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Review by Johnus Maximus

Released in June 2008, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is the first expansion game for the hugely popular Guitar Hero series which focuses on the career of one of America’s most successful rock and roll bands. Developed by Neversoft and published by Activision, the game is also available for the Wii, the PS3 and the PS2.

The game has a smaller range of songs than Guitar Hero 3 but thanks to a slightly better difficulty curve and the Behind The Music documentary style setting; this game is a lot of fun!

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Released in June 2008, Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is the latest game that merges a major movie franchise with the popular plastic bricks from Denmark. Developed by Traveller’s Tales and published by LucasArts, the game is available on Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS and PC.

Adapting the core plot elements from the three original Indiana Jones movies and combining them with puzzle solving, treasure hunting and the child-friendly sense of humour that worked so well on the Lego Star Wars games, this title is great fun and will keep kids of all ages happy for many hours.

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Hot on the heels of the cinematic release of Marvel Studios latest summer blockbuster comes the action packed video game The Incredible Hulk, developed by Edge of Reality and published by Sega, available on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2 and Nintendo DS.

The game sees you take control of the fierce destructive powers of the gamma-radiated wall of green muscle as he smashes, crashes and indiscriminately destroys his way round a sandbox version of Manhattan in this entertaining, yet short game.

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Released mid-March 2008, Sega Superstars Tennis, developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega, tries to put a new spin on the traditional tennis game by playing it with classic Sega characters.

Available on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2 and DS, Sega Superstars Tennis is a vibrant and interesting attempt at a crossover which although looks fantastic, doesn’t really deliver a satisfying experience and fails massively to capitalise on the range of popular franchises in Sega’s history.

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Released at the end of March 2008, Viking: Battle for Asgard, developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Sega, is a third person perspective sandbox style hack’n’slash adventure game where you play as a Skarin, a tough and recently resurrected viking warrior whose mission is to liberate his captured kinsmen and destroy the vast legion forces of the goddess Hel.

Available on both Xbox 360 and PS3, Viking offers very simplistic game play, immense battles and is rated 18+ for the sheer amount of graphical violence depicted on screen, don’t let that put you off though, because this game is brilliant!

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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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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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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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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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In a world where the forces of light and darkness have exchanged ownership of the world in a pact that has existed for eons, a war began when Nibel the Lord of Light decided that no more will the forces of darkness consume and distort his creations. Reneging on his deal, Nibel incurred the wrath of his counterpart - Encablossa, the Lord of Darkness, who promptly amassed his Dark Legion, a horde intent on attacking and destroying the denizens of world ruled by light. A time came where a small band of heroes rose up and defeated the demonic Encablossa. Upon doing so they became trapped in the dark dimension.
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