It astonished me how bad Chronicles of Riddick was, considering how good Escape from Butcher Bay was. Butcher Bay was one of those extraordinarily rare occasions in which the game not only surpassed the movie it was related to, but actually turned out to be one of the best games of the year. Assault on […]
It would seem there are two options when it comes to putting a scenario to a real time strategy war game. You can go historical on it, or you can make it a fantasy war.Historical wars deliver their own sense of grandeur and power, since we know what happened, where it happened and the impact […]
Wanted: Weapons of Fate has, I think, been a bit unfairly dismissed. It’s a movie tie-in, which is pretty much grounds for instant ignorance from 90% of the savvy gaming community. This is a bit of a shame, because Wanted: Weapons of Fate is actually pretty damn enjoyable. The game opens about six hours after […]
George Takei. Peter Stormare. JK Simmons. Tim Curry. Red Alert 3 was fun, at least in part because of the B-movie cheesiness. Despite most of them not returning for this, the first expansion for Red Alert 3, I’m happy to report that newcomers Malcolm McDowell and Holly Valance carry the cheese levels perfectly: the cutscenes […]
It’s games that keep us entertained through the winter, but now the snows are finally subsiding, we can feel the movie season fast approaching. There’s some hot stuff winging its way toward the big screen this year (personally, it’s Star Trek and (more tentatively) Wolverine that’s got me reaching for the popcorn), but that doesn’t […]
50 Cent, famously, has been In Da Club. He rapped about it. It was a popular rap, and you’ve probably heard it. While he was there, however, it appears as though he stole just about everything of note from last year’s sleeper hit The Club and put it all into his own game. It’s not […]
With regular circus performances on the wane, wrestling stepped in to take its place in modern consciousness. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 brings this big top showmanship to your home console – and this year with a few new tricks up its sleeve. I’ve always had a soft spot for wrestling video games, the focus […]
It’s easy to see how horseracing games are overlooked; it’s not the most pivotal standard-setting genre, and as per other horse racers there’s no graphical splendour to excite the public, just drab green fields, hedgerows, headache inducing jerseys and a central view of a small man’s rear. Likewise I’m not totally convinced about the role […]
Blizzard has now set the date for the launch of the Russian version of World of Warcraft as August 6th.Following months of preparation, Blizzard are now ready to unleash World of Warcraft to Russian players in their native language. Blizzard CEOMikeMorjaim added:“The launch of the Russian-language version reflects our continuing commitment to make World of […]
Atari has announced a new Neverwinter Nights title, Storm of Zehir, which is currently in production. at RPG specialists ObsidianEntertainment.This second expansion to Neverwinter Nights 2 will deliver more of the action D&D and NWN fans have come to enjoy and is scheduled for worldwide launch some time in Q4 2008.This latest expansion will include […]
