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Left 4 Dead by Dave Cook | 20-11-08

Xbox 360 | PC

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Co-op is fast becoming a staple of many multiplayer-enabled console titles these days. The notion of playing together as a team towards a common objective is the new black, as opposed to simply fragging the hell out of each other for kicks and gamerpoints (you know who you are). However, very few developers can stand up and honestly say their...

Xbox 360 | PS3 | PS2

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Guitar Hero: World Tour by Dave Cook | 05-11-08

Rock Band took guitar simulation games one step further by bringing drums and vocals along for the ride. So far, the game has shifted an unprecedented amount of units worldwide and several million song downloads. Guitar Hero: World Tour takes this format, adds the surreal veneer the series is known for, and truly reclaims its...

Xbox 360 | PS3

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Quantum of Solace by Dave Cook | 05-11-08

Say what you will about movie tie-ins. Sure the majority stink worse than broken wind in an elevator, but to assume they are all awful is to overlook some genuinely good efforts. Fair enough, intitial scepticism probably comes from years of lacklustre marketing devices fobbed off as a game. Give Quantum of Solace the time of day however and you...

Xbox 360 | PS3 | PS2 | PSP

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Street Fighter: Past Present and Future (Part Two) by Dave Cook | 03-11-08

Part two of our look back at CAPCOM's definitive beat-em-up Street Fighter and a glimpse of what's in store for the next exciting instalment.

In part one, we looked at the rise of a legend in Street Fighter II and the many great versions, crossovers and spin-offs that followed. While titles such as Capcom VS SNK or Street Fighter Alpha...

Xbox 360 | PS3 | PC

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Far Cry 2 by Dave Cook | 28-10-08

Typically, first-person shooters are pretty linear, taking the player through a set strand of missions to a final confrontation or cliffhanger ending, without little freedom afforded to the player in deciding how to reach their goal. With Far Cry 2, developer CRYTEK throws the textbooks out the window and shakes the genre up a bit, by creating...