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100 reasons fanboys hate casual games (Ultimate Board Game Collection)

Mar 27, 2009

Is there anything more disgusting than the casual gamer? We checked the internet, and can definitively say that no, there is no baser creature in existence. Not even these guys. While hating on shooters or RPGs is sure to be divisive, we can all unite in our hatred of casual games. What better way to bring the Week of Hate to a close? Got beef with casual games, or with our lovely video?

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Ultimate Spider-Man (Ultimate Spider-Man)

Jul 30, 2007

Spider-Man 2 brought the Grand Theft Auto-style cityscape and open-ended missions to Spidey's gaming career, but it was 2005's Ultimate Spider-Man that finally married the open-ended city with a comic book-style presentation. The game emits a constant sense of fun, from the bright colors to the thick black lines etched over everything on the horizon. Most of Manhattan Island has been recreated, including the Empire State Building and neighboring Queens. Spidey's sticky powers let you explore ...

Comic games that got it right (Ultimate Spider-Man)

Jul 30, 2007

Comic books are one of the hottest licenses out there right now. All you have to do is slap Spider-Man on a bag of socks and boom! It's out the door. The same goes with games based on comics - no matter their quality, they tend to sell like crazy. With so many lackluster heroes running around, it's hard to pinpoint which games are worth playing and which need to hang up the spandex. Well, that's precisely why we've hand-picked the best, most authentic comic book games of all time. The five ...

Game launch sites that inexplicably still exist (Unlimited Saga)

Sep 23, 2009

The internet is often thought of as a well of information, but that’s a flawed metaphor. It’s much more like a worldwide network of networks, if you follow my logic. And as the internet ages, it’s becoming littered with servers, and those servers are becoming littered with old data. ...

Cheats from the Crypt (Urban Chaos: Riot Response)

Feb 23, 2007

Ever since the first "big heads mode," game developers have been obsessed with creatively distorting or destroying the craniums of their creations. We combed through the crypt to bring you a few of these head-altering cheats, which will blow more minds than a vial full of LSD. Read on, if you dare. The Codes Metal of Honor: Frontline, which was widely lauded for its "gut-wrenching realism," contains an oft-overlooked cheat which randomly spawns in-game objects on top of your enemies' heads. ...

Fountains of gore (Urban Chaos: Riot Response)

Jun 30, 2006

With its flaming bad guys and slo-mo headshots, Urban Chaos has become a favorite of ours as an absurdist humor goldmine. With cheats, it's even sillier than you can imagine... fortunately, you're at GamesRadar, so you don't have to imagine anything (unless you really want to). We've stitched up six different cheats into a mash-up video of hilarious proportions, just click the movies tab above to drench yourself in awesomeness. Combining headless mode, disco lights, the mini-gun, incendiary ...

Urbal remedies (Urbz: Sims in the City)

Mar 15, 2005

Since The Sims first appeared on PC over five years ago, there has been a multitude of new versions and various updates, including Bustin' Out, Nightlife, Hot Date and Makin' Magic. The latest title to join the ever expanding family is The Urbz: Sims in the City on Nintendo DS, which, after its first weekend on sale, has helped to propel the game to number 14 from number 30 in the All Formats Chart. So how have Maxis, the game's creators and developers, taken to DS? We put some questions to ...