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Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology)

15/06/2007

While it may not be as well known as Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest, the Tales series has been going strong for more than 10 years. Its biggest claim to fame has always been its super-exciting battle system that actually lets you move your character around and attack the enemy from any side. The encounters are still sort of random, but there's much less menu surfing and a lot more spell casting. From what we've seen of Radiant Mythology, the first PSP Tales game to hit the US, it should ...

Can Tekken 6 outclass all other fighters? (Tekken 6)

29/04/2009

Namco Bandai Day 2009. At this prestigious event in San Francisco where the beer flowed like wine, the ‘Radar crew got to see games Namco has cooking for the summer/fall seasons. One of the heavily featured games, Tekken 6, is the first multiplatform Tekken game and the first for this generation of systems (Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection for PSN doesn’t count). ...

Tekken: Dark Resurrection - new fighters (Tekken: Dark Resurrection)

7/07/2006

We've been digging our virtual fists into people's jaw lines for years now, but few fighting games capture the teeth-rattling brutality quite like the Tekken series. In just a few weeks an arcade-only version is heading to the PSP with two new characters ready to throw down, and we've taken a flurry of gut-punches just to get to know them better. The slinky blond you see up there, soaring through the air ready to kick that guy in half, is Lili. She doesn't really have a definable combat style, ...

Pre-E3 06: Tekken: Dark Resurrection (Tekken: Dark Resurrection)

9/05/2006

If you like to fight with your mind and body as one, you probably either kick some ass in real life, or play a whole lot of tech-heavy Virtua Fighter. When you just want to smash somebody's face into the ground (and look cool while doing it), there's hardly a better gallery of eclectic fighters than those in ...

Tekken: Dark Resurrection (Tekken: Dark Resurrection)

28/03/2006

You knew it had to happen sooner or later. After all but conquering the 3D fighting genre on the PSone and PlayStation 2, Tekken will hit Sony's handheld in August. And it looks like it's going to hit hard. A port of the Japan-only arcade expansion Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, the PSP Tekken: Dark Resurrection looks to pack in all of the original's action, if not its graphics. But while the jaggy visuals look considerably rougher than its smooth PS2 and arcade counterparts, Dark Resurrection ...

Thrillville (Thrillville)

6/11/2006

Ever wanted to make your own amusement park? Yeah, neither have we. One only has to imagine all of the red tape, legalese, investment concerns, zoning issues, contract disputes, liability claims, piles of vomit everywhere... you might be dead before you get around to designing your first ...

Thrillville (Thrillville)

2/11/2006

Thursday 2 November 2006 Back in the day, everything from murdering naked innocents (Rampage) to initiating incestuous affairs (Kissin' Kousins) was par for the course for young gamers and no one batted an eyelid. Alas, times have changed. These days children must feel like chastised tabloid targets just for seeking to do something as comparatively pedestrian as repeatedly driving over a virtual prostitute or policeman. The fact that many children hanker after adult-oriented games goes some ...

Thrillville - updated impressions (Thrillville)

26/09/2006

There's really only one problem with monster-selling games like Rollercoaster Tycoon and Theme Park: they're no fun. Somehow, these micro-management games found a way to strip all the amusement out of amusement parks. Can Thrillville change it all? The simpler setup feels like a good start: You're the young relative of a theme park tycoon and he's thrilled that you're coming on board to help him run the place (and stop Globo-Joy from taking it over). You've got carte blanche to improve ...

Thrillville: Off the Rails - EXCLUSIVE first look (Thrillville: Off the Rails)

3/07/2007

Chances are pretty good that you didn't play the original Thrillville last year... but a whole bunch of kids sure did. So many went for the ride, in fact, that the amusement park simulator is getting a sequel this October. Thrillville: Off the Rails embraces its youth appeal by pushing everything to be bigger, wilder, sillier, friendlier and, of course, barfier. As theme park tycoon Mortimer's trusted niece or nephew, you still hold the dream job of building, designing and test riding every ...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07)

26/07/2006

For many seasons, Tiger Woods PGA Tour has relied on an arcade-like feel that gave any player with functional thumbs a -15 handicap. Good news though - from what we saw at Electronic Arts' Summer Showcase, Tiger has shed his quirky strokes and come out swinging the hammer with a more simulation-based method of play. The control scheme has been simplified, taking what worked in the past and applying more realistic effects to make the whole experience come alive. In 07, the entire swing runs off ...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 - hands-on (Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08)

27/07/2007

Confidence. On Sundays, on the 18th green, staring down a birdie putt for the win, Tiger Woods has it. Sergio Garcia? Not so much. After Garcia missed a putt for the win at the 2007 British Open, he lost the ensuing playoff to Irishman Padraig Harrington, and left any confidence he had in a deep bunker somewhere on the back nine at Carnoustie. As confidence plays such an important role in the game of golf, it's about time EA included it in its upcoming Tiger Woods PGA Tour game. And so it ...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hands-on (TMNT)

26/01/2007

The Turtles are back, but Vanilla Ice isn't. That's probably for the best, to be honest. Anyway, to complement the new CGI-heavy Turtles film that's out this year, Ubisoft is resurrecting the pizza-eating dudes. Apparently the new film is a bit darker and edgier than previous Turtles fare (harking back to the original comics and role-playing game) and the game will reflect that. While we've yet to see just how "dark" and "edgy" this'll be, the way the game plays seems, so far, to be a little ...

Tomb Raider: Anniversary - hands-on (Tomb Raider: Anniversary)

11/04/2007

For months, our peeks at Tomb Raider: Anniversary have been limited to sitting by and watching as others guided archaeologist Lara Croft past slippery cliffs and crumbling traps. We've seen the re-imagined version of the original Peru level countless times, and even caught a glimpse of the ruins she'll tackle in Egypt. But now we've had our first chance to try out the PS2 version of the globe-trotting adventure for ourselves, and we're impressed. As you'd probably expect, Anniversary - a ...

Tomb Raider Anniversary - sexy new impressions (Tomb Raider: Anniversary)

8/02/2007

The pressure is mounting. Crystal Dynamic's Jason Botta is anxious. "I'm still nervous about messing it up," he says, voice trembling slightly. We feel his pain. After all, this is the man charged with overseeing a revamp of the most beloved action-adventure titles in videogame history: the 1996-era near-instant classic, Tomb Raider. The task before him appears almost impossible - how on God's green earth to drag a creaking, clunky, strangely angular, ridiculously popular ...

Tomb Raider Anniversary - updated impressions (Tomb Raider: Anniversary)

30/01/2007

The camera pans over a large room dominated by wooden machinery, powered by a gigantic waterfall. Accompanied by ethereal music, it's hard not to stare. Graphically, this is amazing - but it's also incredibly nostalgic. This is Peru from Lara Croft's first, infamous adventure, recreated for a new generation of gamers. Welcome to Tomb Raider: Anniversary. We're impressed. Running on PS2, but with all the polish of Legend, is the original (and best) Tomb Raider game. Tomb Raider 1, the pride of ...

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary - first look (Tomb Raider: Anniversary)

11/01/2007

Hey Tomb Raider fans, we need you to think back to 1996 for a second. Remember what it was like to make your huge-breasted way through ancient, moss-covered ruins, with only a few vicious-yet-boxy animals for company? When the only things standing between you and treasure were the elements and an endless series of horrible deathtraps? Developer Crystal Dynamics wants to bring all those feelings rushing back with Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary, a slick remake of the ruin-delving ...

Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Tomb Raider: Anniversary)

4/01/2007

Wednesday 3 January 2007 Hey Tomb Raider fans, we need you to think back to 1996 for a second. Remember what it was like to make your way through ancient, moss-covered ruins, with only a few vicious-yet-boxy animals for company? When the only things standing between you and treasure were the elements and an endless series of horrible death-traps? Developer Crystal Dynamics wants to bring all those feelings rushing back with Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary, a slick remake of the ruin-delving ...

Pre-E3 06: Tomb Raider Legend PSP hands-on (Tomb Raider Legend)

9/05/2006

We're going to assume you've read the reams of praise-laden coverage we've written about the full-sized version of this game, Lara Croft's triumphant return to form. If you haven't, here are the notes: this game's mix of glamorous gunplay, brain-tickling puzzlery, and gymnastic, Indiana Jones-with-great-legs exploration is almost intoxicating. And really, all that's left to be said of the PSP version is that, remarkably, it looks to be pretty much the same ...

Tomb Raider: Legend (Tomb Raider Legend)

22/02/2006

Oh Lara Croft ... so hot, so brilliant, so starring in awful games for so long. The original Tomb Raider was an opus of Indiana Jones-style adventuring, puzzle-solving, dual-pistol wielding, and tank-top-staring that put Ms. Croft and the PlayStation on the map. But after Tomb Raider III, things got rough for our favorite feminine plaything. Cliches began to snake in, the baddies began to smack of caricature, while attempts at innovation had the distinct reek of gimmick. The nadir came with ...

E3 06: Tony Hawk's Project 8 (Tony Hawk's Project 8)

11/05/2006

For Tony Hawk's Project 8, the latest game in the popular skateboarding franchise, the creators are starting over - almost everything about this skate action game is being created fresh to take advantage of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game is expected to ship this ...