Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, X360)
Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Take 2
Genre: Action
PLUS: Wonderful graphics, fantastic design, incredible variation, cool dynamic, awesome music, sweet atmosphere, incredibly good story
MINUS: Some messy actionsequences
10/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 10]
Comment: 100% amazing.
Age of Conan (PC)
Developer: Funcom
Publisher: Eidos
Genre: Online RPG
PLUS: Awesome fightingsystem, lovely atmosphere, incredibly good-looking
MINUS: Pretty steep lurningcurve
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 10, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Cool barbarian slaughter.
Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition (PC)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: New kinds of missions, gorgeous graphics, atmospheric
MINUS: No replay-value, demands a lot from the system
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound; 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Really good.
måndag 12 maj 2008
lördag 12 april 2008
Issue 56: April 2008
Condemned 2 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Monolith Software
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action/Horror
PLUS: Frightening, good fighting system, cool story, good controls
MINUS: Less than average multiplayer-support...
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Very good horror.
Viking: Battle for Asgard (PS3, X360)
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Variedly, really good-looking, huge battles, brutal fights
MINUS: Too easy fighting system, partly a bit un-polished
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 8]
Comment: Astride action!
Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Fantastic onlinemode, charmingly as usual, excellent partygame
MINUS: Re-used tracks, short singleplayer-mode
8/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Perfect game for parties.
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Challenging, good AI, cool controls
MINUS: Old graphics, they cancelled the 4-player co-op
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Good expansion.
Odin Sphere (PS2)
Developer: Vanillaware
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Supergroovy graphics, catchy story, very challenging
MINUS: Sometimes misses flow...
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Wonderful tragedy.
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution (Wii)
Developer: Tomy
Publisher: D3 Publishing
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Lots of ninjas, fresh graphics, good controls, nice music
MINUS: No widescreen-mode, no online-support
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 9, durability: 7]
Comment: The best Wii-fighting.
God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
Developer: Ready at Dawn
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Unbelievable graphics, amazing sound and wonderful gameplay
MINUS: A bit too short...
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 10, gameplay: 9, durability: 7]
Comment: Godly slaughter.
Final Fantasy: Ring of Fates (DS)
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Fantastic music, gorgeous, fun with more players
MINUS: Bad AI, no Wi-Fi, childish story
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Simple & cheerful.
Everybody's Golf: World Tour (PS3)
Developer: Clap Hanz
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Simple and precise controls, good onlinemode
MINUS: Few news, old graphics
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Enjoyably.
Cruis'n (Wii)
Developer: Midway
Publisher: Midway
Genre: Racing
PLUS: -
MINUS: Hysterically uber-superugly, worthless controls, terrible music, completely worthless tracks, etcetera...
1/10 [graphics: 1, sound: 2, gameplay: 1, durability: 1]
Comment: Murder Inc.
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
Developer: Polyphony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Hysterically good-looking graphics, good car-physics, good music, good sense of speed
MINUS: Thin with content, no real-time-deformation
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: It is promising...
Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Omega Force
Publisher: Koei
Genre: Action
PLUS: Easy to play, rich with content, very intense, entertaining
MINUS: Slowdowns, stiff backgrounds, in bits dull
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Steady action.
UEFA Euro 2008 (PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Nice graphics, good careermode, fixed game-sense
MINUS: Not much gameplay-wise, thinly content
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Fifa's little brother.
Bomberman Land Wii (Wii)
Developer: Hudson Soft
Publisher: Hudson Soft
Genre: Party
PLUS: The classic Bomberman is featured...
MINUS: Boring mini-games, unnecessary tournament-mode, ugly graphics
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 4, gameplay: 3, durability: 3]
Comment: Boring and ugly.
No More Heroes (Wii)
Developer: Grasshopper
Publisher: Rising Star
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Wonderfully designed puzzles, charming design
MINUS: No checkpoints, pointless story
8/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Weird & good.
Developer: Monolith Software
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action/Horror
PLUS: Frightening, good fighting system, cool story, good controls
MINUS: Less than average multiplayer-support...
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Very good horror.
Viking: Battle for Asgard (PS3, X360)
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Variedly, really good-looking, huge battles, brutal fights
MINUS: Too easy fighting system, partly a bit un-polished
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 8]
Comment: Astride action!
Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Fantastic onlinemode, charmingly as usual, excellent partygame
MINUS: Re-used tracks, short singleplayer-mode
8/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Perfect game for parties.
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Challenging, good AI, cool controls
MINUS: Old graphics, they cancelled the 4-player co-op
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Good expansion.
Odin Sphere (PS2)
Developer: Vanillaware
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Supergroovy graphics, catchy story, very challenging
MINUS: Sometimes misses flow...
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Wonderful tragedy.
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution (Wii)
Developer: Tomy
Publisher: D3 Publishing
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Lots of ninjas, fresh graphics, good controls, nice music
MINUS: No widescreen-mode, no online-support
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 9, durability: 7]
Comment: The best Wii-fighting.
God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
Developer: Ready at Dawn
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Unbelievable graphics, amazing sound and wonderful gameplay
MINUS: A bit too short...
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 10, gameplay: 9, durability: 7]
Comment: Godly slaughter.
Final Fantasy: Ring of Fates (DS)
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Fantastic music, gorgeous, fun with more players
MINUS: Bad AI, no Wi-Fi, childish story
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Simple & cheerful.
Everybody's Golf: World Tour (PS3)
Developer: Clap Hanz
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Simple and precise controls, good onlinemode
MINUS: Few news, old graphics
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Enjoyably.
Cruis'n (Wii)
Developer: Midway
Publisher: Midway
Genre: Racing
PLUS: -
MINUS: Hysterically uber-superugly, worthless controls, terrible music, completely worthless tracks, etcetera...
1/10 [graphics: 1, sound: 2, gameplay: 1, durability: 1]
Comment: Murder Inc.
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
Developer: Polyphony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Hysterically good-looking graphics, good car-physics, good music, good sense of speed
MINUS: Thin with content, no real-time-deformation
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: It is promising...
Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Omega Force
Publisher: Koei
Genre: Action
PLUS: Easy to play, rich with content, very intense, entertaining
MINUS: Slowdowns, stiff backgrounds, in bits dull
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Steady action.
UEFA Euro 2008 (PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Nice graphics, good careermode, fixed game-sense
MINUS: Not much gameplay-wise, thinly content
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Fifa's little brother.
Bomberman Land Wii (Wii)
Developer: Hudson Soft
Publisher: Hudson Soft
Genre: Party
PLUS: The classic Bomberman is featured...
MINUS: Boring mini-games, unnecessary tournament-mode, ugly graphics
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 4, gameplay: 3, durability: 3]
Comment: Boring and ugly.
No More Heroes (Wii)
Developer: Grasshopper
Publisher: Rising Star
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Wonderfully designed puzzles, charming design
MINUS: No checkpoints, pointless story
8/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Weird & good.
söndag 9 mars 2008
Issue 55: March 2008
Dark Sector (X360, PS3)
Developer: Digital Extremes
Publisher: D3
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nice graphics, huge bosses, some really cool ideas
MINUS: Boring leveldesigns, stupid enemies, lots of technical fails
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 5, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Average fun...
Bully: Scholarship Edition (X360, Wii)
Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Take 2
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nice design, nice setup, big freedom, rich with content
MINUS: Long loadingtimes, aweful graphics, expensive
7/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Not really an A.
Sega Superstars Tennis (DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: Sumo Digital
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Cool Sega-nostalgia, charming minigames, cheerful graphics
MINUS: Rotten controls, unbalanced characters, messy
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: Average tennis.
House of the Dead 2&3 Returns (Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Entertaining shooting, comically bad cut-scenes
MINUS: Tremendously repetitive, way too short, worthless sound
5/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 2, gameplay: 7, durability: 3]
Comment: Zombie-drab.
Unreal Tournament III (PS3)
Developer: Epic
Publisher: Epic
Genre: Action
PLUS: Brutal pace, acrimoniously setup, sweet controls, good graphics
MINUS: Miserable story, some small problems with the online-part
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Bloody online-butchering.
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Stunning cut-scenes, hard to put down
MINUS: Partly too hard, simple graphics, straggling story
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: RPG-fun.
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Wii)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Phenomenal controls, good flow online
MINUS: Short campaign, stupid computer-controlled players
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Decent war.
Lost Planet (PS3)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
PLUS: Stunning theme, good action, amazing bossfights, variedly
MINUS: Too easy, bad screenupdating, un-sharp graphics
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Half-sloppy port.
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Spark
Publisher: Codemasters
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good concept, cool prototype-weapons
MINUS: Bad graphics, stiff controls, worthless sound, fatal AI
3/10 [graphics: 3, sound: 2, gameplay: 2, durability: 3]
Comment: Completely useless.
Patapon (PSP)
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Wonderful graphics, sweet soldiers, groovy enemies, original
MINUS: Partly a bit too hard
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Wonderfully fun!
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (PS2, Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Nice graphics, good ideas, lots of minigames
MINUS: Controls are meh, maddening music
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 5, gameplay: 6, durability: 4]
Comment: Decent racing.
Fifa Street 3 (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Sweet caricatures, simple controls, stunning presentation
MINUS: Gets repetitive quickly, failing durability
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Caricature-football.
Developer: Digital Extremes
Publisher: D3
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nice graphics, huge bosses, some really cool ideas
MINUS: Boring leveldesigns, stupid enemies, lots of technical fails
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 5, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Average fun...
Bully: Scholarship Edition (X360, Wii)
Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Take 2
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nice design, nice setup, big freedom, rich with content
MINUS: Long loadingtimes, aweful graphics, expensive
7/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Not really an A.
Sega Superstars Tennis (DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: Sumo Digital
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Cool Sega-nostalgia, charming minigames, cheerful graphics
MINUS: Rotten controls, unbalanced characters, messy
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: Average tennis.
House of the Dead 2&3 Returns (Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Entertaining shooting, comically bad cut-scenes
MINUS: Tremendously repetitive, way too short, worthless sound
5/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 2, gameplay: 7, durability: 3]
Comment: Zombie-drab.
Unreal Tournament III (PS3)
Developer: Epic
Publisher: Epic
Genre: Action
PLUS: Brutal pace, acrimoniously setup, sweet controls, good graphics
MINUS: Miserable story, some small problems with the online-part
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Bloody online-butchering.
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Stunning cut-scenes, hard to put down
MINUS: Partly too hard, simple graphics, straggling story
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: RPG-fun.
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Wii)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Phenomenal controls, good flow online
MINUS: Short campaign, stupid computer-controlled players
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Decent war.
Lost Planet (PS3)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
PLUS: Stunning theme, good action, amazing bossfights, variedly
MINUS: Too easy, bad screenupdating, un-sharp graphics
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Half-sloppy port.
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Spark
Publisher: Codemasters
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good concept, cool prototype-weapons
MINUS: Bad graphics, stiff controls, worthless sound, fatal AI
3/10 [graphics: 3, sound: 2, gameplay: 2, durability: 3]
Comment: Completely useless.
Patapon (PSP)
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Wonderful graphics, sweet soldiers, groovy enemies, original
MINUS: Partly a bit too hard
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Wonderfully fun!
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (PS2, Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Nice graphics, good ideas, lots of minigames
MINUS: Controls are meh, maddening music
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 5, gameplay: 6, durability: 4]
Comment: Decent racing.
Fifa Street 3 (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Sweet caricatures, simple controls, stunning presentation
MINUS: Gets repetitive quickly, failing durability
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Caricature-football.
söndag 10 februari 2008
Issue 54: February 2008
Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC, X360)
Developer: Kaos Studios
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: High-paced, well-done controls, good multiplayer-support
MINUS: Some really bad levels, bad AI
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Fun oil-war.
Army of Two (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool co-op support, varying, good action, lots of weapons
MINUS: Almost useless if you're alone
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Brilliant co-op.
The Club (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Bizarre Creations
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Lots of action, cool characters, lots of varying weapons
MINUS: Bad levels, completely dull, very simple
5/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Pale gun-club.
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Action
PLUS: Incredible music, good feeling, real challenge
MINUS: Some frustrating moments
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Cool collection.
Devil May Cry 4 (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool action, great bossfights, amazing animations, nice graphics
MINUS: Some cameraproblems, few checkpoints
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Cool action-candy.
Turok (PS3, X360)
Developer: Propaganda Games
Publisher: Buena Vista Games
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool concept, okay controls, varying weapons
MINUS: Bad leveldesign, worthless AI, ugly graphics
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 4, gameplay: 4, durability: 3]
Comment: Useless native american.
Nights: Journey of Dreams (Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Cousy design, fun in two-player, good bossfights
MINUS: Messy controls, messy leveldesign, hopeless soundmixing
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 4, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Sega should be ashamed.
Burnout: Paradise (PS3, X360)
Developer: Criterion
Publisher: EA
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Wonderful game-world, fantastic online-support, cool car-physics
MINUS: The start is hard to understand, some boring cars
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Wonderful racing.
Beautiful Katamari (X360)
Developer: Namco Bandai
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Genre: Puzzle
PLUS: Wonderful music, fun onlinestatistics, addicting
MINUS: Repetitive, bad camera, very short
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Fun but short.
Donkey Kong Jet Race (Wii)
Developer: Paon
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Lots of modes, lots of levels
MINUS: Terrible music, bad controls, ugly graphics, boring leveldesign
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 2, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Animal-abuse.
Lost Odyssey (X360)
Developer: Mistwalker
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Wonderful sound, good character-design, ambitious fights
MINUS: Long loadingtimes, predictible story, flat graphics
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 7]
Comment: Average RPG.
MX vs. ATV: Untamed (PS2, PS3, X360)
Developer: Rainbow Studios
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Lots of vehicles, more comp. types, lots of tracks
MINUS: Boring cars, bad sound
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: More mud.
Battalion Wars 2 (Wii)
Developer: Kuju
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good controls, charming, onlinesupport, varying
MINUS: A bit unenthusiastic, too easy, no co-op
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Pretty charming.
Manhunt 2 (PS2, Wii)
Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Take 2
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good atmosphere, some good ideas
MINUS: Random, ugly graphics, dull, supposed to upset only
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 5, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Boring butchering.
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Wonderful puzzle-designs, charming
MINUS: No checkpoints, pointless story
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Super-charming.
Developer: Kaos Studios
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: High-paced, well-done controls, good multiplayer-support
MINUS: Some really bad levels, bad AI
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Fun oil-war.
Army of Two (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool co-op support, varying, good action, lots of weapons
MINUS: Almost useless if you're alone
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 7]
Comment: Brilliant co-op.
The Club (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Bizarre Creations
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
PLUS: Lots of action, cool characters, lots of varying weapons
MINUS: Bad levels, completely dull, very simple
5/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Pale gun-club.
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Action
PLUS: Incredible music, good feeling, real challenge
MINUS: Some frustrating moments
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Cool collection.
Devil May Cry 4 (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool action, great bossfights, amazing animations, nice graphics
MINUS: Some cameraproblems, few checkpoints
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Cool action-candy.
Turok (PS3, X360)
Developer: Propaganda Games
Publisher: Buena Vista Games
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool concept, okay controls, varying weapons
MINUS: Bad leveldesign, worthless AI, ugly graphics
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 4, gameplay: 4, durability: 3]
Comment: Useless native american.
Nights: Journey of Dreams (Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Cousy design, fun in two-player, good bossfights
MINUS: Messy controls, messy leveldesign, hopeless soundmixing
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 4, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Sega should be ashamed.
Burnout: Paradise (PS3, X360)
Developer: Criterion
Publisher: EA
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Wonderful game-world, fantastic online-support, cool car-physics
MINUS: The start is hard to understand, some boring cars
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Wonderful racing.
Beautiful Katamari (X360)
Developer: Namco Bandai
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Genre: Puzzle
PLUS: Wonderful music, fun onlinestatistics, addicting
MINUS: Repetitive, bad camera, very short
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Fun but short.
Donkey Kong Jet Race (Wii)
Developer: Paon
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Lots of modes, lots of levels
MINUS: Terrible music, bad controls, ugly graphics, boring leveldesign
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 2, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Animal-abuse.
Lost Odyssey (X360)
Developer: Mistwalker
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Wonderful sound, good character-design, ambitious fights
MINUS: Long loadingtimes, predictible story, flat graphics
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 7]
Comment: Average RPG.
MX vs. ATV: Untamed (PS2, PS3, X360)
Developer: Rainbow Studios
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Lots of vehicles, more comp. types, lots of tracks
MINUS: Boring cars, bad sound
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: More mud.
Battalion Wars 2 (Wii)
Developer: Kuju
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good controls, charming, onlinesupport, varying
MINUS: A bit unenthusiastic, too easy, no co-op
6/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 5]
Comment: Pretty charming.
Manhunt 2 (PS2, Wii)
Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Take 2
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good atmosphere, some good ideas
MINUS: Random, ugly graphics, dull, supposed to upset only
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 5, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Boring butchering.
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Wonderful puzzle-designs, charming
MINUS: No checkpoints, pointless story
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 9]
Comment: Super-charming.
söndag 16 december 2007
Issue 53: December 2007/January 2008
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action/Adventure
PLUS: Supercool graphics and fresh animations, comfortable controls
MINUS: Some frustrating sections, a little too short
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Lara Croft is dead.
F.E.A.R. Files (X360)
Developer: Timegate
Publisher: Vivendi
Genre: Action
PLUS: Two games in one package, lots of rough action
MINUS: The expansion Perseus Mandate is weak, problems with the textures
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Average package.
Mass Effect (X360)
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Amazing telling, wonderful story, well-done fighting system, fantastic characters, stunning voices
MINUS: Unstable screen-updating
10/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 10, gameplay: 10, durability: 9]
Comment: Wonderful!
Endless Ocean (Wii)
Developer: Arika
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Nice fishes, nice environments, fun discoveries, big variation
MINUS: Partly a bit stale, some unintrested fishes
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 5, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Calming swimming.
Tabula Rasa (PC)
Developer: Destination Games
Publisher: NCSoft
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Dynamic world, intresting missions, grows with time
MINUS: Ugly design, messy controls, buggy
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: An uncut diamond.
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Party
PLUS: Good multiplayer-mode, real funny rabbits, fun minigames
MINUS: Boring singleplayer-mode, few minigames
7/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 4]
Comment: Short but fun.
Sonic Rivals 2 (PSP)
Developer: Backbone Entertainment
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Nice pace, fun leveldesigns, lots of stuff to collect
MINUS: Rotten music, failing controls, unnecessary story
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 4, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: Average fun.
Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action/Adventure
PLUS: Supercool graphics and fresh animations, comfortable controls
MINUS: Some frustrating sections, a little too short
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Lara Croft is dead.
F.E.A.R. Files (X360)
Developer: Timegate
Publisher: Vivendi
Genre: Action
PLUS: Two games in one package, lots of rough action
MINUS: The expansion Perseus Mandate is weak, problems with the textures
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Average package.
Mass Effect (X360)
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Amazing telling, wonderful story, well-done fighting system, fantastic characters, stunning voices
MINUS: Unstable screen-updating
10/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 10, gameplay: 10, durability: 9]
Comment: Wonderful!
Endless Ocean (Wii)
Developer: Arika
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Nice fishes, nice environments, fun discoveries, big variation
MINUS: Partly a bit stale, some unintrested fishes
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 5, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Calming swimming.
Tabula Rasa (PC)
Developer: Destination Games
Publisher: NCSoft
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Dynamic world, intresting missions, grows with time
MINUS: Ugly design, messy controls, buggy
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: An uncut diamond.
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Party
PLUS: Good multiplayer-mode, real funny rabbits, fun minigames
MINUS: Boring singleplayer-mode, few minigames
7/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 4]
Comment: Short but fun.
Sonic Rivals 2 (PSP)
Developer: Backbone Entertainment
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Nice pace, fun leveldesigns, lots of stuff to collect
MINUS: Rotten music, failing controls, unnecessary story
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 4, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: Average fun.
onsdag 14 november 2007
Issue 52: November 2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Infinity Ward
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Action
PLUS: Great controls, amazing graphics, superb onlinesupport
MINUS: The enemy-dogs is annoying, way too short
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 10, durability: 8]
Comment: Fantastic.
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: IO Interactive
Publisher: Eidos
Genre: Action
PLUS: Coo concept, good cutscenes, lovely story
MINUS: Rotten controls, hopeless gamedesign, stupid enemies
4/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: 100% cerebral haemorrhage.
Gears of War (PC)
Developer: Epic Games
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Brutaly beautiful, lovely action, lots of new content
MINUS: Pretty volatile, too few players in multiplayer
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Supercool action.
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Incredibly filled with a good atmosphere, stunning space-surroundings, amazing music, revolutionalized, incredible controls
MINUS: Momental a little too easy
10/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 10, gameplay: 10, durability: 9]
Comment: Nintendo-magic.
Crysis (PC)
Developer: Crytek
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Perversed good-looking graphics, wonderful controls, cool weapons, very exciting, very variated, well-sounded
MINUS: Sometimes almost inhumanly hard
10/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 10, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Completely wonderful!
Assassin's Creed (PS3, X360) (PC version in 2008)
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Awesome graphics, well-done controls, lots of sneaking
MINUS: Repetitive missiondesign
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 7]
Comment: Beautiful sneaking.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Great controls, realistic ball-physics, cool animations
MINUS: Average graphics, few news, bad onlinemode
8/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Fifa-beatch.
NBA Live 08 (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Amazingly good controls, lovely pace, stunning graphics...
MINUS: Stupid shotsystem, annoying dunk-competition
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Slam dunk.
Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice (PSP)
Developer: Bigbig Studios
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nonsense-free action, lots of variated missions, cool music
MINUS: Momental too hard, monotonous after a while
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 7]
Comment: Cinematic action.
The Simpsons Game (PS2, PS3, X360, Wii)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Beautiful sense of humour, fantastic dialogue, amazing design
MINUS: Average controls, bad camera
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 9, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: A fun parody.
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (PS2, PS3, X360, Wii)
Developer: Neversoft
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Extremesports
PLUS: Responsive controls, lots of well-knowned skaters
MINUS: Old mechanics, some technical misses, boring environments
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Old cheese.
Need for Speed: Pro Street (Multi)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Super-amazing graphics, superb car-physics, challenging, lovely
MINUS: Momental a little unlogical structured
8/10 [graphics: 9, durability: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Amazing fun.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: Neversoft
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Music
PLUS: Cool design, cool attitude, variated songs, good sound-quality
MINUS: Momental it gets out of step, a little pale tracklist, daft bosses
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Stable rock-moment.
Race 07: The WTCC Game (PC)
Developer: Simbin
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Wonderful controls, fantastic physics, full of content
MINUS: A little old graphical-wise
8/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Cool simulator-racing.
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (X360)
Developer: Namco Bandai
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Action
PLUS: Explosive action, well-working concept, well-done online-part
MINUS: Few news, banal and predictable story
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Fight-charter.
Eye of Judgment (PS3)
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Well-working cardmonitoring, wee thoughtout rules
MINUS: Lengthy to play, expensive
6/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Different.
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Yuke's
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: Full of content, the 24/7-mode is well-done
MINUS: Terrible controls, jerky animations, bad physics, low pace
4/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 3, durability: 3]
Comment: Downs syndrome.
CSI: Hard Evidence (PC, X360, Wii)
Developer: Telltale Games
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Puzzle
PLUS: Tolerable dialogues
MINUS: Horribly easy, pointless, ugly, senselessly biased
Comment: Idioticly boring.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Classic characters, lots of competitions, nice graphics
MINUS: Messy controls, repetitive soundeffects
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 4, gameplay: 7, durability: 6]
Comment: Uneven Olympiad.
Wipeout Pulse (PSP)
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Rich of content, gorgeous, cool feeling, good onlinesupport
MINUS: Too less gameplay-news
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Lovely racing.
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Gorgeous graphics, variated, fairly challenging, rich of content
MINUS: Not that interesting story, few gameplay-news
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Ratchet in a great shape.
Hellgate: London (PC)
Developer: Flagship Studios
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action/RPG
PLUS: Huge environments, dynamic gameplay-mechanics, good online-part
MINUS: Stale gamingworld, half-ugly levels, only for Diablo-fans
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 7, gameplay: 5, durability: 6]
Comment: Lukewarm butchering.
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Generous extragame, brilliant puzzles, lovely controls
MINUS: Pretty square
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 10, durability: 9]
Comment: Extremely good.
The Witcher (PC)
Developer: CD Projekt
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Action
PLUS: Incredibly good-looking, good depth in the character-system, rich of content
MINUS: Momental bad controls, some lengthy missions
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Marvellous!
Football Manager 2008 (PC)
Developer: Ports Interactive
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Well-done database, cool structure, lots of small improvements
MINUS: Horrible sound, some small misses
9/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 2, gameplay: 9, durability: 10]
Comment: Football-mania.
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (PSP)
Developer: S2 Games
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Lovely minigames, lovely music
MINUS: Messy controls, bad converting, primitive graphics
4/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 3]
Comment: Battered classic.
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: Travellers Tales
Publisher: Lucasarts
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Two complete games, charming, colorful graphics, humouristic
MINUS: Not much new stuff, too hard for the young ones
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 8]
Comment: Jampacked box.
Nascar 08 (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Okey graphics, well-done presentation
MINUS: Bad car-physics, thin careermode, bad onlinemode
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: Pale racing.
Folklore (PS3)
Developer: Game Republic
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool design, nice gameplay, challenging
MINUS: Repetitive, a little messy camera
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Cousy action.
Conan (PS3, X360)
Developer: Nihilistic
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: Tolerable swordfights, Conan is well animated...
MINUS: Not many good ideas, stale, boring and very dull
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 5, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: Stupid barbarian.
Fantasy Wars (PC)
Developer: Ino-Co
Publisher: Nobilis
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Functional graphics, good sound
MINUS: Stubborn and messy interface, boring, cliché-story
4/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Failure of fantasy.
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire (PC)
Developer: Blue Byte
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Comfortable graphics, very rich of content, charming
MINUS: Messy user-interface, meaningless design
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 6]
Comment: Cousy god-simulator.
Surf's Up (Multi)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Good game-mechanics, good game-idea
MINUS: Extremely easy, not much content, very dull
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 5, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: License-monotony.
Spiderman: Friend or Foe (Multi)
Developer: Next Level Games
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good-looking character-models, fun bossfights
MINUS: Becomes dull quickly, very standardized
5/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: Standard-action.
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (PS2)
Developer: Cyberconnect2
Publisher: Bandai
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Lots of characters, nice style, cool attacks
MINUS: Pretty jerky and hard-controlled
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 6]
Comment: Clear Jounin-class.
Obscure II (PC, PS2, Wii)
Developer: Hydravision
Publisher: Playlogic
Genre: Horror
PLUS: Momental a good atmosphere, charming, sometimes scary
MINUS: Messy camera, bad fighting-system, stale
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Tolerable B-horror.
Developer: Infinity Ward
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Action
PLUS: Great controls, amazing graphics, superb onlinesupport
MINUS: The enemy-dogs is annoying, way too short
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 10, durability: 8]
Comment: Fantastic.
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: IO Interactive
Publisher: Eidos
Genre: Action
PLUS: Coo concept, good cutscenes, lovely story
MINUS: Rotten controls, hopeless gamedesign, stupid enemies
4/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: 100% cerebral haemorrhage.
Gears of War (PC)
Developer: Epic Games
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Brutaly beautiful, lovely action, lots of new content
MINUS: Pretty volatile, too few players in multiplayer
9/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Supercool action.
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Incredibly filled with a good atmosphere, stunning space-surroundings, amazing music, revolutionalized, incredible controls
MINUS: Momental a little too easy
10/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 10, gameplay: 10, durability: 9]
Comment: Nintendo-magic.
Crysis (PC)
Developer: Crytek
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Perversed good-looking graphics, wonderful controls, cool weapons, very exciting, very variated, well-sounded
MINUS: Sometimes almost inhumanly hard
10/10 [graphics: 10, sound: 10, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Completely wonderful!
Assassin's Creed (PS3, X360) (PC version in 2008)
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Awesome graphics, well-done controls, lots of sneaking
MINUS: Repetitive missiondesign
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 7]
Comment: Beautiful sneaking.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Great controls, realistic ball-physics, cool animations
MINUS: Average graphics, few news, bad onlinemode
8/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Fifa-beatch.
NBA Live 08 (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Amazingly good controls, lovely pace, stunning graphics...
MINUS: Stupid shotsystem, annoying dunk-competition
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Slam dunk.
Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice (PSP)
Developer: Bigbig Studios
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nonsense-free action, lots of variated missions, cool music
MINUS: Momental too hard, monotonous after a while
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 7]
Comment: Cinematic action.
The Simpsons Game (PS2, PS3, X360, Wii)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Beautiful sense of humour, fantastic dialogue, amazing design
MINUS: Average controls, bad camera
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 9, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: A fun parody.
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (PS2, PS3, X360, Wii)
Developer: Neversoft
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Extremesports
PLUS: Responsive controls, lots of well-knowned skaters
MINUS: Old mechanics, some technical misses, boring environments
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 5, durability: 5]
Comment: Old cheese.
Need for Speed: Pro Street (Multi)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Super-amazing graphics, superb car-physics, challenging, lovely
MINUS: Momental a little unlogical structured
8/10 [graphics: 9, durability: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Amazing fun.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: Neversoft
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Music
PLUS: Cool design, cool attitude, variated songs, good sound-quality
MINUS: Momental it gets out of step, a little pale tracklist, daft bosses
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Stable rock-moment.
Race 07: The WTCC Game (PC)
Developer: Simbin
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Wonderful controls, fantastic physics, full of content
MINUS: A little old graphical-wise
8/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Cool simulator-racing.
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (X360)
Developer: Namco Bandai
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Action
PLUS: Explosive action, well-working concept, well-done online-part
MINUS: Few news, banal and predictable story
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Fight-charter.
Eye of Judgment (PS3)
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Well-working cardmonitoring, wee thoughtout rules
MINUS: Lengthy to play, expensive
6/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 6, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Different.
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (PS3, X360)
Developer: Yuke's
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: Full of content, the 24/7-mode is well-done
MINUS: Terrible controls, jerky animations, bad physics, low pace
4/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 3, durability: 3]
Comment: Downs syndrome.
CSI: Hard Evidence (PC, X360, Wii)
Developer: Telltale Games
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Puzzle
PLUS: Tolerable dialogues
MINUS: Horribly easy, pointless, ugly, senselessly biased
Comment: Idioticly boring.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Classic characters, lots of competitions, nice graphics
MINUS: Messy controls, repetitive soundeffects
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 4, gameplay: 7, durability: 6]
Comment: Uneven Olympiad.
Wipeout Pulse (PSP)
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Rich of content, gorgeous, cool feeling, good onlinesupport
MINUS: Too less gameplay-news
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 8]
Comment: Lovely racing.
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Gorgeous graphics, variated, fairly challenging, rich of content
MINUS: Not that interesting story, few gameplay-news
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Ratchet in a great shape.
Hellgate: London (PC)
Developer: Flagship Studios
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action/RPG
PLUS: Huge environments, dynamic gameplay-mechanics, good online-part
MINUS: Stale gamingworld, half-ugly levels, only for Diablo-fans
6/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 7, gameplay: 5, durability: 6]
Comment: Lukewarm butchering.
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Adventure
PLUS: Generous extragame, brilliant puzzles, lovely controls
MINUS: Pretty square
9/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 8, gameplay: 10, durability: 9]
Comment: Extremely good.
The Witcher (PC)
Developer: CD Projekt
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Action
PLUS: Incredibly good-looking, good depth in the character-system, rich of content
MINUS: Momental bad controls, some lengthy missions
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 8]
Comment: Marvellous!
Football Manager 2008 (PC)
Developer: Ports Interactive
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Well-done database, cool structure, lots of small improvements
MINUS: Horrible sound, some small misses
9/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 2, gameplay: 9, durability: 10]
Comment: Football-mania.
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (PSP)
Developer: S2 Games
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Lovely minigames, lovely music
MINUS: Messy controls, bad converting, primitive graphics
4/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 3]
Comment: Battered classic.
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: Travellers Tales
Publisher: Lucasarts
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Two complete games, charming, colorful graphics, humouristic
MINUS: Not much new stuff, too hard for the young ones
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 6, gameplay: 6, durability: 8]
Comment: Jampacked box.
Nascar 08 (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Okey graphics, well-done presentation
MINUS: Bad car-physics, thin careermode, bad onlinemode
5/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: Pale racing.
Folklore (PS3)
Developer: Game Republic
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool design, nice gameplay, challenging
MINUS: Repetitive, a little messy camera
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Cousy action.
Conan (PS3, X360)
Developer: Nihilistic
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Action
PLUS: Tolerable swordfights, Conan is well animated...
MINUS: Not many good ideas, stale, boring and very dull
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 5, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: Stupid barbarian.
Fantasy Wars (PC)
Developer: Ino-Co
Publisher: Nobilis
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Functional graphics, good sound
MINUS: Stubborn and messy interface, boring, cliché-story
4/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Failure of fantasy.
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire (PC)
Developer: Blue Byte
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Comfortable graphics, very rich of content, charming
MINUS: Messy user-interface, meaningless design
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 6]
Comment: Cousy god-simulator.
Surf's Up (Multi)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Sports
PLUS: Good game-mechanics, good game-idea
MINUS: Extremely easy, not much content, very dull
5/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 5, gameplay: 5, durability: 4]
Comment: License-monotony.
Spiderman: Friend or Foe (Multi)
Developer: Next Level Games
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good-looking character-models, fun bossfights
MINUS: Becomes dull quickly, very standardized
5/10 [graphics: 5, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 5]
Comment: Standard-action.
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (PS2)
Developer: Cyberconnect2
Publisher: Bandai
Genre: Fighting
PLUS: Lots of characters, nice style, cool attacks
MINUS: Pretty jerky and hard-controlled
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 6]
Comment: Clear Jounin-class.
Obscure II (PC, PS2, Wii)
Developer: Hydravision
Publisher: Playlogic
Genre: Horror
PLUS: Momental a good atmosphere, charming, sometimes scary
MINUS: Messy camera, bad fighting-system, stale
6/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Tolerable B-horror.
lördag 20 oktober 2007
Issue 51: October 2007
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (X360)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Wonderful design, variated, challenging, colorful
MINUS: Momental bad camera, too easy fightingsystem
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Very nice.
Skate (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Extremesports
PLUS: Wonderful controls, cool, lovely animations
MINUS: Bad music, the possibility to walk is missing
8/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Skateboardingmagic.
Final Fantasy Tactics (PSP)
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Full of content, challenging, intresting multiplayerpossibilities
MINUS: Bad camera, momental long loadingtimes
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 9]
Comment: Cool strategy.
The Orange Box (PC, X360, PS3)
Developer: Valve Software
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Incredibly full of content, wonderful presentation, amazing graphics, extremely variated, cool wellsounded
MINUS: Portal seems mostly weird and isn't very fun
10/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 10, gameplay: 10, durability: 10]
Comment: Incredible box!
Eternal Sonata (X360)
Developer: Tri-Crescendo
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Wonderful design and graphics, intresting fightingsystem
MINUS: Simple story, failing character-revolution
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Nice RPG.
Eva Cash: Dirt Project (PC)
Developer: Nu Generation
Publisher: Nobilis
Genre: Action
PLUS: Eva's teddybearbag
MINUS: Horrible graphics, horrible game overall, horrible design, horrible sound
2/10 [graphics: 2, sound: 2, gameplay: 5, durability: 2]
Comment: Rubbish.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
Developer: Retro Studios
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Action
PLUS: Supersoft controls, megastunning design, cool puzzles
MINUS: Pretty slow start...
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: A wonderful ending.
Clive Barker's Jericho (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Mercury Steam
Publisher: Codemasters
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nice graphics, good voice-acting, good story
MINUS: Horrible fights, undynamic, frustrating and hard
5/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Boring butchering.
Jackass the Game (PS2, PSP)
Developer: Sidhe Interactive
Publisher: Empire
Genre: Party
PLUS: Decent graphics, okey physics, cool voice-acting
MINUS: Way too easy, way too short, pretty boring stunts
4/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 4, durability: 2]
Comment: Licensmilk.
Ratatouille (PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: THQ
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Good multiplayerfunctions, okey voice-acting
MINUS: Boring graphics, repetitive, non-existent story
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Licensfiasco.
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC, PS3, X360]
Developer: Splash Damage
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Action
PLUS: Gorgeous graphics, very balanced, very variated
MINUS: Pretty weird physics
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Onlinemassacre!
Lair (PS3)
Developer: Factor 5
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Momental really good looking, cool dragons
MINUS: Terrible controls, bad camera, frustrating and unfinished
3/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 2, durability: 3]
Comment: Crashlanding.
Fatal Inertia (PS3, X360)
Developer: Koei
Publisher: Koei
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Very nice graphics, short loadingtimes, good physics
MINUS: Bad levels, too short levels, too easy
5/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 5, gameplay: 5, durability: 3]
Comment: Decent boring.
Warhawk (PS3)
Developer: Incognito
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good controls, fantastic variation, wonderful sound
MINUS: Only multiplayer, failing communication-possibilities
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Cool onlineaction.
Halo 3 (X360)
Developer: Bungie
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Fantastic graphics, cool design, perfect pacevariation, incredible controls, wonderful multiplayermode
MINUS: Uneven and sometimes a little too strange soundmixing
10/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 10, durability: 10]
Comment: Fantastic!
PGR 4 (X360)
Developer: Bizarre Creations
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Supergood looking, good carphysics, challenging, cool onlinemode
MINUS: Pretty non-personal, a little too easy...
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Perfect racing.
John Woo's Stranglehold (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Midway
Publisher: Midway
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool gunaction, well done destruction, good dialogue
MINUS: Messy controls, a little too short, not very good looking
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 6]
Comment: Slowmotion-murder.
Timeshift (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Saber Interactive
Publisher: Vivendi
Genre: Action
PLUS: Heavy action, cool dystopic feeling, good multiplayerpart
MINUS: Pointless puzzles, generic and ugly design
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Timedemanding.
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Wonderful design, variated, challenging, colorful
MINUS: Momental bad camera, too easy fightingsystem
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Very nice.
Skate (PS3, X360)
Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Genre: Extremesports
PLUS: Wonderful controls, cool, lovely animations
MINUS: Bad music, the possibility to walk is missing
8/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Skateboardingmagic.
Final Fantasy Tactics (PSP)
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: Strategy
PLUS: Full of content, challenging, intresting multiplayerpossibilities
MINUS: Bad camera, momental long loadingtimes
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 7, gameplay: 7, durability: 9]
Comment: Cool strategy.
The Orange Box (PC, X360, PS3)
Developer: Valve Software
Publisher: EA
Genre: Action
PLUS: Incredibly full of content, wonderful presentation, amazing graphics, extremely variated, cool wellsounded
MINUS: Portal seems mostly weird and isn't very fun
10/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 10, gameplay: 10, durability: 10]
Comment: Incredible box!
Eternal Sonata (X360)
Developer: Tri-Crescendo
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Genre: RPG
PLUS: Wonderful design and graphics, intresting fightingsystem
MINUS: Simple story, failing character-revolution
7/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 6, durability: 6]
Comment: Nice RPG.
Eva Cash: Dirt Project (PC)
Developer: Nu Generation
Publisher: Nobilis
Genre: Action
PLUS: Eva's teddybearbag
MINUS: Horrible graphics, horrible game overall, horrible design, horrible sound
2/10 [graphics: 2, sound: 2, gameplay: 5, durability: 2]
Comment: Rubbish.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
Developer: Retro Studios
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Action
PLUS: Supersoft controls, megastunning design, cool puzzles
MINUS: Pretty slow start...
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 9, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: A wonderful ending.
Clive Barker's Jericho (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Mercury Steam
Publisher: Codemasters
Genre: Action
PLUS: Nice graphics, good voice-acting, good story
MINUS: Horrible fights, undynamic, frustrating and hard
5/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Boring butchering.
Jackass the Game (PS2, PSP)
Developer: Sidhe Interactive
Publisher: Empire
Genre: Party
PLUS: Decent graphics, okey physics, cool voice-acting
MINUS: Way too easy, way too short, pretty boring stunts
4/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 4, durability: 2]
Comment: Licensmilk.
Ratatouille (PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
Developer: THQ
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Platform
PLUS: Good multiplayerfunctions, okey voice-acting
MINUS: Boring graphics, repetitive, non-existent story
4/10 [graphics: 4, sound: 7, gameplay: 4, durability: 4]
Comment: Licensfiasco.
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC, PS3, X360]
Developer: Splash Damage
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Action
PLUS: Gorgeous graphics, very balanced, very variated
MINUS: Pretty weird physics
9/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 9, durability: 9]
Comment: Onlinemassacre!
Lair (PS3)
Developer: Factor 5
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Momental really good looking, cool dragons
MINUS: Terrible controls, bad camera, frustrating and unfinished
3/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 6, gameplay: 2, durability: 3]
Comment: Crashlanding.
Fatal Inertia (PS3, X360)
Developer: Koei
Publisher: Koei
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Very nice graphics, short loadingtimes, good physics
MINUS: Bad levels, too short levels, too easy
5/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 5, gameplay: 5, durability: 3]
Comment: Decent boring.
Warhawk (PS3)
Developer: Incognito
Publisher: Sony
Genre: Action
PLUS: Good controls, fantastic variation, wonderful sound
MINUS: Only multiplayer, failing communication-possibilities
8/10 [graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Cool onlineaction.
Halo 3 (X360)
Developer: Bungie
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Action
PLUS: Fantastic graphics, cool design, perfect pacevariation, incredible controls, wonderful multiplayermode
MINUS: Uneven and sometimes a little too strange soundmixing
10/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 10, durability: 10]
Comment: Fantastic!
PGR 4 (X360)
Developer: Bizarre Creations
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Racing
PLUS: Supergood looking, good carphysics, challenging, cool onlinemode
MINUS: Pretty non-personal, a little too easy...
8/10 [graphics: 9, sound: 8, gameplay: 8, durability: 8]
Comment: Perfect racing.
John Woo's Stranglehold (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Midway
Publisher: Midway
Genre: Action
PLUS: Cool gunaction, well done destruction, good dialogue
MINUS: Messy controls, a little too short, not very good looking
7/10 [graphics: 6, sound: 7, gameplay: 8, durability: 6]
Comment: Slowmotion-murder.
Timeshift (PC, PS3, X360)
Developer: Saber Interactive
Publisher: Vivendi
Genre: Action
PLUS: Heavy action, cool dystopic feeling, good multiplayerpart
MINUS: Pointless puzzles, generic and ugly design
7/10 [graphics: 7, sound: 8, gameplay: 7, durability: 7]
Comment: Timedemanding.
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