The long-running Wipeout racing series has its roots deep in the history of the PlayStation. Its first incarnation was a slightly dodgy affair that held the promise of 3D antigravity racing, and despite a number of problems it went on to become known as the first non-Japanese PlayStation game. Wipeout 2097, or Wipeout XL as [...]
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (reviewed on Xbox 360) Release Date: October 9, 2007 (Xbox 360) / December 11 (PS3) Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: Valve Software ESRB: Teen Genre: First-Person Puzzler Multiplayer: none Format: DVD release ($64.99 CAD) Official website (The Orange Box is an unusual, maybe unprecedented, bundle of games. Within it you actually [...]
Platform: Xbox 360 Release Date: August 21, 2007 (N.A.) Publisher: 2K Games Developer: Irrational Games ESRB: Mature Genre: First Person Shooter/RPG Multiplayer: single-player only Format: DVD release ($69.99 CAD) Notes: none Official website What thought process or pharmaceutical gave birth to the idea of a Little Zombie Girl being protected by a Giant Old Timey [...]
Platform: PlayStation 3 Release Date: September 12, 2007 (N.A.) Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: Ninja Theory ESRB: Teen Genre: Action/Adventure Multiplayer: single-player only Format: Blu-ray release ($69.99 CAD) Notes: auto-installs 2GB to HDD on first run Official website Heavenly Sword is a title that I’ve had my eye on for quite a while. It’s been [...]
Platform: PlayStation 3 Release Date: August 28, 2007 (N.A.) Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: Incognito / Sony Santa Monica Studios ESRB: Teen Genre: Multiplayer Fragfest Multiplayer: 1-4 players offline (splitscreen), 2-32 players online Format: PSN download (800 MB, $42.99 CAD) / Blu-ray release ($69.99 CAD w/ Bluetooth headset) Official website Warhawk looks like nothing special [...]
Review: Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Platform: PC, Xbox 360 (Reviewed on Xbox 360) Release Date: May 10, 2007 Publisher: EA Games Developer: EA Games ESRB: Teen Genre: RTS Multiplayer: Online Format: DVD (Xbox 360) Official Website Once again you return as the mysterious Commander, a man to whom all sides entrust the running [...]
Platform: PlayStation 3 Release Date: June 28, 2007 (US), June 15, 2007 (Europe) Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: Housemarque ESRB: Everybody Genre: Dual-stick Arcade Shooter/Child of Robotron Multiplayer: 1-2P offline (online leaderboards) Format: PSN download (300 MB, $8.99 CDN) Official website “My eyes burn from the awesome.” – NeoGAF thread title You’ll need: 4 (four) [...]
Platform: Playstation 3, Xbox 360 (Reviewed on PS3) Release Date: June 26 (US), June 29 (Europe) Publisher: 2K Games Developer: Starbreeze Studios ESRB: Mature Genre: First Person Shooter Multiplayer: Online and LAN only Format: Blu-Ray (PS3), DVD (Xbox 360) Official Website In The Darkness you take on the role of Jackie Estacado, a hitman for [...]
Platform: Playstation 3, Xbox 360 (reviewed on PS3) Release Date: March 20, 2007 (N.A.) Publisher: SEGA Developer: From Software ESRB: Teen Genre: Giant Robot Combat Multiplayer: 1-2P offline (splitscreen), 1-8P online Format: Blu-ray release ($69.99 CAD) Official website
Platform: PlayStation 3 Release Date: May 3, 2007 Publisher: SCEA Developer: Incognito ESRB: Everyone Genre: Action/Arcade Multiplayer: 1-4P offline (splitscreen), 1-4P online Format: Downloadable title from PSN (120 MB) ($11 CAD) Official website (This mini-review was originally written on May 11th, 2007.) So I noticed that the (in?)famous Dave Jaffe’s oft-delayed Calling All Cars finally [...]
