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MACH - updated look (M.A.C.H.)

Feb 9, 2007

Airplane fans have got it good on PSP right now. Last years release of the suitably impressive Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception certainly proved a hit with fans of all things gravity defying and its about to get better with the imminent appearance of MACH. Thats Modified Air Combat Heroes, to give it its full title - a game that combines the fast-paced, weapon-focused racing of games such as WipEout with traditional aerial dogfighting and a bit of Need for Speed-style vehicle customization ...

Madden NFL - multiplayer hands-on (Madden NFL 07)

Nov 14, 2006

Wii is all about encouraging people to approach gaming with an open, unbiased mind. If Nintendo can slowly lure mothers and daughters away from motherly and daughterly things to play Nintendogs for hours on end, then surely Electronic Arts can do the same with Madden and sports-hating gamers. The game itself is already leaning that way, but the fast-paced minigames might make Madden NFL 07 for Wii an irresistible party game. How is this even possible? The Wii motion controls, that's how. ...

Madden NFL 07 - hands-on update (Madden NFL 07)

Sep 27, 2006

Take a look at your collection of games. Probably don't see any Madden games over there, do you? As either a major Nintendo fan or hardcore gamer, you likely scratch your head every August when the latest version dumps itself on the rabid sports crowd. You couldn't possibly care less about playing any football game, much less a stat-ruled, playbook-heavy simulator that demands a keen understanding of everything NFL. Well, Madden NFL 07 for Wii might end up being the football game we all crowd ...

Madden NFL 07 - hands-on (Madden NFL 07)

Sep 6, 2006

If you've been scouring the web for any information whatsoever on Madden NFL 07 for the Wii, you already know that the developers are rebuilding it around the unique, motion-sensitive "nunchuck" controller. We recently got a chance to see how far they've come since first showing the game at E3 in May, and we came away impressed. Whatever you want to do on the field, you mimic with the nunchuck and wand. Hike by flicking the controller back, pass by imitating a pass motion (pretend the wand is ...

Madden NFL 07 impressions (Madden NFL 07)

Jul 27, 2006

The annual evolution of Madden christens "the season" for every would-be athlete, coach, or super fan trapped inside the sweaty cushions of their couches, and Madden NFL 07 is proving no exception. Due to hit stores in August, 07's overhauls to the interface and - more importantly - the running game are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. In 07, you'll be able to step up as the lead blocker and crush any oncoming attempt to foil your running game, then meld right back into the light feet ...

Madden NFL 07 impressions (Madden NFL 07)

Jul 27, 2006

Madden NFL 07 impressions (Madden NFL 07)

Jul 27, 2006

Madden NFL 07 impressions (Madden NFL 07)

Jul 27, 2006

Madden NFL 07 impressions (Madden NFL 07)

Jul 27, 2006

Madden NFL 07 impressions (Madden NFL 07)

Jul 27, 2006

E3 06: Madden NFL 2007 (Madden NFL 07)

May 12, 2006

NFL Football is a game where linebackers routinely mow down scrawny-but-nimble defense backs. In previous outings, Madden NFL has focused almost too much on the passing game and quarterback mobility. That's all changing with Madden 2007 for Xbox 360. Electronics Arts will finally add some bone-crunching realism. By pressing B on the controller at the start of a play, you can control any linebacker for a few seconds to create running lanes. Or, you can switch to a wide-out receiver and set up ...

E3 06: Madden NFL 07 (Madden NFL 07)

May 11, 2006

EA is calling their new control scheme for Madden NFL 07 FreeMotion control... but we call it awesome. The Wii's nunchaku controller gets put to heavy use in the newest iteration for the Madden series and it has to be grabbed to be believed. A number of the movements of real football are aped by the FreeMotion system. When it's time to pass the ball, you have to use your right hand to first hike the ball by snapping your arms back and then throw by arcing your arm forward, mimicking a genuine ...

Madden NFL 08 - Hit me with your best shot (Madden NFL 08)

Aug 2, 2007

Ray Lewis shifts right and stacks the line, right in the direction your halfback sweep is supposed to go. It doesn't take a MENSA-level IQ to know you need to audible to something - anything - else. You just don't run at Ray Lewis, one of the NFL's most dangerous defensive weapons, period - especially this year. In Madden NFL 08, EA introduces its new player weapon feature, meant to represent the dominant players of the league. In past years, "dominant" was defined by a speed rating. In 08, EA ...

Madden NFL 08 - hands-on (Madden NFL 08)

May 21, 2007

Fellers, the game here is obliteration, fully American. Your team is a horde of juggernauts, growling and grunting and advancing downfield, shape-shifting into strategic formations to confuse your enemy, trampling any mound of flesh and bone that isn't a cheerleader…. Football will eternally be entertainment based on blood-thirst, and the game-architects at EA embrace the violence with the standout new addition to this year's Madden - the weapon system. It labels players according ...

Is Madden 09 too noob-friendly? (Madden NFL 09 )

May 30, 2008

Just as the leaves fall in autumn and the birds migrate south, each August will see the release of a new Madden game. Millions of dutiful fans line up to buy it every year, while the rest of the gaming world looks on and wonders what all the fuss is about. Every year, EA is forced to up the stakes to keep the fanbase happy, but the more complex the game becomes, the fewer new recruits are drafted into the ranks of happy Madden players. Even ...

Madden 09: Why even Europeans will love it (Madden NFL 09 )

May 22, 2008

For non-US gamers, American football is a daunting sport. EA's Madden-sponsored yearly videogame strips away none of the intricacy or depth, and so it's not surprising that it leaves most non-believers in a state of almost paralytic befuddlement. But with Madden 09 we finally get an American football game that doesn't alienate casual observers with its impenetrable action ...

Made Man (Made Man)

Sep 29, 2006

Friday 29 September 2006 With a plot penned by bestselling US crime novelist David Fisher - who wrote a book with a real-life Mafia hitman - Made Man strains to be the ultimate Mafiosi gaming experience. It's certainly a solid and well-scripted mob adventure but is the action as razor sharp as the dialogue? We sauntered into Made Man's world of crime for a hands-on session to find out. Made Man's 30-year plotline takes in 17 chapters, telling the story of mobster anti-hero Joey Verola. The ...

MadWorld (MadWorld)

Sep 23, 2008

There’s no point in beating about the bush here – in Madworld you’ve got a chainsaw for an arm. A frickin’ chainsaw! It’s the natural evolution of the fighting genre into something so awesome that humanity will eventually end all wars just to play it – and wouldn’t that be a mad world? ...

MadWorld (MadWorld)

Jul 7, 2008

When you’re watching a bloke getting a road sign impaled in his skull and he then staggers about with it sticking out like some grotesque piercing before he falls in a river, what’s not to laugh at? Wii has never seen anything quite like MadWorld. Only Scarface comes close for tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top violence, but not even Tony Montana gave people a rose bushing – this being repeatedly slamming someone into a wall of ...

First details on Bayonetta, MadWorld, and Infinite Line (MadWorld)

May 15, 2008

Publisher Sega just delivered the first scant details on MadWorld, Infinite Line, an unnamed game, and Bayonetta, the first four projects from new developer Platinum Games Inc. And yes, new games are announced almost every day, but this is special. Why? Because Platinum Games is made up of the men who invented cutting-edge classics like Resident Evil, Okami, Viewtiful Joe, Devil May Cry, and the mech-tacular Steel Battalion. Simply ...