Issue 66: April 2009

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Starbreeze/Tigon
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Action
PLUS: Filled with action, imaginative violence, nice pace, good atmosphere
MINUS: Pretty monotonic, terrible camera
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: A lot more Riddick.



Legends of Wrestlemania (PS3, X360)
Developer: Yukes
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Filled with content, cool collection of wrestlers, easy to play
MINUS: Bad animations, no real depth
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability:8]
Comment: Sweet nostalgia.



Wanted: Weapons of Fate (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Grin
Publisher: Warner
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good controls, cool fights, good sound, nice attitude
MINUS: Repetitive leveldesign, looses pace towards the end, a bit repetitive over-all
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 6]
Comment: Heavy action.



Ninja Blade (X360)
Developer: From Software
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Incredibly good bossfights, innovative gamesystem, nice music
MINUS: Uneven pace, some flaws in the controls
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Amazing stunts.



Resistance: Retribution (PSP)
Developer: Bend
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good story, gorgeous graphics, well-planned controls
MINUS: Too easy, pretty repetitive
7/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 7]
Comment: Epic mini-action.



Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS)
Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Rockstar
Genre: Action
PLUS: Huge variation, gorgeous graphics, long lasting-appeal, cool story
MINUS: A bit too easy, boring music
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 10]
Comment: Pocket-gangsters.



Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PS3, X360)
Developer: Ascaron
Publisher: Deep Silver
Genre: RPG
PLUS: A whole lot of content, good setup-possibilities
MINUS: Worthless graphics, terrible dialogue, extremely repetitive
5/10 [graphics: 3, sound: 5, gameplay: 5, durability: 7]
Comment: Semi-boring fantasy.



Rock Revolution (PS3, X360, Wii)
Developer: Zoé Mode
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Music
PLUS: You can improvise solos
MINUS: No guitars of its own, no vocals, ugly graphics, terrible layout
3/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 3, gameplay: 3, durability: 2]
Comment: Terrible Konami, terrible.



The Godfather II (PC, PS3, X360) (this is the official review, not last month's)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool setup, rich of content, violent, well-done online-support
MINUS: Ugly graphics, loose story, boring sound
7/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 5, gameplay: 8, durability:8]
Comment: Henched henchmen.



Blue Dragon Plus (DS)
Developer: Brownie Brown
Publisher: Mistwalker
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Fantastic music, charming story, varied
MINUS: No challenge, simple graphics
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 9, gameplay: 7, durability:7]
Comment: Comforting shadows.



Tenchu: Shadow Assassins (Wii)
Developer: From Software
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Lots of sidemissions, decent graphics
MINUS: Terrible controls, bad camera, slow story
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 5, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: Old-fashioned with no agility.



Metal Gear Solid Touch (Iphone)
Developer: Kojima Productions
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Action
PLUS: Really good-looking graphics, fantastic music
MINUS: Terrible mechanics, utterly repetitive
2/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 1, durability: 1]
Comment: Terrible license-nonsense.



Ready 2 Rumble Revolution (Wii)
Developer: Aki
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Fun minigames, charming design
MINUS: Confusing matches, silly boxers, boring presentation
3/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 2, gameplay: 3, durability: 3]
Comment: Fiasco...



Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (X360)
Developer: Tamsoft
Publisher: D3
Genre: Action
PLUS: Long adventure, advanced combos
MINUS: Repetitive, ugly graphics, tragical music, hopeless design
4/10 [graphics: 2, sound: 4, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: Expensive budget-butchering.



Wheelman (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Midway/Tigon
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nice-looking graphics, cool music, varied missions, heavy story
MINUS: Lifeless city, stupid enemies, stiff animations
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: GTA Light.



SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3)
Developer: Slant Six Games
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good leveldesign, partly entertaining online-component
MINUS: Buggy, ugly graphics, uneven gamesystem
5/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 5, gameplay: 5, durability: 6]
Comment: Soldiers who let down.