Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
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Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

Customer rating on Gran Turismo 5: Prologue: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Special Features

  • A first for the franchise, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue supports online racing with up to 16 drivers racing simultaneously on a beautifully rendered race track.
  • Race over 60 high-performance and exhaustively detailed cars, including vehicles from Ferrari, Lotus, Nissan and Mitsubishi.
  • Race on six stunningly realistic tracks, including the Eiger Nordwand, the London City Track and Suzuka - then race them in reverse and with alternative routes.
  • A new physics engine delivers next-generation vehicle handling. True to the heritage of the Gran Turismo franshise, this new physics engine provides unprecedented realism and authentic handling specific to each car.
  • A new in-cockpit view provides a unique perspective for racers and features a customised dashboard for each of the cars in Gran Turismo 5: Prologue.
  • All-new and improved opponent A.I. for a nail-biting and more strategic race racing experience. Adjust the A.I. difficulty to suit you.
  • Access to Gran Turismo TV - a clearinghouse of great motoring TV (video) programming (both HD and SD - all broadcast quality) online through PlayStation Network.
  • My Garage is a personalised homepage feature with a friends list, chat functionality and personal game records to expand the interaction between car enthusiasts in the world of GT.
  • Quick Tune facility allows you to adjust power, tires, suspension and more.
  • Gran Turismo 5: Prologue runs in stunning High Definition at 1080p (race: 1080p-60fps, replay: 1080p-30fps).
  • Photo Mode gives players the opportunity to photograph their car during the race where they can take advantage of zoom, depth of field and motion blur.
  • 'Track Guide' videos and 'Driving Line' feature helps you to take the best lines around the tracks.
  • Two-player split screen multiplayer mode so you can go head-to-head with a friend.

Review

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue showcases the automotive experience that is imminent with Gran Turismo 5. Featuring up to 50 meticulously detailed cars - including vehicles by Ferrari, Lotus and Nissan - for users to race on five beautifully rendered reversible tracks from around the globe, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue runs in stunning Full High Definition at 1080p. Additionally, in conjunction with a robust offline experience, for the first time in the history of the franchise Gran Turismo 5: Prologue will support up to 16 players racing head-to-head online, complete with global leaderboards, to quell any question of who is the best driver in the "World of GT." Furthermore, a feature called My Garage allows users to develop a personal profile page within the game and interact with other car enthusiasts from around the globe.

Dedicated to expanding the user's immersion in automotive culture, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue will feature access to Gran Turismo TV, a dedicated online channel available exclusively from PlayStation Network that delivers some of the greatest motorsport and manufacturer content that television has to offer.

Everybody's Golf: World Tour (PS3)
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Everybody's Golf: World Tour (PS3)

Customer rating on Everybody's Golf: World Tour (PS3): 4.5 out of 5 stars

Special Features

  • New Shot System - Check out the new shot system and see if you have the skills to take your golf score lower. The new shot system offers a high risk to reward ratio and gives players the ability to hit the ball farther and straighter, but also penalises more on mistimed shots.
  • Online Action - Customise a tournament and square off with up to 50 of your closest friends, or swing into the lobby and interact with others while customising your personal avatar with more than 300 options.
  • Crazy Characters & Caddies - Select one of 15 different playable characters all with their own distinct look, attributes and quirky characteristics. Six entertaining caddies wait to guide you through the open fairways and the tenacious rough.
  • Larger Courses & Environments - Strategically play your next shot while taking into account the neighboring holes. Larger playable environments let you play your errant tee shot from a neighboring hole, or if it makes sense take aim at a different fairway and use it as a shortcut.
  • 6 Immaculate Courses - Play wherever golf is played. In the mountains, on the desert, along the coast or in the woods.
  • A Variety of Golf Outings - Multiple single player and multi-player modes of play including VS, Training, Tournament, Stroke, Match Play and more.
  • Downloadable Content - In between rounds, head to the PlayStation Store to download exciting content including characters, courses, clubs, clothing and other golf swag.

Review

Slip on the golf shoes, step out on the course and tee it up on the PlayStation 3 with Everybody's Golf: World Tour. Rip a 300 yard drive down the middle the fairway or go pin hunting on those tricky par 3s. No mulligans needed as Everybody's Golf: World Tour is all about having fun and enjoying the most entertaining and over the top golfing experience imaginable. So come on, step up and give it your best shot.

Viking: Battle For Asgard

Viking: Battle For Asgard
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Viking: Battle For Asgard

Customer rating on Viking: Battle For Asgard: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Special Features

  • The Story of a Viking Hero - Skarin is an uncompromising force. A play-thing of the gods rebelling against their selfish agenda. The definitive Viking warrior.
  • Rich Viking Lore - The violent and glorious world of Viking mythology brought to stunning life. Players will write their own legends to be told around the campfire.
  • Vast Open World Environments - Explore, uncover and fight your way across huge next-gen worlds full of combat, exploration and quests.
  • High Impact, Brutal Combat Engine - Experience intensely physical melee combat. Dismember enemies with deadly combat moves in a whirlwind of death.
  • Mythical Powers - Tame dragons and command them to rain fire upon your enemies. Call on magic and the power of the gods to win the mortal war.
  • Free Your People - Liberate your Viking kinsmen from the clutches of Hel. Earn their trust and their sword arm. Fight alongside them in battle.
  • Epic Battles - Lay the foundations for huge battles featuring hundreds of dynamic NPC warriors. Subtly influence the battle through targeted assassination or wade in to save stricken allies. Become one amongst many and turn the tide in favour of your kinsmen.

Review







The goddess Hel - daughter of Loki, Norse God of mischief, has been banished from the heavenly kingdom of Asgard for defying Odin's rule. Angry at her fate, she seeks to release the ancient wolf-god Fenrir which legend tells will bring about Ragnarok - the apocalyptic battle that will destroy Asgard and the Gods. With her army of resurrected Viking warriors, Hel marches on the unsuspecting mortal realm of Midgard.

Odin's daughter Freya, goddess of love and wisdom, is appointed the task of stopping Hel and defending the future of mankind. For her champion she chooses Skarin, a great but troubled young warrior, ignorant of the true reason for his favour with the Gods and thrust into the midst of their bitter war.

As Skarin, players will experience unparalleled battle scenes, leading the charge in a titanic clash between powerful gods and mere men. War on an unprecedented scale will rage across a beautifully realised Viking landscape. Vast, living islands, free form worlds filled with discovery, stealth, brutal combat and culminating in epic battles the like of which have never been seen on console before.

Sega Superstars Tennis

Sega Superstars Tennis

Sega Superstars Tennis

Customer rating on Sega Superstars Tennis: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Special Features

  • Zany SEGA Characters with Superstar Abilities - Each of the 16 characters has their own superstar alter-ego, which gives them the winning edge on the court.
  • Ten Fantastical Themed Courts - Guest umpires will supervise the action on a wide variety of colourful courts, from Sonic's lush Green Hill Zone to Ulala's galactic Space Channel 5 world, just to name a couple.
  • Four Action-Packed Tournaments - As you slice your way through the competitive tournaments, you will unlock loads of bonus content.
  • Classic Soundtrack - Faithfully recreated in full Dolby Digital 5.1, treasured Sega tunes will entertain Sega fans new and old.

Lost: The Video Game

Lost: The Video Game (PS3)
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Lost: The Video Game


Special Features

  • Play as a Survivor of Oceanic Flight 815 - Confront your dark past, seek your redemption, and ultimately find a way home.
  • Authentic 'Lost' Experience - Explore familiar locations, unravel mysteries, and interact with the main characters from the show.
  • Survive the Challenges that the Island throws at You - Solve puzzles, outsmart enemies, battle the smoke monster, and overcome many other challenges to survive the island and come out alive.

Condemned 2

Condemned 2

Condemned 2

Customer rating on Condemned 2: 4 out of 5 stars

Players will assume the identity of Ethan Thomas, the former Serial Crimes Unit investigator, who's been called back to duty to track down his missing partner. As Ethan, players will engage in visceral combat using a variety of firearms, blunt instruments and an all-new fighting system complete with defensive and offensive combo chains. To help track the killer and solve the mysteries behind Condemned 2, players will crack open an all-new set of high-tech forensic tools. Using wits and brute strength, murders can be solved in a number of different ways to keep players guessing throughout each suspenseful investigation.

Featuring an all-new fighting mechanic and online multiplayer functionality, Condemned 2 is a first-person action thriller which immerses players in a world of psychological terror. Following a string of gruesome murders, players must use their deductive skills and brute force to track down sadistic serial killers.

Special Features

  • Brutal in-your-face combat with brand new vicious combo attacks and over-the-top finishing moves. Bare-fisted combat, grappling, bone breaking and neck snapping - whatever it takes to disable the enemies.
  • Online gaming for up to eight players with three unique modes. Never before has the Condemned universe supported online action!
  • A bad-ass arsenal now totally expanded to include items taken straight from the environment. Tire irons, bricks, toilet seats, antlers, flaming 2x4s, mannequin arms and mop buckets, just to name a few. Pick your punishment!
  • Massive gunplay made possible by powerful projectile-based weapons like the sub-machine gun, crossbow, shotgun, 9MM handgun, and .45 caliber pistol.
  • Own your investigation with an inventive approach to solving crime scenes naturally sewn into the action. You will be rewarded with unlockable weapons and achievements along the way.
  • Gritty realistic environments with secondary objectives and multiple path solutions so that players never get bored. Atmospheric elements and chilling ambiance that will make every player cringe at every turn.
  • Smart and devious enemies featuring highly realistic A.I. behavior - befriend them, and they just might fight on your side.

Fate Of Hellas

Fate Of Hellas

Fate Of Hellas

Customer rating on Fate Of Hellas: 3 out of 5 stars

Special Features

  • Thrilling real-time battles in ancient Greece
  • Build formations with your troops - 3 different formations for strategic fights!
  • Equip your troops with weapons from your defeated enemies, pick up the weapons left behind by your enemies after you have killed them in combat
  • Besiege the citys of historic Greece - the more cities you conquer, the greater your power on the battlefield
  • More than 60 different characters - different fighters, buildings, vehicles and many more

Review

Fate of Hellas is an RTS game, which takes the player to ancient Greece. 2500 years ago, before the rise of Rome, fierce battles between the Greeks and their enemies took place. Be part of great battles, fought with honour!

The Waterhorse: Legend Of The Deep


Buy The Waterhorse: Legend Of The Deep - PC Games

A lonely boy vows to protect a rapidly growingnhatchling that emerges from a mysterious egg foundnon the shores of a Scottish loch. As the bizarre newnlife form begins to grow at an alarming rate, it soonnbecomes obvious that he will not be able to keep it ansecret for very long.nnTo coincide with the feature film release in Januaryn2008, comes this brilliant interactive adventure. Joinnyoung Angus in his journey of discovery and growth asnhe sees the little water horse hatch, learn to swim andngrow rapidly into a huge and unique beast that mustnescape to the open sea.nnPlay on land and in the water as Crusoe, the Water-nHorse, as he finds his flippers and learns to swimnthrough the loch with grace and style, performingnamazing special moves. Help Angus look after, protect and nurture his highly unusual pet. Sneak aroundnthe grounds of the house, dodging nefarious foes, be it man, dog or even Angus Mum! Let your inner childnrun free and embrace this heart-warming and endearing tale of a unique friendship against tremendous odds.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm




Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm



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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - The Complete Collection




Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - The Complete Collection



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Half-Life 2: Episode Pack (Episode One + Two)



Customer rating on Half-Life 2: Episode Pack (Episode One + Two): 4.5 out of 5 stars

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The Spiderwick Chronicles



The Spiderwick Chronicles



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Team Fortress 2




Team Fortress 2



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Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (Expansion Pack)

Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (Expansion Pack)

Customer rating on Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (Expansion Pack): 4 out of 5 stars


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