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]