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Mar 30, 2006

2006 FIFA World Cup

PS2 Preview | 2006 FIFA World Cup

You wouldnt be remiss to consider EA Sports latest soccer game a quick sequel to the annual chart-topper, FIFA Soccer. No doubt the publisher wants to cash in on its massive investment in the worlds biggest sporting event. Curiously though, this games producer goes to great lengths to pitch 2006 FIFA World Cup as a sequel to the 2002 World Cup iteration, and not the recent FIFA Soccer 06. This matters why? Mainly because FIFA Soccer 06 was generally considered to be pretty stinky, particularly ...
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Feb 15, 2006

50 Cent: Bulletproof

PS2 Preview | 50 Cent Bulletproof

After reading 50 Cent's biography, it comes as no surprise that the bullet-riddled rapper is starring in his own virtual adventure. Indeed, 50's eventful history of making dollars, building rep and getting shot enough times to kill a baby elephant, sounds more like a game synopsis than real life. But while Mr Cent might have all the necessary credentials to be an ass-capping avatar, if the game's a big pile of steaming toilet food then people will be especially quick to berate it as a smash ...
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Mar 3, 2006

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

PS2 Preview | Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

It's kind of hard to identify with the cold steel of jet fighters. Even with human pilots, the machines always take center stage in dogfighting games as they streak through the sky, filling the azure air with white-hot lead and missiles across an otherwise peaceful landscape. So it's up to the intense, toe-curling action to keep you interested, and that's something the Ace Combat series has always kept onboard. Whether it's escorting a convoy of allies through enemy terrain or obliterating a ...
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Apr 5, 2005

Alien Hominid

PS2 Preview | Alien Hominid

A sensationally original web-based game was released in 2002 that set the internet alight. That game was Alien Hominid, and it was downloaded a whopping nine million times.Spruced up and released as a full-blown title, Hominid is looking and playing sharper than ever. Our yellow bug-like extraterrestrial pal romps his way through 16 levels of blasting heaven in a quest to recapture his UFO.Hominid is a 2D two-player side-scrolling shooter that plays similarly to Metal Slug or Contra, but sports ...
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May 23, 2008

Alone in the Dark hands-on

PS2 Preview | Alone in the Dark

Since inventing the survival-horror genre 16 years ago, the Alone in the Dark series has been defined mainly by creeping around in dimly lit corridors and hoping something didn't lurch out of the shadows to gnaw your face off. The creators of the new Alone in the Dark, however, want you to know that crawling through claustrophobic spaces won't be the focus this time around - and to hammer that point home, they'll literally tear those spaces ...

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Jan 18, 2008

Alone in the Dark

PS2 Preview | Alone in the Dark

When it comes to cutting edge trouser-spoilers, Resident Evil is still the daddy. Continually bending the rules of survival horror, the fourth game in the series was not only one of the best games on PS2, but probably one of the best games ever made. And yet… while they could certainly lay claim to propelling horror gaming forward with arse-clenching frightfests like RE Nemesis, Capcom cant claim to have invented the genre. That honour goes to Alone in the Dark, originally developed by ...
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Dec 27, 2007

Alone in the Dark - interview

PS2 Preview | Alone in the Dark

Dec 27, 2007 Our recent previews of Alone in the Dark delve into the use of light as a weapon and the creepy, gigantic Central Park setting. For our next trick, we talk to the game Producer, Nour ...
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Mar 7, 2006

And 1 Streetball

PS2 Preview | AND 1 Streetball

There's a handful of genres for which we probably don't need any more games: World War II shooters, medieval fantasy RPGs, and street basketball showdowns. Still, the makers of And 1 Streetball think they've got something fresh for gamers stuck at the intersection of NBA Live and NBA Street. That something is primarily a new control scheme, designed to let you express yourself with creative moves while still bringing the thunder with a nasty dunk. And 1 calls this "I Ball," but we'll call it ...
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Dec 7, 2006

Ar tonelico - hands-on

PS2 Preview | Ar tonelico

When you hear "PS2 RPG," the first two words that spring to mind are likely going to be "final" and "fantasy." But there is a world beyond those CG-rich epics, populated by crisp, hand-drawn artwork and 16-bit-style values that never seem to go out of style. Last year we saw Atelier Iris 2 deliver that kind of old-school adventure, and in 2007 fans can expect Ar tonelico to do the same. We all know what to expect in the way of story (cheesy), music (catchy) and graphics (cutesy), so let's ...
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Mar 11, 2008

Arcana Heart - hands-on

PS2 Preview | Arcana Heart

2D sprite fighters are a dying breed and so are new games on the PS2.That’s why Arcana Heart should be exciting news for fighting fans as it just might be the last new old school 2D fighter they’ll see for a long time.Ported from the 2006 Japanese arcade game, Arcana Heart is a combo-centric fighter that puts a lot of emphasis on juggling the opponent and getting into aerial scuffles. At first glance, the game looks a lot ...
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