There's little doubt that Manhunt 2 is going to be another unsettling journey into gaming's darkest alleyways. We've witnessed the brutality that wait in both the Wii and PS2 versions and we can confirm that Rockstar is priming another genuinely disturbing episode for gamers to endure. But the 18-rated gore is only one aspect of creating a truly traumatic ordeal - the world in which the unholy horrors are acted out must provide a suitably bleak setting that will submerge the player fully into ...
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7 Jun 2007

FIFA 08 - hands-on

PSP Preview | FIFA 08

In direct opposition to its big bro, mini FIFA is certainly a case of tweaking and fine-tuning over any wholesale alterations. For instance 07s defensive intelligence was a weak point, something that EA was keen to remedy. Thanks to the new right analog player switching and vastly improved AI, any goals you concede will now fall firmly at your feet. This new realistic defending includes increased spatial awareness regarding threats and danger zones, putting more pressure on the ball carrier, ...
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4 Jun 2007

Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars

PSP Preview | Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars

We have to say, its almost physically impossible to dislike Crazy Taxi. How can anyone not enjoy a game that lets you drive a yellow cab insanely fast, fly off ramps and smash through anything that gets in your way all in the name of ferrying your terrified passengers to their destinations on time so you get paid? If this is the kind of death-defying stuff taxi drivers go through every day, its no wonder their cabs smell quite so ...
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1 Jun 2007

Smash Court Tennis 3

PSP Preview | Smash Court Tennis 3

Baseball this, basketball that. There's more than one athletic pastime that emerges once the snow has melted and the sun begins to shine. The Anglo sport of champions returns later this year, and one of tennis's most renowned franchises receives a slap shot over to the PSP in the inimitable form of Smash Court Tennis 3. And it brings with it an assortment of circuit pros and twice the customizable features of its ...
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1 Jun 2007

SWAT: Target Liberty

PSP Preview | SWAT: Target Liberty

There's a nuke somewhere in New York and only hot shot renegade SWAT leader Kurt Wolfe and his team of equally loose cannon cops can save the city. If this were a movie it would feature lots of sunsets, panning shots of the New York skyline and endless images of Kurt ...
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1 Jun 2007

Final Fantasy - hands-on

PSP Preview | Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition

Final Fantasy was originally released in Japan in 1986. Starting seven years ago, though, Square Enix decided to start pimping it out on system after system. This marks the fourth remake since 2000. The final evolution of this re-envisioned edition of the original game in the series - or so we hope - is this, the PSP ...
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13 May 2007

Square Enix Party 2007 - Live from Tokyo!

PSP Preview | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

We're live, in Tokyo, to bring you reports from Square Enix Party 2007, a public event that showcases the latest in the Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Dragon Quest publisher's massive lineup of games for all of your favorite next generation consoles and handhelds. We're bring in up-to-the-minute information as fast as we can over the course of the weekend. Check back to this page for updates as they happen. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions interview: many missed it on the ...
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12 May 2007

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - hands-on

PSP Preview | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is simply the most exciting playable game at the entire Square Enix Party 2007. It actually delves deep into the mythology of that RPG classic from ten years ago, offering up a story that was only hinted out in its sprawling confines. And beyond that, it's the best-looking PSP game to date. Simply put, it's living up to its potential and, unless Square Enix is hiding something, should even erase the sad memories of Dirge of Cerberus. We were able to both catch a ...
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11 May 2007

WWE SmackDown! Vs. RAW 2008

PSP Preview | WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2008

Gradually, the WWE games review scores have, like a greasy tortoise, been slipping slowly downhill - due mainly to the fact that theyve started to feel the same, year in, year out. We want this decline to be arrested and SmackDown! 2008, the series PS3 debut - following the cancellation of last years planned next-gen wrestler - might do just that. Weve already reported on this years new features, although well clarify some of them in greater ...
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11 May 2007

The Golden Compass

PSP Preview | PSP

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 ...
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