Issue 64: February 2009

Killzone 2 (PS3)
Developer: Guerilla Games
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Wonderful design, fantastic lighting, brilliant controls, 18 hours long story, genuine multiplayer component, good animations
MINUS: Uneven soundmix
10/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 10]
Comment: The war is on.



Street Fighter IV (PS3, X360)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Perfect controls, wonderful design, expensive online-mode, incredibly awesome characters, lovely online-mode
MINUS: Ugly cutscenes
10/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 10, durability: 10]
Comment: Godly fighting.



FEAR 2: Project Origin (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Monolith Productions
Publisher: Warner
Genre: Action
PLUS: Intense pace, cool weapons, great horror moments
MINUS: Old graphics, repetitive gunfights
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 6]
Comment: Enjoyable action.



Race Pro (X360)
Developer: Simbin
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Good vehicle-physics, lots of settings, realistic
MINUS: Long loading-times, pale presentation, dull car-selection
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Good, but not GTR 2.



Tomb Raider: Underworld (Wii)
Developer: Crystal Dynamics
Publisher: Eidos
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good variation, nice graphics, cool level-design, good music
MINUS: Terrible camera, pointless Wii-mote action, flat soundeffects
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 5, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Shaken Lara.



Halo Wars (X360)
Developer: Ensemble Studios
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Sweet missions, agile controls, good Halo-feel
MINUS: PC-controls are still better
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Strategic pearl.



House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)
Developer: Headstrong Games
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool zombies, nice overall design
MINUS: Stiff mechanics, way too hard, uninspired setup
4/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 4, durability: 3]
Comment: Boring gunplay.



Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good humor, varying playability, rich of content, filled with action
MINUS: Bad camera, corny graphics, flat sound
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Zombie-sloppiness.



The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Pandemic Studios
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good soundtrack, lots of enemies
MINUS: Ugly graphics, terrible AI, boring controls
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 5, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Brown action-soup.