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Oct 26, 2006

Family Guy

PS2 Review

One of the things that make Family Guy so riotously funny is how the salty jokes come fast and furious over the span of each half-hour episode. Stretch those same laughs over 8 hours or so of generally humdrum gaming, and the whole affair gets diluted to the point where fans will find themselves reaching for the DVDs instead of the game controller. Oafish dumbass dad Peter takes a hard one to the noggin and becomes convinced that the citizens of Quahog are disguised henchmen of TV's Mr. ...
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Feb 15, 2006

Fantastic Four

PS2 Review

If the game of the film of the comic book is anything to go by, the Fantastic 4 really aren't that fantastic. They're just OK. Reed Richards (or 'stretchy man') is good at punching, Ben Grimm (or 'the big one with dried-on cornflakes for skin') is even better at punching and can also pick up large objects. Susan Storm (or 'the sexy one who can go invisible') can use telekinesis to throw people about and, naturally, is quite decent at punching. Then there's Johnny Storm (or 'fire man'). He can ...
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Jul 5, 2007

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

PS2 Review

Comics and games are a combo right on par with popcorn at the movies, and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is no exception. The game takes plot elements from the movie it's based on and the comic series to weave a story chucked full of Fantastic Four nemeses. Everyone from the Skrull to Terrax to, dum, dum, dummmm: the Silver Surfer makes an appearance. But instead of feeling like a universe encompassing rumble, it just feels like more enemies for The Thing to smash. You'll begin the ...
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Sep 29, 2006

The Fast and the Furious

PS2 Review

The Fast and The Furious - that first wonderfully fun, wonderfully stupid film - carved out a niche for street racing entertainment. But despite some attempts, nothing substantial materialized for fans of the first film or its sequel on the gaming side. Finally, a game based loosely on Tokyo Drift has been released. However, instead of the roaring surprise hit of the original film, this The Fast and The Furious (TFATF ) comes off as an underpowered retread of Midnight Club III: DUB ...
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Mar 9, 2006

Fatal Frame 3 The Tormented

PS2 Review

Three games in, the Fatal Frame series central gameplay idea remains creepy as Hell: you basically stand there letting macabre, angry ghosts get closer, and then even closer, and then way-the-Hell-too-much closer … Then, rather than busting out holy water, a special ghost-killing sword, or a tank strapped to a fighter plane, you snap their picture with a magic camera. Sure, it's hokey, but it works. There's something about being armed only with a camera, even a mystical, ghost-busting ...
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Aug 29, 2007

Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol. 1

PS2 Review

Aug 29, 2007 This is one of those games that we love to see. It appeals to a very specific subset of gamers, no question – if you dont remember Fatal Fury games fondly, theres nothing for you here – but its a nice collection for those of us who like a good, 2D fighting throwdown now and then. Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1 collects the first four Fatal Fury games: Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special (basically a tweaked 2), and Fatal Fury 3 Road to the Final Victory ...
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Apr 23, 2008

Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol. 2

PS2 Review

PS2 - Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol. 2 - Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol. 2

Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol. 2 picks up where the [previous volume] left off and gives us the fifth, sixth, and seventh installments in the franchise. For roughly fifteen dollars, you can bring home Real Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers - three immensely ...

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Sep 27, 2007

FIFA 08

PS2 Review

Sept 27, 2007 On the pitch last season, everything finally clicked into place for FIFA. Crisp passing, fluid player movement, sturdy AI and a great shooting model all combined to make it a serious challenger to the great Pro Evo Soccer for the first time in ages. Decent competition at last. So it's no surprise that little has changed in terms of gameplay in FIFA 08. In fact, you'd be hard pushed to spot the difference between this year's game and last, aside from the new season's kits (we ...
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Jun 6, 2007

FIFA Soccer 07

PS2 Review

Friday 29 September 2006 Judging by the reaction around the office, all those years attempting to get FIFA to be 'more like PES' seem to have paid off for EA this season. OK, so it's by no-means a carbon copy of Pro Evolution Soccer but the improved animations have allowed the game to feel much more free. FIFA has always been trapped in scripted animations. You can usually tell when the ball's going to hit the back of the net before it's even left the ground, and the 'trick-stick' moves jerk ...
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Oct 9, 2006

FIFA Soccer 07

PS2 Review

The success and failure of a mans soccer team is akin to life and death - as the club goes, so he goes. While the World Cup is a quadrennial exercise in nationalism, nothing is more ingrained in the daily lives of billions of males around the globe than their favorite clubs fortunes. Whether its England, Germany, Spain, or any of dozens of other nations, wins, losses, and scandals are the stuff that sells tabloids every week. EA Sports FIFA 07 gets off of the world stage and back to the ...
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