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Namco Museum Remix - hands-on (Namco Museum Remix)

Jun 18, 2007

Seeing as Wii has the ability to run software and is powered by electricity, Namco has identified it as something that can play a version of Namco Museum. You've played it countless times already across every platform, cell phone and LCD microwave screen, but here it is one more time. Except that there's no way this is the last time we'll see it, so saying "one more time" is probably a bit ...

Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution (Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution)

Sep 14, 2007

We've said it before and we'll say it again: Naruto and company are always at their best when they're trading licks. Not swatting at bats, not jumping around a clock tower, but pure, unadulterated fighting. That's probably why the PS2's Ultimate Ninja series is probably our favorite of all the Naruto games, and why Naruto: Clash of the Ninja Revolution works so well. It seems to have everything fans loved about the PS2 and GameCube series, with more vibrant, cel-shaded visuals, four player ...

E3 07: Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution - hands-on (Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution)

Jul 11, 2007

The Clash of Ninja series has clambered its way over the competition - kicking it in the face a little to make sure it stays down - to become the preeminent series of games based on the massively popular Naruto anime series. But Japan's way, way ahead of us in the storyline of the cartoon, so we can't get the latest game in the series. The solution? Clash of Ninja Revolution is an original game created in Japan, for US fans, based on the technology that drives the latest game released for the ...

Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 - first look (Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2)

Aug 12, 2008

The Naruto: Clash of Ninja series has been a mainstay of Nintendo systems since the GameCube, with the format staying the same across consoles: 3D cel-shaded fighting between two to four people, tons of characters, multi-tier stages and plenty of flashy combos and special moves. Revolution 2, the second Clash title for the Wii, brings a few notable differences to the table, including new gameplay mechanics (tag team fights!) and motion controls (hold C and Z, and then input some simple motion commands with the Wii remote to boost your super move bar instantly). ...

NCAA Football 09 - first look (NCAA Football 09 )

May 1, 2008

Only two days before the NFL Draft, we watched EA Sports producers take to the stage and demo a pre-alpha build of NCAA Football 09. The presentation began with a bullet-point list of goals for the team at EA Tiburon that included the requisite “college atmosphere” and “wide-open gameplay.” Then they gave college football fans everywhere – those with an Internet connection, anyway – what they’ve ...

Need For Speed Carbon (Need for Speed Carbon)

Jul 14, 2006

At EA's recent Studio Showcase 06, we got a glimpse of the future of one of the most popular racing franchises in gaming history (next to Gran Turismo, of course). The tricked-out racing rides of Need For Speed are back and even more customizable than ever - with hyper-tense, high stakes tracks to match. To start, EA has added a new feature called Auto Sculpt that blows the doors off of the term "vehicle customization." Instead of simply strapping on pre-formed after-market parts to your sleek ...

Need for Speed: ProStreet - hands-on (Need for Speed ProStreet)

Oct 23, 2007

Oct 22, 2007 Mirroring Formula Ones Ferrari-McLaren alledge-a-thon, this year EA Black Box have clearly helped themselves to an eyeful of the blueprints belonging to traditionally serious racers such as Forza. For starters, were off the streets and into the pit lanes of numerous real-world race tracks. According to the games producer, this reflects where the street racing culture is heading. Apparently bored with having to endure fifteen-minute police chases every time they want an innocent ...

Need for Speed ProStreet - hands-on (Need for Speed ProStreet)

Jun 11, 2007

Believe us when we tell you that Electronic Arts is one company with a big eye on the future. Before the last NFS title - Carbon - had even begun development, 20 hand-picked members of the Most Wanted team were set to work on ProStreet, trying to keep the series on the technological bleeding edge while envisaging how tuner culture may evolve in the future. After all, being games about high-performance vehicles, recent Need for Speeds have always had their finger on the tuner scene's beating ...

Need for Speed Undercover (Need for Speed Undercover)

Sep 11, 2008

We’ve got a confession to make that goes against most critical response: we quite liked Need for Speed: ProStreet (at least on consoles). It was a competent and relatively accurate recreation of organized competitive racing events. Unfortunately, what ProStreet did at the same time was completely remove the essence of what made a Need for Speed game, leaving a dry approach to simulation in its place. ...

NeoPets Puzzle Adventure - hands-on (Neopets Puzzle Adventure)

Jun 3, 2008

Wait a second, don't run away! Yes we know, the Neopets name might sting like poisoned gasoline but hear us out. You like Puzzle Quest, right? You like going on quests, busting gems to gain mana for spells, buying items and all that fantasy crap that made an already addictive game downright irresistible, right? Thought so. And that's exactly why you're going to like ...

We've finished NiGHTS on Wii (NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams)

Nov 27, 2007

November 27, 2007 Given a few hours with Sonic Team's new NiGHTS game, would you expect anything less than for GamesRadar to finish it? OK, so admittedly the majority of it had been unlocked already, but after defeating a boss behind a question mark, the final section opened up and we went on to blitz the last level, smash the boss, finish the game and see the credits roll. But fear not - we'll leave any potential spoilers for the final page of this preview, so if you don't want to know what ...

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams - hands on (NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams)

Oct 1, 2007

Oct 1, 2007 We'll admit we were more than a little excited when it came to our hands-on with NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. After all, we've only been waiting eleven years for it, since the original came out in 1996. "Do you want to watch the intro sequence?" asked the Sega rep. "Yes, please." The game revolves around two children - Helen and Will. The CG sequences are very high quality, looking like something out of a Kingdom Hearts game. Will is a football fan, but his dreams are haunted by the ...

NiGHTS - updated impressions (NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams)

Aug 31, 2007

This fan-pleasing follow-up to the cult Sega Saturn title was the worst-kept secret in gaming a few months back. Now that it's out in the public domain, Sega decided to keep our hands off the recent demo. So all we could do was watch a Sega rep enjoying multiple goes on the demo's one main level and one boss battle. From what we could tell, it looks like it isn't going to disappoint, as it doesn't stray far from the original formula. It's almost ...

Ninja Reflex - hands on (Ninja Reflex)

Dec 6, 2007

Dec 6, 2007 Mastering the mysterious art of the ninja is a skill known only to a select few, but come next March even the most un-coordinated gamers will be able to give it a go when Ninja Reflex debuts on the Wii. Unveiled to the world last night, Ninja Reflex feels like a cross between Wii Sports and WarioWare with Mr. Miyagi as your trainer. Designed around basic martial arts concepts, Ninja Reflex starts off by giving you a “ninja name” and then heading into one of six ...

Nitrobike (Nitrobike)

Nov 15, 2007

Nov 15, 2007 This is from the company that produced the wonderful Excitebike 64 - that's a pedigree guaranteed to grab the attention of any Nintendo fan. But from what we've seen during our time with an all-but-complete preview version of Nitrobike, it's much closer to the turbocharged insanity of Excite Truck than to the slower, more considered action of the N64 classic. There's nothing really remarkable about it, and the marriage of Excite Truck's speed with tighter bike tracks does it no ...

No More Heroes is more punk than the Pistols (No More Heroes)

Dec 11, 2007

11th Dec, 2007 If videogames are the new rock ‘n roll, then No More Heroes is the Sex Pistols. Gory or not, Suda 51s latest is more than just crazy, violent and visually striking (although it is all of those things). More than anything else, No More Heroes is punk, in a way that we cant remember a game ever having been before. There really is no other word to describe it. The sense of anarchic, dont-give-a-f*ck hedonism runs through every aspect of the game like a stream of Sid Vicious ...

No More Heroes (No More Heroes)

Sep 20, 2007

Sept 20, 2007 Information on this pseudo-sequel to Killer7 is leaking out slower than your Grandpa adapting to computers. But the game's website is gradually filling up with new characters and videos, and there's the promise of much more to come. And don't worry - it's still all looking as reassuringly nuts as you'd hope for from Suda ...

No More Heroes (No More Heroes)

Jan 22, 2007

Hands up who remembers Killer 7? No? Well thats probably because no one bothered to actually buy Capcoms mentalist on-rails super-violent adventure. Still, you can rectify matters by checking this out – its by the same studio, and is, in some ways, a prequel of ...