Ever wondered what it would be like to have video game characters in your Pokemon party? Why choose boring old Bulbasaur when you can choose a beautiful Kasumi? Or a level 50 Sackboy?
We've given 21 game characters the Pokemon treatment, with four moves to choose from and some evolutionary states too.
Who would you choose? ...
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The House of the Dead: Overkill is, quite frankly, brilliant. The deliberate continuity errors, the deep-voiced announcer, the crackles on the soundtrack... it's a parody of every '70s horror flick that took itself too seriously. It plays well too and we've been on it all week trying to beat our high scores.
But if it's going to be remembered for anything, it's for potty-mouthed Agent Washington. Here's why ...
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On-rail shooters, for our money, should be dead. But like the brain-hungry, shuffling zombies of House of the Dead: Overkill! Sega have managed have raised them from their grave with this B-movie homage. The cheesy dialogue, OTT monsters and rampant curse words are a world apart from the previously soulless efforts, but with this new direction and balls-out humour, House of the Dead: Overkill! will be the best grindhouse game ever. Here’s why…
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This time last year we only had Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii to fend off the baby sims and Mega Party Game Blasts. Nintendo was tight-lipped about E3 and the third party offerings were slim as usual – in other words, there was no respite from the casual flood in sight. ...
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Has it really only been 12 months since the last avalanche of “Best Games of 200X” awards? Well, we all love a good list, and you won’t find a better barf bag of random praises than our own Platinum Chalice awards, the place to have someone else’s gaming opinions shoved upon you. How important are these awards? So important. Real important. What do the other guys have, gold trophies? Screw that. ...
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Movies based on videogames don’t have the best track record. We can think of one or two that are actually good, maybe a few more that are acceptably mediocre, but in general they’re awful piles of shit. And if there’s one man who’s added to that problem more than anyone else, it’s Uwe Boll. ...
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Say hello to our brand-new TalkRadar template! Now each and every podcast has its own page, making it searchable and comment-able for our everlovin’ fanbase. This week we welcome Scott Butterworth from PlayStation: The Official Magazine, discuss dudes who look like chicks and answer more questions from the listeners. ...
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