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Earth Defense Force 2017 (Review)

Mar 20, 2007

Giant ants shoot orange acid from their butts, but explode into green goop when blasted with a grenade. 30-story-tall robots with plasma cannons for arms explode in fireballs so big, they obscure your entire field of vision. You can bring down an entire skyscraper with a single, well-aimed rocket, and then climb into the helicopter that used to be on its roof to make it easier to pump a mutant alien dinosaur full of missiles without being torched by its flame ...

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (Review)

Mar 10, 2009

Midway through third-person shooting his way around the Japanese steakhouse that comprises the first level of Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, the title character has encountered something out of the ordinary: a jive-talking African-American costumed in psychedelic space-clothes like a member of George Clinton’s band Funkadelic. Rather than diving into a kung-fu battle, Hazard lowers his pistol and deadpans ...

Eets: Chowdown - Xbox Live Arcade (Review)

May 1, 2007

Eets: Chowdown lays its influences right out on the table: its an action-puzzle game in which the blobby white title character is the living embodiment of metabolism: he never sits still, constantly moves forward, and tends to bite into anything that fits into his cavernous little mouth. Not unlike a certain round, yellow maze-muncher... However, Eets isnt forever trapped in simple, neon-hued mazes: he stumbles around traditional platform fantasy lands filled with levitating land masses and ...

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Review)

Dec 22, 2006

Once you've started playing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion it won't be long before your penchant for adventuring and treasure hunting will become insatiable. For as grand as Oblivion is in its scope, it's equally compelling in its execution. Its depth is immediately apparent as you start by creating any character you like, beginning with a race (such as the battle-ready Redguard, the bow-and-arrow expertise of the High Elf, or the innate stealthy traits of the catlike Khajiit). Soon you'll ...

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Review)

May 4, 2006

Remember that episode of The Simpsons where Homer goes to hell and is sentenced to eat donuts for eternity, only to find that all of the Krispy Kremes in the fiery abyss cannot quell his unending hankering for the fried doughy treats? Well it won't be long after you start playing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion before you're just like the animated éclair-scarfer, except you'll be in hell fighting monsters and it'll be your penchant for adventuring and treasure hunting that'll be ...

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Knights of the Nine (Review)

Jan 18, 2007

GamesRadar staffers have put hundreds of hours of our lives into Oblivion. Weve cured ourselves of vampirism, cleaned the world of the Daedra, and pranced around on the equine equivalent of a Ferrari. Now, after the near-extortion that was the Horse Armor mod (a whopping 200 Gamer Points!) and more reasonable additions like Mehrunes Razor and the Wizards Tower, here comes Knights – the first genuine expansion (if PC owners are wondering about that $19.99 price tag, its because their ...

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Shivering Isles (Review)

Apr 2, 2007

There are more than 160 missions in the original Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, but the one everyone remembers is the errand you ran for the Daedric prince Sheogorath, also known as the “Mad God”. Why? Because it starts with a bunch of people in the woods wearing only their underwear, moves on to the planet's stinkiest cheese, and ends with – SPOILER ALERT – a hailstorm of flaming German Shepherds. There were other great missions, but this was the one that everyone talked ...

Elements of Destruction - Xbox Live Arcade (Review)

Jul 11, 2008

Nineteen years ago we wouldn’t budge from our PCs thanks to Sim City. It wasn’t the building and maintaining of a metropolis that had us enthralled, but the option to lay waste to cities with earthquakes, tornados, and floods. Elements of Destruction is a crazy extension of that simple premise. ...

Enchanted Arms (Review)

Sep 7, 2006

Thursday 7 September 2006 If painting-by-numbers ever ended up as an Xbox 360 game, this Jap-developed RPG is what it would look like. Enchanted Arms is the most basic, hand-holding piece of entertainment we've seen in a long time... and yet, somehow, it works. In fact - and to our surprise - it's actually damn fun. The world of Enchanted Arms looks like this: bright, eye-gouging colour; extravagant characters that wear camp clothes; slightly crap soap opera-style stylings that wouldn't look ...

Enchanted Arms (Review)

Sep 1, 2006

It's about damn time the Xbox 360 got an offline role-playing game (sorry, Final Fantasy XI). Unfortunately, the first one we got was Enchanted Arms. It's likely to reap the sales benefits of being the only game in town, but it's precious little more than a color-by-number exercise in tired RPG traditions. The bright colors and skillful use of fancy lighting make Atsuma's world of enchanting and forgotten ancient magic light up the room, even if the too-frequent random battles barf more than ...

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Review)

May 27, 2008

Despite appearances - specifically the vehicles, the character classes, and the open maps - this is not an attempt to make a sci-fi version of Battlefield. Nor is it, despite the name, much to do with the deathmatch tradition of Quake. It's therefore perfectly possible that fans of either of those series will be disappointed. ...

Eragon (Review)

Dec 5, 2006

What a coincidence: Eragon has shown up on consoles just in time to coincide with the release of the movie of the same name. One look at the film's trailer, or even the cover of the game, and you can get a pretty good idea of what you're in for: A short licensed game filled with half-assitude. The game features your typical hack-and-slashery, with only a limited amount of combos to speak of. Eragon isn't your standard kiddy fare. Oh, there will be blood; not to mention broken necks, shattered ...

Eternal Sonata (Review)

Sep 17, 2007

It's hard to explain the premise of Eternal Sonata without making it sound a bit absurd. Take Frederic Chopin, a real historical figure from the 19th century (considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all time), and throw him into an over-the-top fantasy world full of magic, monsters, and political intrigue. Regardless of its seemly out-there plot, Eternal Sonata presents an engrossingly imaginative world with awesome gameplay and a story you might actually find yourself caring ...

Every Extend Extra Extreme - Xbox Live Arcade (Review)

Oct 24, 2007

Oct 24, 2007 Trippy almost isnt a strong enough word to describe Every Extend Extra Extreme. Back when this game was simply known as “E3” on the PSP, it put predecessor Lumines to shame, both visuals-wise and with the way music was integrated into the overall package. Now on Live Arcade, the new "E4" features not only its own wild soundtrack, but the ability to be played to the beat of the players favorite tunes as ...

Exit - Xbox Live Arcade (Review)

Oct 26, 2007

Oct 26, 2007 Xbox Live Arcade: your classic PSP game clearing house! Yes, Exit is yet another port of an older PSP game. And it's really good, too. But unlike a lot of other PSP to Live Arcade transitions before this one, Exit doesn't come equipped with a lot of extra features in an attempt to re-sell it. But this is one game that didn't really need any sort of upgrade in the first place. Exit is a puzzle game that plays a lot like the original Prince of Persia titles, where climbing up to ...