Games Asylum – Page 366 – Finding the fun since 2001

See Sonic run. Run, Sonic, run

This Week’s Games After a chaotic few weeks, the new releases are starting to slow down a tad. Sonic Unleashed is the most high profile, the PlayStation 2 version of which is a stupidly cheap Â£12.89 at sendit.com, but Lord knows if it’s any good. Sega said that it isn’t being released in Japan, which …

Now with Snake built in!

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If I were to tell you that there’s a new console on the horizon with games from Sega, Namco, Capcom and EA confirmed, you’d be pretty excited, right? Now what if I told you that they were games initially designed to be played on a mobile phone? Less excited? I thought as much. Zeebo will …

Left 4 Dead not left for dead

UK Charts

UK Chart It’s not uncommon for a game to drop ten or so places in a week, but World of Warcraft: Wrath of Lich King has gone all the way from #2 to #34. Gears of War 2 has fallen from #4 to #14 too, while Professor Layton goes from #7 to #18. Call of …

WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2009

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When approaching any wrestling video game, my biggest fear is always the typically unresponsive controls. This wasn’t always the way though – I had a WWF game for the original Game Boy that played perfectly well using just two buttons. And it had The Mountie in it. With the Wii’s occasionally flimsy waggle controls in mind, I was expecting myself to be literally wrestling the controller, rather than the virtual buffed up wrestlers themselves.

Get your skates on

This Week's Games

This Week’s Games Another week, another slew of big releases. Get ready to open your wallets for Shrek’s Carnival Craze (Need for Speed Undercover), Funfair Party (Tomb Raider Underworld), Imagine Gymnast (Left 4 Dead) and Barbie Horse Adventures: Summer Camp (Skate It). Lara’s latest hasn’t been getting glowing reviews (it’s currently on 75% on Gamerankings) …

The things you buy

UK Charts

UK Chart PC gaming is dead? Not so – two PC games have entered in the top ten this week. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King at #2 and Sega’s Football Manager 2009 at #3. Of course Call of Duty: World at War takes the top spot, and has become the third fastest …

Wii Fit more memorable than new lubricant

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The Most Memorable New Product Launch Survey is definitely as interesting as it sounds. It tells us today that Americans can remember fewer new things this year because of the economic shit storm and the presidential election. Moreover, it tells us that Wii Fit is the most memorable new product launch of 2008. It beat …

Up and down then go

UK Charts

UK Chart There are four new entries in the top ten this week: Gears of War 2 is top of the lot and has become the third best selling Xbox 360 title, LittleBigPlanet goes in at #4, WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 at #5, and the lovely Professor Layton and the Curious Village at #6. …

Donkey clone country

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When Donkey Kong Country was first revealed many thought it was for the then upcoming Ultra 64 console. The twist was that it was actually for the SNES. But what if it was made for the NES instead, complete with rendered visuals? Impossible, right? Well, talented Chinese pirates â€˜Hummer Team’ have had a go and …

Nifty fifty

This Week's Games

This Week’s Games This week could possibly be a record breaker for new game releases, with just over 50 (yes, 50) making an appearance – 24 on DS, 6 on PlayStation 2, 5 on Xbox 360, 8 on Wii, 2 on PSP and another 8 on PlayStation 3. There are some big releases in there …

I’m walking on (Mario) sunshine

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Globe recently revealed some Gears of War branded skate shoes, but they weren’t anything fancy – just a plain black shoe with the iconic red skull logo on the side. These Nike Air Classic NES trainers, on the other hand, are obscenely desirable. Rather than covered in predicable NES-era pixel art, Nike have been cleverly …

R-Type Tactics

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Remember R-Type Final? Well, it turns out that it wasn’t really the final attempt by the Bydo Empire to wipe out mankind, as the existence of this PSP-exclusive proves. Rather than being a 2D shooter though – which would suit the PSP’s elongated screen rather nicely – it’s a hex and turn-based affair, a bit …

Brand extension update

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Need for Speed must rank as one of the most improved brands we’ve seen – in terms of commercial success, at least. EA has noticed, of course, and now has plans for Need for Speed Live. Negotiations are underway to hold the event next summer at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, and a better …

Highly Magnificent Value

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HMV recently said that they want to focus on game sales in the future, but just rather than increase the number of cardboard stand-outs in the doorway, some stores have started selling pre-owned titles. Not a great surprise, seeing as there’s a lot of profit to be made, but what is surprising is that they …

Dementium: The Ward

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Now this is a turn up for the books – a gory first person shooter for the DS, which is not only impressive to look at, but doesn’t play too badly either, with valid comparisons to Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Manhunt. The US version was let down by a sloppy save system and limited …

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