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Brink

Splash Damage, which previously did such games as the Enemy Territory titles in the Quake and Wolfenstein franchises as well as a few multiplayer maps for doom 3 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein, now has its own title in the works. Brink is currently in “pre-alpha” right now, which means it is very rough but it is easy to see where the concept is going. Even in this early stage the game looks great, so ...

Sabteur (Hands On)

Two years ago I learend a bit about an upcoming title from Pandemic - Sabotuer. While what I had heard was intriguing, it wasn't until I got my hands on the game for the first time that I became excited about it. Sabotuer - First Look Part 1 Sabotuer - First Look Part 2   It is the relationships that Sean builds on his way to revenge that helps to set up the story as Saboteur progresses. As the game ...

Split Second (Hands On)

Split Second is a racing game that immediately recalls the Burnout franchise. With fast arcade style racing on an urban course, it is difficult not to have that comparison. There is a bit of a difference though, as the city the racing takes place in is built specifically for a certain level of interactivity as well as providing some challenge against other racers.   Along the bumper of the player’s vehicle a meter will be filled as ...

Dante’s Inferno (Hands On)

I can’t tell you why someone thought it was a good idea to adapt Dante’s Inferno to a video game. Even after actually playing it, I can’t see the point. What they were trying to accomplish with this is lost on me. I don’t see many kids clamoring to read the classics of poetry in game form. However, I guess that Asian gamers got Romance of the Three Kingdoms as a strategy RPG, and we ...

Uncharted 2 (Hands On)

I was recently able to get a little bit of time with Uncharted 2: Among Theives before its release, and have to say that I am now looking forward to the title more than ever. Developer Naughty Dog has taken the “if it isn’t broke don’t fix it” approach to the game, and nearly everything that worked in the previous game is still in here. There are a couple of tweaks to the formula, but ...

Alpha Protocol (Hands On)

Alpha Protocol is billed as spy oriented action RPG, but after a while actually playing the game, it felt more like an action game with a spy theme and some RPG elements thrown in. Players can go through the various levels using straight up action, guns blazing, as well as sneaking about and silently taking down foes. Each method has its own rewards. By placing more emphasis on hand to hand combat instead of pistols, ...

Diner Dash (Hands On)

Diner Dash was a hugely successful Flash game that came out a few years ago. It was ported to the DS, PSP, and the iPhone/iPod Touch. The premise was simple, you played Flo who left the corporate world and started her own restaurant.  Legend of Zelda it isn’t, but who needs deep story for a Flash game? The game spawned a couple of sequels, but now Hudson is porting and expanding the original for the ...

Darksiders (Hands On)

God of War has made quite an impression on the industry, and everyone has been clamoring to recreate the formula. Heavenly Sword recreated the formula, but threw on a lot of glitz into the game. It did a good job of showing off what the PS3 could do for graphics, but that meant that the grit that defined God of War’s atmosphere was missing. In trying to bring the grit and the action of God of ...

MAG (Hands On)

The PlayStation 3 has been home to a few unique concepts this console generation. The perfectly cinematic experience that was Metal Gear Solid 4, the newly minted Fat Princess, which applied the online shooter paradigm to another genre, and Flower was close to the definition of games as art. MAG is yet another unique take on a genre from Sony. Massive Action Game, or MAG, is a huge game, as in 256 player matches big.   As ...

Blur

Bizarre  Creations  set the standard with Project Gotham Racing. Its hard to do anything but replicate from that point. However this is the company that brought us Geometry Wars as a mini-game, and later a full-fledged Arcade title.  Creative as they are, they are not content to rest on their laurels, instead they sought to bring racing to the masses with Blur. To sum it up in three words: Adult Mario Kart.   When you fire up ...

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

Marvel Ultimate Alliance was the follow up to the great RPG Brawlers X-Men Legends and its sequel Rise of Apocalypse. Instead of dredging the bottom of Marvel’s mutant barrel, Marvel Ultimate Alliance expanded the games universe to include the entire line up of Marvel favorites, and some not so favorites. It made for a fun game, but it brought with it a lot of X-Men: Legends’ poorer traits.   Getting some time with the game before its launch, I got ...

Tony Hawk: Ride

Tony Hawk games are getting along in years, and it's hard to keep your edge when it's obvious the franchise is just "cashing in" with annual updates and no innovation. Like Kiss or Cher perpetuating another farewell tour, I'm more pointing and laughing than planning my next purchase. Well Activison has taken note of EA's Skate franchise and decided what is needed to keep the franchise going is more simulation. Keeping with modern fashion, there will be another cumbersome plastic controller next to ...

Fairy Tale Fights

Once upon a time there was game that tried to be so violent it was clear on into the absurd.  Fairy Tale Fights dumps so much blood on the screen that it looks like Jackson Pollack meets Jack the Ripper.  Within moments of beginning the first stage it becomes like the Black Knight scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, especially when you find out you can slide along the blood. This is in fact ...

Wanted: Weapons of Fate

Universal Games is trying to look at the various intellectual properties it has – not just if there is inherent gameplay, but is it really worth it. The idea is just because you can, it doesn’t mean you should. For new films and games the Universal games group is involved in, they want to meet with the film’s director before the film is made to see if the story will work as a game.   By taking ...

Mirror’s Edge (Hands On)

A warning to anyone before they sit down with Mirror’s Edge, you will get motion sickness, and you will be disoriented. Do not worry: this is all a part of the design. Putting you into the shoes of a “free-runner” means you will be climbing, jumping and flipping across the rooftops of a city. And from a first person perspective, you can't help but feel a little... queasy. The high-tech future world of Mirror’s ...

Destroy All Human! Path of the Furon

For a series that essentially was nothing more than a gimmicky Grand Theft Auto clone, Destroy All Humans has done rather well for itself. The upcoming Path of the Furon will be the fourth game in the series. The last installment on the Wii was rather fun, but it was missing that essential upgrades that differentiated it from the earlier PS2 titles, beyond some motion controls and pointer functions. Path of the Furon brings ...

Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 2

Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade are the elite of gaming fandom, eschewing both the industry and the media in favor of the people who have to actually pay for these things. When they finally made their own game, it was both eagerly anticipated and disdained. However, I think these two are the precipice of hilarity, so I downloaded On the Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode 1 the ...

Legendary: Hands On

What would happen if all the creatures of myth exploded into the streets of modern cities? The upcoming game Legendary gives us just such a concept when a professional thief stumbles upon Pandora's box, unleashing all sorts of nasties into the world. Fortunately, the thief is granted a power that allows him to combat the enemies using their own powers against them. It is an intriguing story involving secret societies at war, and the ...

Fracture: Hands On

After spending the day with LucasArts and Day 1 Studios, and their joint venture, Fracture, I am pleased to see that there is still innovation taking place in the videogame world. Terrain deformation previously has been limited to destructible environments, but now it is possible to literally reshape the playing field. The idea arose a few years ago as Day 1 was finishing up MechAssault 2, and lots of ...

Fallout 3 Hands On Part 2

Fallout is one of the most beloved series in all of gaming. The tales of post-apocalyptic America were unrivaled in both depth and freedom. A classic RPG character system gave a lot of skill customizations. At the demise of developer Black Isle, fans lamented the death of the franchise. When they heard that Bethesda was going to pick up the series, well let's just say the phrase: “Oblivion with guns” was tossed out far ...

Fallout 3: Hands On Part 3

It is very clear that Fallout 3 is not in the same vein as the original games. That's not a bad thing, I am glad that Bethesda has redesigned the franchise to fit their design style. Besides, technical advances in gameplay and storytelling have taken place in the 10 years since we've seen the last proper Fallout game. Before you fire up your Fanboy E-Mail Client, remember that developer Black Isle Studios is long dead ...

Fallout 3: Hands On Part 1

Vault 101 has not been opened up since the day fire rained from the sky. It is appropriate then that the game opens with the song “I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire” (just one of 20 licensed songs from the era) - from the very beginning Fallout 3’s twisted sense of ironic humor is driven home. It is possible to think of the game as perhaps a sequel to the film Dr. ...

inFamous

Ever wanted to play a superhero? I don’t mean play a recreation of a comic book adventure, but really be put into the shoes of the birth of a superhero. InFamous lets you make the choices that define your hero, whether you want to be the valiant guardian or brooding anti-hero. As Cole, players will roam around Empire city with the power to draw and redirect electricity. While this power would normally render anyone in ...

Resident Evil 5

I used to be really excited about Resident Evil 5. The survival horror series has two spots on my top games of all time. Resident Evil 4 was supposed to be a new direction for the series, but beyond the camera angle, and aiming control, the changes were for the worse. Horror games are supposed to be about fear and atmosphere, not shooters with zombies. The vastly underrated Outbreak was far more true to ...

Bionic Commando Hands On

Retro mania has come to a head with classic franchises being resurrected to varying results. To be sure, one of the most anticipated of this herd is Bionic Commando. The classic is thought to be one of the most difficult tiles of all time (as well as being fun), and the remake has been greeted with a ton of speculation. Beyond a few videos of the 3-D swinging action, there hasn't been a ton ...

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