Issue 83: March 2011

Homefront (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Kaos Studios / Digital Extremes
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action / FPS
6/10
Summary: Pretty average in the end. The story is lacking in several aspects and it's over before it has barely started. The graphics feel old and the sound is unevenly mixed. The multiplayer component saves it from a lower score.



Pokémon Black (DS)
Developer: Game Freak
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: RPG / Adventure
8/10
Summary: Pokémon Black could have been the best game in the franchise ever, but it's still the obvious choice for all new Pokémon hunters and an absolute must for all fans.



Crysis 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Crytek
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action / FPS
9/10
Summary: It would be unfair to not name this as this year's most epic action game so far. Crytek has done it again.



Bulletstorm (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Epic / People Can Fly
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action / FPS
8/10
Summary: Everything does not have to be super serious. Sometimes a well-pinned kick and some mutated cactuses are enough.



Killzone 3 (PS3)
Developer: Guerrilla Games
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action / FPS
7/10
Summary: The multiplayer classes are a little too unbalanced, the support for stereoscopic 3D is mediocre and the campaign lasts for only five hours. This only makes Guerrilla's third a very strong seven.



Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii)
Developer: Good-Feel / Hal Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Platformer
8/10
Summary: You're not gonna stop playing until the final boss has bitten the textile dust.



Yakuza 4 (PS3)
Developer: SEGA
Publisher: SEGA
Genre: Action / Adventure
7/10
Summary: In the wait for Shenmue 3, the Yakuza games continue to be good substitutes.



MotorStorm: Apocalypse (PS3)
Developer: Evolution Studios
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Racing
5/10
Summary: Some good online support could have lifted Apocalypse, because just as its predecessor it doesn't have enough depth to bring joy in the long haul.



Dragon Age II (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: EA
Genre: RPG
9/10
Summary: Lots of stuff to do on the side of the main story, gorgeous design and almost endless replayability. BioWare has done it again.



Test Drive Unlimited 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Eden Games
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Genre: Racing
6/10
Summary: The game's level system tries to lure me out on the country roads, but in the end the landscape consists mostly of pointless missions. An average game overall.



Fight Night Champion (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA Sports
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports / Fighting
8/10
Summary: Good-looking graphics and a stunning sports game.



Moto GP 10/11 (PS3, X360)
Genre: Racing
8/10
Summary: It feels like a true simulator, more so than its predecessors. Apart from old graphics, this is the best motorcycle racing game in many, many years.



Knights Contract (PS3, X360)
Genre: Action
2/10
Summary: It's an action game in the same spirit as Ninja Gaiden, but with controls, graphics, artificial intelligence and overall design that induces vomiting.