REVIEWS
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THE RATINGS An essential purchase. If you own the console, you need this game. A great game and one well worth checking out. Good fun in places but ultimately nothing special. If you're a big fan of the genre it might be worth a rental, but only just. Dismal, avoid.
At a time when new releases are at their yearly low, there still seems plenty to get excited about. This month we take a look at the sublime new entry into the Pokemon series, a perfect game for the summer holidays and one that people of all ages are able to appreciate.
BIOSHOCK
360, PC
32
TRANSFORMERS: THE GAME
34
GUITAR HERO: ROCKS THE 80S
35
THE DARKNESS
360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PC, DS, PSP
PS2
360, PS3
We also sit down with the Wii-release of Resident Evil 4. Widely considered to be the best game of the last generation, does the modern classic translate well to the Wii controls? Just flick over to p.40 to read our thoughts on that one. Other than that we've got a review of the new Guitar Hero expansion-of-sorts, Rocks The 80s, and we take a look at ultra-violent comic-book adaptation The Darkness. We'll also be looking at the age-old problem of movie-game tie-ins, this month Transformers: The Game proving to be the dirty rat. But first, a game that needs no introduction. Welcome to Rapture...
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BIG BRAIN ACADEMY
Wii
POKEMON DIAMOND / PEARL
DS
38
NINJA GAIDEN SIGMA
39
MARIO PARTY 8
40
RESIDENT EVIL 4 WII EDITION
41
FLATOUT ULTIMATE CARNAGE
PS3
D+PAD’S MOST PLAYED
RESIDENT EVIL 4
BIOSHOCK
GUITAR HERO II
Wii Wii
360