Pikmin

CubeRider
	10.12.2001

Platform: GameCube Genre: Strategy with elements of adventure / puzzle Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Official site: http://www.pikmin.com/ As often happens, unfortunately, the graphics in games used as the sole tool in attracting consumers' attention. Moreover, if the game with a beautiful shell and creates something akin to the gameplay, not always it turns out, I'm sorry, advanced. After all, much easier on old ideas and the famous name to earn a few million American rubles, but this industry is not getting better. Well, that today there are developers and they actually are not enough to create for us the original game products and carry a small revolution. Industry successes in recent years confirm that the interest in it is on the rise, and last but not least due to the increased number of unique games. W December 2001 on the GameCube got the English version of this innovative and exciting strategy Pikmin. By and large, this review could be completed, publicly stating that the game was developed under the leadership of the Shigeru Miyamoto. But it would not be fair to the reader who wants to know the details. Pikmin is interesting primarily a history of its appearance. The idea of ​​the game came to Shigeru Miyamoto, after several trips in Japanese garden, which is a brilliant designer grew near his home. He considered that an interesting and bustling microcosm of the daily bustle of the flower garden it is quite possible to move into the virtual environment. The idea was very interesting, and Nintendo project was given the green light.

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

Author: Ilia Chentsov
Source: Country Games № September 2008	01.05.2008

From the first time it's difficult to understand what the salt trick. While on the DS, one after another out new series Castlevania, on PSP Konami gives us a three-dimensional remake Akumajo Dracula X Chi no Rondo for the PC Engine, which outside of Japan, who played very little. And if the words "three-dimensional remake of" do you remember about the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time or Ninja Gaiden in 2004, driving obsession. Castlevania series has long been in something akin to skrolshuteru - practically every enemy move or attack on the simplest path, and the difficulty in passage appeared only because of the abundance of enemies, awkward arms, brake characters and lack of space to maneuver. Just imagine that the path of endless head of Medusa, plotted their deadly sinusoid, we can retreat to the side - after all nonsense out, right? That series and no luck with "honest» 3D. So Dracula X Chronicles on the mechanics is a two-dimensional platformer, and the polygons here - only a rather controversial way to modernize the image.

Europe II

Anton Peregruzkin
	21.12.2001

Platform: PC Genre: Strategy Publisher: Strategy First/1C/Snowball interactive Developer: Paradox Entertainment Good afternoon, my dear readers! Did you know that this year will bring you Santa Claus? Most likely, it will be something very nice, white and fluffy. But it may turn out that this will be another masterpiece of Paradox Entertainment, localized alert teams 1C and Snowball interactive - "Europe 2" Europa Universalis II.

FlatOut 2

Author: Igor Pishchulin
Source: Country Games № 15 2006	06.08.2006

Quite difficult to come up with something new in the gameplay racing simulator. The car was always in the center of their universe. But at Bugbear Entertainment have decided to break down stereotypes and in the first part of the game honestly shared leading roles between the vehicle and its driver. Most of the joy the players called the driver who flew out of the car at every opportunity. If you do not think it matters, and FlatOut not sleep on your hard drive, try to throw out the driver of any other virtual cars. Most likely, you are eventually thrown out the window out of anger.

Necronomicon

Hitman
	17.01.2002

Platform: PC Genre: Adventure Publisher: 1C/Nival Developer: Wanadoo Edition Website: http://www.nival.ru/rus/necro_info.html It has long been said that the quests are dead. Each new release of the cremated, buried, and then commemorated. And since a few years. It just seems that the whole diaspora Quest forgotten dead sleep, there came another member of the family and everything starts anew: cremation, burial, funeral ... Good quest, we are respected, not to eat is a very long time. Well, I do not get upset, there are many other good genres, regularly delight us interesting releases. A adventyur no more, Humble. Well, let's take a quick obsleduem recently posupivshy labor ... that is a convoluted quest called Necronomicon. Another cataclysm

Zombie Zone

Authors: Yuri «Voron» Lewandowski
Source: Country Games № 15 2006	05.08.2006

There are still in the camp followers of the developers of the Old Testament of video games. Bread and circuses - what else would you gamers? Okay, okay, naked girls and plenty of blood! Now, I think we all agree. That cost the developers of games from the company Tamsoft such an opinion.

Shrek SuperSlam

author: Ilia Chentsov
Source: Country Games № 15 2006	05.08.2006

Answers to the most important issues Is Shrek farts? - Yes, it superataka called the Green Storm. Who was born in Drakonihi and Donkey? - Herd drakoslikov (dronkeys), for they can play, and they also farts. Is the Pinocchio ladies panties? - Evasive: he has an alternate costume. Is there a potion in the game "live happily ever after" that turns a donkey into a horse, and Shrek - in person? - No, but you can play, and for Fiona, a girl, and for Fiona-bounded. Will we see her panties Fiona? - Yes, but only when it is in the guise of restrictions. What will be in Shrek 3? - Shrek and Donkey go in search of a new king and nabredut the young Arthur, who was voiced by Justin Timberlake.