After World War II, mouthy but endearingly furry sidekicks and cel-shading, the latest trend in gaming seems to be for multiple playable characters. Or games where groups of heroes share the lead role, giving the gamer their own unique view of the story. Core Design's Project Eden first attempted it a few years ago but, since then, we've seen Metal Gear Solid 2 divide the battles between Raiden and Snake and soon Killer 7 will be here to do the same - but with multiple personalities. Which in a
Tying in with the June release of the film, Batman Begins dips a clawed toe into the Dark Knight's even murkier past. Focusing on the brutal butchery of Bruce Wayne's parents, the plot of the movie and the game hinges on the dramatic moment that turned the little chap from millionaire brat into millionaire bat. As you can see from these new screens, the game also follows the film series in its ever-gloomier downward spiral, starring American Psycho's Christian Bale alongside those paragons of
Who cares that so far Episodes I and II have made Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure look like Citizen Kane because for the first time in about a decade, the Star Wars games are living up to expectations. After and with and already on the horizon, Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith could finally be the game to put all those still-traumatic memories of Super Bombad Racing to rest with its mixture of sabre-rattling moves and fatal-Force powers. Which luckily, are both featured rather
With all the excitement surrounding the forthcoming Doom 3 expansion pack, , you may have overlooked the fact that Doom 3 will be making its console debut later this year when it's released for Xbox.Recent reports have suggested that the game may hit shelves as soon as March, although publishers Activision have yet to confirm an on-sale date for the ultra-tense shooter.What we do know, though, is that the Xbox iteration of Doom 3 will feature exclusive new content in the shape of an online
Millionaire, industrialist, crime fighter and philanthropist: yes, Bruce Wayne has it all, except for his marbles. While being full of brain-wrong doesn't seem to have hurt the dollar-rich but screw-deficient freak, how he ended up in this state does make for an interesting tale - and that's exactly where the Batman Begins.Named after the forthcoming film (which is due for release in June), this stealthy adventure is one of those games that the world has heard much about but seen very little
In 1994 a small group of plucky invertebrates went to war and after 10 years of slow slithering they are all set to finally arrive in Worms 4 Mayhem. But during that long decade, wave after wave of Team 17's spineless soldiers have also appeared in 3D, Blast, Party and about 40 other worm-based wars.For this tenth anniversary edition the asexual annelids are planning to wiggle the short distance back to their roots, with a return to the open warfare of the classic game. So out goes all the
Red Alert, Full Spectrum Warrior and Rainbow Six - what is it about these war games that always forces the developers add a splash of colour to their titles? Could it be something to do with the fact that even Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen would be laughed out of B&Q for trying to call their drab backdrops and mottled camouflage anything other than grey?But Rainbow Six: Lockdown is a game that is glad to be grey because this edition of the stealthy shooter is aiming to be darker than ever before.
WWE is back on Xbox and this time it's going to be great. No, really. It's always been a mystery why PS2 owners could crow about the excellence of the Smackdown series while those with an Xbox had Raw - which wasn't very good really. This despite the potential for better visuals, online capabilities and the Xbox's fat hard drive just begging for customisation. But with the arrival of WrestleMania 21, publisher THQ will be going a long way to make it up to Xbox gamers. Firstly they've changed
Much like sloppy-vowelled mockney Nigel Kennedy, the Xbox doesn't often find itself playing second fiddle but that is exactly what's happened to the big black box ever since Doom 3 appeared on PC. For while those lucky desktop-driven gamers have been shoving their torches into the gloom since August, Xbox owners have been waiting (and fiddling) in the dark for months.But some light has been shed on the subject by a couple of online retail supremos who have started claiming that Activision's
Vivendi have announced the first details of a new Hulk game for PS2, Xbox and Gamecube. Called simply The Incredible Hulk, the title is currently being developed by Radical Games - also the people behind last year's The Hulk. The action-adventure will offer fully destructible environments while the Hulk will have the ability to (wait for it) "weaponise any object". The free-roaming landscapes allow players to jump anywhere, climb anything and smash everything - even entire buildings. We're also
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