Game Reviews
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Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure Published Date: Jul 2, 2008“Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure” for the Playstation 2 is a joint collaboration between National Geographic and DSI Games, the product of a marketing blitz surrounding the “hype” of their eponymous new IMAX movie. (In case you still haven’t gotten your fill of Sea Monsters after wat...
Genre: Adventure Platform: PlayStation 2
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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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Iridium Runners Published Date: Apr 15, 2008The release of Iridium Runners proves that, although the Playstation 3 has been out for some time, its predecessor’s popularity and continued console sales have kept developers interested in further development for the system. Despite churning out some duds, occasionally some of these late releas...
Genre: Platform: PlayStation 2
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Manhunt 2 Published Date: Feb 18, 2008After being locked up in an insane asylum for six years, it is only reasonable to escape and kill anyone that tries to send you back, right? This premise comes right out of a gory horror flick and into Manhunt 2 developed by Rockstar Games. Manhunt 2 ensures that your dark side will surface as you ...
Genre: Third-Person Action Platform: PlayStation 2
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Avatar: the Burning Earth Published Date: Feb 18, 2008Do you have to be between five and 13 to enjoy the Avatar cartoon? The answer is absolutely not! I realise I am quite immature and moderately hyperactive, but I am pushing 30 and I still reckon it is top notch. The big question is one that we usually ask before we play spin off games:is the game any...
Genre: Platform: PlayStation 2
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UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 Published Date: Jan 22, 2008EA Sports has long been the frontrunner in sports video gaming, producing the heralded Madden series, FIFA soccer series, and games for virtually every known professional sport. FIFA has become the ultimate vicarious experience for every young soccer fan, and continues to dominate other soccer vide...
Genre: Sports Simulation Platform: PlayStation 2
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NHRA Dragracing: Countdown to the Champi Published Date: Sep 5, 2007NHRA: Countdown to the Championship is an interesting video game in that its makers seem so dedicated to replicating every small aspect of drag racing that they overlook making it entertaining or even moderately appealing to anybody who’s not a major fan of the NHRA. Driving, the only exhilaratin...
Genre: Racing Simulation Platform: PlayStation 2
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Chulip Published Date: Jul 31, 2007After a multitude of supposed release dates having come and gone over the past three years, Chulip was finally released on Valentine’s Day 2007 in the US. Many were surprised: Kissing simulation games are not one of the most well-known or well financed of video game genres over here in the state...
Genre: Simulation Platform: PlayStation 2
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Guitar Hero II Published Date: Jul 23, 2007Over a year ago, a small gaming hardware company came onto the scene with their own title. This game was not a very well known due to the lack of advertising, but its sequel more then makes up for the slow start. RedOctane, the producer of many dance pads for games such as Dance Dance Revolution, ha...
Genre: Music Platform: PlayStation 2
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Justice League Heroes Published Date: Jul 21, 2007Justice League Heroes is a rather bland game that was developed by Snow-blind Studios. It is a compilation of favorite DC Comics crime fighters, based on the Justice League of America. Most of the characters are the same ones I remember from my childhood, but a couple of them are unfamiliar or...
Genre: Action RPG Platform: PlayStation 2
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