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UEFA Champions League 2004-05 (UEFA Champions League 2004-2005)

Jan 28, 2005

The tussle for football gaming supremacy between giants EA and Konami has long since gone to extra time, with no victor emerging to dominate the market as of yet. With this in mind, EA have attempted to revolutionise the whole football experience. Turning to the UEFA Champions League for inspiration, they've tried to instil this latest variant on the FIFA theme with more cinematic panache than Lord of the Rings. Nice idea lads, but what exactly does that mean? Well, the fairytale goes that your ...

UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 (UEFA Champions League 2006-2007)

Feb 28, 2007

Anyone unfortunate enough to have played UEFA Champions League 2004-2005 on the original Xbox will be welcoming this follow-up in the same way that Pedro Mendes looks forward to a Ben Thatcher challenge. It was a shocker, hastily put together by a new EA team (separate from the FIFA guys) and it showed in everything from the jerktastic animation to the brainless player AI. Thankfully, this sequel is an improvement, but lets not get too carried away: it wont be giving the Pro Evo guys any ...

UFC 2009 Undisputed (UFC 2009 Undisputed)

Aug 19, 2008

Do you want to be an Ultimate Fighter?” excitable UFC commentator Mike Goldberg is fond of whooping – usually when someone in the octagon (UFC bouts take place in a cage-like octagonal arena) has just taken an elbow to the face, a shin to the ribs, a punch in the kidneys or an illegal knee in the balls. ...

UFC 2009 Undisputed (UFC 2009 Undisputed)

Jun 24, 2008

GamesRadar was on hand at the Palms in Las Vegas last weekend as THQ unveiled UFC 2009 Undisputed for 360 and PS3. Media from around the world rubbed elbows with UFC luminaries and Japanese developers as Keith Kirby, THQ’s VP of Product Development, laid out the game’s features. With a focus on realistic fight strategies, UFC 2009 Undisputed will offer 80 fighters in all 5 classes. Famed WWE developer Yuke’s is building the ...

Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn and Stygian Abyss (Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn)

Feb 8, 2007

Ultima Online, which premiered years before anyone had ever heard of a cable modem, has long since passed the age when even successful games are put to pasture. Which is not to say it hasn't been a trendsetter: UO invented PvP, PvE, guild wars, leetspeak, bank slots, ganking, corpse camping, crafting, griefing, monthlies, and the euphemism "time warps" for major server crashes. UO has also been the only US-centric MMO to sport an isometric birds-eye third-person perspective, which is in many ...

Ultimate Baseball Online 2006 (Ultimate Baseball Online)

Apr 21, 2006

We die-hard baseball fans are a bit more, um ... odd than those who obsess over other sports. Over the course of a season, we chew on enough numbers to make any accountant weep and bandy about statistical terms, as if everyone should know exactly what we're talking about. It's this kind of crazy that makes us drool over the potential of Ultimate Baseball Online 2006, a long-in-development, ultra high-concept project that only a baseball nut could love. UBO boldly attempts to give us crazies ...

Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins hands-on (Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins )

Jul 26, 2006

We've finally had a chance to run through Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins, the updated-for-PSP revival of the classic, side-scrolling Ghosts 'n Goblins/Ghouls 'n Ghosts series, and we're just going to come right out and say it: this game mopped the floor with us. It's hard to explain why Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins is so tough, especially considering that - by the standards of the series' legendary difficulty - this is set up like a baby game. As the brave knight Sir Arthur, players are given plenty ...

Ultimate Ghosts 'n' Goblins (Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins )

Jul 19, 2006

Wednesday 19 July 2006 Fear has long been regarded as the series' lifeblood, but thanks to a ballsy shift in the balance of player abilities versus intensity (by which we mean the player has sharper claws while the game remains malicious), Ultimate Ghosts 'n' Goblins finally offers a chance to be intrepid rather than scared. You can still wage that traditional war of attrition if you want, stumbling through a thousand continues before collapsing over the finish line. But given that the timing ...

Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins (Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins )

Apr 14, 2006

This ghoulish, side-scrolling action title has a very simple premise - you're a knight given the task of running constantly to the right (and sometimes up), fending off the fangs, claws and death touches of a metric ton of creepy-crawlies. You start out in a full suit of armor, but each time an enemy hits you with its death touch, you lose some. Eventually, you're re-slaying the undead while wearing only heart-covered boxer shorts and a beard. That's the basic set-up, as it has been since this ...

Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins (Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins )

Mar 17, 2006

Bottomless pits, flying enemies your weapon can't reach and a hero that can't course-correct in midair. The classic 2D platform action game Ghosts 'n Goblins, in all of its incarnations, has been brutal. Everyone used to love 'em, but times change. Most gamers aren't looking for punishment like this anymore. Fortunately, Capcom has noticed the sea change. The new game retains everything that made Ghosts 'n Goblins exciting in the first place, while adding stuff like a life meter to make the ...

Ultimate Mortal Kombat (Ultimate Mortal Kombat)

Oct 15, 2007

Oct. 15, 2007 Not only is the DS set to receive its very first Mortal Kombat, it's got so many features - it makes us want to travel back in time to some Mortal Monday past and decapitate the brazen publisher who dared to call their piddly version "Ultimate." Psshaw! For those not in the know, this was the last great Kombat game before the one-on-one, oatmeal-blooded brawler went from pixels to polygons. Sure, that means the DS version is more or less a decade old port, but it gleefully ...

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - hands-on (Uncharted: Drake's Fortune)

Oct 2, 2007

Oct 2, 2007 While some games take forever to reveal their secrets, Uncharted is happy to give us a guided tour of its own mysterious island, complete with thick jungle, hostile inhabitants, strange monuments and skeletons of previous visitors. All that's missing is a polar bear, though we wouldn't rule out seeing one of those at some point either. That's not to say the game is short on mystery - it's storyline packs loads of intrigue, while simultaneously serving up a muscular, fast-paced ...

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Uncharted: Drake's Fortune)

Jun 8, 2007

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune first appeared last year as a stunning nameless demo, but lacked any real direction. However, during the last year or so it has gained shape, a name and a reputation as one of the most promising PS3 exclusives to date. Developed by Jak & Daxter creators Naughty Dog, Drake's Fortune is a broad adventure that attempts to wrestle the responsibility for searching for lost treasure in exotic places away from Lara Croft and the fairer sex. The man in question is ...

Drake's Fortune - hands-on (Uncharted: Drake's Fortune)

May 17, 2007

Imagine Lara Croft as a perpetually frightened-looking man running scared through the same islands on which Far Cry is set, and you'll have a rough idea of what Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is all about. A slick-looking adventure from the minds behind Jak & Daxter, Uncharted promises to hurl players into blistering firefights through lush jungles, tempered with plenty of climbing and jumping through vine-covered ruins in between. And it looks absolutely amazing. Heavily influenced by 1930s pulp ...

On the trail of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Uncharted: Drake's Fortune)

Apr 12, 2007

With two massive PlayStation franchises already under its belt in the shape of Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter, it's surprising that developer Naughty Dog's debut PS3 project isn't more visible on the gaming radar. But apart from a couple of brief - albeit incredibly impressive - appearances, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune still remains something of an enigma. So what do we know about Uncharted? Well, it's a third-person action adventure set primarily against a lush, jungle island backdrop and ...

Universe at War - hands-on (Universe at War: Earth Assault)

Mar 4, 2008

How is it that Earth is always in shambles in the near-future? If mankind hasn’t torn itself apart, then pesky alien invaders are ready to rip us a new asshole like they are in Universe at War: Earth Assault. As a 360 port of last year’s hot PC version, UaW aims to streamline controls for the console while maintaining the same experience. Anyone who’s played Command & Conquer 3 on the 360 knows just how difficult it is to ...

Universe at War: Earth Assault - field guide (Universe at War: Earth Assault)

Nov 20, 2007

Nov 20, 2007 Sadly, in most real-time strategy games, the differences between the various factions are largely skin deep. Oh, one might be better at mining resources and the other might have a defensive boost; but by and large, each side fights quite similarly. Not so in Universe at War: Earth Assault. Here, you've got three sides that are completely different from one another. One is all about building giant spider tanks instead of a traditional base, another can create hordes of small-scale ...

Universe at War: Earth Assault - new screens (Universe at War: Earth Assault)

May 16, 2007

From Petroglyph Games, the developer's of Star Wars: Empire at War, comes another beautiful sci-fi RTS, Universe at War: Earth Assault. Following in the footsteps of other eye-popping RTS', like Supreme Commander and Command and Conquer 3, Universe at War looks ready to up the ante on the visual front another notch. Publisher Sega is currently only willing to showcase two of the game's three factions, the Novus and Hierarchy. Sneaky micromanagement masters who like to stealth around the map ...

Universe at War: Earth Assault (Universe at War: Earth Assault)

Feb 8, 2007

On the eve of the release of Supreme Commander comes another challenger for the Real Time Strategy crown - an effort from the creators of Star Wars: Empire At War thats not only going to wipe out the population of planet Earth, but is also so deep that itll make your mouse weep. “The first mission starts off in Washington DC, and it gets hit HARD,” smiles Adam Isgreen (the man with the deranged job title of "design visionary" at developer Petroglyph), in a dainty preamble before we ...

Unreal Tournament III - hands-on (Unreal Tournament III)

Apr 18, 2008

The Xbox 360 version of futuristic uber-shooter Unreal Tournament III doesn’t have a different name. Its summer 08 release date will put it on shelves more than half a year later than the PS3 and PC versions, but this is largely the same game and not a sequel or greatly expanded version. That’s fine, because it’s a very, very good game and it comes with all the downloadables PS3 and PC players have gotten in the meantime. ...