A little fitful driving-feeling, partly repetitive
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Cruis'n Hollywood.



MotoGP 08 (PC, PS2, PS3, X360)
Developer: Milestone
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Nice lighting, balanced controls, rich of content
MINUS: Uneven bikephysics, boring sound
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 5, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Entertaining racing.



World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
Developer: Blizzard
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Online RPG
PLUS: Good-looking, fantastic telling, very good music, ambitious
MINUS: Few new abilities, uneven
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 10]
Comment: Epic winter.



Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Sweet design, intense and agile battles, good music
MINUS: Messy graphics, sometimes a bit too hard
8/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Fast strategy.



Need for Speed: Undercover (Multi)
Developer: EA Black Box
Publisher: EA
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Decent chases, good enough music, varied carselection, good styling-possibilities
MINUS: Flat and stiff carphysics, repetitive races, flat setup, non-stable screenupdating
5/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 5, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]

Issue 61: October 2008

Fracture (PS3, X360)
Developer: Day 1 Studios
Publisher: Lucasarts
Genre: Action
PLUS: Super good-looking, different, intense, good multiplayer
MINUS: Unbalanced, a bit stiff controls, worthless music
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 5, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Big-bored.



Little Big Planet (PS3)
Developer: Media Molecule
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Wonderful design, very good graphics, fantasticly charming, easy to play, addictive, powerful creating tools
MINUS: A bit unprecise jumps
10/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 10]
Comment: Completely wonderful.



Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (DS)
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: Sega
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Good fightingsystem, charming graphics, lots of Sonic-trivia
MINUS: No challenge, too short, no intresting story
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: Pisswarm Sonic.



Saints Row 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Volition
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: Lots to do, varying, good onlinesupport, huge freedom
MINUS: Unpolished graphics, dorky story
9/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Pimp-sweet!



Crysis Warhead (PC)
Developer: Crytek Budapest
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Wonderful graphics, varying playability, cool weapons, big environments
MINUS: A bit too short, still demands a very powerful computer
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 7]
Comment: Amazingly good vacation.



Rise of the Argonauts (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Liquid Entertainment
Publisher: Codemasters
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good camera, exciting groundstory, momental epic music
MINUS: Terrible controls, boring graphics, bad pace
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: A slow story.



Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (Wii)
Developer: Good-Feel
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Charming graphics, easy to play, nice retrofeel
MINUS: Poor levels, boring collecting-moments, you have to replay levels
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Shallow but charming.



Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Gearbox
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Lots of missions, good dialogue, historically correct
MINUS: Messed-up controls, buggy, shaved environments
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Semi-pale war.



Legendary (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Spark
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Action
PLUS: Momental really awesome, different kinds of enemies
MINUS: Partly really horrible, uneven, really bad sound
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 4, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Failing monster-action.



Smash Court Tennis 3 (X360)
Developer: Namco
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Plenty of tournaments and challenges
MINUS: No finesse, long ballduels, sterile graphics
4/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 4, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Not good, Namco.



Asterix at the Olympic Games (X360)
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Party
PLUS: Nice sense of fun, charming presentation
MINUS: Boring challenges, a bit pointless, limited
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: Olympic boredom.



Mount & Blade (PC)
Developer: Tale Worlds
Publisher: Paradox
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Lots to do, mod-friendly, varying, unique
MINUS: Old graphics, really bad sound
7/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 4, gameplay: 7, durability: 9]
Comment: Ivanhoe & I!



Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (X360)
Developer: Rare
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Simulation
PLUS: Wonderful design, rich of content, lucidly, easy to play
MINUS: Few news, no Swedish translation
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Digitally cousy.



Wipeout HD (PS3)
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Good-looking, high-definition, good soundtrack, cool controls
MINUS: Few tracks, choppy and unfinished split-screen mode
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 5]
Comment: Hypercool.



Dead Space (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Horror
PLUS: Nice graphics, frightning, good story, excellent sound
MINUS: A little too repetitive, momental ridiculous weapons
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Impressive.



NBA Live 09 (PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Nice gamemodels, good controls, good offensive AI, cool onlinemode
MINUS: Lifeless zombie spectators, weird ball-physics, slow pace
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 9, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]



NBA 2K9 (PS3, X360)
Developer: 2K Sports
Publisher: 2K Games
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Fantastic graphics, cool animations, lovely controls, well-done onlinemode, good sound
MINUS: Completely worthless faultshot-system, few news
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability:8]

Issue 60: September 2008

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3, X360)
Developer: Lucasarts
Publisher: Lucasarts
Genre: Action
PLUS: Variated levels, great physics, spectacular fights, sweet design
MINUS: Uninspired fightingsystem, boring bossfights
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 9, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: The Force is dominating.



Pure (PS3, X360)
Developer: Black Rock Studios
Publisher: Disney Interactive
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Cool controls, amazing graphics, fun setup, rich variation
MINUS: Momental strange collisiondetection
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Muddy & happy.



Final Fantasy IV (DS)
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Cool story, lovely music, nice graphics, sweet design
MINUS: Too easy, the gameplay changes doesn't bring anything
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 7, durability: 9]
Comment: Cool remake.



Mercenaries 2 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Pandemic
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Momental good graphics, huge freedom, cool explosions
MINUS: Momental very ugly, worthless AI, lifeless world
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 5, gameplay: 6, durability: 7]
Comment: Old action.



de Blob (Wii)
Developer: Blue Tongue
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: Wonderful idea, sweet action, good gamemodes, charming
MINUS: Momental hard to control
8/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 9]
Comment: Super-charming.



Too Human (X360)
Developer: Silicon Knights
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good-looking sorroundings, good music
MINUS: Bad fightingsystem, annoying mini-bugs, not thought through
4/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: Terrible boredom.



Fifa 09 (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Cool value, Be A Pro Seasons rocks, really good-looking
MINUS: Messy controls, failing ball-physics
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Broaded but not sharpened.



Summer Athletics (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)
Developer: 49Games
Publisher: DTP
Genre: Crap
PLUS: The monkey in the menus is funny
MINUS: Useless graphics, useless controls, useless sound, useless presentation
2/10 [graphics: 2, sound: 1, gameplay: 2, durability: 2]
Comment: Strangle me now.



Siren: Blood Curse (PS3)
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Horror
PLUS: Creepy, cheap, unique setup, good voice-actors
MINUS: Stiff controls, poor variation of environments
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 7]
Comment: Screaming for sale.



NHL 09 (X360, PS3, PS2, PC)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Cool play-feeling, lots of content, sweet presence
MINUS: A little too hard to learn, boring close encounters
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Pure enjoyment.



Yakuza 2 (PS2)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good story, intresting characters, fun fights
MINUS: Very compressed cutscenes, messy controls
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Gangster-beating.



Spore (PC)
Developer: Maxis
Publisher: EA
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Endless variation, impressing creating freedom, long durability
MINUS: Missing real depth, worthless Swedish translation
8/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Big creating happiness.



Stalker: Clear Sky (PC)
Developer: GSC Gameworld
Publisher: Deep Silver
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good RPG moments, big freedom, cool atmosphere
MINUS: Hard to play, semi-buggy, aged graphics
6/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: More of the same.



Baja: Edge of Control (PS3, X360)
Developer: 2XL Games
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Very ambitiuos, rich of content, sweet simulation of physics
MINUS: Ugly graphics, slow controls, repetitive racing
5/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 4, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Baja-simulation.



TNA Impact (PS3, X360)
Developer: Midway
Publisher: Midway
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Intuitive controls, fun matchtypes, high pace
MINUS: Momental ugly, bad commentators
7/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 4, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Lower yourself, WWE.



Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Multi)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Good swingsystem, fun in multiplayer, lots of courts
MINUS: Aged graphics, strangely balanced difficulty
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 6]
Comment: More of the same.



Infinite Undiscovery (X360)
Developer: Tri-Ace
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Nice characters, okey music, easy to play
MINUS: Messy camera, maps are hard to read, semi-slow controls
6/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 8]
Comment: Decent.

Issue 59: August 2008

Soul Calibur IV (PS3, X360)
Developer: Namco
Publisher: Namco
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Cool controls, good online support, amazing graphics, rich of content
MINUS: A bit slow, not beginner-friendly
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Cool fighting!



Ferrari Challenge (PS3)
Developer: Eutechnyx
Publisher: System-3
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Cool driving feeling, lots of car models, good graphics, fun onlinemode
MINUS: Only one car brand, really stupid competitors
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Successful Ferrari-fest.



Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (DS)
Developer: Team Ninja
Publisher: Tecmo
Genre: Action
PLUS: Incredibly good looking, cool bossfights, good action, nice music
MINUS: Too short, a bit too easy
8/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: A small ninja - a big game.



Beijing 2008 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Eurocom
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Lots of different sports, the maul is pretty okey
MINUS: Ugly, stupid, slow, messy, boring and very dumb shaped
3/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 3, gameplay: 2, durability: 1]
Comment: Worthless Olympics.



The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (PS2, Wii)
Developer: Eurocom
Publisher: Sierra
Genre: Action
PLUS: Decent graphics, good presentation
MINUS: Awful controls, worthless camera, terrible puzzles
2/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 5, gameplay: 1, durability: 2]
Comment: Catastrophically.



Kung-Fu Panda (PS3, X360, Wii)
Developer: Luxoflux
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Cousy graphics, stable controls, good voice-acting
MINUS: Partly dull, a little too much slow fillings
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Skadoosh!



Facebreaker (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA Canada
Publisher: EA
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Nice design, good music
MINUS: Terrible controls, unbalanced, unconsidered, few boxers
3/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 5, gameplay: 2, durability: 1]
Comment: Hopeless boxing.



Rock Band (PS3, X360)
Developer: Harmonix
Publisher: MTV Games
Genre: Music
PLUS: Unique, cool co-op, good modes, a lot of music
MINUS: Bad quality on the drums, a little too easy
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: I'm in the band.



Super Swing Golf (Wii)
Developer: Tecmo
Publisher: Tecmo
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Cute graphics, fun multiplayer-modes, good introduction-mode
MINUS: Very slow, un-precise controls, you get tired of it pretty soon
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 4]
Comment: Decent war.

Issue 58: June/July 2008

Race Driver: GRID (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Codemasters
Publisher: Codemasters
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Supergood-looking, challenging, insanely variated, really fast
MINUS: Styling- and tuningpossibilities are missing...
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Brilliant racing.



Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Action
PLUS: Incredible action, cool design, nice environments, cool story
MINUS: Way too long cutscenes
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 10, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: An amazing ending.



Civilization Revolution (PS3, X360)
Developer: Firaxis
Publisher: Take 2
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Inutiative, deep, cool multiplayer, long-lasting, variated
MINUS: A bit simple, blatantly sound
8/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 5, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Cool couch-strategy.



Ninja Gaiden II (X360)
Developer: Tecmo/Team Ninja
Publisher: Tecmo
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool controls, long adventure, awesome bossfights
MINUS: Some boring levels, uglier than expected
8/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Wild ninja-action.



Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3, X360)
Developer: Digital Illusions
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Supernice graphics, wonderful sound, amazing controls
MINUS: Partly repetitive, the enemies are a bit too accurate
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 10, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Amazing war!



The Bourne Conspiracy (PS3, X360)
Developer: High Moon
Publisher: Vivendi
Genre: Action
PLUS: Creative fightingsystem, partly really good music
MINUS: Flightly and flat graphics, dull, limited, stupid setup
5/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Buttonmashing party.




Dragon Quest Swords (Wii)
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Interesting fights, soft music, cousy graphics
MINUS: Incredibly repetitive, short life-span, very linear
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 3]
Comment: Semiboring waving.



Top Spin 3 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Pam Development
Publisher: Take 2
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Decent graphics, deep gamesystem, very realistic

MINUS: Slow, unaccustomedly, patience-demanding

7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 7]
Comment: Semislow reality.



Haze (PS3)
Developer: Free Radical Design
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good pace, varying missions and environments, original story
MINUS: Yawning graphics, slow and boring introduction, stupid enemies
6/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: It's getting along.



LEGO Indiana Jones (Multi)
Developer: TT Games
Publisher: Lucasarts
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Charming design, big environments, smart puzzles, lots of levels
MINUS: Long loadingtimes, messy doublejumps, boring presentation
6/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 6]
Comment: Completely okay.



Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Lots of content, chaotic charm, sweet nostalgia
MINUS: Partly a bit too messy
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability:10]
Comment: Wonderfully fun.

Issue 57: May 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, X360)
Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Take 2
Genre: Action
PLUS: Wonderful graphics, fantastic design, incredible variation, cool dynamic, awesome music, sweet atmosphere, incredibly good story
MINUS: Some messy actionsequences
10/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 10]
Comment: 100% amazing.



Age of Conan (PC)
Developer: Funcom
Publisher: Eidos
Genre: Online RPG
PLUS: Awesome fightingsystem, lovely atmosphere, incredibly good-looking
MINUS: Pretty steep lurningcurve
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 10, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Cool barbarian slaughter.



Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition (PC)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: New kinds of missions, gorgeous graphics, atmospheric
MINUS: No replay-value, demands a lot from the system
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound; 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Really good.

Issue 56: April 2008

Condemned 2 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Monolith Software
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action/Horror
PLUS: Frightening, good fighting system, cool story, good controls
MINUS: Less than average multiplayer-support...
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Very good horror.



Viking: Battle for Asgard (PS3, X360)
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Variedly, really good-looking, huge battles, brutal fights
MINUS: Too easy fighting system, partly a bit un-polished
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 8]
Comment: Astride action!



Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Fantastic onlinemode, charmingly as usual, excellent partygame
MINUS: Re-used tracks, short singleplayer-mode
8/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Perfect game for parties.



Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Challenging, good AI, cool controls
MINUS: Old graphics, they cancelled the 4-player co-op
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Good expansion.



Odin Sphere (PS2)
Developer: Vanillaware
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Supergroovy graphics, catchy story, very challenging
MINUS: Sometimes misses flow...
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Wonderful tragedy.



Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution (Wii)
Developer: Tomy
Publisher: D3 Publishing
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Lots of ninjas, fresh graphics, good controls, nice music
MINUS: No widescreen-mode, no online-support
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 9, durability: 7]
Comment: The best Wii-fighting.



God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
Developer: Ready at Dawn
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Unbelievable graphics, amazing sound and wonderful gameplay
MINUS: A bit too short...
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 10, gameplay: 9, durability: 7]
Comment: Godly slaughter.



Final Fantasy: Ring of Fates (DS)
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Fantastic music, gorgeous, fun with more players
MINUS: Bad AI, no Wi-Fi, childish story
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Simple & cheerful.



Everybody's Golf: World Tour (PS3)
Developer: Clap Hanz
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Simple and precise controls, good onlinemode
MINUS: Few news, old graphics
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Enjoyably.



Cruis'n (Wii)
Developer: Midway
Publisher: Midway
Genre: Racing
PLUS: -
MINUS: Hysterically uber-superugly, worthless controls, terrible music, completely worthless tracks, etcetera...
1/10 [graphics: 1, sound: 2, gameplay: 1, durability: 1]
Comment: Murder Inc.



Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
Developer: Polyphony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Hysterically good-looking graphics, good car-physics, good music, good sense of speed
MINUS: Thin with content, no real-time-deformation
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: It is promising...



Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Omega Force
Publisher: Koei
Genre: Action
PLUS: Easy to play, rich with content, very intense, entertaining
MINUS: Slowdowns, stiff backgrounds, in bits dull
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Steady action.



UEFA Euro 2008 (PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Nice graphics, good careermode, fixed game-sense
MINUS: Not much gameplay-wise, thinly content
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Fifa's little brother.



Bomberman Land Wii (Wii)
Developer: Hudson Soft
Publisher: Hudson Soft
Genre: Party
PLUS: The classic Bomberman is featured...
MINUS: Boring mini-games, unnecessary tournament-mode, ugly graphics
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 4, gameplay: 3, durability: 3]
Comment: Boring and ugly.



No More Heroes (Wii)
Developer: Grasshopper
Publisher: Rising Star
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Wonderfully designed puzzles, charming design
MINUS: No checkpoints, pointless story
8/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Weird & good.

Issue 55: March 2008

Dark Sector (X360, PS3)
Developer: Digital Extremes
Publisher: D3
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nice graphics, huge bosses, some really cool ideas
MINUS: Boring leveldesigns, stupid enemies, lots of technical fails
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 5, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Average fun...



Bully: Scholarship Edition (X360, Wii)
Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Take 2
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nice design, nice setup, big freedom, rich with content
MINUS: Long loadingtimes, aweful graphics, expensive
7/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Not really an A.



Sega Superstars Tennis (DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: Sumo Digital
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Cool Sega-nostalgia, charming minigames, cheerful graphics
MINUS: Rotten controls, unbalanced characters, messy
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: Average tennis.



House of the Dead 2&3 Returns (Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Entertaining shooting, comically bad cut-scenes
MINUS: Tremendously repetitive, way too short, worthless sound
5/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 2, gameplay: 7, durability: 3]
Comment: Zombie-drab.



Unreal Tournament III (PS3)
Developer: Epic
Publisher: Epic
Genre: Action
PLUS: Brutal pace, acrimoniously setup, sweet controls, good graphics
MINUS: Miserable story, some small problems with the online-part
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Bloody online-butchering.



Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Stunning cut-scenes, hard to put down
MINUS: Partly too hard, simple graphics, straggling story
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: RPG-fun.



Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Wii)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Phenomenal controls, good flow online
MINUS: Short campaign, stupid computer-controlled players
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Decent war.



Lost Planet (PS3)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
PLUS: Stunning theme, good action, amazing bossfights, variedly
MINUS: Too easy, bad screenupdating, un-sharp graphics
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Half-sloppy port.



Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Spark
Publisher: Codemasters
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good concept, cool prototype-weapons
MINUS: Bad graphics, stiff controls, worthless sound, fatal AI
3/10 [graphics: 3, sound: 2, gameplay: 2, durability: 3]
Comment: Completely useless.



Patapon (PSP)
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Wonderful graphics, sweet soldiers, groovy enemies, original
MINUS: Partly a bit too hard
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Wonderfully fun!



Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (PS2, Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Nice graphics, good ideas, lots of minigames
MINUS: Controls are meh, maddening music
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 5, gameplay: 6, durability: 4]
Comment: Decent racing.



Fifa Street 3 (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Sweet caricatures, simple controls, stunning presentation
MINUS: Gets repetitive quickly, failing durability
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Caricature-football.

Issue 54: February 2008

Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC, X360)
Developer: Kaos Studios
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: High-paced, well-done controls, good multiplayer-support
MINUS: Some really bad levels, bad AI
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Fun oil-war.



Army of Two (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool co-op support, varying, good action, lots of weapons
MINUS: Almost useless if you're alone
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Brilliant co-op.



The Club (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Bizarre Creations
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Lots of action, cool characters, lots of varying weapons
MINUS: Bad levels, completely dull, very simple
5/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Pale gun-club.



Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Action
PLUS: Incredible music, good feeling, real challenge
MINUS: Some frustrating moments
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Cool collection.



Devil May Cry 4 (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool action, great bossfights, amazing animations, nice graphics
MINUS: Some cameraproblems, few checkpoints
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Cool action-candy.



Turok (PS3, X360)
Developer: Propaganda Games
Publisher: Buena Vista Games
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool concept, okay controls, varying weapons
MINUS: Bad leveldesign, worthless AI, ugly graphics
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 4, gameplay: 4, durability: 3]
Comment: Useless native american.



Nights: Journey of Dreams (Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Cousy design, fun in two-player, good bossfights
MINUS: Messy controls, messy leveldesign, hopeless soundmixing
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 4, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Sega should be ashamed.



Burnout: Paradise (PS3, X360)
Developer: Criterion
Publisher: EA
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Wonderful game-world, fantastic online-support, cool car-physics
MINUS: The start is hard to understand, some boring cars
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Wonderful racing.



Beautiful Katamari (X360)
Developer: Namco Bandai
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Genre: Puzzle
PLUS: Wonderful music, fun onlinestatistics, addicting
MINUS: Repetitive, bad camera, very short
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Fun but short.



Donkey Kong Jet Race (Wii)
Developer: Paon
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Lots of modes, lots of levels
MINUS: Terrible music, bad controls, ugly graphics, boring leveldesign
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 2, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Animal-abuse.



Lost Odyssey (X360)
Developer: Mistwalker
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Wonderful sound, good character-design, ambitious fights
MINUS: Long loadingtimes, predictible story, flat graphics
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 7]
Comment: Average RPG.



MX vs. ATV: Untamed (PS2, PS3, X360)
Developer: Rainbow Studios
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Lots of vehicles, more comp. types, lots of tracks
MINUS: Boring cars, bad sound
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: More mud.



Battalion Wars 2 (Wii)
Developer: Kuju
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good controls, charming, onlinesupport, varying
MINUS: A bit unenthusiastic, too easy, no co-op
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Pretty charming.



Manhunt 2 (PS2, Wii)
Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Take 2
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good atmosphere, some good ideas
MINUS: Random, ugly graphics, dull, supposed to upset only
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 5, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Boring butchering.



Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Wonderful puzzle-designs, charming
MINUS: No checkpoints, pointless story
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Super-charming.