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The Naruto you'll never see (Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution)

Apr 13, 2007

Aside from the magical students of Hogwarts, the cast of Naruto has got the be the country's favorite pack of school-bound adventurers out there. Their exploits took over Japan first and have since made their way over to our shores, ensuring many years of orange-draped ninja merchandise. A steady stream of games has helped buoy that popularity over the past year, but there's one title you won't be seeing despite its guaranteed success in the states - that'd be Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja ...

Naruto vs Ryu (Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3)

Oct 30, 2009

The Clash of Ninja series has been running strong for nearly four years now (even more if you’ve been importing), and at this point it’s become the fighting game equivalent to Madden. Each year you get a few welcome gameplay tweaks, slightly enhanced visuals and a roster bursting with colorful new characters. ...

Trailer Trash 14 (Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3)

Aug 6, 2009

Once again, Trailer Trash saves you from the boredom of slick, glossy, overproduced game trailers with a fine selection of craptacular awfulness guaranteed to make you give up your favorite hobby. To wit: we have an entire page dedicated to Daisy Fuentes and her immovable boobs (that's page 2 if you want to click ahead.) ...

Sims of sims: 10 ways to escape from escapism (NASCAR Kart Racing)

Jan 29, 2009

Back in the day we got our thrills by physically pretending to do things we couldn’t actually do. We drove go-karts to simulate NASCAR racing and bashed our LEGOs into each other while saying “PEW PEW PEW!” because we didn’t have any TIE fighters on hand. Then videogames came along and were all like, “You wanna blow up some TIE fighters?” ...

Which console will win Fall 2009? (Need for Speed: Nitro)

Jun 10, 2009

Last week we weren’t entirely sure what games to expect from the big three console pushers. Oh, we knew a couple of certainties, but overall the slate was wide open, ready to be filled in during their respective press conferences. Today, post-E3, we know exactly what’s in store and what their battle plans are. ...

Trailer Trash 6 (Need for Speed: Nitro)

May 21, 2009

This week, we encountered a preponderance of trailers and teasers that are all hype and no content. The games may be fantastic, but we’ll never know based on the paltry glimpses of gameplay these videos afford.

(*not a guarantee) ...

Top 5 biggest rip-offs on the Wii (Nerf N-Strike Elite)

Nov 4, 2009

We hate to sound like cranky ass gamers incapable of embracing “The New,” but we’re just about ready to tell motion controls to f**k off. That initial ocean of vast futuristic potential, promising to turn our entire bodies into dignified instruments of control, has officially run completely dry. ...

The best randomly generated game names (New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat)

Sep 2, 2009

Fact: random things are funny. Without spontaneous bouts of unpredictability, we wouldn’t have treasure troves of humor like Family Guy (now entering its eighth season), Picture is Unrelated and, of specific interest to us, the Videogame Name Generator. ...

Nintendo's worst-case scenario for E3 2009 (New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis)

May 26, 2009

Don’t get us wrong – we’re big time Nintendo fans. But you have to admit, the past year has been rather trying for longtime followers. Last year’s “surprise” reveal of Wii Music at E3 just about made our heads explode, and the continued domination of Wii Play and Wii Fit have us preemptively bracing for the worst possible outcome at next week’s massive trade show in Los Angeles (which we’ll be updating from every six seconds). ...

The Pikmin Suicides (New Play Control! Pikmin)

Jul 14, 2009

You may be familiar with Andy Riley's superb book The Bunny Suicides. We liked it so much, we thought we'd create an homage to it, using everyone's favourite flower-headed people.

These Pikmin burned too bright for this world. Rest in pieces ...

Luigi: A life in the shadows (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Nov 18, 2009

It's safe to say that Mario is still the most famous game character in the world, and when a new game comes out, it will sell millions. But with the release of New Super Mario Bros Wii drawing fresh attention to Mario, we'd like to focus on the other, less-famous Mario brother and let you understand his virtual life. Though often featured in some of the greatest games of all time, Luigi mostly stands back while Mario takes all the credit. ...

TalkRadar 76 - Actually game related! (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Nov 7, 2009

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The 12 most misunderstood videogame villains (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Oct 1, 2009

One reason we like games is that the stakes are high. The good guys are really good, the bad guys are really bad, and the princesses are really doe-eyed. But sometimes, games manage to work in villains that operate in shades of gray… and other times, they accidentally make a villain out of the most sympathetic guy in the story. ...

Nintendo Time Capsule: 1997-2001 (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Sep 18, 2009

Nintendo is known for producing unintentionally hilarious promotional videos. In the mid-to-late ‘90s the company pumped out at least one VHS tape a year, each focusing on whatever the newest, greatest release happened to be. Some have become quite famous since then, sprouting all over YouTube and message boards across the net. ...

The best randomly generated game names (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Sep 2, 2009

The games of fall '09 (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Aug 28, 2009

The end of summer means the beginning of the game season, and today is the last Friday before the game industry’s big holiday push. Publishers jam the fall with games to challenge the true worth of your credit card – a double dog dare in the uncertain economy of 2009. ...

The Top 7… bitchin' fireworks displays (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Jun 29, 2009

Every Fourth of July, Americans proudly celebrate the casting-off of British oppression by doing what we do best: staring at explosions. ...

Which console will win Fall 2009? (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Jun 10, 2009

E3 09: Why wait? E3's hottest games reviewed NOW (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Jun 5, 2009

New Super Mario Bros Wii

Getting one of the best platformers of all time with four player support should be a godsend, right? Sorta. And even though the game retains the DS’s impeccable tight and intuitive, the characters goofily occupy a physical space in a relatively small field. “Up To Four Friends!” can now halt your movement, ruin timed jumps, and even swallow you while riding on Yoshi. Furthermore, one player ...

E3 09: GamesRadar's E3 2009 awards (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Jun 5, 2009

E3 2009 was a monster. A huge, massive, face-eating beerdemon that erased the agonizing memory of 2008’s meager, emaciated E3 from our minds with a flood of great-looking games, earth-shattering announcements, and a few quizzical oddities we never want to speak of again. After this, we mean, because some things are so good, bad, or just bewildering that you just have to tell people about them. ...