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Call of Duty 3 (Call of Duty 3)

Oct 27, 2006

Coming out alongside Wii-exclusive shooters like Red Steel and Far Cry Vengeance, it might seem that the multiplatform port of Call of Duty 3 has a fight on its hands. But when we got both hands on a level from the game recently, we discovered that it's got plenty of fight in it. At first we found it hard not to be disappointed that every possible control hasn't been made into a Wii-mote gesture and there aren't sections where you have to clip it to your belt and actually crawl on all fours, ...

Call of Duty 3 (Call of Duty 3)

Oct 27, 2006

Friday 27 October 2006 Coming out alongside Wii-exclusive shooters like Red Steel and Far Cry Vengeance, it might seem that the multiplatform port of Call of Duty 3 has a fight on its hands. But when we got both hands on a level from the game recently, we discovered that it's got plenty of fight in it. At first we found it hard not to be disappointed that every possible control hasn't been made into a Wii-mote gesture and there aren't sections where you have to clip it to your belt and ...

Call of Duty 3 - updated hands-on (Call of Duty 3)

Oct 6, 2006

The Call of Duty franchise has already defined what a next-gen first-person shooter should be, winning FPS battles since the day the Xbox 360 launched. Activision and Treyarch won't be happy until they win the whole darn war, and showed us their firepower in a next-gen hands-on gameplay session at Activision headquarters in Santa Monica, CA. It's easy to see this series is hitting its stride. The people behind Call of Duty know that we want intense, memorable scenarios filled with carnage. We ...

Back to the trenches (Call of Duty 3)

Aug 8, 2006

It was a cold day in France. The rain was beating down something harsh, the enemies had an advantageous position, and we had one mission: get to the top of the hill. The problem was, for the most part, we were in a wide open valley with very little cover, and the enemies already occupied the few higher altitude positions there ...

Call of Duty 3 (Call of Duty 3)

Jul 11, 2006

It's the first-person shooter that has constantly set the standards in the World War II action market so it was with much excitement that we got to see the latest on Call of Duty 3. With new additions to the Call of Duty series, publisher Activision's main aim has been to create the most intense and authentic WWII experience possible, which is why the transition to the next generation of consoles is hugely important. The extra processing power means more of everything - more enemy troops, more ...

Pre-E3 06: Call of Duty 3 confirmed with video (Call of Duty 3)

May 8, 2006

Call of Duty 3 was officially confirmed this morning by Activision. The latest chapter in the World War II shooter series is currently in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. All versions are due to be released this fall. Very little was announced beyond those core details. We do know that the game deals with the Liberation of Paris, which pegs the action in late 1944. That was the final stage of Operation Overlord, better known to many as the ...

Call of Duty: World at War (Call Of Duty: World at War)

Jul 18, 2008

Like Star Trek films we’ve come to expect the Call of Duty games to run one good, one bad. However, now that developer Treyarch sat us down in front of the game, we’ve removed our cynicism goggles to look upon the series with fresh, blood-spattered eyes. ...

Will the next Call of Duty suck? (Call Of Duty: World at War)

Jun 23, 2008

As you probably already know, Call of Duty: World at War is due out this fall for 360, PS3, PC and Wii. Activision has turned to good ol’ reliable Treyarch to develop World at War, while series creators Infinity Ward are hard at work on the next ordinal chapter, Call of Duty 5, for sometime in the distant future. More Duty should be a good thing, right? But fans are worried that with Treyarch helming the Pacific-themed WWII shooter, ...

Carnival Games - Hands-on (Carnival Games)

May 25, 2007

Is there anyone out there who doesn't have fond, wistful memories of hanging out at the carnival or county fair when they were little? Okay, other than Voklov from Soviet Russia, is there anyone? No, there isn't. The flashing lights, the "can-that-possibly-be-safe?" rides, the cotton candy and clowns… it's a universally adored childhood experience. And one of its most important parts is the time you spent wasting away months' worth of allowance on the invariably rigged carnival games and ...

Castlevania Judgment (Castlevania Judgment)

Sep 2, 2008

You can please some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time, or so the saying goes. Well, it’s certainly hard to please Castlevania’s legions of bloodthirsty fans, who demand consistency and innovation in equal measures – a nigh-on impossible task. ...

Chicken Little 2: Ace in Action - hands-on (Chicken Little: Ace in Action)

Nov 14, 2006

Look at the launch lineup for the Nintendo Wii and you'll notice that the games tend to separate themselves into a couple of categories. There are the marquee titles that will eventually convince you to pick up the system - Zelda, Tony Hawk, Super Monkey Ball - and then there are the bait titles that will convince little kids to convince you to plunk down $250... preferably before the holidays. Stuff like Cars, Barnyard, SpongeBob and Ice Age are all hoping to cash in on the much touted ...

Chicken Little: Ace in Action - first look (Chicken Little: Ace in Action)

Sep 12, 2006

Chicken Little. Videogame adaptation. Sequel. Not exactly the most inspiring words, are they? However, after getting our first look at Chicken Little: Ace in Action, the second game to be based on the animated Disney flick, we're not ready to write it off just yet. To begin with, the game you're afraid of was already created and released. And while you may or may not have played the original Chicken Little (it's okay - we won't judge), the big studio folks did and liked what they saw. So, with ...

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)

Mar 28, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia books remain high on their pedestal of nostalgic childhood memories; the movies, perhaps a bit less so. Fans of either probably hanker for the ability to frolic through the Narnian fields equally, and so the games keep coming.In case you aren’t familiar with the story behind the second chapter known as Prince Caspian, or need a refresher, it begins one Earth year after the events from the first book/movie. ...

Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity - hands-on (Code Lyoko Quest for Infinity)

Oct 15, 2007

Oct 15, 2007 When we think of Cartoon Network, a dozen other shows jump to mind before Code Lyoko - and none of them have video games of their own. But the little French anime series that could has bagged a Nintendo DS game and is now onto the Wii with Quest for Infinity. For those of you too caught up in Adult Swim to notice a school-child soap opera, heres the rundown: a group of five friends attend boarding school in the “real” world (2D) and periodically jump into the ...

Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant - first look (Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant)

Apr 28, 2008

Here's a mind-boggling statistic - this year's Crash Bandicoot game will mark the fifteenth installment of the series in just over a decade's time. Fifteen. What could Mind Over Mutant, the newest adventure of the marsupial omnivore (seriously, look it up), possibly do that we haven't seen... well, fifteen times before?

You might be surprised, especially if you haven't tried a Crash game in several years. Mind Over Mutant breaks free ...

They've stolen Crash's brains! (Crash of the Titans)

Jul 26, 2007

Crash of the Titans, developer Radical tells us, "is not a kid's game." We might have to disagree. After all, Crash has always been a kiddie-friendly, non-edgy platform hero, and within two seconds of our latest viewing of the game Crash blew off a fart, seemingly for his own amusement. All right, so maybe we sniggered just a bit. But it's hardly award-winning comedy gold, is it? What we think Radical really means is that Crash of the Titans "isn't just another brainless platforming game." And ...

Crash of the Titans (Crash of the Titans)

Apr 20, 2007

We're going to be completely honest about this. When we saw the name Crash of the Titans on publisher Sierra's list of upcoming titles, our first thought was of a monster truck car combat game where all the oil-gulping vehicles are named after Greek gods. Upon realizing the emphasis was on crash and not titans, our entire mood slipped a little. The guy's not had much luck lately (though arguably better than Sonic's), but after spending a little time with his latest run-and-jumper, it's fair to ...