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The Legendary Starfy - DS - GR Review

Why are the stars not out tonight?

Back in the good ol' days of video games, before companies needed millions of dollars just to get started on a title screen, the industry was dominated by the powerhouses known as the side-scroller. Every company had their attempt at brand mascots, most of which remain where they should be: obscurity. I doubt we'll ever see a revival of Acro the Acrobat (He's a bat! Get it!? Acro-BAT! Ha ha ha...) or Sparkster from Rocket Knight Adventures (please, somebody prove me wrong on that one!), but it is nice to see a new character done in the classic style.

[image1]Even if they do make me want to impale my face with a candy cane.

The Legendary Starfy is the “story” of a small star-shaped prince (with, apparently, very unoriginal parents) out to save the little bunny that crashed into his life and – gasp! - suffers from amnesia and has no recollection why he's being chased by bad guys! So together with his friend Moe, a pastel-colored clam, he ventures out into the water-logged worlds to collect the shards of a crystal that his new bunny pal Bunston (who also has unoriginal parents) has lost.

The whole package is as colorful and smooth as possible, almost like a "Saturday morning" cartoon, which is good for visuals, but the writing and dialogue is on par with one as well: plenty of "We'll save you!" dialog, so little ...

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Pangya: Fantasy Golf - PSP - GR Review

A fine day for golf Pangya.

Profile of a playable character named Danion: A white-scaled, lean-muscled, winged dragon humanoid with pastel blue tribal tattoos, light black armor bound to its legs, waist, and mouth, and a metal axe which he uses as a substitute for a driver. Indeed, Pangya: Fantasy Golf lives up to its name.

[image1]In what can only be called a MMO-styled Golf Simulation RPG OMG What The Hell Is This (MMOGSRPGOMGWTHIT), it is a handheld variation of the Korean microtransaction-modeled title simply named Pangya, which has another misnomer in the States known as Super Swing Golf for Wii. But contrary to its complicated history and localization, Pangya: Fantasy Golf is a simple, addictive, casual, and lengthy excursion that comfortably competes with any of its teed-up competitors.

Bubbly and bright, its similarities to the Hot Shots Golf franchise are undeniable: smooth, round, Photoshop-refined menu interfaces; fantastical golf courses designed around gentle lagoons, snow-laden castle landscapes, and demonic volcano-filled wastelands (just to name a few); and a façade of happy-go-lucky artwork and animations to hide the inescapable number-crunching that golf games are ultimately about. Cheerful or not, it will still test you on how precise you are with the standard 3-click swing, while compensating for the wind, slope of the greens, elevation, percentage of power given the lie of the ball and the impact area of the club face, and any power ...

Cyber Troopers Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram Version 5.66 - Xbox360 - GR Review

Don't get things mixed up: Cyber Troopers Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram is not a virtual tangram simulator. It's one of Sega's most beloved arcade fighting games, only with robots... and crazy captions. VOOT for short, it began its run on arcades in Japan in 1998, getting a Dreamcast port shortly after. Not to be fooled by the extra version number, this Xbox Live Arcade port doesn't stray far from the original.

[image1]The big deal with Virtual On back in the day was its dual analog controls. Remember, back in the 1990s, there was only a handful of games that employed the concept of moving with one stick and aiming/turning with the other. Virtual On took it to the next level, using a complex control layout on top of the dual analog setup that went as far as Sega actually putting out a special controller just for this game's Dreamcast port. The transition from this special controller to the 360's dual analog, rumble-supported pad might seem rocky to veterans of the series, and confusing and clunky to newcomers.

While there are different button placement options for various tastes, controlling your mech still feels more cumbersome than necessary at points. Most of the mech models, or VR (short for VirtuaRoids), are nimble and make up a bit in speed, while others just don't. They also have the ability to boost sideways ...

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Fight Night Round 4 - Xbox360 - GR Review

What has two thumbs and loves smashing virtual faces in?

Without a doubt, the first human to discover he had thumbs immediately made a fist and punched the nearest wise-ass square in the kisser. Not to be outdone, the wise-ass realized that he—like his more perspicacious compatriot—also had thumbs and swiftly returned the blow. And so boxing was born.

[image1]EA’s Fight Night series taps into this venerable, thumb-centric history of boxing. Beginning with Fight Night 2004, EA has been perfecting its thumb-warrior approach to the sweet science with its unique Total Punch Control system. In Round 2 and Round 3, the series showed off its strengths but was still prone to an awkward step or two. But in Fight Night Round 4, the series has finally found its rhythm.

At first glance, Round 4 doesn’t seem all that different from its predecessor. Most of the basic movements, attacks, and modifiers still work exactly the same. One stick controls movement. The other controls punches. One shoulder button is your lean modifier. Another is your block modifier.

However, important changes have been introduced. The most common body blows can now be executed without ...

Fight Night Round 4 - PS3 - GR Review

What has two thumbs and loves smashing virtual faces in?

Halfbrick Rocket Racing - Xbox360 - Screenshots

July 1st, 2009 – After Halfbrick Blast Off and Halfbrick Echoes made their critically-acclaimed mark on the Xbox Live Indie Games service, developer Halfbrick is on the warpath again, showing off its new futuristic multiplayer racer – Halfbrick Rocket Racing. At first glance, it seems to be presented in a traditional top-down format, but there are two notable twists which simplify the learning curve and ensure fun, intuitive gameplay.

Control of each racing craft is actually handled with just two buttons – the left and right analogue triggers. They power the left and right rockets respectively, so movement is simple – press both at once to move forward, and alternate power to each for turning. Players will be able to customise their controls to find the configuration that suits their playing style, including using the left analogue stick.

Hitting the best racing line and cutting corners won’t always be the best way to win. Players will actually gain a significant speed boost by positioning the rockets against the walls and corners for extra thrust power. The concept is explained via a simple tutorial system in the game, and players will eventually be sliding and boosting around each level with high speed and extreme precision.

Gameplay is focused on shaving seconds off your best times, reminiscent of the legendary Trackmania series. Players can upload their best times on over 40 tracks to the Global Leaderboards and see where they rank among the world’s best. Local multiplayer is available with up to four players taking control of a rocket racer, drifting around corners and sprinkling the course with colorful glowing trails – a simple yet incredibly engaging graphical effect.

Bob the Builder Festival of Fun - Wii - Screenshots

Bob the Builder Comes to Nintendo Wii

Blast Entertainment Ltd, part of the Mastertronic Group, today announced the launch of Bob the Builder Festival of Fun for Nintendo Wii. Following the success of the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS Bob the Builder titles, this original game for Nintendo Wii, featuring the enormously popular Bob the Builder, has launched in the UK and European market.

Bob the Builder Festival of Fun Wii is a truly collaborative game for parents to play together with their children, so even very young children with limited coordination can play, with the child using the Wii Remote to control the action movement and the older player assisting by using their own Wii Remote to guide and steer. It really does enable young children to control the gameplay themselves and with help from their parents they can share and complete tasks together cooperatively.

Bob the Builder, currently airing on BBC2, Cbeebies and Nick Jr, is the number three pre-school boys brand in the UK* and is recognised as the most-loved character for children aged 0-4 in the UK**. Bob the Builder has enjoyed 10 years of success with 2009 marking his 10th anniversary, with a UK single release planned for summer 09 and the return of Bob the Builder LIVE global theatre tour this Autumn. Bob the Builder Magazine remains a Top Ten UK preschool children’s magazine and the official website receives on average 20 million hits per month globally, and nearly 1 million Bob books were sold in the UK during 2008, with 30 new titles to come from Egmont in 2009.

In Bob the Builder Festival of Fun Wii the player enjoys a ...

I Heart Geeks! - DS - Screenshots

I Heart Geeks! is the ultimate puzzle experience, challenging players to create sophisticated and humorous contraptions using dozens of objects and the laws of real-world physics to solve over 100 brain teasers.
Produced in cooperation with Marc Ecko Entertainment, the game features a tongue-in-cheek story and hip art style where the brainy Geek overcomes the brawny (and bullying) Jocks, winning the heart of the beautiful Cheerleader.

A friendly interface and helpful tutorial make it easy for players to jump right in. Cheerful animated characters introduce new mechanisms and laws of physics in puzzles of increasing complexity, many that can be solved multiple ways. Wireless support allows up to two players to face off against one another in timed puzzle-solving races.

Fast and fun gameplay challenges players to solve unique puzzles with dozens of devices – rockets, sponges, candles, fans, conveyor belts, liquids, and more – combined with real-world application of the laws of physics -- inertia, friction, gravity, magnetism and others.
Stylus-driven gameplay allows players to easily move components, test out possible solutions, and fire up their crazy machines to see the results.
Over 100 puzzles of varying difficulty gradually increase the challenge, ensuring appeal to a wide range of abilities, even those with limited knowledge of physics.
Multiple ways to solve most puzzles means that there is no single correct answer.
Compete head-to-head against friends and family in multiplayer timed skill tests. Hip artwork and backstory developed by urban icon Marc Ecko and his team; challenging game mechanics based on a cooperative design by German television giant SAT1.

The information contained in this fact sheet relates to a prerelease product that may be substantially modified before its first commercial ...

Tales of Monkey Island - PC - Screenshots

LucasArts and Telltale Reveal Series of New Monkey Island Adventures Coming Soon!

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif – June 1, 2009 – LucasArts today announced that the original hilarious pirate adventure is back, with two new projects underway based on the classic Monkey Island franchise. Beginning in just a few short weeks, Telltale will premiere the Tales of Monkey Island™ game series, delivering a completely new epic storyline and swashbuckling flair that will unfold across five monthly episodes on PC and WiiWare™. The Monkey Island celebration continues later in the summer when LucasArts publishes The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition, a completely re-imagined version of the first game in the series that adds updated high definition graphics, a re-mastered musical score, and full voiceover to the classic adventure game originally launched in 1990. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be made available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC.

Today's announcement represents a new partnership between LucasArts and digital entertainment pioneers Telltale who are crafting new experiences for today's audiences with engaging stories delivered through regular monthly episodes. Tales of Monkey Island is developed by Telltale, whose team includes designers and artists who worked on all of the previous Monkey Island games. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is being developed internally by LucasArts, the company that started it all with the original Monkey Island games.

Tales of Monkey Island - Wii - Screenshots

LucasArts and Telltale Reveal Series of New Monkey Island Adventures Coming Soon!

DiRT 2 - PC - Screenshots

Thursday 20th November/... Codemasters® today announced that Colin McRae: DiRT™2, the sequel to the acclaimed best-selling off-road racer of 2007, is now in development at Codemasters Studios for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and Games For Windows® LIVE with further editions for Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system due for simultaneous release in 2009.

The announcement marks confirmation that the game will be headlined by Colin McRae, honouring the life of the rally legend. Colin McRae, who consulted on the series for over ten years, tragically died in a helicopter accident in September 2007. The decision to continue the famous series bearing his name was made jointly between the McRae family and Codemasters.

“Colin McRae was all about the speed, the excitement and the entertainment of rally driving. Even when we first worked with him over ten years ago, he captured a freedom and a spirit that enthralled rally fans.” said Gavin Raeburn, senior executive producer at Codemasters Studios. “Later his showmanship shone through in events such as the X-games, the Dakar Rally and the Race of Champions. He could do things with a car that no one else would and that’s where we’re taking the series with new events at the extreme edge of rally and autosport. It will be a great tribute to an incredible champion.”

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will feature a roster of contemporary off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. This World Tour will have ...

DiRT 2 - PS3 - Screenshots

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will feature a roster of contemporary off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. This World Tour will have ...

DiRT 2 - Xbox360 - Screenshots

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will feature a roster of contemporary off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. This World Tour will have ...

My Friends - DS - Screenshots

Introducing the My Friends Friend Maker!

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, ENGLAND, Thurs 4th June, 2009: Create your own friends from a massive collection of clothes, accessories and colours. Ever wanted a friend with purple hair, green shoes, who is cool and loves heavy metal? The possibilities are endless! Lots of funky hats, glasses, clothes and unusual items you can give your friends – it all adds to the fun! Give your best friend a makeover and then go out and play together!

Once you’ve given your friend a makeover, you can give them a funky new name and then chose different animations and characteristics! And if you don’t like them – you can go back and change them! The happier your friends are, the more games, clothes, accessories and hairstyles you can unlock… you can even unlock new locations to go and explore and play games in! You can share gifts and friends with other Nintendo DS™ owners and also chat with up to three of them via DS Wireless Communications.

This summer, let My Friends take you to a whole new world of fun & games!

Make Friends, Play Games, Have Fun with My Friends, available for Nintendo DS™ on 31st July 2009.

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars - Wii - Screenshots

Release Date: Winter
Genre: VS Fighting
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Rating: TBD
Price: TBD

TATSUNOKO VS. CAPCOM: ULTIMATE ALL-STARS pairs well-known characters from Capcom’s roster of games with some of Japan’s most beloved characters from anime powerhouse Tatsunoko Production. From Capcom’s 30-year history comes characters like Ryu and Chun-Li from the Street Fighter series, Morrigan from Darkstalkers and company mascot Mega Man Volnutt from Mega Man Legends. Tatsunoko’s near half-century of Japanese animation excellence is represented by the likes of Ken the Eagle and Jun the Swan from the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman anime (known in North America as Battle of the Planets or G-Force), cybernetic warrior Casshan and comedic action hero Yatterman No. 1. All together, there are more than 20 colorful combatants to choose from in order to form the ultimate tag team combination.

Gameplay will instantly set fighting game fans’ fingers twitching, combining elements from Capcom games like Street Fighter and previous entries in the VS series, TATSUNOKO VS. CAPCOM ULTIMATE ALL-STARS is a fun fighting game designed for all levels of players. Players choose from the combined roster of fighters to create their favorite two man/woman/cyborg/robot tag team, rotating on the fly between the two players throughout the course of each match. Those new to the genre will appreciate the game’s bright visual style and simplified four-button fighting controls. Hardcore Capcom fighting fans will dig in to the game’s depth, uncovering huge Aerial Rave combos and unique Variable Assists, gorgeous Hyper Combos, and Variable Combinations that combine the capabilities of two members of the player’s tag-team to unleash huge damage.

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Wallace & Gromit Grand Adventures Episode 3: Muzzled! - Xbox360 - GR Review

Someone think of the dogs!

We've been through a lot already in Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures - giant, killer bumble bees, unfriendly puppies, and even a murder attempt or two. But nothing could prepare us for what the third episode, Muzzled!, has in store, believe me.

[image1]A thunderstorm has hit West Wallaby Street and the local dog shelter has been destroyed, causing all the stray dogs in town to run amok. Luckily for the townspeople, a certain character is in town, named Monty Muzzle who specializes in fund-raising events and plans to run one in order to gather funds to build a new home for the street dogs. Or does he? Not all's as it seems at first in this quiet English town and its visitor... so it's up to Wallace and Gromit - well, mostly Gromit, as always - to get to the truth.

This newest episode's plot revolves around the fund raising fair, and thus, gives us another area of West Wallaby to explore - although a small area. It's something that sets this apart from the past episode which did not have much in terms of new places to visit. The puzzles are also a bit more complex to figure out, but nothing a few tips provided by the game can't help you with.

As we've come to expect from these ...

Dreamkiller - PC - Screenshots

Relentless Shooter for the Xbox 360^® and Windows PC To Ship Fall 2009

AUSTIN, TEXAS – June 29, 2009 – Aspyr Media and Mindware Studios probe the insidious depths of the subconscious to bring Dreamkiller to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. A fast, frantic and mega-bloodbath first-person shooter, Dreamkiller takes gamers inside the dark and twisted nightmares of tortured souls possessed by unknown forces.

Gamers will take on the role of Alice Drake, a psychologist with the extraordinary ability to enter the minds of her patients and combat the ravenous foes haunting their dreams. Utilizing a host of fantastic weapons and her own special abilities, Alice confronts our common demons only to discover an even deeper menace reigns within. The ultimate showdown becomes inevitable between that which would torment and she who will protect, and only one force will prevail amidst a variety of dreamscapes as varied and bizarre as the human mind itself.

Dreamkiller features 12 rich levels of single-player gameplay each laced with swarms of hideous and disturbing enemies reflecting the mind’s infinite palette of fear. The onslaught continues with numerous multiplayer modes and a host of over-the-top weapons and supernatural abilities. Stay awake, Dreamkiller will be available this fall.