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Kameo: Elements of Power (Review)

Mar 24, 2006

Generally, when a game looks this good, we get a little suspicious. Theres usually some sort of nasty problem lurking beneath the shiny surface: the games too short, the action gets a little herky-jerky during crucial fights or its just plain no fun. But don't let Kameo's good looks fool you. The game isnt without some minor flaws, but they dont detract from an otherwise excellent action adventure. Kameo includes all the elements we've come to expect from adventure games: an inexperienced ...

Kameo: Elements of Power (Review)

Feb 15, 2006

"We goosed it, we tweaked it, we spun it and we fabricated it." It's almost impossible to play Kameo without hearing J Allard's words from the MTV unveiling of 360 echoing around your head. This is a game that's been upgraded from GameCube to Xbox, and then from Xbox to 360 and, looking at it, you get the feeling you could peel away layers of detail from the screen like old wallpaper, back to the original flat textures and plain lighting. The colours are brighter and denser than you're used ...

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Review)

Nov 14, 2007

Nov 16, 2007 On paper, this game should be incredible. Its got two uniquely grizzled anti-heroes, an impeccable developer (IO, of Hitman fame) and loads of Michael Mann-inspired set-pieces (more on that later). The main men are Kane, a death row inmate who allegedly double-crossed his shady employers, The7, and Lynch, a paranoid schizophrenic who needs to constantly pop medication to keep his anger in check. Kanes been sprung from prison and forced to find The7s stolen booty or theyll kill ...

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Review)

Nov 14, 2007

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Review)

Nov 14, 2007

Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol (Review)

Jan 11, 2007

Konami's Karaoke Revolution has been a wonderful hit four times over (we ignore the Country Music Television version the same way we ignore Rocky V). That said, the series was definitely in need of some flavor to make a new iteration more palatable. That flavor comes in the form of American Idol and it has made the game quite delicious. Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol takes the same formula of the other games and melds it with the ever popular show. You get to belt out some tunes ...

Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore (Review)

Feb 13, 2008

Few expected the pairing of the Karaoke Revolution franchise and the popular American Idol television license (previously tied to a horrifying 2003 dance game) to produce such a genuine, revitalized iteration of the aging sing-along series, but it happened - and we're better singers because of it (maybe). Thirteen months later, Konami is back with Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore, and the addition of that final word to the ...

Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore (Review)

Feb 13, 2008

Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore (Review)

Feb 11, 2008

Katamari Damacy (Review)

Apr 15, 2004

First it's a butterfly you're after. Then a pencil. Then it's a shoe and a kebab and an umbrella; then a penguin, a tricycle, a pachinko machine. A synchronised swimmer, a lawnmower, a traffic light. You think that these will be enough, that they will satisfy your sticky urge. But they don't. There are tractors and phone booths, baseball teams and elephants. Windmills, oil rigs, brontosauruses. It's never, ever enough.In Katamari, you are the tiny alien pilot of a super-sticky ball. Whatever it ...

Kawasaki Jet Ski (Review)

Feb 13, 2008

Kawasaki Jet Ski is the fifth Wii racing game released by publisher Bold Games (a sub-brand of Destineer) within the first month of 2008 – which would be a remarkable feat, were it something to be celebrated. Like its budget brethren, Kawasaki Jet Ski appears to have been compiled entirely by machines, offering a generic, unchallenging take on the genre popularized by Wave Race 64 back in 1996. In fact, with limp waves and even limper ...

Kawasaki Quad Bikes (Review)

Mar 4, 2008

Kawasaki Quad Bikes is an example of branding at its most obvious coupled with poor attention to the basics. Starting off, there are only a few vehicles to choose from and no discernable differences other than color and bulk. It turns out they perform differently on certain terrains, but you only learn that through plenty of trial and error. The tracks include the usual off-road racing variants: dirty, muddy, rocky, sandy, gravely, snowy and ...

Kengo: Legend of the 9 (Review)

Sep 28, 2007

Sept 28, 2007 Kengo: Legend of the 9 (Kengo Zero in the UK) is one of those games gets worse the more you know about videogames. For instance, if you don't know your history, you'll play this samurai hack and slasher and think it's pretty horrid. But if you realize that this is actually the great, great, great grandson of the original Bushido Blade, a beloved one-on-one sword fighting game for the original PlayStation, this isn't just a crapheap, it's a freaking ...

Kessen III (Review)

Apr 25, 2005

A game should make you feel something. From the closing moments of Silent Hill 2 when James is forced to confront his past to Samanosuke and Jacques' final battle against Nobunaga in Onimusha 3, these are moments so perfectly designed, so memorable, so steeped in atmosphere, that they've become the benchmark towards which all games must endeavour.Now, what Kessen III lacks in technical prowess it more than makes up for in content and execution. Watching swathes of troops pile into each other as ...

kill .switch (Review)

Feb 10, 2004

With so many games nowadays wearing ambition like a crown of thorns, a single-minded focus on just one core idea is as good as a change. And so it is with kill.switch: you take cover behind some crates or a corner, enemies scuttle in from the distance taking up their own defensive positions, and a stuttered firefight ensues. And repeat. It's real-Time Crisis.Things are initially good. Bullets are pinpoint, and aiming is smooth and accurate. The Blindfire option is neat, as is the Halo-esque ...

Killer 7 (Review)

Feb 24, 2006

With so much of this year's E3 being taken up by that multi-format double-act of Smoke and Mirrors, and with so many bids being put in on the next-gen limelight, it's apt to think about who occupies that spotlight. And it's also apt to think that it will be Capcom, thanks to the high points of its output over the past year. And yet, the developer has further cards up its sleeve - such as the wild Killer 7. Gunplay is at the game's heart. Confrontations take place against clusters of ghoulish ...

Killzone (Review)

Nov 9, 2004

You know you're onto something when you're taking screenshots of a game and you begin imagining how great it's going to look on the page. When you're pressing the 'grab' button on the 'grabber' and every frame it lifts and tucks away on the hard-drive is a work of art. Killzone is one of those games. We have, in the past, spent hours trying to make some games look anything other than s**t, but with Killzone we just press the button... Perfect. Press again. Perfect. It's impossible to make this ...

Killzone: Liberation (Review)

Oct 31, 2006

If you've ever played a first-person shooter on the PSP, you know that the controls invariably suck, thanks to the lack of a second analog stick for looking around. The creators of Killzone know that too, and that's probably why they made the sequel to their PS2 shooter into a more handheld-friendly, top-down action game. Unlike every other shooter to go through a similar conversion, though, Killzone: Liberation is unique for not only being great on its own, but for actually improving on the ...

King Arthur (Review)

Jan 7, 2005

It's easy to accuse film licences of being soulless sub-average dribble, but that's because, usually, it's true. You wouldn't believe the amount of generic third-person action/adventures we have to sift through each month and, with the exception of truly original titles like The Thing and Indiana Jones, tie-ins are basically merchandise. They're designed to sit alongside mugs and lunch boxes and hoover up as much of your hard-earned as possible. That's the unspeakable truth. Deal with it.We'd ...

King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (Review)

Mar 16, 2006

In an age of advanced weapons technology and infinite choice, few things are more rewarding than heaving a bamboo spear at a dinosaur. Who knew? King Kong, an adaptation of the bloated film, is a breathtaking, non-stop adventure. You mostly play the role of Jack Driscoll, the writer behind the film that the conniving Carl Denham (Jack Black) is trying to make on Skull Island. But instead of putting pen to page, you'll be filling prehistoric creatures full of lead in a desperate fight for your ...