IGN has an interesting article that points out some tell-tale signs that you might have been saddled with one of many defective DS Lite models. If you've noticed any of the several points...
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Cutesty life sim My Sims just got a full review over at Mall.HK forums, and sadly my suspicions have been confirmed. Checking out recent trailer footage of the game the resemblance to Animal Crossing:...
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by Michael Pick on September 28, 2007
It's certainly been a long time coming, but the ancient (unofficial) sequel to the even more Ancient Virtua Cop is about to hit the Wii, and IGN have some tasty video footage of it. Bozon...
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Readers as ancient as me might remember Arkanoid as a killer coin-op from back in the day, with its cool trackball controller. The slightly less ancient among you have doubtless encountered the move...
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DS Kingdom Hearts Worshipers will want to feast their eyes on the early bird glimpse that DS Fanboy have coughed up, courtesty of Famitsu. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is the latest action RPG to join...
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by Michael Pick on September 27, 2007
Okay, I admit that I'm excited about the forthcoming return of the grotesquely wonderful Raving Rabbids to the Wii, if only so I can see a repeat performance of my usually mild mannered Japanese...
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I loved the first cooking mama game for the DS and Wii, and I'm not ashamed to say it. There is something quite relaxing about a game that is this frenetic, just thanks to its focus on that most...
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by Michael Pick on September 26, 2007
The Donkey Kong franchise is about to get a new race title for the Wii. Donkey Kong Barrel Blast has been given a full hands on over at IGN. So does it live up to mario kart, or this going......
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by Michael Pick on September 25, 2007
I've long been a big fan of console gaming, but also of PC titles like the Civilization franchise, with its more strategic, long form approached to gaming. So it was great news to hear about...
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by Michael Pick on September 25, 2007
Rockstar's much awaited Table Tennis title for the Wii has been given the hands-on and video treatment over at IGN. And while it isn't going to totally blow minds, it looks to be a solid...
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Fans of manga-powered legal battle DS games will be pleased to hear that Capcom's hit lawyer title Gyakuten Saiban 4 is in the process of being localized for the American market, under the title...
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by Michael Pick on September 24, 2007
Boogie was this years hotly anticipated dance and karaoke-em-up title for the Wii, and should have been a cracking good party game. Unfortunately the game has received pretty terrible reviews across...
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by Michael Pick on September 20, 2007
Wii gameplay often fares a lot better on video than it does in screenshots - let's face it, the world's favourite console is a bit of a slouch when compared graphically to its nearest rivals....
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by Michael Pick on September 20, 2007
If you're wild about getting a sweat on in the company of your friends but don't fancy group loving, the Wii platform has provided countless ways to make your dream a reality. Soon to join the...
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While an 8 year old boy once laughed at me for playing Animal Crossing, because it was a "girly, baby game" it didn't stop that particular title from seriously kicking some gaming a**....
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Fans of the Bomberman franchise (count me in) will be pleased to hear that last years IGN award winning Bomberman Land Touch! title is going to get a sequel early next year. Aptly titled Bomberman...
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Fans of the Digimon franchise - which I always saw as the poor man's Pokemon - will be pleased to hear that the latest DS release digimon world: Dawn has been launched. Expanding on the previous...
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by Michael Pick on September 18, 2007
As if the forthcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed didn't look cool enough already, the newly released news that it will be hitting the Wii and making use of its cool control system takes things...
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The promise of the N64 back-catalogue of games hasn't really been lived up to so far on the Wii, but finally another offering (bringing the options up to a less than breathtaking eight games) has...
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Fans of the survival horror genre have not had a great deal to celebrate in the DS' line-up so far. But Dementium: The Ward looks well set to change that, with frankly great looking gore-soaked...
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For the generation that grew up with both Space Invaders and techno, the latest Taito offering for the DS may well be profoundly appealing. Space Invaders Extreme, coming to a Japanese DS near you...
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by Michael Pick on September 18, 2007
One of the hotly anticipated games of next year for all self respecting Wii-fans has to be the Mario & Sonic At The olympic games title, set to tie in with the 2008 Beijing games over in...
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Not to feel left out by the guitar action about to hit the Wii with Guitar Hero III the DS has a guitar based offering all of its own in the form of Jam Sessions. Ubisoft describe their cool...
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