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Gauntlet Seven Sorrows (Xbox)

15/02/2006

Four warriors on an epic and mighty quest. Four Warriors once wronged by a desperate King who committed seven deadly sorrows. Four warriors freed to put right what once went wrong. Four warriors to redeem the King, save his soul, and the entire world. And four warriors to hack and slash and mash their way through hundreds of thousands of enemies. Again. And again. And over and over again. Hang on, we know just the boys you're looking for... Yep, Gauntlet's story might have had a bit of spit ...

Need For Speed Most Wanted (Xbox)

27/07/2005

EA's forthcoming addition to its hugely popular Need for Speed series returns to its high-speed pursuit roots by reintroducing police to the streets as an added challenge for petrolheads to outwit and out-drive.Rather than shifting its focus completely, Most Wanted still retains the ride-pimping and street-racing elements that helped accelerate the franchise into the fast lane of game sales by incorporating all of its parts into one vast, open world. And, after buckling up for an extended test ...

NFS Most Wanted: Played! (Xbox)

19/05/2005

Compared to EA's newest racing acquisition Burnout, the last Need for Speed outing was a little underwhelming. While it sold well to those gamers who prefer to spend their money on fully established, 'safe' buys, Need for Speed wasn't anywhere near Burnout's level. However, thanks to the new graphical splendour bestowed upon this new iteration by the advanced power of Xbox 360 (or should we say, ), NFS has been given a new lease of life. Everything's just so much more intricately detailed ...

The Chronicles of Riddick (Xbox)

7/06/2004

We've heard loads about Doom 3, but Chronicles of Riddick? Hype-wise, it's not in quite the same league.But it's not complete madness to compare the brilliant Doom to a game that prequels a film that hardly anyone watched. The two games are actually shaping up similarly well, with Riddick's visuals and stylish presentation almost matching Doom 3's.IN THE MOVIES Chronicles of Riddick is based on the forthcoming film of the same name, which is the sequel to Pitch Black. The game though is a ...

X-Men: The Official Game - Hands On (X-Men The Official Game)

10/04/2006

The past few years have been very kind to comic book-based video games - but they weren't always skyscraper-swinging adventures like Ultimate Spider-Man. It used to be that every superhero game was a beat 'em up that threw waves of inept thugs at you while occasionally asking you to use the hero's signature power. Oh, there's plenty of fist-meets-face action in X-Men: The Official Game, but each level is built just for a specific character. Iceman's missions are fast-paced races that involve ...

X-Men: The Official Game (X-Men The Official Game)

3/03/2006

Ever since Nightcrawler teleported his way through the White House, drop-kicking and hip-tossing countless armed guards along the way in X2, he's been the one X-Man everyone's wanted to control. And while the past X-Men movie games have been a bland sort, Nightcrawler's inclusion may make the third film's tie-in action game a must-play. For those not in the comic book loop, Nightcrawler's a blue-furred, teleporting, acrobatic mutant who can literally be in two places at once. Guiding him ...

Xyanide (Xyanide)

14/07/2006

It's been an incredibly long time since we've seen a space shooter the likes of Xyanide. Basically an updated, 2D, interstellar laser-fest in which your sole objective is eliminating each and every enemy that wanders onto the screen, Xyanide captures that old-school arcade intensity in a way that makes us ache for the good ol' days. What instantly grabbed our attention was the sheer number of hi-tech gizmos our little space ship gave us to work with. Essentially, you move your ship around the ...