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]