Back in the days of the SNES, Donkey Kong Country wowed just about everyone with its graphics, gameplay and downright fun factor. We've seen plenty of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong since then, but it's primarily been in secondary roles such as in Super Smash Bros. or in arguably obscure titles like Donkey Konga. Yes, we were among the unfortunate gamers who bought the Donkey Bongos. But Donkey Kong Country has been a relatively quiet franchise for one reason or another, and with all the attention paid to high-definition graphics on the current …
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Guitar Hero: World Tour is set to release in late October for PS3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, and you likely already know that Guitar Hero now focuses on guitars in name alone. World Tour is a full-band affair, with bass, drums and vocals added to the musical mix, much like Rock Band and Karaoke Revolution. We recently traveled to Los Angeles to get some hands-on time with Guitar Hero: World Tour, and appropriately enough, the event took place at an actual recording studio. Much like the new song-creation mode in World Tour, this studio had …
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When we first saw Katamari Damacy at E3 several years ago, nothing the PR reps said could have convinced us that the game was particularly compelling, let alone that its would be so successful that gamers would be clamoring for sequels as well as King of All Cosmos T-shirts. With that history as our guide, when we first heard about de Blob, a game that's part platformer, part action game and part color-mixing tutorial, we were puzzled but less pessimistic about its potential. When de Blob dropped off gamers' radar for a year, we began to …
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The Wii is often labeled as the "kiddie console," but more often than not those claims are nothing more than empty insults thrown by hardcore gamers. It's ironic, then, that EA Playground is inspired by and features kids -- but has a good chance of appealing to both kids and casual gamers alike. EA Playground is essentially a collection of minigames wrapped in a role-playing "metagame" wrapper. This metagame compels players to level-up their schoolyard character in such important categories as slotcar racing, tetherball and dart-shooting. Once …
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Note: the information below comes directly from the publisher, and is not to be considered a hands-on preview. - - - Space Station Tycoon follows the adventures of Shawn and his high-strung monkey sidekick Tam through pirate infested space, meteor fields, supernovas, and bizarre characters as they seek out fame and fortune. Expand your empire with an increasing number of stations and customize each one to attract business. Keep the customers happy and they will gladly spend their money. Throughout the game, players will encounter over 30 kooky …
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