http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/reviews/l-O/s-a-zhttp://www.gamesradar.com/gc/odama/review/odama/a-20060411173354141003/g-20060221174044939078Ikaruga. Know what it means? We'll give you a moment. If you're still stumped, then you probably don't care about Odama. The very definition of a niche title, Ikaruga is a game that few non-hardcore gamers know about, a top-down, GameCube shooter that's as challenging as it is beautiful - and it's very beautiful. The point is, if you didn't track down Ikaruga and then spend hours mastering each and every level of that punishing but polished game, then you probably aren't going to want to spend ...<br/>GC reviewApr 11, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/one-piece-grand-adventure/review/one-piece-grand-adventure/a-2006090116230660025/g-20060508202343911015The Official Games Radar Reviewer Handbook (Third Edition) cites two important criteria to look for when reviewing anime-based games. The first? They have to appeal to the fans of the anime. And the second? They also have to be fun enough to appeal to everyone else. Some games only manage the first point; a rare few manage both. Bandai's new One Piece: Grand Adventure is a textbook case of an anime game that is packed full of fan service but is lacking in areas of greater substance. Even so, it ...<br/>GC reviewSep 19, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/one-piece-pirates-carnival/review/one-piece-pirates-carnival/a-2006092818280519610596/g-2006041015579406068Mario Party practically invented the party game, a sort of video board game where winning relied almost as much on luck as actual skill. Love it or hate it, the thing sold gangbusters, inspiring a legion of clones often based on kiddy anime licences. One Piece: Pirates' Carnival is the latest of these, featuring the lovable and wacky cast of Shonen Jump's famous "One Piece" manga / anime. But unlike most of its peers, Pirates' Carnival does enough stuff right to actually make it worth a play or ...<br/>GC reviewSep 28, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/open-season/review/open-season/a-20060925153150865055/g-20060413104749531051Forget Chinese zodiacs: 2006 is the year of the CG animal. This year it seems like more CG based talking animal movies have hit theaters than in every other year in history combined. With Barnyard, Over the Hedge, The Wild, and Ice Age 2, it's getting hard to keep them all straight (and we still have Happy Feet to look forward to). This craze hasn't gone unnoticed in the gaming world, as Ubisoft attempts to jump on the movie tie-in gravy train with Open Season. Open Season follows the basic ...<br/>GC reviewSep 26, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/over-the-hedge/review/over-the-hedge/a-2006052216918385063/g-2006013195528218033Just because a game gets developed specifically for kids doesn't automatically mean that it's going to suck. Similarly, games based on cartoon characters don't have to suck either... but sometimes they do. All of the trademark indications of lameness pervade Over the Hedge, a stamped-out, jog-around 3D platform-jumper. Lousy camera work that you can't control, horrifically repetitive character yelps and claustrophobic, nonsensical level design all work together to drain the pleasure out of what ...<br/>GC reviewMay 22, 2006