You know how when you’re going through a traumatic experience, time seems to slow down as you take in the full horror of what’s happening? For the first five minutes, we sort of thought that was happening with George of the Jungle. It’s a side-scrolling platform game, but George bounces along (feet not touching the ground, of course) at such a slow-ass pace it’s almost like he’s deliberately trying to upset Sir Isaac Newton. ...
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27 Mar 2008

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

PS2 Review

PS2 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Really, it’s easy to feel sorry for the PS2 version of Pro Evolution Soccer. Its release used to be one of the most eagerly-awaited events of the year; now - with all eyes on the PS3 version - it looks a bit sad and neglected. This has to be expected, but it’s sad that, in terms of gameplay, PES 2008 is almost identical to last year’s game. None of the ‘improvements’ of the PS3 version - such as the diving or ...
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24 Mar 2008

Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends

PS2 Review

PS2 - Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends - Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends

It has been a long time since any of publisher Koei's Warriors games have felt new. No matter what the setting (this series is in Japan instead of the usual China), you’re still pretty much hacking hundreds of identical dudes into little pieces. Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends is now the second expansion release for Samurai Warriors 2 (the first being SW2: Empires) and offers even more bonus content for the hackers and the ...
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24 Mar 2008

Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz

PS2 Review

PS2 - Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz - Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz

We here at GamesRadar believe that Rock Band is the finest multiplayer game on the planet. However, Buzz! Hollwood Quiz might very well be the best party game on the planet. It's instantly understandable. It supports a whopping eight players. There are 5000 questions, which should last you awhile. The subject matter is movies - possibly the most accessible subject on Earth - and the controllers have exactly five huge buttons, each of which is a ...
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24 Mar 2008

Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection

PS2 Review

PS2 - Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection - Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection

Pinball is like a dinosaur to most of today’s gamers, who’ve become used to parent-horrifyingly realistic graphics, epic storylines, and massively multiplayer online worlds. However, those few who still dig on this old-school action would have to look long and hard to find a better deal than this lovingly handled compilation. We’ll get the list out of the way first: You’ve got Black Knight, Pinbot, Gorgar, Space ...
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21 Mar 2008

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

PS2 Review

PS2 - El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera - El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

Manny Rivera is a 13-year-old Mexican boy who owns a magic belt that turns him into the super hero El Tigre whenever he puts it on. However, sometimes Manny uses his super powers for good - like his father, the White Pantera - and sometimes mischief - like his grandfather, Puma Loco. This Nickelodeon cartoon translates pretty well to a videogame. The visuals are nothing a PS1 couldn’t handle and it plays out like a 2D platformer ...
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20 Mar 2008

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters

PS2 Review

More and more, it looks like porting moderately successful PSP games to the PS2 might not be such a hot idea after all. Without complete overhauls, the graphics look crummy, the multiplayer features get stripped out and the overall product - which might have been amazing on Sony's handheld - feels watered down and cheap by PS2 standards. That was the case with both Grand Theft Auto "Stories" games, and now we're seeing it happen again with ...
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17 Mar 2008

Buzz!: Pop Quiz

PS2 Review

This is the ninth Buzz and aside from a few cosmetic tweaks - plus new round types like Wall of Sound, Name that Band and Name that Tune - everything is as you’d expect. Buzz! Pop Quiz uses Sony’s clever controllers to answer (one of 5000) multiple choice questions, but this time they’re focused around pop music from the early ’90s to the present day; from Robbie Williams, to Shakira, to the Foo Fighters. One of the ...
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14 Mar 2008

Major League Baseball 2K8

PS2 Review

PS2 - Major League Baseball 2K8 - MLB 2K8

It takes a lot of guts to open up the engine of a game that's likely no one's top priority, fix its biggest issues, and ensure that everything works great from top to bottom. Yet that's exactly what the fellas at 2K Sports did with MLB 2K8 on the PS2. Considering where it was last season, it's a significant improvement in most ways - except graphically, where it still lags behind The Show and remains firmly stuck in 2003. Even so, it's a solid ...
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11 Mar 2008

MLB 08: The Show

PS2 Review

PS2 - MLB 08: The Show - MLB 08: The Show

PS2-style baseball nirvana was achieved a few seasons ago (in our humble opinion, anyway) with EA’s major league swan song MVP ’05. While Sony has delivered quality each year since then with their iterations of The Show, we didn’t think anyone would come too close - or even try, for that matter - to matching that touchstone on Sony’s mega-million selling console. After all, it’s been crystal clear that most ...
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