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Genji: Days of the Blade - updated hands-on (Genji: Days of the Blade)

Oct 20, 2006

No matter how hard it tries, Genji: Days of the Blade will never, ever shake the stigma of its giant enemy crabs. One of the beasts was revealed during the E3 expo in May, and ever since, Genji has been the stuff of thousands of internet in-jokes. But behind those humongous crustaceans lurks a fast-paced, hauntingly pretty samurai epic that's finally looking ready for prime time. While we haven't been too impressed with it in the past, Genji has rapidly shaped up since the last time we saw it. ...

Genji: Days of the Blade - hands-on (Genji: Days of the Blade)

Sep 5, 2006

It's no secret that the upcoming samurai epic Genji: Days of the Blade (aka Genji 2) has a tough road ahead of it. Its awkward debut at Sony's pre-E3 press conference has become the stuff of Internet legend, thanks to the phrase "actual historical battles" being followed almost immediately by "giant enemy crab." And while it's certainly beautiful, its gameplay doesn't seem all that removed from the PS2 Genji: Dawn of the Samurai. Granted, there's a lot of it we haven't yet seen. We haven't, ...

Hands-on with Genji 2 (Genji: Days of the Blade)

Jun 13, 2006

• Genji 2 gameplay footage (WMV, 10.7MB) - right-click to download Tuesday 9 May 2006 One of the playable offerings at Sony's pre-E3 conference was samurai slasher sequel, Genji 2, and we took a few moments to really get to grips with it. You can take a look at the game in action at the conference by clicking the link above. Set three years after the original PS2 version and billed as a "traditional" action/adventure by Sony, this follow-up boasts the chance to switch between characters ...

E3 06: Genji 2 hands-on (Genji: Days of the Blade)

May 11, 2006

The original Genji for PS2 was a beautiful and engaging - if short - samurai action game. The PS3 title looks like more of the same. The big difference is that the visuals are amped-up considerably for the series' PS3 debut. Check out our trailer, linked from the "movies" tab above, to see for yourself. The fine level of detail really brings the world of Genji to life. The level begins with a burning castle, with fire all around and heat warping your view. Every so often when you play, the ...

Ghostbusters The Video Game - hands on (Ghostbusters The Video Game)

Aug 4, 2008

As I stepped out of the Ecto-1 and stood on the steps of the New York Public Library alongside Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis (Bill Murray isn’t along for this particular call) listening to the team chatter, Ghostbusters’ Associate Producer Ryan French explained that my experimental proton pack was fully loaded for the purposes of this demo. ...

Ghostbusters - hands-on (Ghostbusters The Video Game)

Jul 14, 2008

For children of the '80s, there are many pop culture touchtones - just watch VH1 on any given Sunday and you will see dozens of examples. One of the biggest was Ghostbusters, and after two decades since Ghostbusters II and the series' descent into nostalgic obscurity, it's making a return in a big way to consoles and PC. That is a damn sight better than Extreme Ghostbusters...

Granted, thanks to the wonders of the internet and ...

Ghostbusters The Video Game (Ghostbusters The Video Game)

Dec 12, 2007

Dec 12, 2007 There's nothing quite like a comeback story to capture the imagination. In 1989, the Ghostbusters were down and out, broke and about as popular as a council health inspector about to rupture a spirit containment system. Forced to suffer the ignominy of making guest appearances at the parties of ungrateful snot-nosed brats in exchange for a few bucks, the boys in boiler suits were about as low as they could get without actually being scalded by the Earth's ...

The Godfather II (The Godfather II)

Sep 4, 2008

Shrouded in secrecy for almost two years, we can’t quite believe how open everyone is about Godfather II. The game is being developed in the heart of EA at the romantically named Redwood Shores just outside San Francisco. The name alone conjures up images of a relaxed life, a sun-soaked resort and a place to escape the stresses of modern life. Like EA’s new-found approach to gaming, Redwood Shores is a fantasy. ...

The Godfather: The Don's Edition - hands-on (The Godfather: The Don's Edition)

Jan 18, 2007

Just when we thought we'd played through enough versions of The Godfather to choke a horse (and presumably decapitate it afterward), two more were announced: The Godfather: Blackhand Edition for Wii and The Godfather: The Don's Edition for PS3. Due out in March - a full year after the last-gen versions hit - the new titles seemed like a blatant attempt to milk as much money as possible from the Godfather license. Once we stopped rolling our eyes long enough to actually play them, however, it ...

Golden Axe: Beast Rider (Golden Axe: Beast Rider)

May 16, 2008

At Sega’s gamer’s day soiree on Wednesday we got to see a whole slew of games in rapid succession, sometimes getting a hands-on, and sometimes just sitting back and watching someone else play (always the best way to experience a game - that was sarcasm, by the way). Golden Axe: Beast Rider, unfortunately, was not a hands-on. A chance to sever limbs ourselves may have changed our general sense of being underwhelmed, although ...

Golden Axe: Beast Rider (Golden Axe: Beast Rider)

Apr 4, 2008

The next time someone says that they’ve got ‘fond memories’ of the original Golden Axe (or look at you in all seriousness and claim that it was “really good”) remember to tell them in the kindest possible way to stick it.

It was bad enough you could complete it using the same move over and over, but it was made worse by the fact that the only long-term amusement to be had was seeing how far you can get ...

Golden Axe PS3: First details (Golden Axe: Beast Rider)

Nov 27, 2007

Nov 27, 2007 The first details on Sega and Secret Level's long announced Golden Axe update have been revealed in the latest issue of PSM3. If you're looking for a straight update you're probably going to be disappointed, because the classic bruiser has been pretty much completely re-imagined in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 update. First off, you now play as one Amazonian hero, the scantily clad Tyris Flare, instead of the original game's trio of fantasy stereotypes. Gillus the dwarf and Ax ...

E3 06: Golden Axe (Golden Axe: Beast Rider)

May 11, 2006

Sega announced yesterday that they would be bringing their 1989 arcade (and console) success Golden Axe to the Xbox 360 and PS3. Details are scant at the moment, but Sega promises that our favorite features of the classic Golden Axe will return, fully realized for next-gen ...

The Golden Compass - updated impressions (The Golden Compass)

Nov 5, 2007

Nov 5, 2007 Frankly, anyone who's read the His Dark Materials trilogy should want to experience the game and film almost as much as wanting a monkey-shaped demon of their own. By now, the film trailer will be playing in cinemas and you'll probably have seen the amazingly recreated world of Jordan College, Bolvangar and the North on screen for yourself. And we can report that the game - which is being developed by Shiny - is shaping up to have all the best bits from the film, and more on top of ...

The Golden Compass (The Golden Compass)

May 11, 2007

With all the success of the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter films spilling over onto our consoles its hardly a surprise that were about to be up to our comically large sleeves in anything remotely wizardly. But you wont hear fantasy fans complaining, as the much beloved, million-selling His Dark Materials series kicks off this winter with the release of The Golden Compass in theaters and every console known to man or beast. An important distinction to make; since animals play a part thats ...

Gran Turismo 5 (Gran Turismo 5)

Dec 5, 2007

Dec 5, 2007 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is some way off, but tearing around the famous Suzuka course in a Nissan GT-R with the latest playable version of Sonys Real Driving Simulator makes us want to hibernate to pass the time until its launch, like children who go to bed early on Christmas Eve in anticipation of the treats to come the next ...

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue - PS3 Network (Gran Turismo 5 Prologue)

Feb 27, 2008

However you look at it, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is essentially a sedative to calm the anger of a legion of patient fans who have been tapping their fingers for years waiting for Polyphony Digital to, well, pull their finger out and release the full Gran Turismo 5. Even now, Gran Turismo head honcho Kazunori Yamauchi has only suggested that “it might be sometime in 2009”. Curses! If there wasn’t enough meat on the bones of Gran ...

Review: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue [import] (Gran Turismo 5 Prologue)

Jan 10, 2008

Jan 10, 2008 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is… well, you know what it is; a little capsule sent back to us from the future, which contains a milligram of each ingredient of 2008/2009s full blown GT5. And its powerful stuff. Although Sony are charging close to full whack for Prologue in Japan (4,980 of your jangling yen - thats 45 US dollars or 22 English pounds), it cant really be described as a full ...

Gran Turismo HD - hands-on (Gran Turismo HD)

Sep 23, 2006

It's been four months since we first saw Gran Turismo HD's gameplay make its surprisingly boring debut at Sony's press conference, with boring footage of cars crawling around beautifully detailed - but somehow lifeless - racetracks. If that looked like your kind of thing, however, then we're happy to report that the playable version of HD has pretty much the same ...

Gran Turismo PS3: We've played it! (Gran Turismo HD)

Jun 13, 2006

Tuesday 9 May 2006 One of the highlights of Sony's E3 conference this year was, without a doubt, getting the opportunity to play Gran Turismo on PS3. And while it might only have been flagged by Sony as a playable prototype created especially for the show, it gives us an early sample of what we can expect from developer Polyphony Digital's next-gen racer when it finally pulls up as Vision GT. The demo is made up of current-gen content and features 10 vehicles - including racing and commercial ...