Dec 12, 2007
When theyre not swabbing the poop deck, battening down any un-battened hatches or doing any other cliché-ridden activity; the Straw Hat crew sails for adventure and most importantly, the One Piece treasure. However, every now and then Luffy and co. get sidetracked and duke it out with nautical nasties. Because good always defeats evil, we thought wed give ya a sneak peek at the winning team under your control in the Wiis upcoming One Piece: Unlimited Adventure. Anime,
Dec 10, 2007
Its not easy giving out scores like 10. Its hard to be sure youve got it right. Imagine it like Star Treks warp drive: as we gingerly wrench the score lever past the 9 mark, the ship starts shaking and rattling; the alarms wail; your crew members exchange worried looks, visibly wondering if this is really a good idea.
But when we reviewed Super Mario Galaxy, we just knew. Its a kind of combination of the visuals, the sounds, the level design, the challenges, that Nintendo
Choosing the right console is one of the most important decisions of your life. So here's our Yule Tide guide to the three major contenders for your Christmas cash, their capabilities laid bare, their strengths probed and their weaknesses exposed.
PS3
Price: $399 (£299) - $499 (£399)
After a troubled launch it's great to see that the PS3 is just as cool as and much more capable than its PlayStation predecessors. And of course the price cut really
Nov 28, 2007
Somehow the threat that your mouse or gamepad might buzz feebly in your hands at any time doesnt inspire a deep and primal fear in most gamers. Now scientists at the Wellcome Trust in London want to change that.
They are monitoring how the human brain responds to real danger by trying to get test subjects to engage in games as instinctively as they engage in real-life situations. So they created a Pac-Man style maze game for them to play with a slight catch: if they die in the
Nov 28, 2007
WCG TV
By far the easiest way to watch gaming at its best, WCG boasts videos of the final rounds of the many different genres played at World Cyber Games, mostly with English commentary. Registering is free, and the videos are available in different qualities and sizes. The Quake IV finals are genuinely gripping, with excellent editing, and at times commentary to match, proving that even fast-moving shooters can work as a televised sport. And as well as the usual RTS and FPS
Nov 28, 2007
SmackDowns changed quite a lot this year. The big news is the arrival of the ECW brand - with Sandman, Burke and Sabu on board youre going to have to learn to use tables, ladders and chairs like you never have before, and with Dreamer up against you in General Manager (GM) mode youre going to have to be smarter than ever when it comes to the draft...
Editor's Note: All images are from the Xbox 360 version - check out the rest of our tasty screens
Nov 20, 2007
When hes not taking fat bong rips, Xbox LIVE gamer ChIefIn4LIFE420 probably takes a moment each day to admire the top scores on the Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved leader board. At least thats what wed be doing if we were ranked as number one with a ridiculous high score of 500,684,945 points next to our gamer tag.
But that puny pool of points is peanuts when compared to what can be achieved in Geometry Wars: Galaxies on the Wii. Meet Mavis Giss, QA tester for Sierra Entertainment,
Law! (Not Jude)
There are few celebrity/gaming character partnerships as worthy as Kazuya Maruyama and Phoenix Wright. Famed Japanese attorney Maruyama earned his heroic celeb status by appearing on chat shows to help guide citizens through the ocean of legal code that stands in the way of justice for all. And so he adopts the classic Wright pose and objects to your not buying the game.
Nov 19, 2007
Theres something about Metroid that makes otherwise normal people skip breakfast, lunch and dinner to play it in ways that must make the developers shake their fists and say ‘Grrrr. An entire community of Samus speedrunners is out there, digging up shortcuts and tricks with their game spades, shaving milliseconds off completion times - theyve even got their own language (see below). You dont have to join the scary clan of people trying to finish the game 100% in the time it
Nov 15, 2007
Following the recent discovery of large amounts of unused content within every retail copy of Super Princess Peach, we take a look at what other development secrets are tucked away inside your Nintendo collection. From modes to graphics to entire levels, things are constantly tweaked and changed during a game's creation. And because it's time-consuming to remove all traces of these early features before a game hits the shelves, hackers are able to dig into finished games and
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