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“I offer you power” – God of War II

[After another bit of a gap from guest posts, I’m very happy to introduce one again! I’m once more welcoming David C James, whose previous posts here include State…

“Eager to hear about your adventures” – TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

In the early 2000s, games based on specific movies were becoming a much less regular presence at the top of the charts, with a couple of serial exceptions….

“It’s a competitive world” – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is Rockstar’s second Grand Theft Auto game to go from a PSP game to a better-selling budget PS2 game. In many ways…

“Smash and Grab” – Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

I can see where the wow factor would have come from in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. In 2001, when Grand Theft Auto III was achieving mind-blowing…

“EA passport” – FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

For all of the attendant pomp and ceremony, the World Cup is just a bunch of football matches, right? That’s the approach EA Sports relied on, with FIFA…

“Shrine of Worship” – Shadow of the Colossus

The Chart-track chart commentaries I have been putting at the end of each post tend not to get involved in matters of quality. From Juiced to Grand Theft…

“Let’s make a movie” – Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie

[To finish off 2005, I welcome back Agnes Forrester, who you can find on twitter as @cartridgepink. Agnes previously wrote about A Bug’s Life and Sonic Labyrinth. Thanks…

“Chased by the 5-0” – Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Many of the popular games series of the early 2000s are still with us. As I continue on to 2006 and 2007 even more of today’s yearly regulars…

“What is human life but a game of cricket?” – Brian Lara International Cricket 2005

Talk about picking your moment. The back of the box of Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 quotes the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine calling it “the best cricket game…

“Slow in and fast out” – Juiced

I’ve been through many examples of games rushed out for financial reasons, with varying levels of disaster as a result. Juiced is a rarer case of the opposite:…