Platypus is one of the latest PDA offerings from Astraware who publish and produce some of the best games that will ever grace your pocket-sized computer.
Platypus gives PDA users what they want out of a game; simple, accessible, time-wasting fun. It does this with unique stylized graphics, instant action gameplay and music that should bring a tear of nostalgia to any Commodore 64 owners eye.
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Who could have seen this one coming!? Microsoft announced today that their recent price adjustment has significantly increased the sales volume of their little-white-console-that-could; the Xbox 360. Now for the love of god and all that is holy Microsoft, please produce a version of the Xbox 360 that doesn’t look embarrassingly like a squashed marshmallow… some of us 360 owners ARE more than 10 years old.
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If you have a busy gaming schedule and you want to get the most out of GTA IV in the least amount of time then you’ll be pleased to know that a top notch, fully featured guide will be release the same day as the game itself for a paltry £12.99
For your cash you’ll get 288 pages of game-guide-goodness plus a 10 page foldout all authored by two of the videogames industries most highly respected guide authors, Tim Bogenn and Rick Barbain, in direct collaboration with Rockstar Games.
As you can guess, with that many pages everything is covered in great detail from just game basics, tips and tricks to a complete walkthrough of the game from start to finish. Look out for it when you go to pick up your pre-order!
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Released in March for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, Turning Point: Fall of Liberty is a story driven World War 2 first person shooter.
The game is developed by Spark Unlimited, and published by Codemasters and promises to offer both wartime authenticity and a fresh perspective on the genre. Sadly, it fails.
Imagine now, if you can, a series of remarkable events taking place in the past which changed the outcome of WW2 and ultimately lead to the Nazi invasion of the United States of America. Sounds like a nightmare, right? Well for Dan Carson, an average New York construction worker, this nightmare becomes a reality, and he’s faced with the daunting prospect of single-handedly taking down an immeasurable number of well armed and motivated Nazi soldiers, blowing up the White House and its recently installed Nazi president and as if that’s not enough, he also has to destroy an Atomic bomb before it can be dropped on his home soil!
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Review by Johnus Maximus
Sega’s most iconic character has returned with a sequel to 2006’s Sonic Riders. This time around Sonic and friends can increase their speed and manipulate the race track with the help of gravity controls. Despite an awkward control system, the game boasts a decent mix of tracks, characters and game play modes and is a fairly decent racer with which to pass time until Mario Kart Wii is released. Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity was released in February for Wii and PS2.
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I’ve been a big fan of Unreal Tournament since first playing the PC demo of the, now GoTY edition, original UT. It was, perhaps, the first game I ever rushed out to purchase and tear from its grossly oversized cardboard box, as was the style at the time.
The original Unreal Tournament was uncomplicated fun and entirely focussed on online play like Tribes was to Starsiege, this design ethic hasn’t changed in UTs evolution and Unreal Tournament 3 is true to its origins; bringing back fond memories of classic UT moments and creating just as many new ones.
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Review by Johnus Maximus
Released in February 2008 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, The Club, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Sega, is a foray into a seedy underground club of guns, violence and points multipliers.
In a world already packed to the brim with quality first person shooting games, The Club actually provides a refreshingly unique cross genre gaming experience and can be enjoyed by both hard-core and casual gamers alike.
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Starting Friday the 14th of March the Xbox 360 prices will be slashed by quite a considerable sum each, could this be indicative of a new model on the way? A Blu-ray enabled Elite would be nice now that the formats dominance is clear as crystal.
The standard Xbox 360 with 20gb hard drive and one wireless controller will now retail at an estimated £199.99, saving £50. The Elite with its 120gb hard drive will drop to £259.99 saving £40 and the hard-drive-less Arcade console will drop to a paltry £159.99 also saving £40.
Now price drops on console are all well and good, but I’d really like to see some cheaper accessories and an HD-DVD price crash. Pleeeaaasse?
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Review by Johnus Maximus
Released in Europe on March 7th 2008, also available on PS3, Dynasty Warriors 6 is the latest incarnation of the “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” story, developed by Omega Force and published by Koei.
Set in 3rd century China amongst a backdrop of political turmoil, the game tells the stories of the leaders and warriors of the Wei, Wu and Shu kingdoms as they fight for dominance over the land.
Although somewhat exaggerated in terms of their appearance, demeanour and weaponry, each of these characters had an important part to play in one of the most turbulent times of Chinese history.
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If you’ve ever stared, misty-eyed through your computer case window at your plain boring old RAM and concluded “Wouldn’t it be awesome if that RAM were red and adorned with flashing lights” then this is your lucky day. Crucial have the answer to your prayers in the form of candy-apple red Ballistix Tracer RAM, not only is it fast but it’s obnoxiously pretty too and takes you one step closer to making the inside of your case finally look like Blackpool at night.
At first I thought this was part of the Product RED movement, but evidently Crucial just want to jump on the band-wagon without actually doing so.
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