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.