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  • Screwbreaker Goshin Drillero Drill Dozer Review - Nintendo GBA

    Screwbreaker Goshin Drillero Drill Dozer Review - Nintendo GBA

    It’s a fact of life that heavy machinery and power tools fascinate kids of all ages. Dumper trucks, JCB diggers and circular saws are all sources of inspiring awe and symbolise raw constructive (or in the wrong hands, destructive) power. However, one item that is relegated to the back of the queue for adulation is the humble drill. There aren’t many drill fetishists out there, but those who are more than partial to a Black and Decker power tool will certainly go nuts over Screwbreaker.
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  • The Chikyuu Boueigun Earth Defence Force Review Sony PS2

    The Chikyuu Boueigun Earth Defence Force Review Sony PS2

    It's not everyday that you see a giant ant crawling across a skyscraper, reach the ground and then charge you head on. One is surreal enough, but an army of giant ants all intent upon your demise is something that only psychotropic substances can handle. So come, if you please, into the wondrous world of The Chikyuu Boueigun. The Chikyuu Boueigun aka Earth Defence Force is released under the "SIMPLE 2000" label, and is aimed at punters with not much money and who want a satisfyingly quick gamin...
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  • Metroid Prime Pinball Review - Nintendo DS

    Metroid Prime Pinball Review - Nintendo DS

    Considering Samus can freely morph into ball-form whenever and wherever she so desires, it would seem more than likely she was the first choice to host a pinball game. Not, it seems, to Fuse Games. Back in 2004 they literally squashed, squeezed and squished together Mario’s plump form in Super Mario Ball (also known as 'Mario Pinball Land'). To be kind, it was an awkward mess whose only saving grace was its scrumptious visuals. Technically, Fuse did a remarkable job with the GBA, creating sharp...
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  • Halo 4 Review - Microsoft Xbox360

    Halo 4 Review - Microsoft Xbox360

    Halo 4 marks the return of Master Chief to the popular first person shooter franchise, albeit for the first time not developed by Bungie. Sporting all the Halo hallmarks this iteration begins an exciting and fresh revitalisation of the series, with some bold design decisions and a clear commitment to the core gameplay that has been carried off with stunning execution.
    It's clear that Halo 4's designers have sat down and spent a lot of time analysing what has and hasn't worked in earlier title...
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  • Tekken Advance Review - Nintendo GBA

    Tekken Advance Review - Nintendo GBA

    Possibly the most unlikely conversion of any game ever became a reality. No one ever thought that a Tekken game would ever make it on to a Nintendo system never mind the humble GBA, but it has happened, and in all its 3D glory (nearly). Most people would be sceptical that such a graphically advanced game as Tekken could be possible on a system that is designed to play host to mainly 2D games, but thanks to a lot of fiddling and 2D Mode 7 trickery, Namco have managed to create a respectable looking han...
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  • Bomberman Tournament Review - Nintendo GBA

    Bomberman Tournament Review - Nintendo GBA

    One of the most playable multiplayer games of the 90's is back on the Gameboy Advance! It may have a shallow quest element bolted onto it, but the multiplayer is still here. And another retro rehash it may well be, but then who cares? As after all, this is Bomberman we are talking about.
    First, the bad... After a lame opening sequence the menu screen appears, and the two main sections of the game are there for you to choose. Now, I'm 99% certain that 99% of you will never even bother...
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  • Loopop Cube: Lup * Salad Review - Sony PSP

    Loopop Cube: Lup * Salad Review - Sony PSP

    Puzzle games usually lack a central protagonist. Mr. Straight and Mr. Square from Tetris didn’t have a back story (although Family Guy may have different feelings on that), the coloured blobs of Puyo Puyo are completely interchangeable and all the rest of the tiles, jewels and hexagons from various games exist only because they are part of a faceless puzzle the player is asked to solve. You know, ‘just because’. Loopop Cube is not like that. Loopop Cube comes from more of the ‘Bub and Bob’...
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  • Hitman: Absolution Review - Microsoft Xbox360

    Hitman: Absolution Review - Microsoft Xbox360

    Hitman: Absolution marks the long awaited return of contract killer Agent 47 in another third person stealth offering from Io. This release has given the title a modern, shiny graphical sheen and turned in a more accomplished, sequential storyline to bring it up to modern day player expectations, but in doing so manages to stay true to its roots and not compromise on the core basis that has brought it this far.
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  • Devil May Cry Review - Sony PS2

    Devil May Cry Review - Sony PS2

    Devil May Cry is the seventh title in Capcoms "Survival Horror" catalogue of games which from Biohazard to Dino Crisis have received huge critical and commercial success. Many believe the series reached its peak with the arrival of the awesome Biohazard: Code Veronica on the Dreamcast, a fact accentuated by the last game in the series Onimusha, which has been viewed as something of a missed opportunity and ultimately a disappointment. Have Capcom got the series back on track? Or are they merely...
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  • Winning Eleven 5 Review - Sony PS2

    Winning Eleven 5 Review - Sony PS2

    (Originally published in 2001) Finally the wait is over! Winning Eleven is here on PS2! The jikkyou perfect striker games ( N64 and the first 2 PS2 ISS games ) have in my opinion always been inferior to the winning eleven games ( Iss pro evo games on PSOne ). Any true fan of soccer will recognize that the winning eleven series were the most accurate and best when it comes to a game of soccer on any computer.
    Boasting, 53 national teams, 32 club teams and 6 hidden bonus teams this versi...
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    Castlevania: White Night Concerto is the latest instalment in Konamis Castlevania series. It is the second title for the GBA, but the first Castlevania game appeared on the NES back in 1987. It is ostensibly a platform game, like its predecessors. Certain things have remained constant throughout the series- in all but a couple of Castlevania outings, the main protagonist (in this case Juste Belmont) brandishes a whip. Secondary weapons are also available. Again these weapons are the same as tho...
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