All Wii Features

Alone in the Dark's six worst ways to die (Alone in the Dark)

Jun 4, 2008

Alone in the Dark invented the survival horror genre. Hell, the original Alone in the Dark was arguably the first to introduce fear itself into the gaming experience. You wouldn't believe how terrified we were of a couple of shadowy strategically placed polygon blocks back in 1994...

Now imagine what the franchise can do with cutting edge graphics, surround sound, real world physics and cinematic storytelling. More importantly, after ...

An evening with Uwe Boll (Alone in the Dark)

May 29, 2008

Thanks to his videogame-based cinematic failures, Uwe Boll is one of the most loathed men on the internet right now. In fact his detractors hate his work so much that most of them have never watched any of it.

So in the interests of scientific endeavor, we picked up three Boll DVDs and commited ourselves to watching them all in one night. Does Boll deserve the vitriol he so readily receives from the gaming community? Read on and find out. ...

Boogie NiGHTS (Boogie)

Jan 24, 2008

The Wii is the “kid friendly” console, right? We thought so too, until we mashed up some video clips to create Boogie NiGHTS. What emerged was a darkly disturbing series of scenes that are how we imagine a game by notorious film director Victor Salva might turn out. The whole experience left us wondering how many repressed memories might be lurking beneath all our NiGHTS nostalgia. What started as a loopy parody has become a staid cautionary tale: games rated E for Mild Fantasy ...

The Top 7... Failed Franchises We Know How to Fix (Bully: Scholarship Edition)

Feb 18, 2008

Videogames, television and movies frequently overlap. With so much cross pollination, you'd think the biggest and best film franchises would have respectable game adaptations by now, but that's just not the case, is it? Sure there are a handful of successful tie-ins, but many series flop around for years, seeing game after terrible game created with little or no regard for the source material. Well, we're sick of it. ...

Trailer Trash (Bully: Scholarship Edition)

Feb 1, 2008

This weeks edition of Trailer Trash is bigger than Ron Pauls internet marketing team – its bursting at the seams with new trailers, tech demos, and gameplay footage. Naturally, weve sarcastically criticized each one for no reason other than its fun. Get comfortable, theres an express shipment of delicious streaming video on route to your eyeballs. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed This must-see tech demo shows off The Force Unleasheds three simulation technologies and how they work ...

What might have been (Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2)

Oct 20, 2006

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is shaping up to be the definitive Dragon Ball game, thanks in part to the fact that it enables players to re-enact no fewer than 24 different storylines from the show's lengthy, screaming, spiky-haired run. As a cool extra for fans, that number includes a few "what if" scenarios that explore what it would have been like if some of those stories had gone differently. The game doesn't hit stores until next month (Nov. 7 for PS2, Nov. 21 for Wii), but if you ...

Square Enix Party 2007 - Live from Tokyo! (Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors)

May 13, 2007

We're live, in Tokyo, to bring you reports from Square Enix Party 2007, a public event that showcases the latest in the Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Dragon Quest publisher's massive lineup of games for all of your favorite next generation consoles and handhelds. We're bring in up-to-the-minute information as fast as we can over the course of the weekend. Check back to this page for updates as they happen. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions interview: many missed it on the ...

Game names corrected by spell check (Elebits)

Jun 5, 2008

You know that red line that pops up in Word, Firefox or any other program with a spell check? It's helpful, don't get us wrong, but they really should spend some time working on spell check's virtual intuition. When we typed "Firefox," just now while writing this article, the red line asked if we meant "firebox." Um no, we didn't. And that's what happens countless times every second across the world when people type in video game names - ...

A ten-step guide to videogame morphine (Endless Ocean)

Nov 27, 2007

27 Nov, 2007 For a time of peace on earth, theres going to be a lot of stress and killing around this Christmas. Just think about this winters biggest games. Whether its COD4s visceral gunfire tearing apart wall and limb alike, the bloody back-stabbing business of the always-hounded Altair, or Kane and Lynch just being plain old sociopathic, the jovial festival of light and wonder really is looking like a quite brutal one this year. We need a way to combat this, and preferably one which ...

Miis invade your Wii game (Escape from Bug Island)

Jul 19, 2007

Miis are cool and all but remember when we were excited to see our digital creations pop up in every Wii game wed own? Remember how Nintendo refuses to make that happen - prompting games such as MySims to have you create better/cooler versions of Miis? What gives Nintendo? We show you how things coulda been ...

Take the scenic route in Excite Truck (Excite Truck)

Feb 27, 2007

We know, we know. Its been a few months since the Wii launch and you played this game to death along with Red Steel (remember that game?). Youve unlocked everything, won all the medals, looked like a fool holding the Wii-mote sideways; but have you seen all the shortcuts? Your confused, half-dazed look tells us you overlooked one of the best parts about Excite Truck. Thats right; the ability to cheat with style. Here we have for you some of the coolest shortcuts and scenic routes in the game. ...

FIFA 08 Wii developer blog (FIFA 08)

Oct 4, 2007

Oct 4, 2007 Brad Porteous, FIFA 08 (Wii) Lead Producer/Designer Welcome to the official FIFA Soccer 08 Wii blog! Its been an exciting year, and designing FIFA 08 for the Nintendo Wii has been a lot of fun. We have really gone out of our way to add a lot of features specifically just for the Wii, and give Wii gamers a customized game experience. In this weeks blog, Ill be focusing on the controls. Weve worked hard at creating a fun control scheme that will appeal to both the hardcore gamers ...

Pro evolution FIFA (FIFA 08)

Jun 6, 2007

Every year, FIFA starts boasting about the new tricks up its sleeve. But how many of them actually stick around for the next installment? GamesRadar takes a look back at some 15 years of FIFA and the amazing new features it's introduced. And then forgotten about. FIFA International Soccer The original FIFA introduced stunning graphics to the genre. We remember one journalist at the time saying "it looks like Match of the Day." Well... we must all have been more easily impressed back then. But ...

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - interview (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers)

May 14, 2007

The interviews continue! We had a chance to sit down with the creators of the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series and briefly pump them for info on the upcoming Wii game: FFCC: Crystal Bearers. Executive Producer Akitoshi Kawazu and Director Toshiyuki Itahana, as well as FFCC Ring of Fates (DS) Director Mitsuru Kamiyama were happy to answer some of our questions - more so than we might expect. We learned that,k for the Wii game, seamless movement and attacking will be possible using the ...

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and more (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers)

May 10, 2007

We had the opportunity to visit Square Enix's offices in Tokyo today to get a glimpse of several new games for the first time. We've already posted coverage of new next-generation RPG The Last Remnant and news about the future of the Star Ocean series. But here we bring you the rest of the slate of new titles, including the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series and the future of the FF's most popular mascot, the Chocobo. The presentation began with this statement from Yoichi Wada, president ...

The Top 7... games we want announced at E3 (F-Zero - Virtual Console)

Jul 13, 2008

It's everyone's favorite time of the year again, when thousands of overcaffeinated journalists descend upon E3 with their live-blogged, 2000-word diatribes on the most minor of details. The objects of their unending speculation? The biggest games of the show, which, oddly enough, have been known to the gaming press for months and will surprise literally no one.

That's why we're interested in games that haven't been seen, announced or ...

BioShock - Big Daddy's super pissed (GamesRadar Digital Shorts)

Aug 20, 2007

August 20, 2007 The denizens of underwater dystopia Rapture have always had it tough without having to worry about some downed pilot coming in to inject mysterious liquid in his wrists so he can shoot bees at their neighbors. The GamesRadar interns have seized upon this idea and crafted another marvelous short film, poking fun at what really goes on in BioShocks city of artists - not to mention what really gets the Big Daddy angry. The videos only about a minute long, so check it out. When ...

MGS4 - Close Quarters Combat and you (GamesRadar Digital Shorts)

Aug 8, 2007

The GamesRadar interns are back at it again, starring in a war-time newsreel for tips on disarming your opponent using Metal Gear Solid 4s new tactics. Head here to see Hideo Kojimas 15-minute demo at the recent MGS 20th anniversary event and scroll to 3:10 in the clip. We think the new moves are slightly ridiculous. What do you think? Tell us in our forums. When you're done, check out The history of Resident Evil, another GR acting endeavor. Take a look below and be kind about the ...

Score 6,922,193,250 points! - amazing video (Geometry Wars: Galaxies)

Nov 20, 2007

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, ...

Link's Crossbow Training saves Wii (Ghost Squad)

Nov 28, 2007

Nov 28, 2007 As you should have noticed by now, the on-screen cursor for the Wii Remote does not appear directly where you're pointing it at the sensor bar. Lift the Remote to your eye and look down the length of it at your TV - like a gun - and you'll see what we mean. This is because there's no calibration screen. How does the Wii know when you're pointing at the edge of your TV? It doesn't, because it doesn't know how big your TV is. So instead it scales your movements roughly, like a 3D ...