Game Reviews
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Flat Out: Head On Published Date: May 22, 2008Pedal to the metal rednecks! It’s psychotic, no holds barred racing with a touch of Dukes of Hazzard and a special twist that would keep even the most sadistic mind occupied. Flatout – Head On (F:HO) is the PSP version of Flatout – Ultimate Carnage, and although being remarkably similar to the...
Genre: Racing Platform: Sony PSP
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Command and Conquer: Kane's Wrath Published Date: May 20, 2008The world is a ruined, bombed-out wasteland, with the scraps being fought over by militant religious extremists and a dogmatic, militaristic world power. Our choice of fuel, with which to power our modern lifestyles, has spelled the doom of our world, and raised the prospect of invasion. A madman in...
Genre: Real-Time Strategy Platform: PC
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Dark Sector Published Date: May 19, 2008In Dark Sector, you play Hayden Tenno, a Special Forces operative sent into a former Soviet state to blow up a compound where biological weapons are being created. He becomes infected, and as the virus spreads throughout his body, he develops more and more amazing abilities. And just as I’ve gloss...
Genre: Third-Person Action Adventure Platform: Xbox 360
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Major League Baseball 2K8 Published Date: May 19, 2008This year's version includes a wide variety of new content and game play options that will entice any gamer, whether you are deeply in love with baseball, or like myself, impartial to the sport. From the opening menu, you have the ability to dive right into a multitude of game types. You have the...
Genre: Sports Platform: Xbox 360
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Army of Two Published Date: May 19, 2008When I first read about Army of Two, I had my doubts about how long it would last. I felt that it would be in the bargain bin at the local video game store within only a few short weeks. During its development, I kept a close eye on any new video footage or screenshots that were released, and boy w...
Genre: Shooter Platform: Xbox 360
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Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters! Published Date: May 15, 2008The Ratchet and Clank series has introduced a number of successful games to a rather flooded market of platformers, but unfortunately for this installment, the trend fails to continue. The main problem with this game is that it is a port of a game which originally appeared on the PSP, but really fa...
Genre: Third-Person Action Platform: PlayStation 2
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Advance Wars: Dark Conflict Published Date: May 13, 2008Here in The West most of us see the Japanese influence in gaming in one of two ways: we either love it or loathe it. Rarely could any of us claim to fully understand it. If you’re one of those in the Loathe It crowd you may want to give this one a miss, for while Advance Wars really is one of the ...
Genre: Turn-Based Strategy Platform: Nintendo DS
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Football Manager 08 Published Date: May 13, 2008Football management games have a pretty small target market, mainly because while many people have some of the following traits: obsessive, football fan, spreadsheet hero, willingness to spend entire days in one room with a flickering screen – not many have them all. Well, lucky for SI Games th...
Genre: Sports Simulation Platform: Xbox 360
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Iron Man Published Date: May 11, 2008“Iron Man: the official videogame of the movie” hit the game-stores with a soft, wet, thud on May 2. Given the long awaited arrival of GTA IV, just three days earlier, it’s not surprising that Iron Man didn’t really cause much of a stir upon its release. I’d like to say it’s a shame that...
Genre: Action Adventure Platform: Xbox 360
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Sega Superstars Tennis Published Date: May 11, 2008There was something almost accidental about the release of Wii Sports. More demo than full-fledged game, Wii Sports exhibited all the strengths of a bare-bone presentation—yes, one was forced to acknowledge, the Wii’s motion sensitivity transposes realistically onto sport after sport—while e...
Genre: Sports Platform: Wii
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