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American McGee: The GamesRadar Interview (Part 2) (Bad Day LA)

18/08/2006

(You know, this makes more sense if you've read Part 1 first.) GR: What's your favorite aspect of Bad Day LA? AM: I like the fact that this is a game about helping and caring. In a world where other video games are teaching our children how to rape prostitutes, make lampshades from human remains and shoot innocent water buffalos with RPGs, Bad Day LA serves up a "Love thy neighbor... and set on him fire with a Molotov cocktail if he's turned into a brain-eating zombie" type message that ...

American McGee: The GamesRadar Interview (Part 1) (Bad Day LA)

18/08/2006

Even if you've never heard of American McGee, you'll remember him now from the unusual name (His famous explanation: "My mom smoked pot. She was a hippie. I'm not sure how else to put that"). But it's more likely that you've played one of the games he's helped create: Doom II, Quake, American McGee's Alice, or Scrapland. His latest, Bad Day LA, puts players in the middle of Los Angeles on the worst day ever, with simultaneous disasters breaking out around the city. But instead of being a ...

The oddest mods (Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal)

15/06/2007

Gaming exists purely and explicitly for fun, but the majority of games are surprisingly serious. Invaders, oppressors, maniacs, evil spirits, terrorists... there are a lot of dark things out there. So its no surprise that the majority of mods are pretty serious in intent as well. Some of them are stunning; a lot are the result of too much Buffy and The Matrix. Happily, however, among all the trenchcoat-posturing, there lies glittering the occasional hilarious freak. Thankfully, the things our ...

Predictions for gaming's biggest sequels (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

25/11/2009

Anticipation is supposedly sweet, but you know what? Instant gratification is a hell of a lot sweeter. Sure, we could sit patiently and wait for official announcements on our favorite franchises. We could avoid assumption, steer clear of speculation and only publish our opinion when it’s unequivocally backed by cold, hard press release fact. That wouldn’t be nearly as much fun, though. ...

Which villains will appear in Batman: Arkham Asylum 2? (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

4/09/2009

How do you follow a game like Batman: Arkham Asylum? You’ve just created arguably the greatest superhero title of all time. You’ve just raised the bar for every licensed adaptation to come. You’ve just won over the critics, the customers, the hardcore nitpickers and the casual fans. What can you possibly do next? Easy. Make another one.

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What other superhero games can learn from Batman: Arkham Asylum (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

3/09/2009

The Bat’s latest adventure is amazing. Don’t believe us? Then read our Super Review. It’s guaranteed to have 93% more Columbo than any other Arkham critique on the webs. But what exactly makes Mr. Wayne’s new game so great and what can other superhero titles learn from it? Below you’ll find our five favourite things about Batman: AA and how these elements could reinvigorate the likes of Spidey’s and ...

The 28 hidden characters in Batman: Arkham Asylum (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

2/09/2009

Are you finished with Batman: Arkham Asylum? No, you’re not.

You may have reached the ending. You may have solved all the riddles and collected all the items. You may have visited every room and unlocked every character bio. Until you’ve read this article, however, you won’t fully grasp what those things mean. ...

Batman: Arkham Asylum Boss Guide (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

27/08/2009

Arkham’s insane-o inmates aren’t simple pushovers for Batman. Sure, Batman’s a badass, but he’s also vulnerably human, and if you’re having trouble taking down the worst of The Joker’s entourage, check out our succinct guide to get you through the rough spots.

Spoilers ahead! ...

Batman: Arkham Asylum – Riddler Guide (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

26/08/2009

Defeating Joker is just the beginning. The clown may have escaped custody, unleashed hundreds of insane prisoners and threatened the entire population of Gotham, but his plans are mere child’s play compared to another super villain living on the island.

For the so-called World’s Greatest Detective, the real foe is Edward Nigma, aka The Riddler. ...

Arkham Asylum in 90 seconds (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

26/08/2009

The reviews are in and by all accounts Arkham Asylum is the definitive Batman videogame. It’s this year’s BioShock, according to our Batman: Arkham Asylum Super Review . So what’s all the fuss about? For those of you don’t care to savor the experience with fresh eyes, we’ve chopped together one of our famous quickfire plot digests so you can absorb the Dark Knight’s newest escapade in one concentrated dose. ...

TalkRadar 64 – Get N or get out (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

14/08/2009

Top 7… sexy text adventures – Chestnut hair, tousled by the wind, frames the tanned oval of his face. ...

The most accurate/inaccurate comic book games (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

11/08/2009

It's tough being the biggest comic nerd in the office. For instance, when a new Green Lantern film is announced, everyone wants to know the very detailed reasons why Hal Jordan's one-time weakness to yellow is no more. Then I have to educate everyone about the original Green Lantern - Alan Scott - and his weakness to wooden objects. ...

The games of summer 09 (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

19/06/2009

Summer’s right around the corner (starting tomorrow in fact) and despite the glorious weather that comes with it, this time of year is usually thought of as the unsufferable months until the real games come out this winter. Seriously, we’re getting tired of a hundred games flooding stores between October and December. Spread the love throughout the year, dummies! ...

E3 09: Why wait? E3's hottest games reviewed NOW! (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

4/06/2009

Every game looks great in screenshots and trailers. Do you really want to wait four months before finding out the game you’ve been lusting after actually sucks and just got its face rocked off by some other game? Of course not. That’s why we’re here. We’ve played everything at E3, and this is what we’re rating each game in its current state, right here and now. Let’s get it on ...

Batman: Arkham Asylum - Exclusive new villain reveal (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

21/05/2009

VIDEO: A svelte and slinky new foe for Bats to tackle. ...

Batman’s Best and Worst Games (Batman Forever)

11/07/2008

As you may have heard, this summer’s most anticipated film - The Dark Knight - broods into theatres next week. Additionally, the caped crusader will be swinging into your console this fall with LEGO Batman. With that much attention given to the playboy magnate/crimefighter this year alone, we recognize there’s a whole lot of Batman love being spread about. To quench your thirst for the masked vigilante, we’re bringing you a ...

The oddest mods (Battlefield 2)

15/06/2007

The Top 7... games you've never played right (Battlefield 2)

2/01/2007

The Silent Hill series It's a safe bet that we all play games the same way: lights on, volume at a reasonable level, perhaps other stuff going on in the background as well. For most games, that's totally cool. But there are some that you have not even begun to experience. Yes, some games demand that you completely alter your surroundings and let the mood seep through your skull, soaking every cell in your body with excessive atmosphere. So, we mined our collective memories and came up with ...

The best griefing videos ever (Battlefield 2142)

10/03/2008

Deliberately trying to ruin someone else's game online is something we can't approve of. But if you do it well enough, it's something we can definitely laugh at. ...

GamesRadar Jackass (Battlefield 2142)

13/04/2007

There comes a time in many games where the expected method of play becomes a bit too expected. It's when you're on this cusp of boredom that you realize that the greatest gift gaming has given us is the ability to plough your own way - to refuse to enter the test chamber just to see if you get in trouble. So join us as we subvert the basic concepts of gameplay by generally screwing around in games, whether through harassing NPCs, torturing virtual people or organizing naked foot races in ...