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Apr 30, 2007

Top 7... Worst celebrity voiceovers

Wii Feature | Wii

Fame doesnt guarantee talent. When celebrities take a break from their day jobs to lend their voices to games, the result isnt always pretty. Sometimes its bad writing or poor casting to blame. Sometimes its over acting or worse yet, under acting with all the personality of a potato. But whatever the reason, enlisting star power to boost a games appeal has given rise to some truly terrible - and hilarious - performances of Mystery Science Theater 3000 proportions. Thats why we decided to dust ...
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Apr 30, 2007

Sega: ages of innovation

Wii Feature | Wii

Innovation is king. Right? Wrong. No matter how great an idea is, if it's too early for the man/woman on the street to appreciate, or for technology to deliver properly, it's never going to succeed. Could Microsoft offer Xbox Live over a 33.6k dial-up modem connection? Could Nintendo sell DS Lite if it only had one-hour battery capacity? Of course not. The jury's still out on Wii as we wait to see how it develops on its initial promise, but the risk there is the same. Innovation is a risky ...
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Apr 27, 2007

Trendsetters week 2: stealth

Wii Feature | Wii

The pioneer - Metal Gear Solid | 1998 | PS1 Hiding under a cardboard box. That was Hideo Kojima's answer to the prevailing tide of titles that focused on blasting seven shades of excrement out of anything that had the misfortune of moving. But this pedestrian activity was little short of revolutionary. MGS brought us strategy elements both previously untested in the US and in 3D, favoring concealment rather than confrontation at all times, however you could manage it. Using cigs to reveal laser ...
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Apr 27, 2007

8 Wii-Friendly online hidey-holes

Wii Feature | Wii

Beethoven beat haven Experimental online music/art installation, partnering tunes of the classical variety with undulating bars of light at ...
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Apr 26, 2007

Club Nintendo

Wii Feature | Wii

If only Miyamoto and Iwata really did work day and night in some giant factory, rainbows springing from the smokestacks, dreams from the delivery doors and Italian-accented laughter from the plumbing. Sadly, however, there are just too many games (and laws of physics and other such nonsense) for that suggestion to be true. Sometimes someone else has to step in and be gaming's amazing chocolateer, taking possession of Mario, The Mushroom Kingdom, or another of Nintendo's exclusive ...
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Apr 25, 2007

A child could have designed it better

Wii Feature | Wii

When a developer sits down to create a game that involves a central starring character it's probably the most important part of the whole game making process. The key is to design a character who is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also someone you care about and believe in. Get it wrong or misjudge what your audience wants and your game baby might never turn into the multi-million dollar franchise you'd hoped ...
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Apr 24, 2007

Scarface - tips and tricks

Wii Feature | Scarface: The World is Yours

Its not just about making money and swearing at people in The World Is Yours. Building up your reputation is essential, and can be done by spending stupid amounts of money decorating your mansion. Herere some of the best buys. The milk crate Price: Free Reputation points: Zero Perhaps not the obvious item to pimp your mansion with, but it is free and at the start of the game you should take what you can. The exploding barrel Price: Free Reputation points: Zero A videogame staple you can ...
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Apr 24, 2007

Why 2D will never die

Wii Feature | Wii

There aren't any full-price, fully 2D games on next-gen. No platformers, no shooters, no top-down RPGs - not even any 2D fighters. The third dimension has swallowed them all and banished TWAZA (Those Without A 'Z' Axis) to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network for evermore. Or so you might think. Part the 3D bushes and you'll start to see two familiar lines. They're labelled X and Y. They may be hidden away very cleverly, but they're still a fundamental aspect of many 3D games. Their ...
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Apr 23, 2007

The Top 7... who's buying this crap?

Wii Feature | Wii

When something's good, you obviously want it to last. It's human nature. That universal truth carries over into the world of videogames in the form of countless sequels to successful franchises. It's no mystery why there are a billion Pokemon games or 16 Metal Gears - we want these prime examples of gaming bliss to carry on forever. What we can't figure out is why some franchises lurch onward despite near-unanimous panning and bountiful negative press. These series get regular installments ...
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Apr 23, 2007

PokemonRadar

Wii Feature | Pokemon Battle Revolution

Are you ready for this? There are over 100 new pokemon in Diamond and Pearl. We know you want to see them. That's why we've tracked down an import copy of the game and played it to death. And every week we bring you a new batch of monsters, complete with their powers and abilities - and for the best monster of the week, a movie showing you how it performs in battle. What more could you ask for? Get ready to rock out with the monsters you're dying to see. PokemonRadar week one: Turtwig, ...
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