When released for the 360, Blue Dragon was a satisfying (if incredibly conventional) Japanese RPG for a system that at the time was lacking in the turn-based glory that consumers of the Rising Sun wholeheartedly enjoy. While it was a …
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Preview: Stormrise (X360)
Recent history is full of console RTS ports falling over themselves in an effort to, at best, recreate something marginally evocative of the PC experience. But Vispi Bhopti, The Creative Assembly’s Communications Manager, contends that Stormrise’s control scheme, which was …
Review: Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (Wii)
Although they share Shaun White’s visage and a snowboarding theme, not much else ties Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip to its PS3/Xbox 360 counterpart – and that’s a good thing. While the more powerful console version looks arguably better, obtuse …
Review: Space Invaders (Wii)
As the second stage in the series’ 30th-anniversary revival (following Space Invaders Extreme), Space Invaders Get Even turns the tables on the traditional franchise formula, putting you in the shoes (well, the saucer) of the titular invaders as you wreak …
Review: Chronicles of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena (Xbox 360)
After years of silence, we finally see a full-on, HD-era re-envisioning of one of the Xbox’s finest games. Seeing that phrase emblazoned in large letters in, well, the courtyard of a space prison officially changed my thinking from “This Chronicles …
Review : Tomb Raider: Underworld – Nintendo DS
Civilization itself is at stake in Tomb Raider: Underworld, a superb new addition to the Nintendo DS range. It’s down to you – and you alone – to save all of us from the evil god Natla. You might not …
Review: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 will unleash a new tag team experience, allowing players to build momentum and attributes, eliminate opponents with high impact double teams and finishers, as well as get the “hot tag” for the win. When Midway …
Sony’s PlayStation Home gets seriously previewed
We’ve been intrigued by Sony’s PlayStation Home concept for, like, ever now, but considering just how long the thing has been delayed, we’re trying to avoid any contact with pre-launch fodder in order to keep our hopes low. That being …