http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/reviews/l-M/s-a-zhttp://www.gamesradar.com/gc/madden-nfl-07/review/madden-nfl-07/a-20060825165615617039/g-20060626163148135007Last year's Madden 2006 felt like a photocopy of Madden 2005. While we were concerned this was just a case of EA completely shifting their focus from current-gen to next-gen systems, Madden 07 has done plenty to rebound from a gameplay perspective. Thing is, one of the game's greatest improvements spans all generations of consoles: updated rosters. Usually this wouldn't get a mention since it's a given, but what football fan doesn't want to take it to the defense with the once-in-a-generation ...<br/>GC reviewAug 25, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/major-league-baseball-2k6/review/major-league-baseball-2k6/a-20060613163218258098/g-20060317155528812058Holding a semi-exclusive license for Major League Baseball and boasting a number of new innovations, youd expect 2K Sports' MLB 2K6 to be a grand slam, but an unpolished fielding engine and a bland presentation limit this years entry to an infield double. The strength of the game is its simulation engine - the depth of management options is simply staggering. You are responsible for everything from roster selection to keeping your players happy. On the field, you can even argue a call; just ...<br/>GC reviewJun 13, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/mario-golf-toadstool-tour/review/mario-golf-toadstool-tour/a-20060227153141953011/g-2005120714150968786621If we did as much sporting activity as Mario - tennis, fighting, golf, jumping on turtles' heads - we'd be pretty disappointed if we still looked more Luciano Pavarotti than Mr Gay UK. But that doesn't seem to stop him and Toadstool Tour, a follow-up to Mario Golf on the N64, has him taking to the golf course again.Alongside him, of course, are the usual cast, all looking as good as they ever have in a Mario game. There's Peach, with a swing that scatters rose petals behind it, and Donkey Kong, ...<br/>GC reviewJun 8, 2004http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/mario-kart-double-dash/review/mario-kart-double-dash/a-2006041314638797047/g-2005138888000000035304As the original power-up-loaded go-kart racer, Mario Kart can hardly be called a derivative, cash-grabbing franchise. Well, that used to be the case, anyway - Double Dash!! pretty much offers just one new thing for us to scream about, and that's the ability to control two drivers on one extra-long kart. For the first time, you can choose, say, Mario and Luigi simultaneously, and swap between them mid-race. Mario drives while his bro acts as a gunner, tossing turtle shells and slipping banana ...<br/>GC reviewApr 13, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/mario-party-6/review/mario-party-6/a-20060227153270046/g-2005120714151117922973As a great poet once wrote, there ain't no party like an S-Club party. But while the pop icons have long since consigned their paper plates and pointy hats to the same dark cupboard as their funky funky beat, spare a thought for poor Mario. He's been throwing exactly the same party for the past six years, and even if he still has the appetite for another helping of sponge cake and jelly, we're not sure if his guests retain the same enthusiasm.This time around, Mario's chronic case of sequelitis ...<br/>GC reviewApr 7, 2005http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/mario-party-7/review/mario-party-7/a-20060404145315721070/g-2005120714174752313232Nintendo and Hudson Soft must have a secret portal to a dimension stacked with cool minigames. The companies have ruthlessly mined that resource, grabbing scads of tiny contests to lure up to eight players around several cutesy, detailed game boards. While the eight-player option is new to this installment, little else is. Mario Party 7 faithfully offers more of the same gameplay and forces players to swallow cripplingly slow computer turns in the process. As in a board game, players choose a ...<br/>GC reviewApr 5, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/mario-power-tennis/review/mario-power-tennis/a-20060116145753546096/g-2005138888000000020739Mario Tennis was not only the best sports title on N64, but also the best tennis game ever made. The unique control system, by which the computer took care of technical things, such as timing your swing, left players free to concentrate on outwitting opponents, and meant Power Tennis aced more serious tennis sims clean off the court. Does it play as well as before? Will the special moves and their attendant unskippable cut-scenes spoil the flow? Can it possibly retain the magic that made the ...<br/>GC reviewFeb 15, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/mario-superstar-baseball/review/mario-superstar-baseball/a-2007010810056973048/g-2005120714151366525268Mario's done it again. From golf to tennis and now baseball, the plumber has proved that he's a better sportsman than Deion Sanders. But Mario Superstar Baseball diverts from the pick-up-and-play style of previous athletic outings, and ups the difficulty. The truth is you will miss the ball. A lot. As good as Mario can be at golf and tennis, he's no A-Rod, and he doesn't hit a homer easily. In fact you can forget about home runs for the moment; at first you'll be happy when you actually hear ...<br/>GC reviewJun 22, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/marvel-nemesis-rise-of-the-imperfects/review/marvel-nemesis-rise-of-the-imperfects/a-2007020695348220056/g-2005120714151423605346At times like this, all we want to say is &ldquo;we hate it&rdquo; and leave it at that. Then at least wed be able to get on with the important business of sealing it in a bag and throwing it in the river. Well, we should probably explain why. Its a bog-standard brawler &ndash; actually, make that sub-standard. Enter story mode and youre plunged into the &lsquo;thick of the action, with a woefully unexciting scrap against three robot alien things that you have to defeat through repeated stabs ...<br/>GC reviewJun 22, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/mega-man-x-collection/review/mega-man-x-collection/a-2006100214534458569336/g-20060927113951177077A series gets popular. It falls into a rut. The game's creators and the publisher's marketing department conspire to redefine its image, often resulting in total nonsense. Capcom's popular Mega Man, however, fared better than most, starring in an enjoyable series of spin-off games that started with 1993's Mega Man X. The mood may have been darker, but the trademark Mega Man gameplay was tighter than ever, to the point that it surpassed the originals in some ways. Now, Capcom's doing us all a ...<br/>GC reviewJun 22, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/metroid-prime-2-echoes/review/metroid-prime-2-echoes/a-20051220171250418048/g-2005121616452227015Going from zero Metroid games in eight years to three in two years was a welcome change. But why do both of spacey-chic heroine Samus Aran's first-person adventures have to be so damn similar? Per usual, you start with the most basic of sci-fi equipment; a meager blaster and roly-poly, morph ball for locomotion. Eventually, these make way for multi-targeting missiles and a chasm-spanning hover jump. As you explore the rocky, swampy and airless terrain ot the planet Aether, new paths will open ...<br/>GC reviewMar 1, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/metroid-prime-hunters-first-hunt/review/metroid-prime-hunters-first-hunt/a-20060116104039296030/g-2005138888000000020743Okay, this isn't exactly a full game but you still get a First Hunt demo free in your DS box (if you imported from the US), so we reckon it deserves an appraisal. The game comes with two very different modes: training, and a multiplayer version. The latter is perhaps the one you'll get the most enjoyment out of, allowing up to four DSs to go head-to-head in three different arenas. It's surprisingly accomplished for a handheld. The visuals are crisp - if maybe a little blocky - and, crucially, ...<br/>GC reviewFeb 15, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/monster-house/review/monster-house/a-20060721162813822068/g-20060721151134707005Like the animated movie it's based on, publisher THQ's Monster House attempts to offer all the frantic frights of Halloween... in July (arguably the second most frightening month of the year). Ultimately, the game ends up being like most summer movie releases - a bit fun, but ultimately forgettable. Monster House isn't offensive, but at the same time it doesn't have anything to make it stand out from other action-adventure games. It's a very average title that will seem above-average to kids ...<br/>GC reviewJul 21, 2006