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Dec 12, 2006

Earth Defense Force X - hands-on

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As Gears of War proves, shooters seem to be moving more toward the methodical and the complex: smart enemies, intense battles. But what happened to the old days, when twitchy trigger fingers ruled over swarms of mindless drones? Earth Defense Force X is one of the few games - maybe the only game - to ever try to meld together the intensity of an arcade style shoot 'em-up with the gameplay of a third-person shooter. When you begin to play, it seems odd that a simple rifle can blast the hell ...
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Jul 30, 2007

Earth No More

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Bid welcome to Earth No More - a game thats an awful long way away (were talking 2009 here, people), but has a mission statement that makes it damn hard to ignore. From a development house splintered from Remedy (of Max Payne fame) and 3D Realms, its all part of a concept known as the “cinegame.” “Our ultimate goal is to bring games to the same level as film and television in terms of providing an interactive experience with emotional consequence,” says Samuli ...
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Feb 17, 2006

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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Stop reading this right now. You need to go and look at the screenshots at the bottom of this page. Without question, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion takes the status quo and kicks it to the curb. Oblivion flat-out defines the next-generation. From what has been shown so far, its fantastic, almost photo-realistic graphics make every other role-playing game to date look dated and boring in comparison. So, what do you do, exactly? That's the thing; you pretty much make that decision yourself. ...
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Feb 27, 2007

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Shivering Isles

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Expansion packs dont come much more expansive than this. This is a lot more than just an add-on for Oblivion - this is a 180-degree directional shift for Bethesdas epic RPG. When this 30-hour-long pack is available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace at the end of June, youd better pack your possessions in a box and have a straightjacket on hand, because Shivering Isles will have you foaming like a dog on a boat full of ...
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Feb 13, 2007

The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion - Shivering Isles

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Our afternoon spent sojourning in the Shivering Isles was like stepping into the mind of a manic depressive who has renounced lithium. Nurse, prepare a syringe of Thorazine: we're going in. You'll begin your questing on an Oz-like journey to see the Wizard, or should we say Sheogorath, the delightfully demented Daedric Prince of the Shivering Isles. But rather than following the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, you wander through the psychedelic briar-patch of Mania and Dementia to ...
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Feb 6, 2007

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Shivering Isles

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As job interviews go, itll be short and relatively painless. Its just you, a disinterested man named Haskill, a bare room, a desk and a chair. After such an imposing entranceway, surrounded by otherworldly vegetation thats leeched through its tableau of linked screaming faces into the lands of Cyrodiil, you were perhaps expecting something a little more grandiose within. Then, as the interview concludes, the dull, featureless walls melt away into a cloud of butterflies. And then it happens: ...
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Nov 2, 2006

Elveon - updated impressions

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Graceful. It's the one word that appears time and again throughout our hastily scribbled notes about Elveon, and even when the words next to it say something about gouging out a dude's liver with the blunt end of a spear, it's still there. And it appears time and again because even a year away from completion, this combat-driven PC and Xbox 360 RPG stands out as something special; as something worth ...
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Oct 5, 2006

Elveon - hands-on

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The three elaborately armored Parthan warriors circled us menacingly. Known for allowing crippled enemies to make a final, desperate revenge blow, we knew just one of these three scar-covered monsters would be a terrifying opponent. Slowly and deliberately they close in. But just as in real life, it is difficult for multiple opponents to attack a single target at once without interfering with each other - especially with their heavy long swords. Sensing our only opportunity, we spin our ...
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Aug 7, 2006

Enchanted Arms

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Monday 7 August 2006 This RPG follows the Final Fantasy formula rigidly. But what a formula it is: a dramatic narrative, fastidiously detailed backdrops, technically astonishing magical effects, a sprawling sense of scale and a cast of doe-eyed gender-confused heroes. And while these are the same familiar ideas and ideology that have driven turn-based adventures for years, they again make Enchanted Arms compelling beyond the boundaries of its orthodoxy and unoriginality. You see, while the ...
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May 12, 2006

E3 06: Enchanted Arms

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Broadly, there are two kinds of RPGs out there - the ones like Oblivion that offer the player a wealth of freedom, and the Final Fantasy school that concentrate on tight storytelling and addictive battling. Enchanted Arms, coming from Japan, definitely aims toward Final Fantasy's style. The game stars university student Atsuma - whose glossy hair and vacant smirk mark him as true hero material. Actually, it's the fact that he has the power to control golems - mystical entities designed to fight ...
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