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A history of Bond girls (007 Agent Under Fire)

9/07/2008

No Babes Week would be complete without a look back at the ladies of 007. James Bond is the original womanizer, using his debonair good looks to charm his way into the pants of slinky double agents or bored (and possibly kidnapped) heiresses. We’ll take a look at how the girls have evolved over time, comparing their appearances across game titles and hardware generations. We’ll also evaluate the videogame versions against the ...

10 Most Swearing-est Games (187 Ride or Die)

3/04/2008

Swear words are used in film, TV and games to glorious effect. But sometimes the sheer quantity of obscenity causes the words to lose their meaning. Ever the cultural explorers here at GR, we’ve compiled a list of the ten swearing-est games we could think of. Then we grabbed footage from the first hour of each, and chopped it down to just the dirty words. Very scientific.

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10 Most Swearing-est Games (25 to Life)

3/04/2008

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10 Most Swearing-est Games (50 Cent Bulletproof)

3/04/2008

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Bestselling crap (50 Cent Bulletproof)

26/06/2007

In general, we think you've got pretty good taste in games. You've made massive successes of stellar franchises like Ratchet & Clank, The Elder Scrolls and Katamari Damacy. You tend to like the things we like, and that's part of why we enjoy writing for you and telling you about all the cool games we think you'll get excited about playing. Sometimes, though, you ignore our advice, which breaks our hearts a little. It's bad enough when you do it by passing up kickass experiences like Okami or ...

The games that shaped a generation: PS2 (Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies)

22/03/2007

25. Kingdom Hearts Squaresoft | Squaresoft | 2002 A third-person action game with light RPG elements added - and which happened to merge the Disney and Square universes in an utterly captivating way What made it so great? Kingdom Hearts is what happens when you give classic, universally loved characters to the best RPG storytellers in the business and ask them, "could you maybe fancy this up and make one of those video games with 'em?" It sounded ludicrous at first - Donald Duck as a wizard, ...

Alone in the Dark's six worst ways to die (Alone in the Dark)

4/06/2008

Alone in the Dark invented the survival horror genre. Hell, the original Alone in the Dark was arguably the first to introduce fear itself into the gaming experience. You wouldn't believe how terrified we were of a couple of shadowy strategically placed polygon blocks back in 1994...

Now imagine what the franchise can do with cutting edge graphics, surround sound, real world physics and cinematic storytelling. More importantly, after ...

An evening with Uwe Boll (Alone in the Dark)

29/05/2008

Thanks to his videogame-based cinematic failures, Uwe Boll is one of the most loathed men on the internet right now. In fact his detractors hate his work so much that most of them have never watched any of it.

So in the interests of scientific endeavor, we picked up three Boll DVDs and commited ourselves to watching them all in one night. Does Boll deserve the vitriol he so readily receives from the gaming community? Read on and find out. ...

TalkRadar 60 - Barrel LOL (Ar tonelico)

17/07/2009

Listen to see if your favorite blue-haired beauty made our list of Top 7... badass old folks. ...

The Top 7... games so bad they had to add breasts (Ar tonelico)

14/05/2007

An overwhelming majority of gamers are male, so it makes perfect sense for every marketing team in the world to target their software at young guys. And what do all men ages 18 to one zillion love? Girls, gore and big loud machines. If they could make a game about a firefighting bikini squad that hunts down zombies in a decked-out sex/fire truck, world peace would be declared. But until that day, we have to settle with regular old T & A. Developers are well aware of this, so occasionally ...

TalkRadar 50 – all about YOU (Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica)

8/05/2009

The Topics

Top 7… gut-wrenching choices – or, as Charlie admits, the Top 7… decisions.

Motion controls are coming to Xbox 360 – first avatars, now motion silliness. Could a handheld MicroBoy be far behind?

Punch-Out!! exclusive boxer reveals – see, GamesRadar gets cool exclusives too.

More shitty Spider-Man audio – from the Sega CD game we vow to reference once every four podcasts.

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The Top 7... gut-wrenching choices (Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica)

4/05/2009

Games are complicated these days. Plotlines are deep and branching. Worlds are open to explore, and to change. Major characters are expendable. Side quests are optional, dialogue trees are intricate and endings are multiple. We are the authors of our own digital experiences. Which sounds pretty great, until you reach one of those choices that you just know will affect the rest of the game. ...

Win a sexy, sexy Ar Tonelico 2 body pillow (Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica)

22/01/2009

Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica is one of our favorite new RPGs, and its lovable lady characters are really what make it so special. If you’ve ever wished one of these irresistible maidens would venture forth from the screen and materialize in your bedroom, your desires have pretty much virtually been answered with this luxurious body pillow. The lovely pillow features the saucy and sarcastic Jacqli, one of the most powerful Reyvateils (magical girls) in the game ...

23 amazing game soundtracks you don't remember (Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana)

19/03/2009

Unsung, underrated and unbelievably good. Sit back, relax, and enjoy. ...

Box Art F'ups: Readers Revenge (Bad Boys: Miami Takedown)

18/02/2008

We made a half-assed attempt to disguise our last edition of box art buffonery as some kind of factory error. You called our bullshit, submitted your own, and turned an office full of staunch and humorless integre-nerds into braying gigglepusses. Nice work. If any of you still have any creative spark left send it to boxart@gameradar.com or post it in our forums. ...

The games that shaped a generation: PS2 (Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance)

22/03/2007

Minigame Island (Barnyard)

20/07/2007

From throwaway ideas tacked onto games that aren't much to begin with, to genuine labors of love - gifts from the developers to you - the world of the bonus minigame is wide, varied and rarely more than a couple of minutes long. Here're a bunch of our favorites. Mario vs. Luigi in New Super Mario Bros An insanely intense two-player battle that turns the classic Mario platforming action into a feat of endurance. The aim is to be first to collect up to 10 stars, but if the players decide to ...

Batman’s Best and Worst Games (Batman Begins)

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 ...

10 Most Swearing-est Games (Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance)

3/04/2008

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The Top 7... Games we wish we didn't love (Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance)

2/03/2007

Last week, we brought you a list of popular, classic games... that we despise. But that's easy; for every work of genius, there's a hater (with good arguments.) This week, we're doing something much, much weirder. We've compiled a list of games that range from "totally sucky" to "mostly sucky" that we... well, we love them. A tough task? We agree. That's why we've roped in editors from three other top game publications - PC Gamer, Official Xbox Magazine and PSM to help us out. Hey, they're ...