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Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World)

Apr 16, 2008

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World isn’t a sequel. It’s not a side-story like Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology, either. But what it really is, that’s hard to say, because there wasn’t much to see at last night’s Bandai Namco press event. We weren’t given a hands-on opportunity with Dawn of the New World - but we did get to see the new monster-catching gameplay feature and we've got some juicy ...

Tamagotchi Party On! hands-on (Tamagotchi Party On!)

Feb 2, 2007

We recently got our first hands-on look at Tamagotchi Party On! for Wii, a party game (hence the name), where up to four players fight in a popularity contest to become the president of Tamagotchi Planet. The competition is set up board game style, with players rolling dice by flicking the Wii Remote, then moving their Tamagotchis on the playing board. At the start of each game, players can choose how many "days," or rounds, they want the campaign to last, depending on how long they want to ...

Tenchu 4 (Tenchu 4)

Aug 8, 2008

It seems unlikely that ninjas, swarthy grumps that they are, would celebrate anything as frivolous as a birthday. Can you really picture a group of masked revelers gathering around a cake or giving the bumps? ...

Thrillville: Off the Rails - EXCLUSIVE first look (Thrillville: Off the Rails)

Jul 3, 2007

Chances are pretty good that you didn't play the original Thrillville last year... but a whole bunch of kids sure did. So many went for the ride, in fact, that the amusement park simulator is getting a sequel this October. Thrillville: Off the Rails embraces its youth appeal by pushing everything to be bigger, wilder, sillier, friendlier and, of course, barfier. As theme park tycoon Mortimer's trusted niece or nephew, you still hold the dream job of building, designing and test riding every ...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 hands-on (Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07)

Jan 26, 2007

Golf has always been a videogame staple, but Nintendo has taken it to a new level with the Wii. The console's motion-sensing controller is perfect for the "perfect game," as golf is often called - though that's something of a misnomer, as our own perfect game would involve cold meat sandwiches, guns, several nubile ladies, and a bathtub full of green jello. Anyhow, Tiger on Wii adds a whole new layer of interactivity. It has all the fun and addictiveness that epitomizes the Wii experience ...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 - hands-on (Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08)

Jul 27, 2007

Confidence. On Sundays, on the 18th green, staring down a birdie putt for the win, Tiger Woods has it. Sergio Garcia? Not so much. After Garcia missed a putt for the win at the 2007 British Open, he lost the ensuing playoff to Irishman Padraig Harrington, and left any confidence he had in a deep bunker somewhere on the back nine at Carnoustie. As confidence plays such an important role in the game of golf, it's about time EA included it in its upcoming Tiger Woods PGA Tour game. And so it ...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hands-on (TMNT)

Jan 26, 2007

The Turtles are back, but Vanilla Ice isn't. That's probably for the best, to be honest. Anyway, to complement the new CGI-heavy Turtles film that's out this year, Ubisoft is resurrecting the pizza-eating dudes. Apparently the new film is a bit darker and edgier than previous Turtles fare (harking back to the original comics and role-playing game) and the game will reflect that. While we've yet to see just how "dark" and "edgy" this'll be, the way the game plays seems, so far, to be a little ...

TNA Impact vs SmackDown 2009 (TNA Impact!)

May 16, 2008

Midway is bringing TNA Impact! to the Wii a bit earlier than its opponent, THQ’s WWE SmackDown! vs Raw 2009. Clearly both are excited, what with each throwing in the exclamation point into their title. We’ve broken down both brawlers into distinct categories, and determined which looks to be the winner. All of this may change before release, but here’s how we call it so far. ...

TNA Impact! - updated hands on (TNA Impact!)

Apr 18, 2008

You’d be forgiven for taking one look at TNA Impact and thinking, “It’s wrestling. How different could it be from any other wrestling game?” After all, it is wrestling, and it is very similar in many ways to other grappling games - specifically THQ’s long-running WWE franchises. However, after spending some time with the latest version of the game in our hands, we discovered quite a bit more difference ...

TNA Impact - hands-on (TNA Impact!)

Oct 16, 2007

Oct 16, 2007 Lets face it, the WWE is essentially the evil empire of wrestling. Mr. McMahon and his genetic superfreaks will always stand atop the heap of sports entertainment destroying all comers like they did WCW and ECW. With an increasingly stale product and THQs SmackDown! franchise delivering the same thing year in and out, wrasslin fans need a savior. Start bracing for Impact - literally - because Midway is developing TNA Impact for the PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii, based off the ...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent - hands on (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent)

Nov 8, 2006

Oh boy, here we go. When Ubisoft said it was unleashing a torrent of Wii games right at launch, it was understood that some of them would be rushed-as-hell ports. After some hands-on time with Sam Fisher's latest espionage adventure, Double Agent, it looks like this is definitely one of the dreaded, slapped together titles - emphasis on "looks like." Sure, Wii isn't about the graphics. It's the gameplay. But when the game looks like it's running on a PS2, something's wrong. Wii can do more ...

Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Tomb Raider: Anniversary)

Aug 16, 2007

Aug 16, 2007 It's inevitable. Sooner or later, everything will end up on the Wii. The system is just too big a cash cow for publishers to pass up, regardless of how little sense their games would make with a motion-sensitive control scheme. So when we learned that PS2's Tomb Raider: Anniversary was being adapted for Wii, we feared that the recently resurrected and revitalized Lara Croft would be the next victim of this craze. After seeing the port in action, however, we can admit its ...

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam)

Oct 31, 2006

Tuesday 31 October 2006 This Wii-specific Tony Hawk's arcade racer is less Pro Skater, more punk squabbler - a Wii-mote-steered party crasher targeted at instant appeal instead of its big brother's skate satisfaction. We had the chance to pick it up and play to see how pick-up-and-play it was, and found out that it's still not quite as easy as rolling off a hill. Even with the controls sensibly bunched around the Wii-mote's D-pad and 1 and 2 buttons, you'll need to put in some tutorial time to ...

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam)

Oct 9, 2006

Playing Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam for Wii, it's hard to fight the feeling that it's the total opposite of the Tony Hawk you know and love. It's a race game at heart; using the Wii remote couldn't be more different than the typical Tony control we're used to; and it only has one real skater. Maybe that's why it came off as so refreshing at Activision's next-gen hands-on event in Santa Monica, CA. This is one of those games that you'll be playing with a bunch of buddies (provided someone foots ...

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - hands-on (Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam)

Aug 24, 2006

Our first exposure to Downhill Jam's hilly raceways left us confused and concerned. The open environments were gone, replaced by all-downhill tracks that focused more on speed than busting out tricks. Upgradeable skaters had also disappeared, removing the satisfaction of slowly customizing your own character throughout the game. But perhaps worst of all, simply pulling off the signature Tony flips, grabs and grinds was a pain, thanks to only three buttons on the Wii controller - one of which ...

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam)

May 24, 2006

Wednesday 24 May 2006 The basic premise of most Wii games is 'simplicity'. Therefore the trick-heavy, fully customizable Tony Hawk series may not be the best way to introduce people to the motion-sensing Wii wand. That's where Downhill Jam comes into play - it's a dead simple, all-downhill racer that's easy enough to pick up, but may still be hanging on to too many elements of the regular series. So you're a punky skater kid rolling down the absurdly hilly streets of San Francisco. The wand is ...

E3 06: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam)

May 12, 2006

The basic premise with most Wii games is "simplicity." Thus, a trick-heavy, fully customizable Tony Hawk series may not be the best way to introduce people to the motion-sensing Wii wand. That's where Downhill Jam comes into play - it's a dead-simple, all-downhill racer that's easy enough to pick up, but may be hanging on to too many elements of the regular series. So you're a punky skater kid rolling down the absurdly hilly streets of San Francisco. To steer, the wand is held sideways like a ...

E3 06: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam)

May 10, 2006

We all knew there was going to be a new Tony Hawk game announced at E3, but how about a Wii- and DS-exclusive title that bucks everything the series has done before? Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam puts you on a one-way, downhill track and focuses solely on fast-paced, teeth-grinding speed. You play as Hawk or one of nine other grungy-esque characters, cutting through such geography-rich regions like San Francisco, Hong Kong and Rio de Janeiro, usually vying for a first-placed run. The Wii remote is ...

Transformers: The Game (Transformers: The Game)

Apr 25, 2007

Licensed games have a bad enough reputation, but when they also happen to be movie tie-ins for potential summer blockbusters? Well, that type of game usually falls somewhere between dysentery and an autographed photo of Bob Saget on The List of Things Gamers Would Most Like to Acquire. That is to say, expectations generally arent too high. Fortunately, Transformers: The Game is being developed by Travellers Tales, the very same folks behind the well-received Lego Star Wars titles. In choosing ...

Trauma Center: Second Opinion (Trauma Center: Second Opinion)

Oct 18, 2006

Wednesday 18 October 2006 Like its DS predecessor, Trauma Center: Second Opinion puts you in the scrubs of a novice doctor learning the ropes, before throwing all manner of splintered limbs, flat-lining patients and glass-pierced colons in your direction for you to fix. And, after a satisfying session of motion-sensitive surgery, we reckon Trauma Center is set to be Wii's best launch game. Where Trauma Center excels is in turning the Wii-mote and the Nunchuck controllers in your hands into the ...