There's nothing like a good makeover. Just ask anyone who's been on a Living TV reality show.The formula is very simple: take a bird with a face like a bust knacker, spend a stack of cash on scrubbing her up, and you've got yourself a tasty little trophy wife. All of which casual sexism leads us to the latest outing for Marvel's web-slinger.Activision is a publisher that knows how to treat its superhero licences respectfully.It might only be just over a year since Spider-Man 2 left us
It's been just over a year since Spider-Man 2 left us jaw-dropped at the impressive recreation of New York, popping superhero fisticuffs and ropey camera work, but as the wall-crawler swings back into view, he feels altogether mintier and freshly scrubbed-up.
The Ultimate universe is Marvel's re-imagining of its classic heroes, and just like the comics, the game manages to revitalize familiar characters and locations brilliantly. A lot of videogames look nice, of course, but Ultimate
Unreal is undoubtedly the campest game franchise ever. With spandex, crotchless chaps and shoulder pads (and that's just the male characters), this new Xbox version is the pinnacle of drag queen fashion. What's hilarious is that the developers probably don't even realise it's as tasteless as Elton John's wardrobe. Still, if camp gladiators are your thing then you're going to simply adore this. Luckily too, there's also a superb game trapped beneath the extravagance for those with more
Monday 15 May 2006
There's been no shortage of quality FPSs lately, what with the likes of Cold Winter and Black providing plenty of no-brainer blasting. There's no such thing as too many games that let you practice your headshots on a constant stream of cleaver-wielding idiots, so Urban Chaos is more than welcome here.
This does have a bit more to it than just unleashing lead into anything than moves - there's a certain
amount of squad-based action here, too.
Playing as T-Zero officer Nick
The city is on fire, and its districts lie in ruins. Firefighters, police and paramedics struggle to pull average citizens to safety, only to be savagely cut down or burned alive by the hordes of maniacs who now rule the streets. Into this mess strides Nick Mason, a special-forces riot policeman with big guns and carte blanche to bring the situation under control by any means necessary - and he's going to kick him a little ass.
Yeah, we know. You've heard it a bajillion times before, in
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