05/12/08
With SingStar coming to the PS3 in
the next few weeks, we decided to check out SingStar's latest outing on the PlayStation 2 to see how the series is coming along. While we were rocking out to Guitar Hero 1 and 2, SingStar was there first, so color us late to the party in terms of the franchise. However, like the Guitar Hero games and others of that ilk, the song set list determines just how much fun you'll have, so the game is only as good as....
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05/05/08
Run-and-gun videogame basketball really
got its start in the arcades, when NBA Jam introduced its over-the-top style and mixed NBA all-stars with, if you knew the codes, a handful of unlockable players like Bill Clinton and "Air Dog." In the years since, Midway and EA have traded shots with their NBA Ballers and NBA Street franchises, respectively, both of which have brought the arcade action home with a bit more hip-hop flair. Midway's latest....
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04/30/08
Sony knows when it's got a good thing
going, and so do most of its fans. The Gran Turismo series, for example, has a rabid following due to its graphical excellence and top-notch simulation gameplay, and Sony's own PlayStation team counts itself among the franchise's biggest fans. So when it became apparent that Gran Turismo was going to take its time appearing on the PlayStation 3, you'd better believe Sony scrambled for ways to give....
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04/30/08
It's safe to say most consumers' first
, if not only, exposure to Jason Bourne was the series of Bourne films starring Matt Damon. Sure, Robert Ludlum may have written a few novels, but Hollywood reigns supreme when it comes to mass-media action, and, well, Matt Damon's version of Jason Bourne is 100 percent action. With that in mind, it's a bit disconcerting to fire up The Bourne Conspiracy for the first time on the good ol' next-gen console....
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04/29/08
It's a shame a modern videogame based
on Krull has never seen the light of day. The campy '80s fantasy flick has myriad game-worthy elements such as horses that run with fire under their feet, a Cyclops with attitude, swallowing walls and rooms that sprout defensive mechanisms like blowfish. Best of all, Krull gave us the almighty glaive. The shiny, pointy throwing star slices and dices anything in its path, while its hero handler steers it....
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04/23/08
Dead Space, a new survival-horror
franchise for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, is set to ship this Halloween, which means the development team is knee-deep in code and bug fixes. Amid the madness, the developers are updating gamers periodically via their blog -- and now, through DailyGame as well. In this exclusive article, EA has provided DailyGame readers a complete look at what they'll be posting in the next Dead Space blog entry. We know....
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04/14/08
Condemned: Criminal Origins was the
most underrated game of the Xbox 360's launch. Part survival-horror, part first-person shooter and part adventure game, Condemned flew under the radar of those more interested in Perfect Dark Zero, even though it was arguably a better game. So with Condemned 2: Bloodshot, Sega and Monolith spiced-up the gameplay in an attempt to reach more a few gamers, a valiant attempt that ironically makes the....
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04/14/08
Slipping the G36C's ACOG sight up to my eye,
I whisper ever-so-calmly into my headset mic, "OK, this time, let our two AI guys frag and clear the door...OK?" And sure as the sun shines on Sunday, my teammate pops open the door and runs in with guns blazing...and leaves yet another bloody teammate-shaped pulp on the floor. After I've swept the room with my AI squadmates, my less-than-useful real-world squadmate returns to the co-op....
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04/11/08
The most successful action games of late 
have featured characters and/or times of historical significance. Kratos (God of War) relied heavily on Greek mythology, for instance, while Altair (Assassin's Creed) jumped his way through the Third Crusade. But no characters or period is quite as universally recognized as the four horsemen and the apocalypse, which will provide not only the basis of THQ's action game Darksiders: Wrath of War....
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04/08/08
It's quite an accomplishment to
go from "cute little GTA 3 clone" to "distinct open-world game that gamers are excited about," but that's exactly what THQ's Saints Row 2 has achieved. Before the original game's launch, Saints Row was viewed as little more than a "me too" title, an open-world gangster game unabashedly trying to capitalize on Rockstar's success with the Grand TheftAuto series. But as gamers actually played Saints Row, as they....
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04/08/08
When Crackdown shipped for Xbox 360, 
it proved that online co-op in open-world games was not only feasible but incredibly enjoyable. The crew at Volition and THQ were apparently taking notes, because amid all the improvements and additions to Saints Row 2 (read our hands-on Saints Row 2 preview), the team is also including hop-in/hop-out online co-op. This feature isn't just a simple tack-on addition, though; it's turning into as....
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04/07/08
With the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 hardware
, many developers claim they're finally able to achieve destructible environments. The thing is, Red Faction achieved it in 2001 on the PlayStation 2. With that background, it's not surprising to see Volition pushing the envelope once again with Red Faction: Guerilla, which ships for PS3 and Xbox 360 later this year. As the third game in the series, Red Faction: Guerilla marks a step forward for the....
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03/31/08
Although NCAA March Madness
has the broadcast audience's attention, "spring" to videogame and nice-weather-loving folk means it's time for golf. PlayStation 3 owners get the first taste of the digital fairway with the latest edition of Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds, which has finally arrived in North America. Those looking for golf simulator (i.e. Tiger Woods PGA Tour) should look elsewhere; this is a "simple" series, a common-man....
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03/22/08
The Nintendo DS may sell more units
than any other gaming platform, but where handhelds are concerned, Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) delivers by far the most console-like experience you can get this side of the sofa. Sure, it's got a gorgeous display, and yes, the Internet functionality is nice, but if you're looking for console-like games on the go, the PSP has got you covered. Case in point: God of War: Chains of Olympus....
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03/21/08
Faithful followers of ABC's Lost have had to wait 
more than three seasons for Ubisoft to release the first official videogame adaptation of the hit mysterious drama. As Lost: Season Four's climatic eighth episode's jaw-dropping cliffhanger approaches (c'mon, it's inevitable), the arrival of Ubisoft's Lost: Via Domus brings with it the promise of a new chapter in the Lost saga, seamlessly intertwined with the show's canon, characters and locations....
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03/17/08
Generally when a developer reaches the 
fourth installment in a franchise, the game takes a dramatic turn for the better or the worse. In the case of Devil May Cry 4 for the PlayStation (PS3) and Xbox 360, Capcom has undeniably taken its series in a positive direction, with incredible graphics, solid gameplay and a new character whose attributes introduce some new elements to the franchise. However, for everything new the game....
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03/16/08
The 1990s were certainly some great 
years for games. Sony and Nintendo were going at it, and Sega still made its own consoles. Now we find ourselves in the fast-paced, constant-one-upmanship that is modern gaming. Every now and again it's nice to have a blast from the past, something to slow things down a little. And what could possibly be more soothing than a homicidal clown trying to blow your head off? Twisted Metal was....
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03/11/08
Shown publicly at E3 2007, Echochrome
garnered buzz with its simple look and unique presentation. Echochrome is a puzzle game, but with a unique twist: each level has players controlling the level's perspective. Although this gameplay mechanic is hard to describe in words, it's visually understandable in seconds. Basically, imagine an M.C. Escher drawing that players can rotate and pitch, thereby altering the optical illusion to solve the riddle....
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03/05/08
When Electronic Arts first announced Army 
of Two, DailyGame was among the first members of the media to see the game in action at E3. At the time, Splinter Cell had just delved into the world of co-op gameplay, and our excitement at the Army of Two demo was fueled more by the then-new concept of co-op play than it was by Army of Two's actual gunplay or graphics. Fast-forward a few years, and EA has just released Army of Two for....
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03/04/08
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition proved to be
a smash hit on the Xbox 360. From its good-looking graphics to its creative combination of on-foot and in-Mech combat, the game flew under many people's radar yet still managed to win their next-gen gaming hearts. But that was a year ago. In early 2007, Capcom's game was an Xbox 360 and PC exclusive, and Microsoft couldn't have been any happier. A full year later, Lost Planet has now burst onto the PS3....
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01/30/08
The Devil May Cry series originally spawned from taking the Resident Evil franchise in a new direction, with the director of Resident Evil trying out some experiments after RE2. These experiments soon grew into a game of their own, and a new and now-beloved franchise was born. The first Devil May Cry was good enough and warranted a sequel, but Devil May Cry 2 stumbled by most accounts. The series quickly regained its footing....
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01/29/08
Tower defense games aren't new or
revolutionary by any stretch of the imagination. Countless iterations of "build a tower to thwart attacking forces" have appeared on the PC for years, if not decades. There have been so many, in fact, that they might even be considered a genre unto themselves. The latest "tower defense" title, PixelJunk Monsters, is a bit different, though. Not different in how it's been designed or how it....
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01/28/08
EA and Criterion must like Las Vegas.
Whether Vegas likes them is another matter entirely. EA acquired Criterion hoping to capitalize on other developers' use of Renderware, Criterion's proprietary middleware, and that gamble hasn't exactly panned out. Meanwhile, Criterion has re-tooled its popular Burnout racing franchise so often that it's basically asking to "hit" with 19 points. The latest outing, Burnout Paradise, recently....
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01/23/08
For all the talk about Xbox Live Arcade and Wii 
Virtual Console simply re-hashing old franchises, it's funny to watch gamers get giddy about Capcom's announcement that it's updating Bionic Commando for the current generation of consoles. A 20-year-old, eight-bit game, being re-mastered for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC? Yep. And gamers couldn't be any happier. Capcom is bringing Bionic Commando....
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01/18/08
The MX vs. ATV series technically has a storied
history, albeit under a different guise. Developer Rainbow Studios first released the PC-only game Motocross Madness in 1998, marking the first time a videogame motorcycle and its driver had separate physics. Say what you will about FlatOut and its driver-through-the-windshield hilarity, but Motocross Madness was actually a bit more fun, both due to its novelty and the sheer....
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01/10/08
When SEGA slyly dropped not one but two demos
of Yakuza 3 on the Japanese PlayStation Network, we here at the DailyGame bunker brushed off that trusty Japanese account, gave Toro and Kuro the night off, and hunkered down for some Yakuza 3 game-playing and note-taking to bring to our readers on this side of the Pacific. If you're unfamiliar with the Yakuza titles, not to worry. The Yakuza are Japan's organized crime....
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01/08/08
To a guy, there's just something about the beauty of
a steel chair to the face that goes beyond description. It is a widely known fact that violence solves everything, and this has never been more true than in the world of professional wrestling. The WWE Smackdown series has pretty much cornered this market, with its digital headlocks and pile-driving pixels, but this year's outing, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008, seems to try to appeal only....
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01/07/08
The Need for Speed series has always been a car tuner enthusiast's 
wet dream because of its endless list of customization options, beautifully rendered cars and gameplay that truly mimics the racing underground world. Thankfully, EA has taken the third in the series up a notch by reinventing the car models to look more realistic, enhanced damage effects, and vehicle performance that....
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01/01/08
I went to college at the University of Oregon, not
exactly a basketball powerhouse or household name for college hoops, but a school that's quietly made its way to the Elite Eight and sent several players to the NBA (Luke Ridnour and Freddie Jones among them). Some might call The University of Oregon a small school, and by many accounts those claims would be correct. But the atmosphere and passion of small-school hoops simply....
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12/28/07
Gamers love their Guitar Hero. The first two games
in the Activision-published series and subsequent expansion packs have all been met with high praise and record sales numbers. Perhaps this tidal wave of success is why Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock steers clear of straying too far from its proven and successful formula. True, the game includes some nice new multiplayer modes and boss battles, and yes, it has....
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12/13/07
I'll be the first to admit World War II 
shooters are getting insanely old. Yeah, yeah, "greatest generation" and all that...I don't disagree. But to re-live the same basic battles with the same basic weapons against the same basic enemies is now tedious beyond belief, so Infinity Ward's decision to create a modern shooter for its next Call of Duty game was refreshing. Honestly, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare could've ended up being....
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12/06/07
The decline of light gun-based video games
over the years has been fueled by an industry switch to DLP, LCD and Plasma televisions, none of which is capable of supporting light gun pixel detection like an aging CRT tube set. Within the last year, the engineers at Nintendo piqued the interest of light gun hopefuls by including an infrared sensor with the Wii console capable of detecting signals sent toward the set, much in the....
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12/05/07
As most of us know, the music-game
genre has been practically monopolized by a certain guitar-wielding giant of a franchise. However, there is no "I" in "rock," a fact Harmonix is trying to prove with its latest creation, Rock Band. To be fair to snubbed bass players, Guitar Hero did have co-op and multiplayer modes, but the two instruments (lead and bass guitar) were played exactly the same. Yet Rock Band does its best to....
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12/04/07
Sony unveiled Uncharted: Drake's Fortune years
before the PlayStation 3 even sniffed a retail store. At the time Naughty Dog's first non-Jak title for Sony looked easy to pin down: an action-adventure with a lead character who was little more than a young Indiana Jones seeking fame and fortune in the lush jungles of a forgotten land. Having now played through the entirety of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, we can assure you....
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11/28/07
Inspired by the earlier nostalgic marriage
of LEGO and Star Wars-branded toys, developer Traveller's Tales hit the jackpot with LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Star Wars II. Kids love the goofy, accessible humor and simplistic blocky gameplay, while adults (and even hardcore gamers) eat up the lighthearted alternate take on their favorite childhood brands. The odd couple pairing is as deserving of the ESRB's 'Everyone' rating....
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11/27/07
The mass appeal of the Dragon Ball Z series is hard to ignore. From a slough 
of Anime television episodes and toys to the numerous videogame iterations featuring Goku and the gang, the series never fails to find its loyal audience. The latest in the series is Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and fans will be sure to rejoice as it covers every saga in the Dragon Ball history. Gamers looking for a lot of depth in their fighters might be disappointed by the simplistic gameplay, but simplicity seems to work well with this series.
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11/21/07
Oddly enough, Sony has decided to tap into the game show 
market by building a videogame around a new peripheral shaped like a buzzer you might find on Jeopardy or similar time based game show. The game itself is presented with a man host / female assistant like you would find in Wheel of Fortune. In fact, we can safely say that the game show itself mirrors America's favorite television game shows, which isn't a bad thing and will appeal to a larger market. While not....
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11/21/07
Now this is how you use a licensed
property. The Simpsons Game is hands down the best use of a license this side of E.T. using Reese's Pieces, as EA has pulled from two decades of humor to create what amounts to an interactive episode of The Simpsons and, quite possibly, the funniest Simpsons content to hit a TV in years. The great irony of this achievement is that The Simpsons cartoons were built on parody, a heritage....
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11/21/07
Jerry Seinfeld. The very name connotes puffy
shirts, close talkers, cold swimming pools and the Soup Nazi, all of which are a far cry from cute animated films. Yet there we were this fall, listening to Seinfeld voice Barry B. Benson in Bee Movie and, now, lend his vocal chords to the same pollinating character in the Bee Movie Game. Like many Dreamworks pictures, Bee Movie is predominantly designed for a younger crowd, with just....
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11/16/07
Familiarity is a trait the PlayStation 3 had been lacking 
this fall with new potential franchises Lair, Uncharted and Heavenly Sword stealing headlines, for better or worse. This name recognition deficiency vaporized somewhat, though, with the release of Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. The fifth Ratchet & Clank game in five years and first on PlayStation 3 is arguably the most anticipated title on the....
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11/08/07
Sony Computer Entertainment built a solid foundation
in NBA 07 on PlayStation 3 last year, most notably with the innovative all-new Game of the Week mode and stunning, albeit squeaky clean, 1080p visuals. This year, expectations ran high for all-around improvements in the sophomore entry, NBA 08. Some of those expectations were met, but most missed the memo and failed to show at the arena. Some of the subtle....
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11/06/07
Although Bethesda Softworks may seem like
a niche publisher, one could easily make the argument that its few releases are simply a matter of quality over quantity. Granted, the company has historically struggled with patching issues, but other than that, there's a reason Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series has won numerous game of the year awards. The latest outing, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, is no exception, and upon its....
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10/30/07
Personally I thought Jackass had run its course a
few years ago; then I saw the movie for the first time and actually enjoyed it. Sick, I know -- but what kind of adult man doesn't enjoy thinking about some of the stupid crap he did when he was young? And that's what Jackass the movie did to me. Enter Jackass the Game, and what started as dread turned into a light delight -- until the first mini-game started, when dread was back with....
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10/24/07
I live in an NBA town. I used to have season
tickets for the local team. I've followed the NBA since the mid 1980s. And I have no doubt that NBA 2K8 captures the energy and presentation of a real-life NBA game better than any video game before it. From the animations to the commentary to the new camera angles, NBA 2K8 is about as close as you'll get to a real NBA game without being there. It's unfortunate, then, that....
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10/22/07
If you're confused about the release of two Spider-Man 
titles released this year then you're not alone. However, the differences between the titles become quite clear once you play Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. It takes a more linear approach as opposed to the sandbox style of Spider-Man 3. The story is elementary at best, but don't let that detour you because this game is completely aware of it, as evident in dialogue, and offers an overall....
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10/22/07
Rally racing at times feels like a dying
sport in the videogame world, a hardcore racing style appreciated almost exclusively by hardcore racing gamers. When part of a larger racing game (a la Gran Turismo), rally does just fine; on its own, it's a different story. Sega hoped to breathe new life into the genre with Sega Rally Revo, a game with a bit of arcade flair and a surprisingly cool new feature called....
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10/16/07
It's been a long time since we've scored so high in a basketball game.
In fact, it brought us back to the NES days when we would hole up in our living rooms playing Konami's Double Dribble scoring well into the 100s because there was little to no defensive strategy. Even the free throws in NBA Live 08 have a double ring that bounce up and down. While the graphics are, of course, on par with...
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10/14/07
The idea of controlling a couple of jackasses into certain doom seems like a ridiculous concept, but don't tell that to the producers who have created one of the most loved and hated series in Music Television history. Overall, I didn't have too many high expectations of a game developed specifically for previous gen systems. While there are a few humorous moments and inventive game modes, Jackass: The Game quickly becomes stale....
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10/13/07
For all the grief Electronic Arts has taken in years 
past for powering through sequels, the company has made strides recently to introduce a bevy of new franchises. One of those new games, Skate, is EA's attempt to do nothing less than dethrone the heretofore skateboarding-game champion "Tony Hawk" series. Dominance is a tall order for any new series, but it's particularly ambitious to go head-to-head against the....
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10/11/07
The God of War series is synonymous with breathtaking vistas, 
epic boss battles, and fast-action button mashing. To bring that sense of scale to the PSP seems like no easy task, but Ready At Dawn seems to be on the right track with God of War: Chains of Olympus. You begin in the Battle of Atticus where a series of soldiers assault your character while an epic battle wages on in the background. It....
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10/10/07
It's a good thing the team at Infinity Ward is comprised of honest-to-God gamers, because they were among the first to realize that the WWII shooter genre has been beaten to death. Twice. With Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the originators of the COD series are taking the franchise in an entirely new direction, one that's based on modern weapons and often feels like a Tom Clancy game on steroids. Of course, the irony of Infinity....
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10/05/07
When Guitar Hero 2 stalwarts cried foul on the game's flimsy peripheral, Red Octane moved to re-engineer a new guitar that's shaping up to be one of the best game peripherals with which we've ever played. However, gamers also made it clear that Guitar Hero 3 needed to step up with a few gameplay enhancements, most notably in the areas of better balancing and online play. When Neversoft took the wheel for Guitar....
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10/05/07
When the first Guitar Hero received critical and social acclaim
, Activision naturally green-lighted a sequel and promised a few updates to the winning formula. Guitar Hero 2 once again struck commercial gold, but the most hardcore fans found several elements less than stellar, one of the most glaring being flimsy hardware. With Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock, Red Octane hopes to fix that issue, and after spending several hours....
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10/01/07
With NBA training camps set to start this week, the time seemed right to sit down and ask a few questions of the development team behind NBA 2K8. The game is on track to ship soon, so the developers are winding down just as NBA players are gearing up. Fans of the series are also gearing up, but in a different way: flexing their thumbs in preparation for the sim-likegame and its new slam dunk competition. For those rabid and casual fans alike....
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09/28/07
Hockey often finds itself as the butt of toothless jokes
and fighting references, but its popularity worldwide can not be denied, even if the sport domestically did lose a TV contract and suffer through some horrible ratings. That U.S. apathy doesn't translate to the world of hockey video games, though, which come around on an annual basis yet still have fans wondering what's in store. This curiosity held particularly true....
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09/28/07
The Codemasters Colin McRae rally series has played
to a niche racing audience over the years, never quite able to achieve mass appeal other venerable racing franchises have enjoyed. The blame can likely be attributed to America's ignorance when it comes to rally racing and the Colin McRae name/brand, as well as the sport's monotonous point-to-point racing style that translates to imminent boredom. The leap to....
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09/19/07
The world existing outside of gaming circles was introduced to Heavenly 
Sword when it mysteriously appeared nearly a year ago in a shameless plug on NBC's freshman season of Heroes. Expectations for Sony's premiere new potential franchise have built exponentially since then, leaving little to no wiggle room for fault or error else critics and PlayStation 3 owners walk away from another exclusive with their heads....
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09/14/07
PlayStation 3 owners have been patiently awaiting Sony to release a game designed
to take advantage of the grossly underutilized Sixaxis controller's motion capabilities. Ironically, after nearly a year's time since the console's debut, two of them have been released into the wild a week apart from one another. The second, Lair, is an ambitious and risky new intellectual property endeavor relying entirely on the Sixaxis to re-create the uncharted gaming realm of realistic aerial dragon warfare....
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09/12/07
The Burnout franchise is one of those guilty pleasures here at DailyGame HQ. True story: after getting in a car wreck involving our Mini Cooper and a Subaru driven by two drunk-and-just-knifed-some-dude perpetrators, the DailyGame staff filled out the necessary police paperwork and headed immediately to turn on Burnout and purge our memories by unleashing some massive wrecks. So it should go without saying that....
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09/08/07
As popular as EA's Madden NFL series might be, I've always been 
drawn to the presentation and quality of the NFL 2K series. Unfortunately, when EA nabbed the exclusive licensing rights to the NFL, the beloved 2K series fell by the wayside. This past month the series made its All-Pro Football 2K8 return with a lineup of former NFL stars, but its return is actually bittersweet. Although it's great to experience the presentation again....
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08/16/07
If you look through the pages of French History 
you'll more than likely come across the story of Joan of Arc. She was a young girl who believed she heard the voice of God telling her that she must unite her country and force the invading English out of the country. Level 5 and Sony Entertainment take this story and add magical armlets, demon beasts, and evil englishmen in Jeanne D'Arc with surprisingly solid results for the Playstation Portable.
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08/15/07
When DailyGame reviewed the original Ninja Gaiden
on Xbox, we felt the game was far too hard for the mainstream audience to which it was being marketed, and we scored it with that difficulty asterisk in mind. However, three years have passed since that original release, so it's only fair to expect gamers to know what they're getting with Ninja Gaiden Sigma for the PlayStation 3: a difficult, gorgeous, lightning-fast game with a...
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08/01/07
Sony's answer to Mario-like gameplay, the Hot Shots series 
is synonymous with accessible gameplay, cute cartoony characters and over-the-top power moves. Players familiar with the series' hallmark Hot Shots Golf will notice immediately that the characters in this newest chapter have swapped-out clubs for tennis rackets, but fans can be assured that the same arcade gameplay can be found in this outing. This is definitely...
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07/22/07
With the onslaught of rhythm games over the past two years,
it only makes sense that Sony would bring their king of the beats - PaRappa the Rapper, back for a round on the PSP. While this PSP port maintains the original PlayStation game's charm, it unfortunately also maintains theoriginal game's difficulty and so-so content, which makes it a tough beat to keep for $30. PaRappa the Rappa is simplistic in design - you just hit the various buttons on the PSP in time with the beat. That timing becomes...
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07/12/07
Arcade translations of professional sports have been a mainstay 
in video games for decades, and no sport is arguably more fun in a gravity-defying setting than baseball. Is there no better triumph than clocking a 100+ mph fastball into the stratosphere twice as far as Barry Bonds ever did? While the answer is debatable, the lack of arcade baseball games on next generation home consoles since Xbox 360 launched is not. Sensing this...
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07/09/07
I was a fan of Starbreeze Studios long before The Chronicles
of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, so don't think for a moment that I believe Starbreeze is a one-hit wonder. The developer's first Xbox game, Enclave, was one of the console's best-looking and most underrated games, so the quality of Riddick really wasn't all that surprising. What was surprising, though, was the feeling of finishing The Darkness, a comic-based game that...
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06/30/07
A fine PS3 port for first-time players, but seasons family members will stay away.
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06/10/07
A good use of the franchise. A bad example of a video game.
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06/06/07
The web-slinger is back...and so are his camera and gameplay snafus.
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04/24/07
Hot Shots Tennis features brilliant visuals and fast-paced gameplay that showcases its detailed animations and realistic physics. The game incorporates an intuitive control scheme to emphasize shot direction and rallies, perfect for quick pick up and play action. Advanced players can utilize button timing and shot angles to further balance tennis strategy with character attributes such as speed and play styles...
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04/05/07
Tracy vs. Kratos? Highly unlikely, but he certainly enjoyed the game! Check the review for details.
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03/31/07
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03/01/07
The PS3's Formula One game makes a good, but perhaps too deep, showing.
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02/25/07
Does the soccer classic's PSP go-round have what it takes to be a champ?
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02/22/07
It's battling for your dollars, but your best bet is to draw a line in the sand.
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02/05/07
Ubisoft's aerial dog-fighting game suffers from some porting issues on PS3.
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02/04/07
Should we be surprised that Kojima Productions has struck gold again?
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01/21/07
Another DBZ fighting game, another repetitive formula. Next, please.
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01/11/07
Tony Hawk returns to greatness with the PS3's Sixaxis controller.
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01/11/07
The PS3 boxing game is fun, but very far from being a knockout.
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01/02/07
The surprise basketball game on PS3 is surprisingly good, too.
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01/02/07
The PSP finally gets another RPG. And this time, it's actually a good one.
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01/02/07
An old-school beat-em-up designed for hardcore beat-em-up fans.
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12/06/06
Konami budget-i-est of the budget racing titles for PSP is a trainwreck of a game.
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12/05/06
The PS3 gets its first official turd of a game. Franchise fans, be mad.
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12/04/06
Please, someone explain to me how this awesome game is not art.
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11/29/06
The Xbox 360 and PS3 go back to WWII. And we actually enjoy the trip.
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11/29/06
It's the only PS3-exclusive launch RPG. Too bad it stinks.
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11/28/06
11/26/06
Somehow the PS3 launch SKU is worse than its other next-gen kin.
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11/24/06
Flex those fingers for a sequel that trumps its predecessor.
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11/24/06
A fun romp through the Marvel universe, albeit not a perfect one.
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11/22/06
A ton of new content, but the same old features as before.
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11/22/06
The PS3 gets its first golf game, and it's nearly identical to the Xbox 360 SKU.
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11/22/06
Still fun and creative, this PSP sequel doesn't warrant a purchase.
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11/18/06
11/18/06
11/18/06
This ain't like a box of chocolates. PS2 owners know what they're gonna get.
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11/18/06
Not a bad game, but maybe it's time to move on to the next-gen.
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11/18/06
11/06/06
Flat, flavorless and best avoided on PSP. Sort of like bad soda.
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11/02/06
The most misunderstood game of the year may also be game of the year.
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10/29/06
Basketball fans get an entertaining but shallow drive down the PS2 lane.
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10/26/06
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony North America has recently seen a few incidents that are new to this continent but commonplace in Japan: concerts devoted to the music of video games. Soundtrack Otaku in the West were largely an underground D.I.Y movement, but with the introduction of the Internet that changed, and the number of fans is increasing daily. Growing up in the Golden Age of videogames as I did, lots of games had only the bare bleeps and buzzes to keep the action moving. As this has changed, soundtracks have begun to get more sophisticated, namely with new arrangements or even remixes of some very recognizable and classic pieces. I took them all for granted growing up. Sure some stood out, like the Final Fantasies, Marios and Zeldas, which would welcome you to their latest incantation with their familiar tunes. But it wasn't until much later that I began...
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10/09/06
Is Tiger's latest worth the $50 greens fee? Close, but not quite.
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10/08/06
Neither Shenmue nor GTA: Japan, it's a rather solid PS2 beat-em-up.
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10/03/06
Namco ports its racing franchise from PS2 to PSP with mixed results.
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09/27/06
09/26/06
Howard Lederer's third outing is his best, but it's still not without issues.
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09/23/06
Promising portable conversions, but does it outclass the competition?
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09/20/06
It's really not all that bad. It's just not that good, either.
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09/18/06
Yet another indistinguishable hack-and-slasher set in feudal Japan.
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09/15/06
Disgaea's back for another run, and this time it's better than ever.
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09/13/06
09/13/06
Let's start by saying that Rule #1 is "please stop boring me."
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09/13/06
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06/01/06
Sony rips-off Advance Wars, but it's still an enjoyable game.
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05/29/06
It's got it where it counts, but the "it" isn't anything more than average.
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05/21/06
The Prince of Persia's got nothing on this Crusading badass.
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05/21/06
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05/20/06
The original trilogy gets sassy and blocky at the same time.
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05/20/06
05/05/06
Polyphony tries its hand at two-wheeling and takes a spill.
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04/27/06
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03/30/06
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03/12/06
We like the guns, the guns that go boom. Well, for a while, anyway.
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03/06/06
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02/27/06
02/26/06
Criterion goes from pulling the e-brake to pulling the trigger.
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02/19/06
Stealth gameplay on a handheld? And good graphics? Sign us up!
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02/15/06
It's time to visit the original trilogy with our blocky friends.
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02/15/06
01/28/06
01/28/06
If Howard Lederer means anything to you, this game probably will too.
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01/22/06
01/22/06
Gameplay this tedious won't cast you under its spell any time soon.
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01/10/06
The Gottlieb tables come back to fun-filled life on the PSP.
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01/08/06
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12/11/05
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09/29/05
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08/23/05
08/21/05
Is it shaping up to be more of the same, or even more insane?
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07/26/05
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07/18/05
You ain’t seen the "real" West until you’ve seen this game.
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07/11/05
Nothing says ‘entertainment’ like an old-fashioned anal probe.
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06/26/05
06/16/05
The thievius raccoonus is back, and his crew is craftier than ever.
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06/09/05
Warrior needs online play, badly. And now he's getting it.
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05/22/05
05/19/05
This time the series takes an arcade-like jaunt into battle.
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05/19/05
Hands-on with new games that really want to watch your body.
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05/10/05
05/04/05
04/25/05
Our soccer expert kicks around Sony's latest footie title.
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04/14/05
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03/28/05
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02/19/05
Not much is different from the first game, but that's not a bad thing!
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02/12/05
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12/06/04
11/28/04
11/23/04
Kill or be killed, which is it with Sony's first FPS for PS2?
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11/14/04
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10/20/04
10/18/04
10/16/04
10/12/04
10/02/04
Sly's back. How's the platforming measure up on this go-round?
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09/02/04
09/01/04
Bring your best shooting game; the terrorists return to PS2.
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08/30/04
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02/09/04
Take a look at Pelican's latest wireless options for the PS2.
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