Archive for the ‘Previews’ category

Preview: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2

Back in 2008, Cyberconnect 2 delivered the Naruto game that fans had always been longing for. A true, next gen shinobi showdown that encapsulated everything the anime TV show had to offer, including epic scale battles, incredible graphics that could rival the tv show itself, our favourite brand of ninjas, and fast paced, fluid and [...]

Published by Tody on August 31, 2010 8:39 pm3 Comments

Preview: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood

It seems like almost yesterday that the hype was in full flare for Assassin’s Creed II, the second game in the highly acclaimed franchise from Ubisoft. Many might argue that it’s too soon for a sequel, and they’re not entirely wrong in saying that, but Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is no slouch. In fact, it’s a [...]

Published by Tody on June 22, 2010 4:26 am2 Comments

Preview: International Cricket 2010

We’ve received some more info regarding International Cricket 2010. Combine this with the overview and we have a preview, right? Right. Below is the launch video which features England taking on Australia in a short format of the game, as well Bangladesh in a Test match featuring the commentary of the legendary David ‘Bumble’ Llyod. [...]

Published by M0fla on June 17, 2010 1:49 pm9 Comments

Preview: Naughty Bear

Naughty Bear is a game filled with revenge, murder, birthday parties and plushy toys. It is a game comparable to Manhunt and even GTA. After not being invited to the Big Birthday Party, Naughty Bear decides to exact his revenge on the unsuspecting bears of the island. Interested? Read on to find out more. Title: [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on May 30, 2010 5:48 pm5 Comments

Preview: Pure Futbol

Pure Futbol is Ubisoft’s first foray into the world of soccer games and rather than trying to be a FIFA or PES killer, is trying to remind us of the essence of the game. Pure Futbol focuses on giving the player the experience of actually being on the pitch and giving them the thrill of [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on May 11, 2010 8:47 pm0 Comments

Preview: Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

The Sands of Time Trilogy remains my favourite trilogy of all time with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within being one of my favourite individual games of all time. The platforming and puzzle-solving was intelligent, the combat fluid and the storytelling excellent. Now, there is an edition to the trilogy, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on May 1, 2010 12:24 am8 Comments

Blur: The Overview

Bizarre Creations is releasing Blur, which is not an entirely a new genre of racing but rather a revamp of a fore mentioned series. It has been done before in games like Super Mario Kart, but in the creation of this game the studio at first seemed unsure as to whether they wanted a realistic [...]

Published by phANT1m on April 1, 2010 4:33 pm5 Comments

Lego Harry Potter, the first four books in one Lego game.

The top selling Lego platformer series turns the Harry Potter world into bricks and round headed mini figurines for your virtual spell casting delight. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4, as the title implies, rounds up the first four books, Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire, into a puzzle solving [...]

Published by Togosis on March 30, 2010 8:55 pm2 Comments

Hands-On With SixiS: First Look At Blizzard’s StarCraft 2 Beta

This piece was written by the beloved SixiS for you and me! So, let’s get down to it: Hey guys SixiS here… so Nitrate is blackmailing me into writing a hands on for the new StarCraft 2 beta… I guess… Its fun. Apparently that isn’t good enough, so here goes. *NOTE* SC2 does not let [...]

Published by dean0 on March 30, 2010 8:52 pm4 Comments

God of War Mania – Ampage for God of War III!

In anticipation of one of the PlayStation’s biggest and best titles, God of War III, we’ve decided to put together a retrospective of the series, to go back down memory lane and see where it all began. However, that’s not all we’ll be doing, as we’re also going to be upping your excitement levels for [...]

Published by Tody on March 14, 2010 2:31 pm7 Comments

Preview: Alan Wake

Alan Wake is a very interesting title from Remedy Games, one that has gathered a lot of attention from gamers for some reason. There’s a lot of hype surrounding it, despite the fact that the game has been delayed numerous times and that there isn’t an enormous amount of information out on it. Naturally, we [...]

Published by Tody on March 9, 2010 12:43 am4 Comments

Preview: Just Cause 2

Had you asked me about this game a few days ago I would have said that I wasn’t interested, but you’d be amazed at how my mind did a complete turnaround in such a short time with only a small amount of convincing. After checking out this game and taking an in-depth look at what [...]

Published by Tody on March 1, 2010 11:05 pm2 Comments

Preview: Heavy Rain — The Thriller From Quantic Dream

Heavy, freakin’ Rain. The PlayStation 3 exclusive which is also ready for launch will boost the boundaries of ‘intelligent gaming’. Heavy Rain will be a thought-molesting — or provoking — dark and gripping thriller which has movie-like traits. It was said that you set the rules, and ultimately, you control the final outcome. The story [...]

Published by dean0 on February 17, 2010 10:34 pm5 Comments

Hands-On: Battlefield: Bad Company 2

The PC beta version of one of eGamer’s most anticipated titles this year, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, was released only a few days ago, on the 28th of January 2010, and since then I’ve been hellishly addicted to it, while simultaneously being addicted to Mass Effect 2. Luckily, I managed to complete Mass Effect 2 [...]

Published by Tody on February 5, 2010 8:41 pm6 Comments

Preview: Bioshock 2 – Seas of Dreams

The near future will see a successor to one of the best games to rock 2008. BioShock 2. In the wake of success regarding the first game, 2K games have decided to capitalize on a sequel which should make them a bit more loot and also give their fans something they’ve been wanting. 2K have [...]

Published by phANT1m on February 3, 2010 7:01 pm2 Comments

The Battlefield Bad Company 2 Demo Goes Live Today — Our Short Preview

The highly anticipated sequel to the game that lets you blow up the whole stage, literally, has been released in demo form.  After the success of the first game, people have been eagerly following the development of this game from the announcement to the demo. Follow us in a journey through Bad Company 2. In [...]

Published by phANT1m on January 28, 2010 5:03 pm3 Comments

Preview: Splinter Cell Conviction

So awhile back last year during rAge we brought you some coverage on the game, in light of the amount of information that has been released since then… It’s time for a preview! This game marks a new era for Sam Fisher; Ubisoft has pitted Sam Fisher against his former employers. This is a whole [...]

Published by phANT1m on January 13, 2010 4:09 pm2 Comments

GTA in the Wild Wild West! Red Dead Redemption

Up and coming Red Dead Redemption will put players in charge of John Marston, a former outlaw turned good doer, riding into town to kill/capture his former gang partner. Faithfull to the GTA Sandbox style of environments, John will be free to roam where he pleases catching trains and shooting out of carriages to pursue [...]

Published by Togosis on January 12, 2010 1:08 pm4 Comments

Preview: Your End Is Coming, Darksiders

“My name is War and I have been accused of starting the apocalypse, I have been setup and I now seek to bring to justice those that have set me up”. This is something I honestly would expect the character to say. Darksiders is brought to us by Vigil games, a subsidiary of THQ. This [...]

Published by phANT1m on January 7, 2010 11:37 am3 Comments

Preview: Brink

The first time we saw Brink was when it was unveiled at E3 in June 2009 and since then we have not heard much (except for the delay of its release). However, when I was given access to the press vault of Bethesda Softworks, and I saw and heard more of this game, I had [...]

Published by phANT1m on December 10, 2009 2:43 pm0 Comments
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