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A British history of popular video games, told one sales chart #1 at a time
For all that Fight Night Round 4 includes its share of razzle-dazzle, and of gnarly close-ups of guys getting punched in the face, it is keener on boxing as a slow and tactical sport.
Prototype is a tremendously ugly game…
The ‘Evil’ trait is an interesting one, because evil in the Sims universe is a rather nebulous concept…
[In line with the game, this is a modified repeat of the entry for Pokémon Diamond. New material appears in a different colour.] It’s not just the DS’s…
UFC couldn’t have found a better developer for turning it into a video game with popular appeal
I only had to look at the cover art for the game — the title over the outline of the continent of Africa in threatening dark red — to be reminded of one relevant conversation.
There are a very small number of PC games left to cover in my story of the British charts. They are charts which have always covered the sale…
Obvious inspiration is taken from some of the best bits of Gears of War and Halo, and high fidelity recreations are presented. All of Killzone 2’s mechanics are executed with impressive precision. That leaves just one problem, which is that it has a gaping void in place of personality.
I contested plenty of fights against flowchart Kens, and recognised even there a level of commitment and discipline which I would not reach.
Tying a series into a yearly release schedule has consequences, especially where it has to have a new narrative and is not as easily iterated as a sports…