Archive for March, 2008:

STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl

The premise: brilliant. Mutants surround the nuked-out husk of the defunct Chernobyl power plant, where you must travel to do stuff that saves people, and… OK, we weren’t paying attention to the story, but we loved the setting. Unfortunately, no combination of quality settings could get this game to run at launch, especially if you

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Unreal Tournament 3

With Haze delayed into 2008, this multi-player frag fest deserves the attention of every first person shooter fan. Technically, UT3 has a single-player campaign, but pretty cinematic aside, it’s little more than a training ground for the game true calling: online multi-player. With smooth-running, gorgeous visuals, the ability to download user-generated content, and a pick-up-and-play

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Devil May Cry

Capcom’s excellent Devil May Cry franchise has finally made the transition to the current generation of consoles, and aside from some lengthier-than-usual load times and an initial 20-minute-plus installation of sorts on the PS3, the results are stellar. In a nutshell, DMC4 serves up everything you’ve enjoyed in the first three games, including blisteringly fast

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