X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

Author: Spriggan
Source: Country Games № 22 2005	15.11.2005

To implacable enemies of ripe, found common ground and began to fight side by side, should something happen. Something out of the ordinary. Mutants, fed by Marvel, had the return of the Apocalypse - stubborn bully, who managed to "light up" in the comics, animated series and X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse for Game Boy Advance. Might Likhodeev so great that the team of Professor X and the Brotherhood led by Magneto to overcome mutual hostility and unite for the sake of eliminating a deadly threat. Danger naistrashneyshaya: one of the toughest villains in the history not only captured the four mutants and Genoshu turned into hell, but planned to deprive all the heroes of their super-powers and remains the most powerful and frightening in the county. The "peremagnichennogo" as the master and the nerves did no good, after all, among the abductees - the native son. The one "of mercury and blood."

Gunstar Future Heroes

Authors: Alane
Source: Country Games № 24 2005	15.12.2005

Somehow does not fit in my head that the younger generation of gamers may have never heard of the console Mega Drive, for which the mid-90's came the first part of Gunstar Heroes. And who will enlighten the dense peers console PlayStation? Parents are forced to learn by rote the multiplication table, and older brothers and sisters to their ears are mired in the morass of The Sims and all kinds of network RPG. On the other hand, fans of shooters, whether child or old man with a cane, is not necessarily a thorough knowledge of the history of the genre to have a great time with a new game from Treasure. All that is needed - it's flexible fingers so the iron self-control, and Gunstar Future Heroes give any connoisseur of a few hours of pure adrenaline.

Hooligans: Storm Over Europe

Kiria
	12.03.2002

Hooligans: Storm Over Europe. Platform: PC Genre: RTS Developer: Thirteenth Production Publisher: DarkXabre Requirements: P2 - 350, 64RAM, 3d-acc. http://www.hooligans-thegame.com/ It makes no sense to retell the inveterate football fan, sometimes a mess going on home ground. Long gone are the days when you could come watch the game with your child or girlfriend, do not risk running into a drunken squabble, or get from somewhere above a beer bottle. Clearly, the stadium - not the theater, and a lively discussion about sexual orientation, the judges were and will always be, but still sometimes frankly surprised absolutely bestial behavior of certain groups of "fans". Under the guise of loyalty to the club, such scumbags with cruelty and thoughtlessness wolves spills out unbridled aggression. Moreover, if the restore pogromlennye sector in the stadium can always be - would be money, then rehabilitate the good name of the club in the eyes of normal football fans is oh, how hard ... Agree, subject fairly sharp and rather strange that she still has not been raised within the computer games. Draft Hooligans: Storm over Europe, telling of a difficult and dangerous fate okolosportivnyh brawlers, is intended to correct this injustice. It's unclear, however, for whatever reason, "the storm" decided to hold over Europe - if not mistaken where bloodthirsty in this regard, South Americans (in the last 60 years in Argentina alone has killed nearly one hundred and fifty people.) With regard to genre affiliation, the engineers decided the most appropriate strategy in real time, and in fact, so to speak, a virgin pure. Almost complete absence of any planning acts of violence we are asked to compensate the bloody fights and "realistic" behavior of the wards. All sorts of plans for the delivery of the bricks, fireworks and piercing-cutting of scrap metal behind the scenes as well as the financial side, playing in the organization of turmoil is not the most important role. On the most gusto - rioting in the streets, breaking through police lines and beating someone else's fans team ... Now the bad news. More precisely, on the implementation of the already small obchekryzhennoy ideas. The first thing catches the eye more than the wretched graphics. The reviewed area is not heavily pampered look pretty facades and lawns, pleased only way the image of our Caudle - a kind of little something to think Nerds with debility facial expressions. Just like in life! Plus, the conduct in question - who do not hesitate to relieve themselves on the street, and who snagged a passerby without provocation. Rather, the occasion is and discover it may be in the characteristics of the ward. Several of them and partly they are noticeably affect his mood and desire to substitute your own forehead under the crowbar. Recruited similar types, oddly enough, in the nearest pub. The main thing - to go out there and do not mean, all compacted-present brothers at their own expense.In the game it usually translates into several hundred euros! Ask where they are to take these hundreds? And in the shop - steal all you like, because the police did not pay for it little attention. However, such absurdities are found throughout the game. Just think how much more must be loyal to the club, not to flee at the sight of Orava, at times exceeding your band! So the game often happens - the crowd bigger with a clang on the smaller rides, and so a few times before meeting with a worthy opponent. Stoned? It does not matter - the shops and pivnushek with people a lot ... It's only opponents reinforcements arrive. Alas, to find something worthy of your attention, dear readers, I failed. The game is definitely not used until the end of a very promising and interesting idea, did not cope with the re-creation of interesting and exciting street fighting, graphics, impersonal, maybe you remember the music as well ... Perhaps out of this game is really only interested in Belgian Football Association, which took the initiative to ban "hooligans."

MotoGP

Author: VP
Source: Country Games № August 2007	29.04.2007

Unlikely for someone to become a revelation that it was a portable console, Sony gave the opportunity to enjoy the real car simulator, not only at home, because until the PSP genre was limited to arcade racing. Now the road you can easily play the same Colin McRae Rally 2005, TOCA Race Driver 2 or World Championship Rally. But with all motorcycle simulators are not so rosy. Or rather, was - until recently, now we have MotoGP. And with it the opportunity to participate in these competitions, where, in addition, each driver (Valentino Rossi, Marco Melandri, Nicky Hayden!), Every track and every one of dozens of motorcycles - licensed.

Mind Quiz

Author: Sergey Tsilyurik
Source: Country Games № November 2007	25.06.2007

Two of the Brain Training is not the first year are among the top sellers in Japan, and it is thanks to them all on hearing the name of Professor Kawashima Ryuty. Professor this game to the very relevant very indirect: it examines the work of the human brain, and only advised the developers of the Nintendo, adorned his ideas into a finished product. After participating in the work of the two best sellers, certainly podstegnuvshimi DS sales in Japan, Kawashima's suddenly turned away from Nintendo and moved into the camp, Ubisoft, taking up the project Mind Quiz for the PSP. And the adherents of two screen wonder from Nintendo fit to sprinkle ashes on his head, for "mozgotrening" with a rival console, jump on all of its predecessors.

Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico

Author: Igor Sonin
Source: Country Games № 22 2005	15.11.2005

Many development teams are now in a frenzy cloned GTA. Number of upcoming games based on the stellar series from Rockstar bad is incalculable, and one only the Xbox 360 is prepared just two of the project "in explanation." Budding Danish team Deadline Games throwing my two cents worth - is Total Overdose, «GTA shooting in Mexico." Is it good game?

Soul Calibur 3

Serge
	07.01.2006

Platform: PS2 Genre: Fighting Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Project website: http://soulcalibur3.namco.com Describing the new creation, Namco, it would be a crime not to mention the age-old Soul Blade (known as Soul Edge), appeared on the first PlayStation. That was a great fighting game with weapons, vivid characters, stunning music and a strong storyline and a number of interesting pieces. It is not surprising that such high-quality creation very quickly attracted a lot of fans. Continued came much later and is on a different platform. Soulcalibur absolutely deservedly gained the status of an unqualified hit for the Dreamcast (peace be upon her and the rest) due to excellent (especially by the standards of the time) graphics, addictive gameplay and most importantly, furious mode for two players. Moreover, Soulcalibur has become one of the few fighting games, which in Russia have been held championships. Since then a lot of water has flowed - Dreamcast gone forever, and the second part of the game came out for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. Will not prevaricate: Soulcalibur 2 differed little from the original. Same graphics, same gameplay, practically the same ones ... The twin brothers? Perhaps ... And now, just recently released the third part. Another "Dolly" the family "Soulkaliburov? Not at all! A Tale of Souls and Swords In the third part Soulcalibur plenty of new features. Lots of new (or long ago forgotten) persons, modes, capacities and so on. Soulcalibur 3, we can rightly be called one of the greatest modern fighting games. In order for a 100% to examine it, you'll need more than one or two weeks, a few months - so time-consuming comparable except that with the development of Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution. Especially since, Soulcalibur 3 where the duration of any Tekken and Mortal Kombat. The plot of the game is very intriguing. As before, it revolves around two swords - the "evil» Soul Edge and the "good» Soul Calibur. This story could even serve as a basis for a good role-playing game. Almost all the characters are extremely charismatic, interesting and cause a storm of a variety of emotions - the dullness is gone! Heroes can be clearly divided into positive, negative and certain average. We will meet both familiar and new faces. But, alas, their biographies are not prescribed in great detail. Yes, and get to know them as close as you want, unfortunately, will not succeed. Still, we are dealing with a fighting game, not the "epic» RPG, so the blame Namco for certain "superficiality" not worth it. Cornucopia The perennial question of gamers when meeting with a sequel - "What's new?" Is it worth the game to be called the third part in full? Yes, definitely. Let's start in order - with different modes of play, because they are really a lot. Standard "plot" the passage has undergone some changes. Now do not you just fought the enemy at a time. You still walk around the map, choose the path and read about what happened to your hero on the road.Somewhere can turn right somewhere left ... Though actually choice itself no - Apparent freedom illusory. Anyway necessary very often fight enemies. Just sometimes fights can be greater sometimes less. Somewhere mid your of fight wanderings you will evade flying on you huge pinion using keypress "LEFT. Similar inserts nowadays fashionable in modern games (a went then all from Shenmue, if anyone forgot) as passage you yet encounter not times. Seemingly this should diversify gameplay however virtually all heroes they identical ... And if first acquaintance so or otherwise script yet can experience indescribable delight then times edak on 20 he already will cause only stream swearing addressed Namco . Another new mode called Chronicles of the Sword (incidentally ages ago on PlayStation existed eponymous quest; wondering asked whether Namco permit usage franchise y rightholders? ..) And represents minigame in genre you not believe strategy! You will create army and destroy enemy fortress. Tactics extremely simple: equips your yunitov and go along to strengthening where dwelt opponent. Toot then game and switches habitual mode fighting game. Confess play such "Fighting strategy" very boring. This even worse action games Devil Inside from Tekken 5. Incomprehensible what purpose Namco with enviable perseverance keeps shove into their fighting games absurd minigames. Surely from them someone really gets pleasure? True, those wishes open in Soulcalibur 3 all possible bonuses have devote this "fun" sufficiently many hours. Others regimes not worth separate mention. Various tournaments league championships only called differently but actually represent already known us time-attack, survival etc.. «Choose your destiny» Probably one most interesting innovations Soulcalibur 3 is opportunity create own fighter. Devote this process can weeks recollecting constructor Lego from your childhood. This parallel nonrandom because strongest personages succeed create only after you open (or buy in store) miscellaneous ... You liberty customize absolutely everything - from boots and shirts until eye color and hair. Nobody hampers do eg Japanese with brightly blue skin in straw uppers and ryase archbishop. Do, imagination - piece unpredictable ... Nonetheless no "homemade" not compare with heroes whom created professional designers Namco. So longstanding admirers serial will glad learn that practically all known how on Soul Blade, so and both Soulcalibur'am heroes just represented third part. This favorite us samurai Heishiro Mitsurugi, and knight Siegfried, and chief villain itself first part Cervantes De Leon, and cruel Nightmare, and strange Voldo, and powerful Astaroth many other. Appeared new personages about which worth telling details. Total their five: this defied gods ancient warrior Olcadan; 17 summer girl Tira (last hackney murderer); wishing avenge Mitsurugi for death teacher Setsuka, armed umbrella into which hidden lethal blade; Zasalamel - former member tribe defended saint sword , nowadays immortal and seeker sedation; Abyss - boss games appeared resulting compound swords Soul Calibur and Soul Edge with Zasalamel.All in all, Soulcalibur 3 typed more than 20 characters (if it does not take another chance computer-generated characters). All of them - the owners of a variety of styles. Someone relying on brute force, someone on the power of their weapons, and someone wins at the expense of speed. Frankly weak heroes here. Balance of the game, traditionally, remained on top. Although it still would be worth little to weaken Siegfried'a. Soulcalibur has always been famous for an excellent set of characters. Did not disappoint in this regard and the third part. Loyalty to the traditions As for the gameplay, there are no drastic changes in it were noted. Good or bad, everyone decides for himself. But still, add some new touches Namco is not stingy. Another thing is that not all of them were successful. For example, no longer the freedom of movement around the arena. Remember how you could play with your friend to catch a few hours at a time? Remember! In Soulcalibur 3 Battle gained more contact in nature. To evade enemy attack - is now an easy task. The game began to resemble a series of Tekken, and this, ladies and gentlemen, it is not good. When you play in the mode of Tales of Souls, you begin to understand that the Soulcalibur 3 was much more difficult their predecessors. Even passing on the Easy difficulty level does not seem like a simple. Can not say that the enemy AI in height, but that he will not allow you to relax, that's for sure. Remember how you were Soulcalibur 2, while not receiving from your computer or a single blow. Get ready for what will have to play much more often. Otherwise, everything remains unchanged: the lightning-fast combination of punches, superb balance, spectacular duels, speed - all that for which millions of players around the world fell in love with this series. Dislike Graphics ... Unfortunately, compared to its predecessor in visual terms of any "prodvizhek" did not happen. PlayStation 2 technology is already outdated unconditionally - Soulcalibur 3 for the PS2 looks like an order of magnitude worse than the second part for the GameCube or Xbox. Moreover, Tekken 5 by Namco for the same looks much more modern. However, you can only find fault with the level of special effects and a low of detail the characters. But in something Soulcalibur 3, and beautiful. Arena in which there are fights, really fascinating. Beautiful castles, waterfalls, temples, can not fail to please even the person with the most demanding taste. Music also has not undergone any changes. The best soundtrack of "series of sword" is still the Soul Blade. A composition of all three parts of Soulcalibur sound the same to the obscene. It is still fun, but next time can be sad Is it better to Soulcalibur 3 of its predecessors? Hardly. It is practically the same. But we must not forget that the first part came out about 5 years ago, and then we do not mind would put this game and nine, even ten points. Nevertheless, the third part deserves a solid eight, because, despite all its homeliness, the new "Soulkalibur" remains one of the best fighting games. Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 7 Sound and Music: 8 Design: 9 Score Author: 8 Outcome: 80%