http://www.gamesradar.com/pc-ps2-ps3-xbox-xbox-360-gamecube-wii-psp-ds/features/l-V/s-a-zhttp://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-genes-of-a-valkyrie/a-20060630152633194055Never played Valkyrie Profile, right? Sure, a few of you out there did, but the game's developer tri-Ace didn't hit it big till years later - with Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. That PS2 RPG captured the imagination of hundreds of thousands of gamers. But it was hardly the first epic adventure tri-Ace had taken on. No, the company's roots reach much further back. The original Star Ocean debuted on the Japanese version of the Super Nintendo. Arriving almost comically late - July 1996, almost ...<br/>PS2 featureJun 30, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-genes-of-a-valkyrie/a-20060630154410989028Never played Valkyrie Profile, right? Sure, a few of you out there did, but the game's developer tri-Ace didn't hit it big till years later - with Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. That PS2 RPG captured the imagination of hundreds of thousands of gamers. But it was hardly the first epic adventure tri-Ace had taken on. No, the company's roots reach much further back. The original Star Ocean debuted on the Japanese version of the Super Nintendo. Arriving almost comically late - July 1996, almost ...<br/>PSP featureJun 30, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/f/vanguard-saga-of-heroes-special-report/a-20060911171613842076GamesRadar recently had the honor of spending two solid days completely immersed in the early version of Sigil Games Online's new massively multiplayer online role-playing game Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. We have returned from our journeys with more information than could possibly fit in our heads - good thing we brought a couple of notebooks. With deeper access than anyone else at this stage, we've compiled the most expansive hands-on preview you're going to find anywhere. Covering every nuance ...<br/>PC featureSep 15, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/f/vanguard-saga-of-heroes-special-report-day-5/a-2006091518231444077For the final day of our Vanguard mega-info explosion, we've saved the best for last. Massively multiplayer games are about more than combat (no matter how rich a system one might employ), and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes provides more alternatives to hacking and slashing by offering two additional spheres for class advancement: crafting and diplomacy. We'll begin by taking a look at crafting and giving you an insider's perspective from Senior Designer Salim Grant. In the second section of today's ...<br/>PC featureSep 15, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/f/vanguard-saga-of-heroes-special-report-day-4/a-2006091417297618040"The biggest weakness of our grouping system could be that grouping is actually too fun," proclaimed the mighty Darrin MacPherson, Senior Game Designer on Vanguard: Saga of Heroes... and after logging a few hours in the sprawling land of Telon, we'd be inclined to agree. This is not to say that you can't "solo" (MMO-ese for playing all by yourself) in Vanguard. The team at Sigil has been sure to include plenty of quests and adventures for individuals who would rather go it alone, but the most ...<br/>PC featureSep 14, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/f/vanguard-saga-of-heroes-special-report-day-3/a-20060913162724457054Now that you have an idea of what kind of adventurers you can step into to quest through the land of Telon, we figured you might need an idea of the kind of foes you'll be facing. To that end, we sat down with Senior Artist Minoh Kim and Artist Rick Winter and shot question after question about the tons of monsters they'd created, and continue to create, in the ...<br/>PC featureSep 13, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/f/vanguard-saga-of-heroes-special-report-day-2/a-2006091216259181008There are actually three different Spheres of classes in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes (didn't we mention that this game is huge?). In this portion of the preview, we'll focus on the Adventuring Sphere of classes which you'll select when you initially create your character. (We'll cover the Crafting and Diplomacy Spheres later in the week.) Your Adventuring class determines what kind of skills your character will be able to learn as you gain experience. These skills are predominantly combat based, ...<br/>PC featureSep 12, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/f/vanguard-saga-of-heroes-special-report-day-1/a-20060911165416995074Vanguard: Saga of Heroes bears one of the richest character customization systems in the vast universe of MMOs. Boasting nineteen races and fifteen classes, you're faced with overwhelming possibilities before you even start playing. In addition, for those that love tweaking their digi-persona's features, Vanguard provides a ton of sliders that give you complete control over every aspect from facial deformations to body physique ...<br/>PC featureSep 12, 2006http://www.gamesradar.com/f/this-is-this-is-vegas/a-20080421141913637088<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Games/T/This%20is%20vegas/Everything%20else/Art/Map/Finished/map--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Whereas some people feel the need to keep the map of their open-ended sandbox city under lock and key, a mysterious conglomerate called Boyercrop has seen fit to send us a detailed, and remarkably tourist friendly, visual aid on the thrills that await you in Midway's This is Vegas. It's everything you need to plan your descent into debauchery later this year, packed with enough coupons and boobies to keep the Missus safely at home. (They had us at the 99 cent Texas-Mesquite Fudge Sundae!) ...</p>PC featureApr 21, 2008http://www.gamesradar.com/f/retrobot-presents-hardcore-games/a-20070807112829421004This is hardcore. Or so everyone says. But what is "hardcore?" To us gamers, it means the kind of game that serious gamers devote their time to. You know, hundreds of hours of time. The kind of game that kept Granny away from gaming until Wii came along. It's about depth - of learning and understanding a game before truly mastering it. Hardcore games present the greatest (and often longest) challenges, yet also the biggest payoffs, assuming you understand how they work. Of course, ...<br/>PS3 featureAug 7, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/f/virtua-fighter-5-interview/a-20070706104725817053Earlier this year, we were able to travel to Japan to see an early version of Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360. At that time, the developers were certain that online play could not be included - as it would compromise the quality of the play experience too much. That changed today. Sega has announced that, when it ships this fall, Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360 will, in fact, feature an online versus mode. To find out more, we spoke again to Yoshihiro Tsuzuku, the 360 version's ...<br/>360 featureJul 6, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/f/virtua-fighter-5-interview-and-arcade-video-blowout/a-200705019532777020Virtua Fighter is more than a simple game to the Japanese - it's a phenomenon. Players gather at the Club Sega arcade in Akihabara, Tokyo to battle it out in massive tournaments - or just play for fun, as the best players gather at that spot. We were allowed to enter that domain with a camera, and we caught the 43 screens of Friday night VF5 action. We even interviewed Shinichiro Nagamine, a manager at the popular arcade, to find out the juiciest details about the competitions at the six-floor ...<br/>360 featureMay 1, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-fast-guide-to-virtua-fighter-5/a-200702289300859021So you've got a shiny new copy of Virtua Fighter 5. You've heard everyone raving about it - "the deepest fighting game ever," "the best competitive fighter there is," et cetera. But you've probably also heard one thing that makes you uneasy: "Virtua Fighter is difficult to get into." They're not kidding. It can be a daunting task to break through that hard outer shell to reach the rich, creamy center of VF5. What's a complete noob to ...<br/>PS3 featureFeb 28, 2007http://www.gamesradar.com/f/virtua-tennis-3-the-360-interview/a-2007020613439476008As part of our exclusive look at Virtua Tennis 3 for Xbox 360, we were lucky enough to score an interview with Darren Mills, creative director for Sumo Digital, the developer making the Xbox 360 version. This is no mere port, says Mills - read on to find out more details. If you haven't yet checked out our hands-on, you can find it here. Be sure to check the Images tab above for exclusive screens and hit the Movies tab for two exclusive gameplay movies. Search hard for the flicks labeled with ...<br/>360 featureFeb 6, 2007