GamesRadar - DS Previews

The Ward (The Ward)

May 7, 2007

This creepy survival horror game marks the debut of a new development studio, Renegade Kid. Their ambitious first effort promises plenty of gory frights served up with impressive graphics, as players roam a derelict hospital and uncover some unnervingly grotesque surgical experiments. It has real-time lighting, which is probably a first on DS, allowing for the use of a convincing flashlight to illuminate the gloomy corridors of the hospital. The lead character is a man who wakes up to find ...

First look at Wario: Master of Disguise (Wario: Master of Disguise)

Jan 31, 2007

We've always had a soft spot for Wario. More comical a bad guy than Mario's scheming nemesis Bowser, he's also put in some fine appearances in his own games, mostly on Nintendo's previous handhelds - although the Treasure-developed Wario World on the GameCube remains an under-appreciated gem. This side-scrolling DS entry into the portly klutz's canon is looking similarly enticing. The idea, as ever, is for our avaricious anti-hero to search out treasure, and he retains the transformation ...

The World Ends With You - hands-on (The World Ends With You)

Mar 14, 2008

It’s not every day Square Enix produces a game that doesn’t end with “Fantasy” or “Hearts,” but channels the better parts of both series to create a game so bizarre, yet immensely playable. We expected as much, considering Tetsuya Nomura (the head brain behind the Kingdom Hearts series and Final Fantasy Versus XIII) directed and designed all the hipster characters for The World Ends With You - the latest ...

The World Ends With You (The World Ends With You)

Jan 14, 2008

Jan 14, 2008 We love it when this happens: its so refreshing when Square Enix move away from their usual money-spinners and finally decide to tackle a fresh, new idea. The World Ends With You is just that. Set in Shibuya, Tokyo - the hip and trendy fashion capital of Japans youth culture - this game is a 2D RPG that shirks all the usual fantasy RPG ...

Worms: Open Warfare (Worms: Open Warfare )

Mar 2, 2006

There comes a time in everyone's life where you're so damn bored or burned out that you actually flop onto the couch and watch an entire TV show about bugs, spiders and the various other creatures that inhabit your yard. At some point, they invariably have to defend their turf from an invading 70-eyed predator, and that's kinda what Worms: Open Warfare is all about. Except both factions are armed with the latest short and long range weapons the world has to ...

Worms: Open Warfare 2 (Worms: Open Warfare 2)

May 8, 2007

If the impending sunny weather and free-time of another pitiless summer is getting you down, you'll be happy to know that there'll still be a way to fight it out on the go. THQ's second foray into invertebrate battle is hitting a portable system near you in the form of Worms: Open Warfare 2. And it's very much the same classic game that has made the act of engaging in strategic warfare cuddly and addictive for well over a decade. For those who haven't been drafted onto the squirmy battle field ...

WWE SmackDown vs RAW 08 - hands-on (WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2008)

Sep 17, 2007

Sept 17, 2007 WWE's empire of brooding musclemen and wild theatrics has seen the light on most every console under the sun, generally with slight improvements considering the SmackDown franchise is released annually like other sports games. Not so for Nintendo's platforms, now seeing their first SmackDown outings. Keen on creating a separate, yet intuitive rasslin' experience for each console, THQ has crafted a peculiar fighting style for WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 08 on the DS, delivering ...

WWE SmackDown! Vs RAW 2008 (WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2008)

May 31, 2007

If you thought the notion of squeezing hulking great man-mountains into the slender Wii was farfetched, then weve got no idea how youll cope with the idea of the DS version of WWE SmackDown! vs Raw 2008. Its incredibly ...

WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2009 - first look (WWE SmackDown! vs Raw 2009)

Mar 28, 2008

Straight from WrestleMania XXIV weekend in Orlando, Fla., comes the unveiling of wrasslin’ sim WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2009. Set for release this fall on every system under the sun, the game promises more than just an increased polygon count and expanded roster. Oh no, this year’s version brings an incredible overhaul and revision of our favorite wrestling franchise, from wrestler AI to tag-team and online modes. We had a chance to ...