Issue 65: March 2009

Resident Evil 5 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
PLUS: Really good graphics, engaging story, varied environments
MINUS: No horror, no puzzles
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Smoking hot zombiesaga.



Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (PS3, X360)
Developer: Vicious Cycle
Publisher: D3
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good sense of humour, good voice-acting, engaging music, fun design
MINUS: Really repetitive, ugly graphics, stiff controls
6/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Decent parody.



Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Charming design, fun bossfights, varied levels
MINUS: Messy controls, rotten concept, extremely easy
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 5, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: Weird & synthetic.



Afro Samurai (PS3, X360)
Developer: Namco
Publisher: Namco
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool design, cool dialogue, awesome bossfights
MINUS: Terrible camera, bad leveldesign, unthoughtful controls
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Sloppy samurai.



Mad World (Wii)
Developer: Platinum Games
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool action, fine controls, neat graphics, fun humour
MINUS: A bit repetitive, messy camera
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Enjoyable butchering.



50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (PS3, X360)
Developer: Swordfish Studios
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: Stable controls, high-paced, nice graphics, lots of music
MINUS: Repetitive and shallow setup, stupid enemies, terrible story
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 5]
Comment: Stable action.



Shellshock 2: Blood Trails (PC, X360)
Developer: Rebellion
Publisher: Eidos
Genre: Action
PLUS: Partly scary, Vietnam-zombies is an interesting idea
MINUS: Dated graphics, boring leveldesign, terrible story
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 4, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Desperate action-ambitions.



Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (PS3, X360)
Developer: Backbone
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Collection
PLUS: 49 classic games, sweet music, cousy retro-feeling
MINUS: Some classics are missing, ugly image-filters
7/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: 16-bit magic.



Nerf N-Strike (Wii)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Kiddie-approved, two different ways to use the Nerf-blaster
MINUS: Uninspired setup, boring design
5/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 4, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: Half-decent license product.



Ninja Town (DS)
Developer: Venan
Publisher: Southpeak
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Clever concept, sweet design, fun multiplayer
MINUS: A bit annoying camera
8/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Alright ninja warfare.



Silent Hill: Homecoming (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good controls, cool music, several different endings
MINUS: Never becomes scary, too easy
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: A non-scary horror game.



Stormrise (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Completely okay graphics, lots of units on-screen
MINUS: Messy controls, messy camera
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 6]
Comment: Half-decent strategy.



HAWX (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Richly made dialogue, lots of cool aircrafts
MINUS: Boring setup, stiff controls, half-ugly graphics, full of clichés
5/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Stiff dogfights.



Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (X360)
Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Rockstar
Genre: Action
PLUS: Fantastic graphics, cool exciting story, sharp storytelling, lovely variation, sweet atmosphere
MINUS: Some annoying action-sequences, momentally repetitive dialogue
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: -



The Godfather II (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: -
MINUS: -
6/10 [graphics: -, sound: -, gameplay: -, durability: -]
Comment: -