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EGM June 2007


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Shamelessly stolen from GAF as my copy hasn't arrived yet.

 

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Cover Story

EndWar

 

Previews

God of War PSP

Manhunt 2

Fracture (from Day 1/LucasArts)

 

 

PS2 Reviews

Dawn of Mana - 4.5/5.0/4.0

Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm - 4.0/4.5/6.0

.Hack//G.U Vol.2: Remininisce - 6.0/4.0/5.0

 

DS Reviews

Etrian Odyssey - 8.0/4.0/6.0

Time Ace - 3.0/4.0/3.5

 

PSP Reviews

Brooktown High - 4.0/5.5/5.0

Coded Arms: Contagion - 7.0/4.0/5.0

 

Xbox 360 Reviews

C&C 3 - 7.0/8.0/7.0 (GOTM)

Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia - 4.5/4.0/4.0

 

PS3 Reviews

F.E.A.R - 6.0/5.0/5.0

 

In order of Score:

C&C 3 - 7.0/8.0/7.0 (GOTM)

Etrian Odyssey - 8.0/4.0/6.0

Coded Arms: Contagion - 7.0/4.0/5.0

F.E.A.R - 6.0/5.0/5.0

.Hack//G.U Vol.2: Remininisce - 6.0/4.0/5.0

Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm - 4.0/4.5/6.0

Brooktown High - 4.0/5.5/5.0

Dawn of Mana - 4.5/5.0/4.0

Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia - 4.5/4.0/4.0

Time Ace - 3.0/4.0/3.5

 

Review Wrap-Ups

Forza Motorsport 2

Pok?mon Diamond/Pearl

Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos

Cube

Touch The Dead

Death JR and The Science Fair of Doom

 

 

Rumors

Team Ninja working on PS3 exclusive DoA game

Hudson working on a Bonk game for DS/Wii

Capcom remaking the original Megaman for PSN

Next Kingdom Hearts game will be a spin-off that will appear on a "hearty console"

 

Q-Tip Rumors

Professor Layton is coming to the US

Disgaea series coming to PS3

Harmonix working on getting a big band for Rock Band music

 

 

Sakaguchi interview

-More praise for Gears of War

-His dream project is a surfing sim

-On FF12: "I just played the beginning. You really can't expect much from the game when Yasumi Matsuno, a crucial member of the team, leaves in the middle of development."

-Thinks Square Enix puts too much focus on FF/DQ

-Wii is intriguing but not working on any Wii games

-Goal with Cry On is to make the player cry every 15 minutes

-Microsoft's marketing sucks

-"When creating Blue Dragon, Dragon Quest wasn't on my mind. I was actually thinking about Chrono Trigger and Blue Dragon is an extension of that game."

-"I'm not interested in the PlayStation 3. The machine's architecture is tricky, and I don't like Kutaragi"

 

More review detail:

PS2 Reviews

Dawn of Mana - 4.5/5.0/4.0

The Good: Looks and sounds like a classic Mana game

The Bad: Doesn't play anything like a classic Mana game

Mana's Last Hope: Heroes of Mana (DS)

 

Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm - 4.0/4.5/6.0

The Good: Optional Japanese voice track for the discerning game nerd

The Bad: About as fulfilling as a Twinkie sampler

Questionable Dialogue: "The grocery store is a woman's battlefield!"

 

 

.Hack//G.U Vol.2: Remininisce - 6.0/4.0/5.0

The Good: Still a decent RPG on a technical level

The Bad: But it's 30 more hours of the exact same stuff

Or You Could Watch: .hack//Roots, the anime version

 

DS Reviews

Etrian Odyssey - 8.0/4.0/6.0

The Good: Addicting "how far can you get?" premise

The Bad: Takes patience... lots of patience

The Whip-Wielding Warrior: A little too into S&M

 

Time Ace - 3.0/4.0/3.5

The Good: First and last missions are kinda cool

The Bad: The rest of the game

Unrelated To: Konami coin-op classic Time Pilot

 

PSP Reviews

Brooktown High - 4.0/5.5/5.0

The Good: A lot of original ideas

The Bad: All of which are half-assed-ly implemented

Why: Does kissing trigger random stock footage cut-scenes?

 

Coded Arms: Contagion - 7.0/4.0/5.0

The Good: The slick, stylish look

The Bad: The comically awful online play

Seriously: Online play may be the worst ever. Tell your friends

 

 

Xbox 360 Reviews

C&C 3 - 7.0/8.0/7.0 (GOTM)

The Good: Very streamlined, console-friendly interface

The Bad: ...but too fast-paced a game for that interface

Drunk: The ever circling A.I. pilots

 

Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia - 4.5/4.0/4.0

The Good: Pretty good co-op with a few friends

The Bad: No fun otherwise

Really?: $60 for what should be an Xbox Live Arcade game

 

PS3 Reviews

F.E.A.R - 6.0/5.0/5.0

The Good: Great design, genuine frights, brilliant A.I.

The Bad: Almost embarrassing technical issues

Buy it: On Xbox 360 (or PC) instead

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-On FF12: "I just played the beginning. You really can't expect much from the game when Yasumi Matsuno, a crucial member of the team, leaves in the middle of development."

Too bad. He's missing out on an excellent game and one of the best Final Fantasy's in a long time IMO.

 

-"I'm not interested in the PlayStation 3. The machine's architecture is tricky, and I don't like Kutaragi"

:lol Well, at least he's honest.

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