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PSM2_
posted May 4, 2005
If you're sick to the core of watching grizzled old men in body-hugging wetsuits limp-wrist their way around oil rigs and military bases, you'll be glad to know that Fatal Shadows performs the hitherto unimaginable task of making stealth actually sexy.Firstly, there's a noticeable drop in the number of men involved this time around. Former Tenchu protagonist Rikimaru has been axed in favour of series mainstay Ayame and newcomer, Rin. They're both women, they're both incredibly 'well-rounded'
Last September the gaming world was rocked by the release of the biggest selling game the UK had ever seen. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas broke all records, becoming the fastest selling title ever. And it was only on PS2.Finally, after much speculation and foot tapping, Rockstar has released this monumental game, which features guns, ghettos and that all-important dose of car crime, on to Xbox and PC.The first, most immediately noticeable change is with the game's graphics. While the PS2 version
By injecting some new ideas into its current first-person shooter project, French developer Kylotonn (previously responsible for IronStorm) is hoping that Bet on Soldier will provide players with a refreshingly spicy twist to a genre that all-too-often relies on tried-and-tested formulas.Set somewhere in the not-too-distant future, BoS takes place against the grim backdrop of a war that has raged on earth for over eight destructive decades. However, the war isn't perpetuated by political,
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PSM2_
posted April 13, 2005
Busts are great. Whether they're adorning a lady's front or reminding you what Mozart looked like, they're pleasing to the eye, even nicer to touch and... no, hang on a minute. Narc, obviously, isn't about that type of bust at all. Based on the ultra-violent 1988 arcade game, it's a True Crime clone, full of drugs, guns and - surprise! - ultra-violence. Oh, and busts. Gravelly voice on, then: you are Jack Forzenski (voiced by Michael Madsen) or Marcus Hill (Bill 'Who He?' Bellamy) - one's a
A sensationally original web-based game was released in 2002 that set the internet alight. That game was Alien Hominid, and it was downloaded a whopping nine million times.Spruced up and released as a full-blown title, Hominid is looking and playing sharper than ever. Our yellow bug-like extraterrestrial pal romps his way through 16 levels of blasting heaven in a quest to recapture his UFO.Hominid is a 2D two-player side-scrolling shooter that plays similarly to Metal Slug or Contra, but sports
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Edge_
posted March 30, 2005
Given what you may already know about Red Ninja - the flashing of thighs, the slashing of throats - it may seem perverse that it has a heart as affectingly warm as its savagery is cold. It's still remarkably savage: surprise is usually mortal, thunderous arterial spray in place of exclamation marks, and that sinuous Tetsugen wire so shockingly swift that a sentry's decapitated body takes an eternity to follow his head in a grisly twirl to the turf. But where much of the stealth genre is cloaked
While the world marvels at the tightly-honed realism of the latest Gran Turismo instalment, Rockstar is about to hit back with another one of those fast and crazy arcade racers that throw away the restrictions of real life physical laws and just concentrate on fun. Eye-bleeding, face-lifting fun.Featuring 65 licensed cars, 10 different motorcycles spanning standard bikes and choppers, and officially licensed parts and car designs, Midnight Club 3 is a game of two halves.On one hand you have
If you ask anyone what they remember most about grizzly anti-terrorist shooter Soldier of Fortune, nine times out of 10 they'll mention the gore.The game was made famous for giving players the opportunity to not only kill, but to dismember. Legs, arms, heads... all could be removed by a well-placed, suitably-powerful gunshot. It was crude, over the top and existed purely to make what was an average shooter stand out from the crowd.You can indulge in the same sort of body alterations in Cold
Games based on Batman, one of the most famous comic book caped crusaders, have a reputation for being stinkier than a pile of freshly laid bat mess, which is absolutely criminal considering the wealth of creative potential that's loaded into the source material.Hoping to buck this depressing trend is Derby-based developer Eurocom and publishing powerhouse Electronic Arts, who have been charged with the task of producing the eponymous game of the upcoming Batman Begins movie.Focusing intensely
Peter Molyneux slams a foot-tall pile of densely typed design documents in front of us. The sheer weight of paper brings to mind less Black & White, and more War and Peace.An apt parallel, given the game of dual moralities Molyneux and designer Ron Miller are trying to create. Good players build and nurture; bad players destroy. One is a god of peace; one is a god of war. Half city building; half RTS. You're asked to manage (not necessarily care for) a civilisation, in a reactive, physical
