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“Les grandes équipes” – Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

From Commodore 64 to Amiga to PC, I grew up playing so many different football games. Many of them (and more besides) reached the top of the charts….

“Ready for the floor” – FIFA 09

2008 is when the HD versions of the Big Two football games finally overcame the lasting momentum of the PS2 to became the leading versions. As well as…

“Eclipse to Starkiller” – Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

After the Star Wars prequel trilogy finished in 2005, the production of new Star Wars films went into a relatively brief (and possibly final) break. There was no…

“There’s kind of a tank in here” – Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Mercenaries 2 is not the first UK #1 game of 2008 to centre on privatised military acting in the global south. Coming after Army of Two, it is…

“Kill you, I will” – Soulcalibur IV

[This is a guest post, and I’m as happy as ever to welcome back David C James, whose previous posts here include Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and God of…

“Takes all kinds, Snake” – Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In games, as with many other media with any kind of sequel or follow-up, a sequel’s initial commercial performance is generally a reflection of its predecessor as much…

“I’ll never forget that face” – Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Playing through the UK’s chart-topping games of the PlayStation era cemented a link in my mind between two of the biggest of them. Metal Gear Solid and Final…

“Opening the Ark” – Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

[It’s guest post time again! This one is written by Martin F, who has previously written here about Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri and Blue Sphere among others] After…

“The golden twilight of Western civilization” – Grand Theft Auto IV

On release, Grand Theft Auto IV sold nearly a million copies in the UK in five days, making it the fastest-selling game here ever. That was no surprise….

“Another Body Test” – Wii Fit

The Wii and Wii Sports were a magic trick. Waving a remote around and using a “sensor bar” which could be replaced by two candles, you could point…