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IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix - hands-on (IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix)

Aug 25, 2006

Racing games? Old hat. Battling robots? A little better, but c'mon, it's been done. But racing, battling robots? Alright, now we're getting somewhere. Robots that race are the star of Namco Bandai's IGPX, an upcoming action game based on the recent anime show from Studio I.G. IGPX doesn't waste time on pleasantries, and soon has you hurtling down its rollercoaster-like tracks at obscene speeds while locked in combat with a trio of murderous mecha. The conceit behind this craziness is that ...

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey)

Sep 12, 2008

Fighter planes have been landed without propulsion; with wings shredded by enemy fire; with tail sections shattered by flak; with bullet holes peppering the fuel tanks and engine. World War II is a goldmine of tales of daring escapes and miraculous landings in direct defiance of the laws of physics. The real world can be weird in a way videogames can’t – at least until now. ...

Children of the Nile (Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile)

Jan 5, 2005

Suddenly management games are sexy. Dressed to impress in glorious 3D, this Eygptian beauty is making us fall in love all over again. Especially as our latest squeeze feels like a reunion with an old flame. Developer Tilted Mill is built from the ashes of the Impression Games team, and Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile inevitably doffs its dusty pith helmet to their seminal empire-builder, Pharaoh. What's more, the move to 3D accommodation has retained the solid foundations that made the ...

Imperial Glory (Imperial Glory)

Feb 1, 2005

Maybe if Eidos's merchandising wallahs had any imagination then we'd have strolled out of their recent Imperial Glory preview event weighed down with bottles of Napoleon brandy and pairs of logo-emblazoned wellies rather than predictable (but appreciated) armfuls of T-shirts, pens and office furniture (Please return the chairs - Legal Ed). IG, you see, is a strategy game that the Little Corporal and the Iron Duke would have loved, had their steam-powered, mahogany-cased Georgian PCs had the ...

Import Tuner Challenge - hands-on (Import Tuner Challenge)

Sep 19, 2006

Sliding around Tokyo's C1 Loop in a tricked-out Japanese sports car, we couldn't help but catch a wave of deja vu - this feels a lot like the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series. Turns out it's for a good reason: Import Tuner Challenge is the next chapter, albeit under new branding. You can't swing a muffler without hitting a game about tuner culture, so ejecting a recognizable name is a bold if not risky move. And though it promises loads of hardware tweaking (from softening the suspension to crazy ...

The Incredible Hulk (The Incredible Hulk)

May 16, 2008

Okay, Marvel fans... we know many of you weren’t happy with the last Hulk movie. Maybe the director of Brokeback Mountain wasn’t the best choice, but... All hail Ed Norton! He’s here to make all things right in the land of Banner, as the star (and writer?!) of the upcoming film, The Incredible Hulk. And as you might have expected, he’s also lending his charisma to the game, along with Liv Tyler and other principle members of cast. ...

Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction (Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction)

May 9, 2005

Despite Hulk being a gamma-radiated green giant of very few words, his signature battle-cry of 'Hulk smash!' is one of the most famous catchphrases in the world of comic books.In keeping with the laconic icon's favourite verb, developer Radical Entertainment has concentrated on making a Hulk game that epitomises the rampaging Banner beast's penchant for, well, smashing stuff up good and proper.Rather than seek mission-based progression during our first liaison with Ultimate Destruction, we were ...

The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer (Incredibles Rise of the Underminer)

Nov 8, 2005

There's no movie sequel to the The Incredibles on its way, but that hasn't stopped THQ from making up their own. With a plotline that follows on from the original film, Rise of the Underminer begins right where the film ends, where the Underminer is threatening to wreak havoc on the residents of Metroville. You have to battle against him, travelling through the city and the underground maze beneath it. You play as Mr Incredible or Frozone, who each have their unique skills. Mr Incredible uses ...

Indiana Jones - updated impressions (Indiana Jones (next-gen))

Feb 21, 2007

Euphoria. Make a mental note, because youre going to be hearing a lot more of that word over the coming months. One, because for anyone even remotely interested in the worlds greatest adventurer (sorry, Lara), the sight of Dr. Jones on next-gen should be enough to induce - as the dictionary says - “a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation.” And two, because its the name of LucasArts self-created development tool, the beating heart at the center of the most realistic, most ...

Indiana Jones - first look (Indiana Jones (next-gen))

May 17, 2006

In the E3 demonstration for the as-yet-unsubtitled brawler Indiana Jones, we watched as Indy handily disarmed some Triad thugs in a steamy, dingy back alley. Then he grabbed one by the lapels and threw him against a car. Then he did it again. And again. And again. Granted, the outcome was a little different each time, with the thug breaking the window with his head or bending backwards over the hood before slumping to the ground. From where we were sitting, it looked like a refined version of ...

Indianapolis 500 Legends - hands-on (Indianapolis 500 Legends)

Oct 25, 2007

Oct 24, 2007 It turns out that from 1961-71 there were no guns, turtle shells or otherwise attached to any racecars in the Indy 500, at least if the historically accurate Wii and DS game Indianapolis 500 Legends is to be trusted. We weren't about to let a sub-standard arsenal keep us from having a good time, so we focused on the one thing Indy 500 is really about: driving a car. The game takes you through ten years of the Indy 500 with historical drivers, cars, track conditions and ...

Infernal (Infernal)

May 8, 2007

That whole “good versus evil” battle youre used to waging is so overdone. Infernal, a soon-to-be-released shooter from Eidos, is set to turn your gaming morality on its ear. No less than Satan himself commands you, a fallen angel, to eliminate Heavens soldiers in their quest to save the world from your boss. Sounds different? Just be sure not to mention the plot to your local clergy, lest your eternal soul be excommunicated once and for ...

Infernal - hands-on (Infernal)

Nov 27, 2006

We had mixed feelings about third-person actioner Infernal' s somewhat derivative plot in our last preview. You'll be taking control of Ryan Lennox - a former intelligence agent of God's army who has switched sides to do the devil's dirty work - as heaven and hell clash for world domination. But after getting in some play time with the latest preview build of Infernal, we have to admit that in terms of graphics, this game looks ...

Infernal (Infernal)

Jul 12, 2006

Being the bad guy is always fun - and that's the biggest pull for Infernal, a third-person shooter being readied for release in Europe this winter. We think this game has a good chance of crossing the pond, so we wanted to share our early hands-on impressions. Your character, formerly a good guy, has made a pact with the Lord of Darkness and is using his ill-gained powers to take on... well, pretty much everybody. The early version we played is almost complete and the graphics certainly look ...

Infinite Undiscovery (Infinite Undiscovery)

Aug 11, 2008

Most JRPGs are the grouchy grandpas of the gaming world, set in their outdated ways and loath to change the habits of a lifetime. ...

Infinite Undiscovery (Infinite Undiscovery)

Sep 22, 2006

Infinite Undiscovery? It's a cool name for a game, no doubt, but it also just about sums up our meeting with its creator, Yoshiharu Gotanda, CEO of the developer tri-Ace. With a Microsoft PR rep watching him like a hawk for any info that shouldn't be disclosed just yet... well, let's just say that there wasn't a lot we could do. Shame, too - that screen down there looks great, and we know this guy can make good games: his development house's pedigree includes the Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile ...

Get in on some Secrets of the Divine Jewel (Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel)

Dec 18, 2006

In his latest adventure, Inuyasha: Secrets of the Divine Jewel, the title character and his massive sword team up with a new protagonist, a high school girl. Sound familiar? If not, you don't know much about Inuyasha, my friend. He's a half-demon dog-child (peep the ears) that follows around a schoolgirl named Kagome who freed him from imprisonment and has a knack for getting into trouble. He yells her name a lot and they travel around with/get into fights with all sorts of wacky, ...

Iron Man (Iron Man)

Apr 7, 2008

If you don’t know your superheroes, you might have glanced at Iron Man and had him down as a dull robot-faced crime fighter. He’s actually one of Marvel’s coolest characters - a billionaire playboy genius with a ’70s ‘stache, an eye for the ladies and a heart of actual steel. And that’s before Tony Stark puts on his self-designed flying armour and becomes the Invincible Iron Man. Beat that Peter Parker ...

Iron Man - first look (Iron Man)

Jul 17, 2007

The Iron Man movie may still be under wraps, but at last week's E3 show Sega was pimping out an early look at the game of the movie, which includes big names like Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson and Gwyneth Paltrow. Whether any of these famous faces will take time out to speak into a microphone for the game remains to be announced but Sega's developer team has had access to most, if not all, assets from the film. Behind closed doors we saw an early level in progress that took place in a ...

It's a Wonderful World - hands-on (It's a Wonderful World)

Sep 23, 2006

It's not all about Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. There's a new series in town, being worked on by the creators of the KH games and with a style very much its own. It's a Wonderful World - we'd expect the title to change in the US but we don't know to what, just yet - blends hip-hop street fashion and action RPG gameplay in unexpectedly cool ways. The game, which is set on the streets of Tokyo and stars an even more stylish young crew than the Kingdom Hearts games, pits you against a plague ...