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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3

Published on: 20th May, 2009

Talk about truth in advertising – check out the slogan adorning the print campaign for Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3: “Introducing, among other things, some people you haven’t had a chance to punch in the face yet.” That’s the long and short of it in the third iteration of the Budokai Tenkaichi fighting franchise. [...]

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Published on: 20th May, 2009

It’s been a year and a half since Bully (Canis Canem Edit in the UK) built up a storm of controversy and then sort of fizzled out of the public eye, but Rockstar Games has refused to let the game die quietly. Instead, Jimmy Hopkins and crew are getting a second chance at life in [...]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Published on: 20th May, 2009

There’s practically no reason to offer a review of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It’s going to sell millions upon millions of copies regardless of what anyone says. We all know it’s phenomenally fun and destined to become Wii’s biggest game of all time, so what else should a review even bother to say? Spend 500 [...]

The House of the Dead

Published on: 20th May, 2009

It’s not often you get a bargain, but as anybody who’s familiar with the HotD series will know, Return contains two games for the price of one. We know what you’re thinking here: “Of course it’s two games, the title says so!” But before you start demanding resignations, just bear with us for a second. [...]

Klonoa Review

Published on: 19th May, 2009

When clown-faced demons invade his town, Klonoa goes to work with his windy ring From his first appearance in 1997, there’s always been that feeling that Klonoa would have better suited a Nintendo platform – after all, giant flapping ears and whimsical rainbow vistas sit uncomfortably alongside the Tekkens and Metal Gear Solids. As a [...]

Boom Blox Bash Party Review

Published on: 19th May, 2009

Boom Blox for everyone? We always thought the original was a decent sort of pass-the-remote party game, but this time the line between solo and multiplayer modes is less clearly defined, and the whole thing becomes an experience that works equally well with one or four competitors. Other players can opt in before the round [...]

Mario Kart Wii

Published on: 9th May, 2009

The brothers Mario clash on the racetrack. As their karts grind together, the combined mach speed threatens to tear the lip warmers from their very faces. The scene seethes with venom – never has Nintendo dredged up such ferocious rivalry. As an opening FMV? It’s a killer. As an indicator of the day at the [...]

Okami

Published on: 9th May, 2009

What the hell happened? Ready at Dawn had a year and a half to successfully port one of PS2’s greatest games to the Wii – what we all thought was a match made in heaven – only to nerf the controls and subsequently bungle gameplay. However, that’s not to say all is bad. You still [...]

LostWinds

Published on: 2nd May, 2009

You may consider it strange for us to tell you that a small, downloadable 2D game is one of the most significant Wii releases of the year so far. “But Mario Kart!”, you may protest. “But Brawl!” The thing is though, as excellent as both of those games undoubtedly are, they’re not really Wii games. [...]

Speed Racer: The Videogame

Published on: 2nd May, 2009

Despite glossy trailers and the oft-epic power of nostalgia, the Speed Racer film seems firmly ensconced in the realm of box office bombs, drawing barely $30 million in its first two weekends (against a nine-figure budget) at North American theaters. Such dismal figures might dampen your enthusiasm for a $50 adaptation of the material, but [...]

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