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Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 1 (Review)

6/04/2009

The most surprising thing about Telltale Games’ latest episodic adventure is that you quickly forget it’s from an American developer. That’s no small feat when dealing with something as quintessentially British as Wallace and Gromit, nor is that – for the most part – it feels right. ...

Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 2 (Review)

8/06/2009

Although we’re certainly a fan of the plasticine pair of Wallace and Gromit, we have to concede that our review of the first episode was spot-on. While the game was a great adventure, the humour evident in the Wallace & Gromit films and Telltale’s other games was lacking. ...

Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 3 (Review)

17/08/2009

After the bland trip to The Last Resort, Muzzled is a much needed return to form for the Wallace & Gromit point-and-click episodes. It’s by far the closest the series has got to nailing the spirit of the original animations, with a proper villain, lots of fun contraptions, and a stronger level of puzzles. ...

Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 4 (Review)

17/08/2009

That makes three out of four sub-par releases for Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures. They’ve felt like Telltale’s red-haired stepchild over the course of their short run. Sadly this, the finale, is easily the worst. ...

Wall-E (Review)

27/08/2008

A foul wind, heavy with the fetid stench of a trillion tons of human refuse, blows across a desolate cityscape. Eternity stares into your cold, robotic eyes, as a never-ending obstacle course stretches out before your dirt-stained, rusted treads. And it only gets worse from there. ...

Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Review)

31/03/2009

Wanted: Weapons of Fate is like a cheeseburger. Okay. Bear with us. There’s nothing clever about it; no technical genius; and certainly nothing especially well-crafted. It’s a game you’ll blaze through in under four hours, with no multiplayer modes to bring you back for more. ...

War Front: Turning Point (Review)

16/02/2007

Refusing to be pigeon-holed as just another WWII based real-time strategy game, War Front: Turning Point gives historical accuracy a vacation, and tries to inject the much visited era with some style and pizzazz. Picture The Rocketeer meets Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, and you'll get a good idea of the look War Front is going for: giant armored zeppelins, mechs that eat tanks for breakfast, and huge bombers of 1941 proportions. All these advanced goodies have been brought to you ...

War Rock (Review)

6/03/2007

The $40 or $50 one time fee for a videogame is becoming passé. Today, publishers are trying to find ways to keep dipping into your wallet for months after the initial purchase. War Rock, which can be downloaded for free, is an experiment in alternate payment methods for games. While innovation is good, this game isnt, particularly. War Rock is effectively a blend of Counter-Strike-style tactical shooting with some Battlefield -style vehicular combat. The games 21 maps include the small, ...

Warcraft 3 (Review)

4/05/2006

Let's not mince words - WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos is one the most enjoyable games ever created, regardless of genre. Chronicling the saga of a prince named Arthas, WarCraft III's campaign is a breathtaking affair of betrayal, epic combat and a world's desperate bid to fend off an unstoppable evil. It's the kind of grand storytelling that's extremely rare in gaming. The single-player campaign is split between the game's four races - Humans, Orcs, Night Elves and the Undead - and the story is ...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 (Review)

19/02/2009

Two words that aren’t often associated with real-time strategy games: instant gratification. Yet Dawn of War II manages to turn the RTS formula on its ear, putting you in the thick of battle almost 100 percent of the time and ensuring that your moment-to-moment decisions involve picking which alien ass to kick with your giant red armored boot. ...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (Review)

29/11/2006

Brace for impact: grandmaster developer Relic has fired another shot in the battle for strategy gaming supremacy - and this time they intend to redefine what "expansion pack" really means. The war-scarred planet of Kronus is the home to this expansion, called Dark Crusade, the second add-on for Relic's Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. The most vile and powerful races in the universe have converged for a final showdown for domination of its technology and artifacts. There is no peace to be made ...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm (Review)

5/03/2008

Eighteen months have passed since the last Dawn of War release, and nearly four years since the original game emerged from the RTS void. In the lifecycle of interactive electronic entertainment (Sims-branded shop fodder notwithstanding), that’s a lengthy span to have to endure to keep a single game alive. Most developers, even the lazy ones, can usually find enough time to squeeze out a proper sequel. To be fair to Relic though, ...

Warhammer 40K Dawn of War (Review)

29/09/2004

To date, nobody has made a great Warhammer 40,000 game. How's that? Just look at the embarrassment of riches the potential developer has at its fingertips. A vast and detailed backstory. Ready-made combat units. Army structures on a plate. That's half the job done already. And what delights have we previously been served up? Chaos Gate. Final Liberation. Rites of War. Fire Warrior. Up until now, the 40K-on-PC pedigree has been rather more Chum than Winalot. Yet everyone who knows 40K ...

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (Review)

23/11/2006

Thursday 23 November 2006 We've been eyeing up this game's graphical beauty and white-knuckled gameplay for weeks - and our anticipation was worth it. If you've ever wanted your Warhammer miniatures to come to life, check out Warhammer: Mark of Chaos. This adaptation of Games Workshop's popular fantasy wargame plays like Empire knights and Chaos orcs have hopped off their metal bases to rampage on your monitor. Purists will love it for its faithfulness to the original game, while others will ...

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (Review)

9/11/2006

We've raved and ranted about this game's graphical beauty and white-knuckled gameplay for weeks - and our anticipation was worth it. If you've ever wanted your Warhammer miniatures to come to life, check out Warhammer: Mark of Chaos. This adaptation of Games Workshop's popular fantasy wargame plays like Empire knights and Chaos orcs have hopped off their metal bases to rampage on your monitor. Purists will love it for its faithfulness to the original game, while others will groove on great RTS ...

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March (Review)

16/05/2008

Here’s a scenario for you: you’re about to publish a well-designed, if somewhat glitched RTS set in one of the most successful fantasy universes of all time. You feel pleased with yourself. You’re happy. Maybe you even smile. Now, for some reason you decide not to bother marketing your game much. After all, who needs exposure? You release the game. It scores moderately well, sells a few copies, and then disappears. ...

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Review)

18/09/2008

Dwarves are rubbish. Gold, beards, beer, shortness, regional accents – we’ve seen it a thousand times. Why play a dwarf when you could play a goblin with a pet squig or a Chaos marauder who can turn his arm into a fleshy club? So I’m surprised to find myself playing as a dwarf. And loving it. ...

WarPath (Review)

9/08/2006

WarPath marched to the retail frontline with about as much hype as a straight-to-DVD movie. Without the onslaught of marketing, that usually accompanies a new first-person-shooter, it snuck into the crowded FPS trenches with hardly a whimper, never mind a war cry. Sadly, WarPath's under-the-radar release is well deserved, as it delivers an all-too familiar package that often dips into mediocrity with dated graphics and slim ...

Warriors Orochi (Review)

8/05/2008

Only available for download from www.koei.com, Warriors Orochi is a hack-and-slash successor to the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors franchises. This console port combines characters from both series in a new story line that involves an evil serpent king who fuses time to create a world where the Three Kingdoms era of China and the Warring States era of Japan exist side by side. If you’re still with me, try keeping up with the ...

Watchmen: The End is Nigh (Review)

17/03/2009

Watchmen - the comic book - is one of the artistic high points of the form. Watchmen - the movie based on the comic book - is a fairly close reproduction of the graphic novel, with some mostly forgivable divergences. Watchmen: The End is Nigh - the videogame based on the movie based on the comic - is, despite grand production values, the shameless cash-in that fans feared the film would be. ...