PS2 Game Reviews
Persona 3 FES
Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Wednesday 16 September, 2009
As far back as 1996, it was clear that Persona was a franchise harbouring a significant amount of potential. The PSOne original faired best in its native Japan, though its seemingly endless stream of ... Read More...The Warriors
Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Wednesday 9 September, 2009
Off the back of three increasingly gigantic hits from their Grand Theft Auto series, Rockstar’s next port of call was something of a surprise – a video-game adaptation of cult 1979 ganglan... Read More...SNK vs Capcom: SVC Chaos
Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Friday 21 August, 2009
Though I could never claim to have witnessed one, recent history suggests that board meetings concerning the creative direction of SNK Playmore’s new games are probably not all that strenuous. T... Read More...Final Fantasy XII
Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Tuesday 11 August, 2009
Final Fantasy XII is quite a remarkable triumph for Square Enix. The enduring, familiar formula upon which the series RPG traits are built have been changed in so many areas and in some cases, to such... Read More...Yakuza
Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Friday 24 July, 2009
Whatever way you looked at it, Yakuza faced some pretty weighty comparisons in the run up to its release. One common knee-jerk reaction was that the Tokyo-esque cityscape and open-world gameplay heral... Read More...Neo Contra
Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Friday 17 July, 2009
The enduring Contra series began life back in 1987 as a side-scrolling 2D shoot ‘em up, and has since gone on to forge a reputation for its frenetic gameplay and at-times infamously punishing di... Read More...Beyond Good & Evil
Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Sunday 5 July, 2009
After taking limbless platform hero Rayman as far as his invisible legs would carry him, Michel Ancel devised a new intellectual property in 2003 called Beyond Good & Evil; an adventure game that ... Read More...Everybody's Tennis
Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Friday 26 June, 2009
After nearly a decade of success with their Everybody’s Golf franchise (particularly popular in Japan), Sony decided to expand their sports range by giving developers Clap Hanz the reigns on a t... Read More...The Legend Of Spyro: The Eternal Night
Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Wednesday 31 December, 2008
The Eternal Night proves to be a most prophetic name for what is undoubtedly Spyro's darkest gaming hour. Fans accept the series hasn't hit the same highs in recent years as the original tri... Read More...Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Thursday 25 December, 2008
Off the back of three progressively more excellent PSOne releases, Syphon Filter unexpectedly took nose-dive of epic proportions in 2002 with its disastrous PS2 debut, The Omega Strain. Few series hav... Read More...Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call
It seemed odd that a Japanese RPG would publicise a minor cameo from Devil May Cry star Dante extensively on its box-art, especially given just how far removed Lucifer’s Call is from the action ...
Crash Tag Team Racing
Crash Bandicoot seemed to be on an all-too-familiar descent from prominence following the departure of its creator Naughty Dog, with the so-so Nitro Kart and lacklustre platformer TwinSanity failing t...
WipEout Pulse
If ever you wanted a textbook example of how not to go about PR, then surely the farcical PS2 release of WipEout Pulse in 2009 is it. Sony’s plan of attack seemed less intent on marketing the ga...
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