http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/reviews/s-a-zhttp://www.gamesradar.com/gc/animal-crossing/review/animal-crossing/a-2006031715039571012/g-2005120717514691900634What a strange beast, this Animal Crossing. It has no boss battles or ending, yet you'll find yourself absolutely glued to the screen like an OCD patient with no meds, managing your charming hamlet and mailing flattering letters to your beastly neighbors. You hit the town flat broke with nothing but the frock on your back. Boisterous store owner Tom Nook (a raccoon) hooks you up with a job and some errands so you can land the startup cash for your new life amongst the animals. When the odd ...<br/>GC reviewMar 17, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/the-ant-bully/review/the-ant-bully/a-20060927111222449046/g-20060807114047405044You know the drill: games based on movies tend to bite. The thinking here seems to be that younger children don't yet possess fully functioning crap filters, and are therefore more likely to squeeze some fun out of a game that adults would tire of within ...<br/>GC reviewSep 27, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/avatar-the-last-airbender/review/avatar-the-last-airbender/a-2006103017595572564698/g-200607071519730002Avatar: The Last Airbender, an anime-styled cartoon on Nickelodeon, has gained quite a respectable following for a show that was originally targeted at younger viewers. In a mythical world of four quarrelling nations (Air, Earth, Water, and Fire), the Avatar named Aang is the only one who can bring peace and stability through harnessing all four elemental powers. The show combines an entertaining mix of humor, drama, and likable characters that has drawn in a wide demographic of viewers. ...<br/>GC reviewOct 31, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/barnyard/review/barnyard/a-2006081814529520034/g-20060818124622735041Here's a refreshing entry into the games-based-on-movies fad: instead of simulating a movie's plot, THQ's Barnyard offers up an open-ended Grand Theft Auto-style experience (minus the sex and violence, of course). In fact, Grand Theft Bovine would have been a fitting subtitle. Upon first glance, the open-ended elements are simply a vehicle to take you from one minigame to the next with little to do in-between. But then something unexpected happens: the game slowly transforms into a fairly ...<br/>GC reviewAug 18, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/baten-kaitos/review/baten-kaitos-eternal-wings-and-the-lost-ocean/a-2006022715327171049/g-2005120717515080007934Despite having a name like an awful cake - or maybe a dangerous aftershave for old men - Baten Kaitos is, in reality, a very good role playing game. Namco may have to be banned from fox hunting after its mediocre efforts with Star Fox Assault, but they've made amends. And a cake for us all to share, however awful its name may be. We won't bother you with the plot; imagine the plot of every RPG ever, added up and divided by a million. It's likely that it's nothing you won't have seen before, in ...<br/>GC reviewApr 11, 2005http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/baten-kaitos-origins/review/baten-kaitos-origins/a-200610021428454064/g-2006011614225315000With the last exciting titles for the dying GameCube now being transported to Wii (Super Paper Mario, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess), Nintendo seems to be forcing their fans to consider just one option: buy a new console. These days, there just aren't that many games for GameCube-owning Nintendoholics to look forward to. Except one - Baten Kaitos Origins, an RPG sequel that plays its cards right by not only delighting fans of the first quest, but also welcoming newcomers with its ...<br/>GC reviewOct 2, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/batman-begins/review/batman-begins/a-20060227153216531057/g-2005120717515052380371Sometimes you just have to admit that you're not cut out for your career. Hate tweaking cows' nipples? Don't work on a farm. Afraid of heights? Don't be a pilot. Similarly, if all it takes to reduce you to a blubbering wreck is some scaffolding falling over nearby, you're probably not cut out to be a criminal. And if your natural instinct when you're really scared is to throw your away gun - the only thing that could possibly protect you from Batman - it's probably time to think about something ...<br/>GC reviewJul 12, 2005http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/battalion-wars/review/battalion-wars/a-20060307191114715059/g-2005120717515264651489War games, above all else, need to make you feel like you're in the thick of a life-or-death struggle between bitter enemies. Battalion Wars wastes no time in bombing your skull into the charred, corpse-ridden ground, but its squeaky-voiced troops and cartoony presentation make it a hard game to take seriously. Rather than sticking to the turn-based missions of Advance Wars, Battalion Wars puts you in direct control of your troops. You'll take to the skies with helicopters, jet fighters and ...<br/>GC reviewMar 9, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/battalion-wars/review/battalion-wars/a-2006022512521718063/g-2005120717515264651489Kuju have pulled it off. Against all our expectations, they've created a game that, while paying homage to a whole spectrum of different influences, nods sagely in the direction of Advance Wars and delivers something refreshingly new and unique. It starts out feeling very much like an action game. The opening level gives you command of a solitary rifleman, and you learn the basics of movement and aiming. You can run, jump, lock on to nearby threats, roll left and right to avoid incoming fire ...<br/>GC reviewFeb 25, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/call-of-duty-2-big-red-one/review/call-of-duty-2-big-red-one/a-20051221105057266041/g-2005120714170636227416When gazing out over the smoking, cratered expanse of World War II shooters, it takes a really special title to snare your interest. Call of Duty 2: Big Red One takes a fairly competent perspective on the genre, but, despite some stirring segments through Italy, these tattered soldiers could have used a little more time in training. CoD2:BRO centers around the exploits of the First Infantry Division (the legendary "Fighting First"), so you ship-out to the war's European hotspots, facing ...<br/>GC reviewFeb 23, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/cars/review/cars/a-2006061411102684043/g-20060511161858705035Imagine a game like Need for Speed Underground 2, in which you can drive around in a freely explorable city, racing other drivers or just messing around as you see fit. Now, imagine it with talking cars, a tiny desert town and nearly every hint of crime or violence removed, and you'll have a good idea of what to expect from Cars. While it ties in with the Pixar movie, Cars actually picks up where the film left off, with cherry-red racetrack star Lightning McQueen settling into the town of ...<br/>GC reviewJun 14, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/chaos-field/review/chaos-field/a-2006030318324341043/g-20060223224620465078Blast 'em. Use swords. Avoid fire. Power up. Those are the four bullet points made on the back of the Chaos Field package, and as a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up, that's all there is to playing the game. Jam down the fire button, dodge a billion incoming missiles and hope your ability to mentally track all those projectiles is up to snuff. You've got about three seconds from the time you choose your ship to prepare for a screen completely filled with multicolored bullets, and it only gets ...<br/>GC reviewMar 3, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/review/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/a-20060227153219953061/g-2005120717522303118896It's rare to find a game that provides so much, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory does it all: boredom, frustration, irritation, the works. It's not laughably bad because that would mean the developer had actually achieved something. Instead it's just dull and monotonous. There's little reward for doing anything other than hitting the off button. Okay, there's a passing similarity to the movie and there are levels based on the Dahl book that weren't in the film, but that's all it's got ...<br/>GC reviewAug 19, 2005http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/chibi-robo/review/chibi-robo/a-20060524155640578005/g-2005122017184777097Wednesday 24 May 2006 Robots who love doing household chores are most peoples' dream come true, although the closest we seem to have got so far are ones that imitate dogs or serve us drinks in swanky bars. Chibi-Robo - who you play as - is the future. He's a tiny robot, with a body like a TARDIS for storing sweet wrappers and wastepaper, and a love of scrubbing away at carpet stains. Life as a house robot is a fairly demanding but rewarding experience. Your overall goal is to earn happy points ...<br/>GC reviewMay 24, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/chibi-robo/review/chibi-robo/a-20060308134630651015/g-2005122017184777097The toxically cute Chibi-robo reminds you that the GameCube is more about quality gameplay than gory violence. Sure, it provides more fodder for Xbox fanboys to point and shout "kiddy" at Nintendo's flagging console, but jogging a miniature robot around in search of stains is absurdly fun, so who really wins that argument? Maintaining a household's harmony with only your tiny metal pincers and sheer force of will challenges even the most hard-core ...<br/>GC reviewMar 9, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/dance-dance-revolution-mario-mix/review/dance-dance-revolution-mario-mix/a-2007010816205740092/g-2007010816934325030After recently popping up all over the place - thanks to a few odd cameos and numerous sporty spin-offs - the Mario gang has invaded yet another franchise; Konamis Dance Dance Revolution ...<br/>GC reviewJun 22, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/donkey-kong-jungle-beat/review/donkey-kong-jungle-beat/a-20060321123357325024/g-2005120717524490441894Imagine constantly beating on a pair of plastic bongos to keep Donkey Kong flipping and climbing through some of the prettiest landscape the side-scrolling genre has ever seen. It's like nothing you've played, we assure you. There should be a calorie counter on the bottom of the screen; if you're not sweating after a few stages of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, you're doing something wrong. Pounding on the drums sends DK right or left, and hitting both simultaneously makes him jump. Thanks to the ...<br/>GC reviewApr 4, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/donkey-kong-jungle-beat/review/donkey-kong-jungle-beat/a-2006022715320500050/g-2005120717524490441894Whunk. Clap. Whunk. Clap. Clap clap clap. Whunk whunk clap. WhunkawhunkawhunkawhunkaWHUNK. The sound of one hand clapping? Nope. That's the noise of Jungle Beat, the loudest, craziest, most original game of the year. Your family, friends - and possibly, neighbours - are going to hate it. To be honest, they're probably going to hate you. And yes, controlling a 2D platform game with a set of plastic bongos does sounds child-eatingly crazy - but bear with us on this one. The controls are simple. ...<br/>GC reviewFeb 3, 2005http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/donkey-konga/review/donkey-konga/a-20060227153151546061/g-2005120717524306088256Dancing games? Old hat. Singing games? Well, if you're as tone-deaf as we are, you're out of luck. So how about a bit of drumming? When Donkey Kong finds a pair of barrels washed up on a desert island beach, he discovers that they're actually 'legendary' musical instruments. In other words, bongos. So he sets out to find busking fame and fortune, aided by Diddy Kong and the rest of the hairy mob. Yes, this is a rhythm game with a plot, of sorts, involving apes, bananas, and a couple of tunes ...<br/>GC reviewOct 21, 2004http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/donkey-konga-2/review/donkey-konga-2/a-20060227153214734007/g-2005120717524406185913No matter how hard you try, you can never, ever look truly cool while playing a videogame. Any game, any console. Luckily anyone else in the room is most likely to be watching what's happening on the TV while you're squirming in your seat and wrestling with the joypad, but you can imagine how embarrassing it would be if you suddenly became the centre of attention.In your mind, you'd be heroically protecting the president's daughter from hordes of pitchfork-wielding lunatics. In reality, your ...<br/>GC reviewJun 15, 2005