It's shifted 40 million units worldwide, second only to Final Fantasy in sales - in Japan it even outsells the global RPG giant. In 1988, so many people blew off work and played hooky to line up for Dragon Quest III that a law was promptly introduced banning the release of Dragon Quest titles on a weekday to stop another countrywide bout of sick-leave
How many different villains have tried to take us down over the course of video game history? A million? It's probably far more, actually. Every one of which was ready to blast holes through our chests, pummel us 'til we drooled, or maybe just gnaw our torsos off. Bastards.
But how many have there been whom we could literally stomach? Far fewer. Sure, Pac-Man can choke down almost anything after eating one of his big, flashing drug cakes, but those ghosts don't have any protein at all. Let's
Welcome to the thirteenth installment of GamesRadar's weekly feature, PokémonRadar.
Last weekend, the official Pokemon site unveiled the code to get an egg for the legendary Prince of the Sea, Manaphy. You'll need a copy of Pokemon Ranger first - here's how to get it:
1. Complete the Pokemon Ranger story.
2. After the credits roll, select the new Ranger Net option from the main menu.
3. Complete the three Ranger Net missions.
4. Return to the Ranger Net mission, and hold the
Welcome to the twelfth installment of GamesRadars weekly feature, PokemonRadar.
Today is a Pokemon landmark on GamesRadar. Now that we've got hold of the first Wii Pokemon game, Pokemon Battle Revolution, all PokemonRadar reports will include looks at the new Pokemon in both 2D and 3D.
And, remember, be sure to check Pokemon.com on January 20th for the code to unlock the secret Manaphy mission in Pokemon Ranger. If you happen to miss it, don't worry - we'll run it in next week's installment
Late last year we brought you the Platinum Chalice awards. It was a celebration about everything that made gaming too damn cool in 2006. But the sad consequence of having two system launches and more than five actively supported consoles and handhelds on top of that was... a glut. A glut of awesome games, to be sure, but also a glut of utter shit.
So we sat down and thought about the year behind us, specifically everything that pissed us off. Things that we wish companies would give up on. The
Welcome to the eleventh installment of GamesRadars weekly feature, PokemonRadar.
Today is a Pokemon double-header on GamesRadar in addition to the weekly PokemonRadar piece, you can check out our preview of the first Pokemon Wii game, Pokemon Battle Revolution.
In other Pokemon news, the unveiling of Manaphy on Pokemon.com proceeds apace. Soon the code to receive a Manaphy egg will slowly be meted out in chunks, and on January 20th the code will be presented in its entirety. Those looking to
Friday 12 January 2007
We're pretty sure that we don't really need to advise you to hunt out games like GTA IV, Halo 3 and Super Mario Galaxy in 2007 - we've got a sneaky feeling that you'll be smart enough to do that without our wise words of professional guidance. Right...?
Instead of pointing you to the blindingly obvious for our forecast of the potentially great games that'll be keeping your digits in shape over the next 12 months, we thought it would be infinitely more useful if we
It's cool to believe in something, to have an undying passion for your hobby. When it comes to gaming, we'll defend our views to the bitter end. But sometimes we all go a little too far, skating a fine line between fan and fanboy. How close are you? Read on...
Step 1 - Swear that system X has no good games. At all.
The self-proclaimed "hardcore" may read up on every game, discuss every game and spout what we try to pass off as authoritative opinions on every game... but none of us actually
Friday 5 January 2007
Were your lingering memories of 2006's gaming highlights all but wiped clean by some especially riotous New Year's celebrations? Or do you long to pour over a handily collated run-down of the year's big stories, surprise announcements and shock news? Either way, your luck's in, reader, as GamesRadar presents a bite-sized dose of all you need to know from the last 12 months.
With Sony's long-running PS3 delay shenanigans (hey, it's not over yet), the death of E3 as we knew
Did you behave well enough last year for Santa to bring you some new games for Christmas? Stuck on them already? Well, don't worry, we've put together a little something for you to unwrap now - that's right, the best cheats, hints and easter eggs for the top-selling Christmas games. Just hit the tabs on the left for the games you want to know about.
Many of these cheats were sent in by our readers through CheatPlanet.com (thank you kindly) - so why not share your own best cheats and tricks
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