The Sims 2: Apartment Pets is a fun combination of The Sims and Nintendogs that is ultimately let down by too much repetition and limited gameplay. While not a bad game, the concept is far too limited to provide more than a simple distraction. It feat...
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September 21, 2008
Feature: Is Guitar Hero the next Tony Hawk Pro Skater?
Is Guitar Hero becoming Guitar Zero? One of the biggest breakout hits of the last few years has undoubtedly been Activisions Guitar Hero franchise. From its humble beginnings as a clone of Konamis Guitar Freaks, to its current status as arguably the b...
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September 5, 2008
New York Times Crosswords (DS) Review
The New York Times Crosswords is not a traditional video game and it is not aimed at traditional video game players that much should be obvious from the title alone. It instead encapsulates what Nintendo have set out to achieve with the touch generat...
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August 27, 2008
ObsCure II (Wii) Review
Obscure II is an above average game which offers a different take on the survival horror genre. By blending the arbitrary creepy atmosphere and scary monsters with co-operative gameplay and a cheesy teen horror movie storyline, Obscure II carves its o...
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August 24, 2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (DS) Review
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian on the Nintendo DS is a thoroughly enjoyable role-playing game which does a great job of capturing the feeling of the film. It features an excellent battle system and gameplay that is well suited to the young a...
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August 15, 2008
Space Chimps (DS) Review
Space Chimps for the Nintendo DS mixes slightly above average side-scrolling 2.5D platforming with well below average behind-the-ship flying sections to produce another sub-par game based on a movie license. Based on the animated movie of the same nam...
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August 10, 2008
The Incredible Hulk (Wii) Review
The Incredible Hulk on Wii is a poor attempt at an open-world game that features bad graphics, a sub-par presentation, uninspired sound and broken gameplay. It does nothing to enhance the great movie experience, and in fact does more to harm the reput...
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July 24, 2008
First officially licensed remote charger for Wii
Sanyo has announced the first officially licensed charger dock for the Wii. The 'Contactless Charger Set for the Wii Remote Control' will go on sale in Japan on 25 August. What makes this charger dock so interesting is that it uses a special technique...
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July 24, 2008
Microsoft: Nintendo is for the kiddies
Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Business Senior VP Don Mattrick showed how badly behind the times the big green menace really is when it comes to the video game market by recently calling Nintendo out for being kiddy! Mattrick came up with the fol...
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July 24, 2008
That Guitar Hero: World Tour set list floating around? Fake
A very cool set list for Guitar Hero: World Tour has been floating around the internet recently and got many people very excited. Sadly it has been confirmed by Activision and Red Octane that, despite all our hopes, the list is indeed fake. However, a...
