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.