Posts by matt cabral
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Lost Planet 3 Goes Back To The Bug-Blasting Basics

Sporting a story-driven solo campaign and an immersive snow-covered setting, Capcom’s early Xbox 360 offering, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, stood out in a sea of samey sci-fi fraggers and me-too military shooters. Sadly, its sequel abandoned the very things-rich narrative, icy environments that helped its predecessor rise above the predictable lock-and-load pack. Thankfully, the recently revealed third instalment seems to be getting the series back on track.


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In Resident Evil 6, Even The Zombies Have Guns

While Resident Evil 4 is generally regarded as the highpoint of Capcom’s survival horror series, it also represents the point at which the franchise began abandoning its nerve-fraying focus in favour of a more action-oriented experience.


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Get Ready To Play As A More Brutal Agent 47 In Hitman: Absolution

Forget everything you know about Agent 47, the bald-headed, barcoded contract killer of IO Interactive’s Hitman franchise. He does not don disguises, creep in the shadows or deliver death with surgical precision. He is not a professional. Well, at least he doesn’t have to be.


FlingSmash: It’s All In The Elbow

The Nintendo representative demoing upcoming Wii title FlingSmash, kept describing the game as an “active sidescroller”.


Disney’s Guilty Party: Family-Friendly And Fun… Really

Wii owners who have suffered through countless me-too mini-game collections and lame party games often consider the term “family-friendly” the kiss of death.


Wii’s Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Is Not A Ported Prince

Ubisoft’s made it very clear that Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, being released alongside the Jake Gyllenhaal-starring PoP film, is not another lame movie-to-game adaptation. It’s also not a lame port of a superior 360 or PS3 entry.


Super Mario Galaxy 2: Yoshi’s Back… And He Brought A Drill!

Super Mario Galaxy 2 returns Mario to a the Wii-defining universe of Super Mario Galaxy now armed with new power-up, new friends and… a drill?


Metroid: Other M: A Change Of Perspective

Team Ninja’s take on Metroid doesn’t just give the game a new look, it changes Metroid’s entire perspective, literally, and gives voice to a heroine we’ve never before heard speak.


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Metroid: Other M Is Coming To Wii In June

Nintendo of America announced today that the Metroid: Other M will release in North America on June 27.


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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Hits North America May 23

Super Mario Galaxy hits North America on May 23, Nintendo of America’s Cammie Dunaway told a group of writers gathered in San Francisco for the Nintendo Summit this morning.