Wario: Meester van Vermomming

Nintendo heeft altijd een handigheid voor het combineren van aspecten van verschillende genres in een enig, playable spel gehad. In het geval van Wario: Meester van Vermomming, nam de ontwikkelaar Suzak de mini-spelen van een titel Wario en mengde hen met elementen van klassieke Mario platformer. Bestrooi in een belachelijk verhaal en wat badkamershumeur en u krijgt een Ds- titel van de kam waardig Wario. Lees meer

Het Park DS van het thema

Het slaat ons een weinig oneven dat Het Park van het thema erin geslaagd om dit long before risico's over aan één van de huidige handbediende formaten te duren. Zulk een fondly herinnerde titel, om nog te zwijgen van één van ported het meest videospelletjes, zou moeten zeker op de lijst van prioriteiten voor een uitgever hoog zijn enthousiast voor een snelle buck. Recht? Lees meer

De Evolutie van Tetris

If Alexey Pajitnov were alive today (just kidding, he?s still alive), we?d have to assume he?d be disappointed in the latest evolution of Tetris on the Xbox 360. For a man that?s still constantly re-inventing the puzzle genre (see Hexic on the XBLA), seeing Tetris get rehashed over and over must eventually wear thin. On the other hand, I?m sure the juicy, juicy royalty checks probably don?t hurt his outlook on life. Remind us to ask the next time we see him. Read more

Tom Clancy?s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2

Following closely in the footsteps of its older brother, Tom Clancy?s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (hereafter and always known as GRAW 2) returns players to the stunning environment that won accolades for the original title. Read more

Earth Defense Force 2017

It?s rumored that all Xbox games are shooters and that no Japanese games are found on Xbox. Earth Defense Force 2017 both confirms and breaks those stereotypes. The game is a shooter to the core but is also unapologetically Japanese. Objectively speaking, it?s not a good game, but it is still entertaining. Read more

NBA Street Homecourt

After the disappointing NBA Live 07, EA really needed to make a title that said, ?Hey, we can still make great sports games,? and they may have just that with NBA Street Homecourt. Read more

Week 18 submissions are tallied

We’ve closed the voting for week 18, and are happy to announce that all our contributers will be printed in issue 308 of PTD Magazine. We’ll be dropping everyone a line this week to sort out the details, so please keep an eye on your email for that. Thanks again to everyone who submitted and voted.

If you would like your article to be printed in an upcoming issue, check out the submission guidelines for all the details.

Thanks, Rob!

We’ve been playing with WordPress plugins during our ramp up for PTD 3.0, and apparently broke the subscription page for IE users. Thanks to Rob K. for pointing it out — we’ve got it temporarily patched now. We’ll be going in and cleaning up the about and privacy pages next. Read more

Motorstorm

Like the child stars from major motion pictures, Motorstorm has done a lot of its growing up firmly in the public eye. As the poster boy for Sony to display the PS3?s hefty visual power, it?s been in the top three most anticipated PS3 releases for almost every gamer out there. An off road based racer at heart, Motorstorm has got its priorities sorted. With a variety of vehicle types to choose from, the single player mode follows the standard code of each victory unlocking more races to conquer. Read more

Virtua Tennis 3

While most modern day sports titles are seemingly obsessed more with realism and complexity rather than sheer gaming fun, Sega?s Virtua Tennis series has been a true beacon of light. With its simple control system, relying on a tiny number of button presses to instigate a wide variety of shot types, the Virtua Tennis titles have consistently been a source of dazzling enjoyment. Read more

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