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Psyvariar

Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Tuesday 28 August, 2007

In the complex and ever-changing world of gaming, the 2D isometric shoot 'em up has proven something of an enigma. The enduring genre dates back well over twenty years to the likes of R-Type and Ordyn... Read More...

Burnout 2: Point Of Impact

Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Monday 23 July, 2007

Regardless of your standpoint on EA’s subsequent whoring of the Burnout franchise (three sequels in about as many years bringing the total number of PS2 appearances to five, must surely count as... Read More...

Psychonauts

Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Sunday 8 April, 2007

It's little surprise that gamers have been so contented with the state of the platform genre during the early part of this decade, with titles such as Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank spe... Read More...

Final Fantasy X

Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Saturday 24 March, 2007

It's around twenty years since Squaresoft released an NES role-playing game that was said to be their 'Final Fantasy' of success - the games subsequent popularity has since lead to the release of more... Read More...

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Saturday 17 March, 2007

PlayStation2 owners must have sensed in 2006 that their consoles time at the top was limited, as for the first time, it started to receive hand-me-down ports from hand-held consoles. Fortunately, the ... Read More...

Brian Lara International Cricket 2005

Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Thursday 8 March, 2007

Brian Lara ended his illustrious career at the recent Cricket World Cup, which was held in his native West Indies. He is destined to be remembered as one of the most talented batsman ever to have grac... Read More...

Medal of Honor Frontline

Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Friday 2 March, 2007

Advertising games on television remains a risky business for many publishers due to the costs, which means that despite the rise in the popularity of gaming in recent years, the luxury is generally li... Read More...

Formula One 04

Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Saturday 3 February, 2007

Little did anyone guess that when Bizarre Creations finished what would be its last Formula One game for the Sony PlayStation in 1997, it would remain the best representation of its sport for so long ... Read More...

GUN

Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Thursday 18 January, 2007

With the massive success of the Grand Theft Auto series on the PlayStation2, came an inevitable influx of similarly-vast, open-ended action games. The Getaway, Scarface and True Crime were all example... Read More...

Canis Canem Edit

Written by Tom Clare in PS2 Game Reviews, Monday 11 December, 2006

When the PlayStation2 first arrived on our shores in late 2000, few people would have predicted that the series that would leave the biggest mark on the console would be Grand Theft Auto. The criminal... 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 ...

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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...

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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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