Computer And Video Games - Previews

Asura's Wrath: More than just demigod of war?

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:30:00 GMT

Lots of planet-sized enemies and frantic rhythm-action presses...
You can't accuse this of being misnamed: the wrath of Asura is palpable.

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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier - Ubisoft's smartest shooter?

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:30:00 GMT

Use intel and tech to dominate numerically superior forces.
Ubisoft's work with former Navy SEALS affected every part of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, from the futuristic technology the Ghosts take onto the battlefield to the way you'll customise guns built 60 years ago, from the story and dialogue to the motion capture and animation.

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Street Fighter X Tekken: A fighting game experience like no other

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:16:00 GMT

We go hands-on with the Gem system...
For the most part fighting games all function on definitives. Press a button and your on screen character responds with a specific attack, over a specific number of frames, and deals a specific amount of damage.

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Street Fighter X Tekken: The most exciting fighting game in years

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:16:00 GMT

Syndicate: Light on tactics, big on atmosphere

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:49:00 GMT

Video hands-on with the near-final game...
Whether you've played the original 1993 Syndicate or not, it doesn't matter - the only thing this game has in common with that is the setting; a world run by corporations who control and monitor their citizens with sinister brain implants.

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Lollipop Chainsaw: Buffy has new competition

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

We check out Grasshopper's No-More-Heroes-alike...
Juliet Starling isn't your typical high school sweetheart.

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Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure: Sega's Elite Beat Agents?

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Join us for a tango in Paris...
"Bonjour! Rhythm Thief is un jeu mystère set à Paris! Oui! C'est true!"

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South Park: The Game - The most controversial game of the year

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:30:00 GMT

Did you expect anything less?.
There are five character classes in South Park: The Game - Fighter, Mage, Thief, Cleric and 'Jew'. That alone will be enough to tell you what developers Obsidian are going for in their latest licensed RPG, and should give you some idea of the hot water they'll land themselves in in the process.

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Mass Effect 3: Doing things we'd only dreamed of before

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

We hop in the Normandy and get stuck into the blockbuster beginning...
Even though Big Ben's Clock Tower was the scene of the very first Mass Effect 3 teaser, when the Reapers start dropping to Earth next March it'll be in Vancouver - not London - that Shepard makes his stand.

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Ridge Racer Unbounded: Taking the series in the right direction?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Build it then smash it to pieces...
Usually, the optimum racing line in a driving game isn't the one that goes through the big concrete column.

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Mass Effect 3: The first 2 hours

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Spoilers from the start as we catch up with Commander Shepard...
Some people, eh? What reward do you get for gathering a crew, heading off on a suicide mission, and returning triumphant, having struck a major blow against the villainous pro-human Cerberus Network while you were at it? Prison. That's your reward.

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DiRT Showdown: Hardcore fans despair, but Codies' spin-off is still superb

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:13:00 GMT

Lets "hoon" again: we get our filthy paws on Codemasters' forthcoming arcade racer/smasher.
DiRT Showdown has already generated a minor amount of controversy, with hardcore rally fans up in arms following the revelation that it will be more pick-up-and-play than DiRT 3, with more forgiving handling.

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Syndicate: Why old-school fans should give EA a chance

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Hands-on with the reboot's surprising co-op mode.
Let's assume you're old enough to have played and loved the original Syndicate.

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Kingdom Hearts 3D: The game fans have been calling for?

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Square Enix dreams a little bigger...
Thanks to Frankie Goes To Hollywood, we all know what happens when two tribes go to war, but the friendly collision between Disney and Square Enix has been the consistent bearer of strange fruit.

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Mario Tennis: Service with a smile

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

A sneak-peek at Camelot's latest effort...
How often do you hear people clamouring for a new Mario Tennis to be announced before big industry events or when console launch line-ups are revealed?

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - A Kojima story set to defy the critics

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:30:00 GMT

And a new developer to boot...
At the end of 2010 I'd already decided to cancel the game," says Kojima Productions' boss Hideo Kojima.

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Tomb Raider: Lara's latest is Bond meets Lost

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Meet the new, vulnerable Lara...
When people have an emotional attachment to a character, you feel their emotions as you take their journey with them.

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Animal Crossing 3DS: Guilty pleasure gaming

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Street lamps! StreetPass! Secretaries! Meet your new creature comforts...
Major developments are afoot in the world of Animal Crossing: retail raccoon Tom Nook has a new job!

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Sniper Elite V2: Change history with a single bullet

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:30:00 GMT

And make heads explode in horrible ways...
Lying face-down in rubble with a scope delicately poised is an art perfected by thousands in Battlefield and CoD's multiplayer, but never quite like this. Your name is Karl Fairburne, and you're behind enemy lines in 1945 Berlin.

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Ghost Recon Future Solider: Ubisoft aims for blockbuster territory

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Latest demo mixes stealth, set-pieces and Kinect.
When it was first unveiled at last year's E3, Ghost Recon's Gunsmith feature caused rapturous applause to erupt in the Galen Centre.

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Darksiders 2: Latest demo hints at Shadow of the Colossus scale

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

We get another look at Vigil's sequel...
Before the release of Darksiders, Vigil Games took every opportunity to liken its unproven title to Nintendo's prestigious Legend of Zelda, and rightly so.

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The Last Story: Magnificent, bold and unusual

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:24:00 GMT

We play Mistwalker's RPG in English...
Now, it's taken years of planning, countless dark magic rituals, and the sacrifice of a beloved pet rat, but the Wii has finally, bewilderingly and brilliantly become the go-to format for the big-budget JRPG.

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Dead or Alive 5: The 360's most accessible fighting game

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Beautiful people fight dirty...
Since the original, back in 1996, Dead or Alive has increasingly moved from being a hardcore fighter to a showcase of Adonis-like men and disproportionate (yet beautiful) women sparring in wonderfully colourful environments.

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Fire Emblem 3DS: A new spark for the classic strategy series

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT

It's not Advance Wars, but it's the next best thing...
Assuming you don't count Shadow Dragon and *clears throat* Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu, there hasn't been a 'proper' Fire Emblem since Radiant Dawn, which came out over here in 2008.

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FIFA Street: Grounded but spectacular

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

EA's arcade showboat is back...
Game number four in the FIFA Street series and no number in the title? It's a reboot, for sure - with a realistic new direction evident from the screenshots. The exaggerated caricature players have been reshaped into something recognisably human.

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