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Gangs of London hands-on (Gangs of London)

Jul 24, 2006

We've taken it for a spin once before, but we recently got a more in-depth look at Gangs of London, the driving/shooting spinoff of the British car-crime epic The Getaway. The new, portable game is soaked in the same Cockney flair as its console cousin, but as we quickly found out, this is more than just another Grand Theft Autoclone. Rather than two or three anti-heroes, Gangs of London focuses on five different gangs battling for control of London: the Morris Kane Firm (old-school English ...

E3 06: Gangs of London hands-on (Gangs of London)

May 12, 2006

You wouldn't know it from the title, but publisher Sony's upcoming drive-and-shoot crime actioner Gangs of London is actually descended from The Getaway, Sony's GTA -style action series for PS2. This time, however, the developers have done away with the pretense of playing as the good guys - instead of trying to clean up the streets, you're the ones doing the terrorizing. Actually, yes - that does say "ones" - it's plural. You don't just play as a single character. In fact, at any given ...

E3 06: Gangs of London hands-on (Gangs of London)

May 10, 2006

You wouldn't know it from the title, but publisher Sony's upcoming drive-and-shoot crime actioner Gangs of London is actually descended from The Getaway, Sony's GTA-style action series for PS2. This time, however, the developers have done away with the pretense of playing as the good guys - instead of trying to clean up the streets, you're the ones doing the terrorizing. Actually, yes - that does say "ones" - it's plural. You don't just play as a single character. In fact, at any given moment, ...

G-Force - hands-on (G-Force)

Apr 2, 2009

What's the result when you mix a Jerry Bruckheimer live-action extravaganza, a bit of CG magic, and adorable rodents? A bizarre question to be sure, but Disney will answer it this summer with G-Force, a family-friendly action flick starring a series of guinea pig secret agents. Smirk if you'd like, but kids love guinea pigs, and where there's scent of a new franchise that kids might go crazy over, you'd better believe Disney has a video game ...

Ghost Rider - hands on (Ghost Rider)

Jan 24, 2007

Oh, the strikes going against Ghost Rider. It's a game based on a movie based on a comic that stars an obscure, demonic hero. The movie's being released in the February dumping grounds, stars an aging Nicholas Cage as a rebellious acrobat biker (what casting!) and will have to find a way to make Cage's face melting into a fiery skull a serious, dramatic affair. How in all the hells of creation could this game stand a chance? By copying one of the most vicious action games of our time, God of ...

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - first look (G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra)

Mar 31, 2009

Want to make a movie-based game that has a good chance at not sucking? Take a note from publisher Electronic Arts and developer Double Helix Games. Presented with the G.I. Joe license and a chance to make a game tying into the upcoming summer blockbuster movie, they could have attempted to make a brutal war epic, a dark third-person shooter, their version of Gears of War. Instead, they stuck to the spirit of the toys in creating The Rise of Cobra ...

God of War: Chains of Olympus - updated hands-on (God of War: Chains of Olympus)

Feb 13, 2008

If you've missed berserk Spartan sociopath Kratos since his last appearance in God of War II, take heart: the albino murder machine is stomping his way back into the spotlight on March 4, in God of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP. Today, Sony sent us a near-finished version of the game, and after playing through a couple levels (hey, they're big), we've got a few things to share. ...

God of War: Chains of Olympus (God of War: Chains of Olympus)

Nov 28, 2007

Nov 28, 2007 With over a million copies of God of War II flying off the shelves and still climbing, its only a matter of time before Sony announces Kratoss blood-soaked third outing for PS3. Until then, weve got Chains of Olympus, a bite-sized beast exclusively for PSP that fleshes out Kratos past, charting events before PS2s God of ...

God of War: Chains of Olympus (God of War: Chains of Olympus)

Jun 29, 2007

When it was revealed that God of War was heading to PSP, fans went into an excited, cold sweat. This, after all, is the action game on PlayStation 2 right now. Better news was to come when Sony revealed that its new star developer Ready At Dawn was coding the game - Daxter is still one of the best platform games on any console. After such promise, the biggest compliment we can pay Chains of Olympus is that it plays exactly like the two God of War games on PS2. Granted, not the most memorable ...

Godzilla Unleashed - first look (Godzilla: Unleashed)

Feb 23, 2007

All guy-in-rubber-suit jokes aside, who wouldn't want to be the title titan in a Japanese giant monster movie? You get to stomp around, belch laser beams, munch on some people or maybe a nuclear reactor, and demolish every single thing in your path as you defend your hood from other 200-ton freaks of nature. Then, some toy company makes an action figure that looks like you. What's not to love? This basic philosophy looks to be proven true by the latest in publisher Atari's line of monster ...

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 ...

Gradius Collection (Gradius Collection)

Apr 20, 2006

If you're relatively new to gaming, chances are you've never had the pleasure of jamming a one-man spaceship through an endless ocean of alien monstrosities. Back in the day, the shooter genre could define a system. R-Type, Viewpoint, Gaiares - each exploded a mass of laser-blasting baddies on the screen at once, all in an attempt to stop your one-man mission to save the universe. But they all owe allegiance to Gradius, the king of scrolling shooters. Its customizable battleship, the Vic ...

GTA IV: The Ballad Of Gay Tony - What GR editors thought (Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars)

Sep 16, 2009

Last week, Rockstar visited our UK and US offices to show us the latest instalment of GTA IV's Xbox 360 exclusive DLC - The Ballad Of Gay Tony. ...

Why GTA: Chinatown Wars is bigger, better and bloodier on PSP (Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars)

Sep 4, 2009

The biggest crime about the DS's amazing felony ‘em up wasn’t the random car-jackings, cop killing or drug dealing; it was the fact it didn't sell as well as it deserved. But justice could yet be served with the release of the PSP version of Chinatown Wars next month. But can you really improve on a portable classic we recently awarded a perfect 10? Well, thanks to some revised controls and a sexy graphical spruce-up ...

GTA IV: The Ballad Of Gay Tony - What GR editors thought (Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories)

Sep 16, 2009

Last week, Rockstar visited our UK and US offices to show us the latest instalment of GTA IV's Xbox 360 exclusive DLC - The Ballad Of Gay Tony. ...

GTA IV: The Ballad Of Gay Tony - What GR editors thought (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories)

Sep 16, 2009

Last week, Rockstar visited our UK and US offices to show us the latest instalment of GTA IV's Xbox 360 exclusive DLC - The Ballad Of Gay Tony. ...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories - multiplayer hands-on (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories)

Oct 20, 2006

The release of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is mere weeks away, and it's looking to be a huge improvement over the series' first PSP effort, Liberty City Stories. Not only does it sport a bigger city, longer missions and the ability to commandeer helicopters, but it also improves on that game's kickass multiplayer with a whopping 10 modes of ad-hoc play. We recently got a chance to play two of these for ourselves: Vice City Survivor and Might of the ...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories - hands-on (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories)

Oct 4, 2006

The next chapter in the Grand Theft Auto saga hits stores at the end of October, and we've finally had a chance to take it for a test drive. We've already covered a good chunk of what to expect from the '80s-themed GTA: Vice City Stories in our first-look preview, but this was our first time actually playing the game, and it's got us hungry for more. Taking on the role of Victor Vance (brother of Vice City partner-in-crime Lance Vance), we played through three missions, beginning with ...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories)

Oct 4, 2006

Wednesday 4 October 2006 Rockstar claims that Vice City Stories is twice the size of Liberty City Stories. But, as we all know, it's not size that counts. It's how many car-jackings, helicopter chases, gang wars and insane stunts you can squeeze into Sony's gleaming PSP that matters. And after our first hands on with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, it's clear that things have moved up a notch since Liberty City's crime wave. As US Army soldier Vic Vance you're lured into a world of crime ...

GTA: Vice City Stories - first look (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories)

Sep 14, 2006

If Grand Theft Auto III birthed a new genre, 2002's Vice City blew it wide open. Living cities were one thing, but wrapping them in garish '80s neon and blasting the best tunes the decade had to offer created an atmosphere that no one could resist. Seems only natural then, that the second PSP GTA would follow the same route, and from what we've seen of Vice City Stories, it's everything the console version was and more. Set in 1984 (two years before the PS2 Vice City), this story begins with ...