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Sep 8, 2005

Blitzkrieg 2

PC Preview | Blitzkrieg

The original Blitzkrieg was an unusually feminine game. Prowling panzers, swarming infantry, snow-dusted towns, desiccated deserts... they all owed their distinctive charm to an art team consisting of nine women and one bloke. Today the Nival graphics department boasts a few more testicles but it's still (as the surrounding screenshots hopefully testify) producing uncommonly attractive bitmaps. There was always a risk that Blitzkrieg 2 would end up visually indistinguishable from the likes of ...
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Aug 31, 2005

Rome Total War Barbarian Invasion

PC Preview | Rome: Total War

How the mighty have fallen. For hundreds of years, the seemingly invulnerable Roman Empire conquered and expanded, eventually sprawling from the Scottish lowlands to Egypt and the Red Sea. Reaping the rich spoils of slavery, pillage, trade and military conquest, Rome took what it wanted. Its borders expanded for centuries. But then it ground to a halt. Rome's centre grew soft. Its leaders became decadent, its armies disillusioned and its outposts neglected. In the forests of northern Europe ...
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Aug 15, 2005

FEAR

PC Preview | FEAR: First Encounter Assault Recon

Despite FEAR being a frequent patron to preview pages since it was first announced just over 12 months ago, the game's storyline has managed to remain hidden behind an almost impenetrable veil of mystery.But now, after working our way through the paranormal first-person shooter's opening four missions, we've managed to uncover some plot details, while witnessing the unnerving atmosphere for ourselves.FEAR's protagonist is a rookie recruit in the First Encounter Assault Recon (a special unit ...
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Aug 1, 2005

The Matrix: Path of Neo

PC Preview | The Matrix: Path of Neo

Although clearly not the best of titles thanks to being rushed out to coincide with Reloaded, we felt Shiny's previous Matrix offering, Enter the Matrix, was a decent and entertaining effort that got an unfair pasting in certain circles. With more time to work on this title because there's no movie release to tie in with, Shiny is hoping Path of Neo will be a more polished affair, "The Matrix game that fans always wanted" is how Atari's PR chap is putting it.As the title suggests, Path of Neo ...
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Jul 4, 2005

Dawn of War Winter Assault

PC Preview | Warhammer 40K Dawn of War

Dawn of War: if ever a game was built for expansion packs, it's this one. Relic's characterful Warhammer 40,000-inspired RTS (PCG 140, 90%) may have featured a generous four armies to play with, but there are plenty more in the 40K universe that would - and inevitably will - lend themselves wonderfully to the PC treatment.Enter Winter Assault. The well-trained eyes out there will immediately recognise the forces of the Imperial Guard in action: the very backbone of humanity's future fighting ...
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Jun 29, 2005

The Movies

PC Preview | The Movies

The Movies: homage to Hollywood, or a parody in the form of a management sim? The flimsy sets held together with gaffer-tape we can accept. The queue of desperate hopefuls pleading for a moment of fame outside our agent's office raises a smirk. Even funnier: our blockbuster production haemorrhaging resources because the lead actor is a drunk. But enforcing the application of The Hero's Journey to churn out user-created epics... that's more than parody. It's cynicism. The Hero's Journey is an ...
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May 31, 2005

Serious Sam II

PC Preview | Serious Sam 2

For the latest footage of Sam's adventures, download the movies at the bottom of this page.Sometimes pictures don't just paint a thousand words, they ram them down your throat and slam your jaws shut. Even before you started reading this, the sumptuous screenshot feast no doubt convinced you that Serious Sam II is a FPS you want to play. But avert your eyes from the glory of that new graphics engine just for a while; there's so much more to tell. First of all, rest assured that this full sequel ...
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May 19, 2005

NFS Most Wanted: Played!

PC Preview | PC

Compared to EA's newest racing acquisition Burnout, the last Need for Speed outing was a little underwhelming. While it sold well to those gamers who prefer to spend their money on fully established, 'safe' buys, Need for Speed wasn't anywhere near Burnout's level. However, thanks to the new graphical splendour bestowed upon this new iteration by the advanced power of Xbox 360 (or should we say, ), NFS has been given a new lease of life. Everything's just so much more intricately detailed ...
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May 12, 2005

Boiling Point Road To Hell

PC Preview | Boiling Point

Different people boil at different degrees, we're told. Saul Meyers -protagonist of Deep Shadows' ambitious FPS - has lost his daughter in South America. He's packed himself, a knife and a pistol on a flight out of Paris, and soared to that fateful temperature where enough truly becomes enough. Depending on your familiarity with both eastern European development and sandbox games in general, what happens next is either the last thing or everything you'd expect. Meyers sells coconuts, hunts wild ...
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May 4, 2005

GTA San Andreas: Hands on

PC Preview | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Last September the gaming world was rocked by the release of the biggest selling game the UK had ever seen. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas broke all records, becoming the fastest selling title ever. And it was only on PS2.Finally, after much speculation and foot tapping, Rockstar has released this monumental game, which features guns, ghettos and that all-important dose of car crime, on to Xbox and PC.The first, most immediately noticeable change is with the game's graphics. While the PS2 version ...
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