GamesRadar - PSP Previews

Fading Shadows - the official preview (Fading Shadows)

May 27, 2008

For all the fans of rolling ball puzzle and mythology games, we checked out the next PSP game, Fading Shadows. There are 50 levels you guide a small orb through with a beam of light. The goal is to take the ball from the dark underworld to a happy air world. You not only direct the light, but it can be focused to have a stronger pull on the orb or spread to avoid becoming too hot. ...

B-Boy - hands-on (B-Boy)

May 23, 2008

For years now, the "dancing" genre has been dominated by Dance Dance Revolution and its many knockoffs, all of which require players to hop around, rhythmically stomping along to music while a dull cascade of arrows floats by. But it wasn't always that way, and B-Boy - a breakdance sim released nearly two years ago in Europe and only now headed for a US release - is a throwback to a time when dance games were more about rhythm than legwork. It aims to do for breakdancing what Tony Hawk's Pro Skater did for skateboarding: make it accessible to people with zero fitness or leg coordination. ...

Sony Gamer's Day round-up (PSP)

May 16, 2008

We've got the goods from Sony's big Pre-E3 press blow-out. Follow the links below for the latest info on all the new stuff in store. ...

LEGO Indiana Jones: Hands-on preview (LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures)

May 9, 2008

We've played levels from all three movies featured in the game. But how does plastic Indy stand up against plastic Han Solo? Let our words and videos inform you. ...

NCAA Football 09 - first look (NCAA Football 09 )

May 1, 2008

Only two days before the NFL Draft, we watched EA Sports producers take to the stage and demo a pre-alpha build of NCAA Football 09. The presentation began with a bullet-point list of goals for the team at EA Tiburon that included the requisite “college atmosphere” and “wide-open gameplay.” Then they gave college football fans everywhere – those with an Internet connection, anyway – what they’ve ...

Echochrome - import hands-on (Echochrome)

Apr 30, 2008

A monochrome game where a stickman chases shadows around logic-defying structures hanging in space, you say? Yeah, that’ll be Echochrome. But that hasn’t stopped us from loving every head-scratching minute. The first hour or two playing Echochrome was mostly spent just enjoying the novelty of its concept.

You don’t control the walking/jumping/falling character as such; you control the level (or the camera, ...

Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant - first look (Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant)

Apr 28, 2008

Here's a mind-boggling statistic - this year's Crash Bandicoot game will mark the fifteenth installment of the series in just over a decade's time. Fifteen. What could Mind Over Mutant, the newest adventure of the marsupial omnivore (seriously, look it up), possibly do that we haven't seen... well, fifteen times before?

You might be surprised, especially if you haven't tried a Crash game in several years. Mind Over Mutant breaks free ...

SBK-08 - first look (SBK-08)

Apr 23, 2008

Regardless of whether you had any affinity for motorbike games, there was no denying SBK-07 was a bit on the hard side. There were options aplenty to mess about with so that there were umpteen degrees of slavish simulation, but there were a couple of notable problems which prevented the game from surging to the front of the two-wheeled racer pack.

Firstly, there wasn’t a whole lot of eye candy on offer - aside from the umbrella ...

Spore (Spore)

Apr 7, 2008

At each of Spore’s five stages, from the microbiotic to the intergalactic, there is an eternal choice: kill or... don’t. When you start, as a microbe with teeth, it’s kill or be vegetarian. When you evolve enough to crawl from the primordial soup to dry land, it’s kill or sing little songs to befriend things. Once your species forms a society and decides what buildings to have in its first village, it’s kill or ...

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures)

Apr 1, 2008

The decision to immortalise the wise-cracking hero in LEGO form is clear: the Indiana Jones films are almost as iconic as Star Wars, and their cheeky humour runs parallel with the tongue-in-cheek approach of the recent LEGO games. With the building blocks already in place from the Star Wars games, it hasn’t been too difficult for Traveller’s Tales to whip the engine into shape and recreate the original three films in a style fit for ...

WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2009 - first look (WWE SmackDown! vs Raw 2009)

Mar 28, 2008

Straight from WrestleMania XXIV weekend in Orlando, Fla., comes the unveiling of wrasslin’ sim WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2009. Set for release this fall on every system under the sun, the game promises more than just an increased polygon count and expanded roster. Oh no, this year’s version brings an incredible overhaul and revision of our favorite wrestling franchise, from wrestler AI to tag-team and online modes. We had a chance to ...

Secret Agent Clank (Secret Agent Clank)

Mar 10, 2008

Ever since Jak's ottsel sidekick scored with his self-titled Daxter, we've been dying for another sidekick-centric spin-off. The wait is over, as Ratchet's partner in platforming gets his Bond on in the upcoming Secret Agent Clank. While it's similar to the Ratchet games, this spy-themed spinoff - based on a TV show that Clank stars in - adds gadgets and stealth play to the bolt-collecting mix. As the plot unfolds, Ratchet becomes the target of ...

LEGO Indiana Jones - first look (LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures)

Feb 21, 2008

If you thought last week’s trailer for the fourth Indiana Jones film felt a little flat with its combo of CG locales and one very old Harrison Ford, then you’d be happy to hear that you can trust LEGO Indiana Jones as a better outlet for your nostalgia. Developed by Traveller’s Tales - the team behind LEGO Star Wars - Indy will traverse locales from each of the first three films, while embracing youngsters who aren’t ...

LEGO Batman - updated impressions (LEGO Batman: The Videogame)

Feb 21, 2008

We've been seeing a lot of LEGO Batman recently, mostly in the form of new screens, but it wasn't until this week's Game Developer's Conference that we got to see the plasticized caped crusader in action. And we saw a lot, from the suits and gadgets that Batman and Robin will use to fight crime, to the missions where you'll take control of some of their arch-nemeses and go toe-to-toe against Gotham's finest. And although we can't yet say how it ...

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII)

Feb 20, 2008

Even with Final Fantasy XIII on the horizon, the series' seventh installment remains by far the most popular. Scoring amazing reviews back in 1997, it has since spawned spin-off games, movies and even novels. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is the latest game added to the list and expands upon the original game's epic storyline by exploring the origins of the evil Shinra Corporation some seven years earlier.The game follows the experiences of ...

God of War: Chains of Olympus - updated hands-on (God of War: Chains of Olympus)

Feb 13, 2008

If you've missed berserk Spartan sociopath Kratos since his last appearance in God of War II, take heart: the albino murder machine is stomping his way back into the spotlight on March 4, in God of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP. Today, Sony sent us a near-finished version of the game, and after playing through a couple levels (hey, they're big), we've got a few things to share. ...

Flatout: Head On - preview and exclusive video (FlatOut: Head On)

Feb 7, 2008

The game has been given a shake-up for PSP and now features the Carnage Mode challenge series as the main mode of play. However, unlike TOCA RaceDriver 3 Challenge, the game hasn't really been cut-down into a selection of mini events at all. This is the real deal. ...

MLB 08 The Show (MLB 08: The Show)

Feb 1, 2008

While the rest of the world warms up for March Madness, Sony has its eyes set on all the hot dogs, over-priced beer and ump heckling that comes with a new season of baseball and MLB 08 The Show, the latest entry into its long running baseball franchise. We got our hands on a copy of the PSP edition and jumped on-deck to see exactly what this years handheld homerun hitter has in its bull pen. Like last years game, theres plenty to do - modes like Exhibition, Manager Mode, Career (Road to the ...

The Force Unleashed - updated impressions (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)

Jan 25, 2008

When it comes to the Star Wars universe, Haden Blackman is the most knowledgeable man alive (outside of George Lucas, of course). At one point in his career, he was the guy in charge of continuity across every single piece of Star Wars product in existence. Now, LucasArts has tapped his veritable font of wisdom and lore by making him the project lead for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, which takes place during the tumultuous-but-unexplored years between Episodes III and IV. LucasArts invited us ...

Downstream Panic! - hands-on (Downstream Panic!)

Jan 21, 2008

As Downstream Panic! begins, a cyclone comes out of nowhere and sucks up all the tiny fish in the ocean, leaving behind a bunch of angry, hungry and exceptionally ugly creatures. As a good Samaritan it's your job to guide the little fish back to the ocean, hopefully without getting eaten on the way. You'll have access to a wide assortment (but limited supply) of tools to accomplish this task, ranging from bombs and harpoons to fans and flowers, and while it might seem easy at first - ...