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Oct 6, 2008

The Top 7... Game expos better than E3

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

Imagine the room you’re in spiraling inward as soothing celesta music transports you to another time and place. You’re in LA; it’s 2006 and you’ve just walked onto the E3 show floor. Everyone is buzzing about the Wii and the DS Lite. Jokes about the PS3’s $600 pricetag are circulating, but anticipation of Sony’s powerhouse is hardly damaged. Flashing lights and beautiful women accompany lavish displays of ... » Read More

Oct 3, 2008

Games vs Movies: 20 cutscenes compared

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

If you’ve played a movie-based game in your lifetime, we’re sorry. We’re sure you know that most games strive to stick as close to the film as possible. Even when taking “creative license” with the source material - in cases like Superman Returns, Hulk or any other boring action film - you’re bound to see some semblance of the movie’s story acted out in glorious 3D. ... » Read More

Oct 3, 2008

Epic game plots made simple

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Oct 2, 2008

Evolution of the tree

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

You don’t know how good you’ve got it. With the latest generation, you’ve got one of the most sophisticated pieces of technology in the world sitting under your television (or sitting on your desk), obediently pumping out hundreds of thousands of polygons a second and making trillions of calculations, all so you can sit there grunting about how the draw distance isn’t that great, or how the characters’ faces aren't that well animated. ... » Read More

Oct 1, 2008

What's your gaming pet hate?

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

You remember your first set-piece. They’re exciting to begin with. You’re playing a level, you turn the corner, and – OH MY GOD! – a spaceship has just nuked that building! But... but... but Alpha Team was in there. Commander Jenkins! Michael. He saved my life in the Martian Wars. Good god. We’ve got to get in there, and now. ... » Read More

Sep 29, 2008

The Top 7... Stupidest Puzzles

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

Puzzles aren’t meant to be simple - they’re meant to sell hint books and strategy guides. Obstacles aren’t meant to be obvious - they’re meant to artificially lengthen the adventure! Here are the seven most bizarre, irrational and frustratingly convoluted examples we’ve ever encountered. They don’t just spit in the face of logic... they kick logic right in the balls. ... » Read More

Sep 24, 2008

Can you really rocket jump?

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

We take a lot of things for granted in games. Such as guns that leave nothing but skeletons when they hit the enemy, or that you can hack a computer by playing a simple puzzle game. But no more. PC Gamer wanted to find out how far science was being abused for the sake of our entertainment. ... » Read More

Sep 24, 2008

Game moments you don't want a loved one walking in...

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

There’s ‘do you think anyone smelt me dropping that beef biscuit?’ embarrassment. And then there’s ‘accidentally relieving your bowels in public after one too many beers and a chicken vindaloo’ embarrassment. Guess which category the following gaming shames fall into? ... » Read More

Sep 19, 2008

The Guide to our favorite Guides

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

Congratulations on finding your way to our Guide to Guides! If you’re on the wrong console page, use our helpful links to figure out what game you would like to become excellent at first. ... » Read More

Sep 16, 2008

Top 10 TalkRadar moments of all time

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

O HAI! I didn’t see you click in. I’m one of the co-hosts of GamesRadar’s super-ific, fantastical podcast, TalkRadar. What started out as an excuse for us to bite back at the internet and industry that feeds us quickly gained a following we weren’t quite expecting. That other podcast you like? This one’s funnier, better even. ... » Read More

Sep 12, 2008

The Least Faithful Movie Games

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

There’s probably no genre more reviled than movie-based titles. We think it’s agreed upon that most of these games generally suck. And we get it. With the development team having to hit a specific release date, there is no way programmers have the necessary time to make a stellar title. That’s why we get crap like Enter the Matrix. More often than not, we get titles that take great liberty with the material. ... » Read More

Sep 12, 2008

Best Parts of Crap Games

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

We look at the ace bits of atrocious games ... » Read More

Sep 11, 2008

Worst Rock-Star cameos of all time

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

Question: Does anyone really care about the real musicians signed to appear in Guitar Hero: World Tour? Don’t respond out loud - use our handy comment feature below. Shouldn’t the focus of games like Rock Band and GH be on you pretending to play an instrument? Case and Point: In Guitar Hero III, any moment given to taking in the mannerisms of Tom Morello, or the expressionless rock face of Slash is time spent not playing. ... » Read More

Sep 11, 2008

Game characters that time forgot

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

This article is dedicated to the game characters that time forgot. You may want to light a candle of remembrance as you read ... » Read More

Sep 10, 2008

Piracy vs. Theft: The argument beyond the words

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

Spore’s cumbersome DRM (three installs per copy) has enraged much of the gaming lot, and some cite the restriction as a reason they might download a pirated copy of the game. Unrelated developer Positech recently asked gamers why they pirate games, and sure enough, restrictive DRM was among the biggest complaints. The others were fairly obvious: price, quality, convenience, and so on. The information is useful (and Positech ... » Read More

Sep 9, 2008

Finish Spore with a Star Destroyer!

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

Did we play Spore correctly? We have the sinking feeling that we were supposed to be using Spore’s dynamic editors to create our own original creatures, vehicles, and cities. ... » Read More

Sep 8, 2008

What to do with your Lancer

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

Gears of War’s Lancer is perhaps one of the finest “default” weapons in any videogame ever. Awesome firepower aside, the Lancer’s gratuitous chainsaw bayonet is capable of chewing enemies into puddles of gore. When we heard that a special bundle was shipping with a battery-operated replica Lancer, we knew we had to have it. Oh yes, it must be ours… ... » Read More

Sep 5, 2008

South Park's 9 best gaming moments

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

Eleven years and over 170 episodes already? South Park's been slaughtering Americana's sacred cows since we were still playing the PSX, eviscerating all manner of politics, entertainment and religion. So with the effortless vigor Trey and Matt have taken the piss out of Paris Hilton, Mormons and Al Gore - what hope does the frail and sensitive gamer ego have? ... » Read More

Sep 3, 2008

10 LEGO games we’d love to see

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

Nobody really expected Lego Star Wars to be as good as it was, or to sell as well as it did, when the game dropped in 2005 - but developer Traveller's Tales surprised us all by turning what should have been the ultimate crappy licensed game into a fun, well-designed runaway hit. Since then, the Lego-game dynasty has grown to include Indiana Jones and Batman, both based on existing Lego toy lines, and both fun despite being essentially ... » Read More

Sep 2, 2008

Destroying controllers in slow-motion

PS2 Feature | PlayStation 2

No one really breaks their controllers in a fit of unchecked aggression for failing in difficult games like Ninja Gaiden II. That doesn’t mean we don’t secretly glance at our systems periodically and crave to bash the ever-loving crap out of what we hold dear as some sort of cathartic release. Well, you can’t. After all, gaming is an expensive hobby/lifestyle/deviance. ... » Read More