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EGM June 2008 Reviews and Rumors

Cover Story: Retro Revivals

Splatterhouse
Bionic Commando
Sonic Unleashed
Street Fighter 4
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff for Wii/DS
Alone in the Dark
Tetris Wii
Alien Crush Wii
Bomberman Wii
1942: Joint Strike
Commando 3
Space Invaders Extreme
Golden Axe: Beast Rider

Next Month Cover Story: Gears of War 2
Next Month Previews: Banjo Kazooie 3, Infamous, Project Origin
Next Month Reviews: MGS4, Ninja Gaiden 2, Wii Fit, Final Fantasy Tactics A2

Rumors:

- Third Person Halo Prequel for Holiday 2009
- Bioshock PS3 in September with all DLC and better visuals, Bioshock 2 shown around same time
- Max Payne 3, Red Dead Revolver 2, LA Noire for 360 as well, GTA MMO
- Persona 4 in North America before the end of 2008, Persona PSP and PS3 in the works
- Rock Band 2 with new modes
- New Castlevania for DS, Wii, and a 3D 360/PS3 game
- MGS4 PS3 bundle will be VERY limited. If you haven't pre-ordered by June you might be screwed

Reviews:

Mario Kart Wii - B+, C+, C
Good: A few great new tracks and powerups
Bad: Dumbed-down gameplay, predictable design

Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy - A, A-, B-
Good: Rich level/object editor
Bad: That's pretty much if after beating the campaign

Castle of Shikigami III - C+, C+, B-
Good: It's a shoot-em-up on Wii
Bad: It's too short and too tough

UEFA Euro 2008 - B+, B+, A
Good: Through passes finally work, online integration
Bad: Goalkeepers are unnaturally good

NBA Ballers: Chosen One - D+, D, C
Good: Chuck D live in studio, brings the noise
Bad: The lame "into the crowd and back" pass

Grand Theft Auto IV - A+, A+, A
Good: World, relationships, story
Bad: Some missions canned, control takes getting used to
PS3 or 360 version: 360 for DLC, PS3 version looks slightly more vibrant and sharp

Viking: Battle for Asgard - D+, C-, C+
Good: Epic, bloody battles
Bad: Repetitive fetch quests, no replay value

Persona 3: FES - A, A, A
Good: Plenty of new content, $30 price
Bad: Some questionable soundtrack choices

Myst - C-, D, D
Good: Some of the new tools help
Bad: though most of them are useless

Super Dodgeball Brawlers - C+, C, C+
Good: A content-rich remake, new special moves
Bad: Short on bells and whistles, outdated presentation
 

Oni Jazar

Member
InFamous next month? What the hell is going on? Is there a problem with the game or is it the mag's fault that it keeps getting pushed back?
 

Nightz

Member
SuperSonic1305 said:
Next Month Cover Story: Gears of War 2
Next Month Previews: Banjo Kazooie 3, Infamous, Project Origin
Next Month Reviews: MGS4, Ninja Gaiden 2, Wii Shit, Final Fantasy Tactics A2
Very stealthy. Nice.
 

Y2Kev

TLG Fan Caretaker Est. 2009
EGM always does this bait and switch with their previews. They've teased FFXIII info a number of times and this is probably the second or third tease for Infamous.

Good GTA scores
 

Decado

Member
Thanks! Can't wait to hear about NG2 and MGS4.

If the PS3 version of GTA4 out of the box is better, I'll probably go with it. I don't really care about DLC when I'll have moved on to other games.
 

Lo-Volt

Member
BioShock for PS3? Hopefully it turns out as the rumors have suggested; it'd be nice for those owners to experience it, myself included.
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
GTA4: A+, A+, A (?!)

j/k, great scores.
 

cacti

Member
SuperSonic1305 said:
Cover Story: Retro Revivals



Rumors:

- Third Person Halo Prequel for Holiday 2009
- Bioshock PS3 in September with all DLC and better visuals, Bioshock 2 shown around same time
- Max Payne 3, Red Dead Revolver 2, LA Noire for 360 as well, GTA MMO
- Persona 4 in North America before the end of 2008, Persona PSP and PS3 in the works
- Rock Band 2 with new modes
- New Castlevania for DS, Wii, and a 3D 360/PS3 game
- MGS4 PS3 bundle will be VERY limited. If you haven't pre-ordered by June you might be screwed

Reviews:

Mario Kart Wii - B+, C+, C :
Good: A few great new tracks and powerups
Bad: Dumbed-down gameplay, predictable design


Grand Theft Auto IV - A+, A+, A
Good: World, relationships, story
Bad: Some missions canned, control takes getting used to
PS3 or 360 version: 360 for DLC, PS3 version looks slightly more vibrant and sharp

Mario Kart :lol 30 page thread confirmed


Grand Theft Auto IV - Do they mention which version has the best controls?
 

~Devil Trigger~

In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Next Month Previews: Banjo Kazooie 3, Infamous, Project Origin
Next Month Reviews: MGS4, Ninja Gaiden 2, Wii Shit, Final Fantasy Tactics A2

EXCELLENT!!!!!
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Elbrain

Suckin' dicks since '66
Lo-Volt said:
BioShock for PS3? Hopefully it turns out as the rumors have suggested; it'd be nice for those owners to experience it, myself included.

It won't come shit they at least would of said something by now.
 
Castle of Shikigami III - C+, C+, B-
Good: It's a shoot-em-up on Wii
Bad: It's too short and too tough
i am completely shocked and amazed that a 2d shooter received reviews like this in a mainstream mag

Super Dodgeball Brawlers - C+, C, C+
Good: A content-rich remake, new special moves
Bad: Short on bells and whistles
does not compute
 

Lo-Volt

Member
Elbrain said:
It won't come shit they at least would of said something by now.

You work so quickly on killing my hopes. Hope my Dell can handle it in September if this doesn't happen. :-|
 

Dante

Member
Grand Theft Auto IV - A+, A+, A
Good: World, relationships, story
Bad: Some missions canned, control takes getting used to
PS3 or 360 version: 360 for DLC, PS3 version looks slightly more vibrant and sharp

WOW
 

Elios83

Member
SuperSonic1305 said:
- Bioshock PS3 in September with all DLC and better visuals, Bioshock 2 shown around same time

Oh Shit just like RayneS said :p

Grand Theft Auto IV - A+, A+, A
Good: World, relationships, story
Bad: Some missions canned, control takes getting used to
PS3 or 360 version: 360 for DLC, PS3 version looks slightly more vibrant and sharp

Oh shit number2, just like IGN and Sam Houser said ;P
 

Zophar

Member
Elbrain said:
It won't come shit they at least would of said something by now.
Oblivion for PS3 didn't get confirmed until like two months before it came out. You never know sometimes.
 

acevans2

Member
SuperSonic1305 said:
Rumors:

- Third Person Halo Prequel for Holiday 2009
- Bioshock PS3 in September with all DLC and better visuals, Bioshock 2 shown around same time
- Max Payne 3, Red Dead Revolver 2, LA Noire for 360 as well, GTA MMO
- Persona 4 in North America before the end of 2008, Persona PSP and PS3 in the works
- Rock Band 2 with new modes
- New Castlevania for DS, Wii, and a 3D 360/PS3 game
- MGS4 PS3 bundle will be VERY limited. If you haven't pre-ordered by June you might be screwed
@ Bioshock: PLEASE GOD BE TRUE. I want to play it so bad. Also, is does it say Bioshock 2 is 360/PC or is it supposed to be PS3 from the start this time?

@ Rock Band 2: New modes? Don't give a fuck. They better not be holding back good DLC to put it in this EXTREMELY UNNECESSARY sequel.
 

Y2Kev

TLG Fan Caretaker Est. 2009
Well that's a mighty timed exclusive :lol

It'd be funny if we looked back at the console generation at the end of the generation and there are like 2 third party exclusives total.
 

JDSN

Banned
Oh shit, so Blastworks is good?

Next Month Previews: Banjo Kazooie 3, Infamous, Project Origin

Next month its gonna kick ass.
 

Struct09

Member
Just looking at scores, a little harsh on MK:Wii. The game is a lot of fun, and that's all that matters to me. I'd consider it a bit above average. I'll read the review when I get my magazine though, maybe they have some valid complaints.
 
acevans2 said:
@ Rock Band 2: New modes? Don't give a fuck. They better not be holding back good DLC to put it in this EXTREMELY UNNECESSARY sequel.
a successful ea(-distributed) franchise without a yearly update? what exactly are you suggesting, sir
 

SPEA

Member
Y2Kev said:
Well that's a mighty timed exclusive :lol

It'd be funny if we looked back at the console generation at the end of the generation and there are like 2 third party exclusives total.
Wouldn't surprise me one bit. No third-party exclusive is safe this generation.
 

RBH

Member
Next Month Cover Story: Gears of War 2
Next Month Previews: Banjo Kazooie 3, Infamous, Project Origin
Next Month Reviews: MGS4, Ninja Gaiden 2, Wii Shit, Final Fantasy Tactics A2

Holy shit at the next issue. Gears 2, Banjo 3, and Infamous! :O

- MGS4 PS3 bundle will be VERY limited. If you haven't pre-ordered by June you might be screwed
If this turns out to be true, I don't think it's a good move by Sony to limit the distribution of the 80gb.




Thanks for posting this.
 

woodchuck

Member
SuperSonic1305 said:
UEFA Euro 2008 - B+, B+, A
Good: Through passes finally work, online integration
Bad: Goalkeepers are unnaturally good

YES. im going to give it a rental though and save my money for Fifa 09
 

Kintaro

Worships the porcelain goddess
Rumors:

- Third Person Halo Prequel for Holiday 2009
- Bioshock PS3 in September with all DLC and better visuals, Bioshock 2 shown around same time
- Max Payne 3, Red Dead Revolver 2, LA Noire for 360 as well, GTA MMO
- Persona 4 in North America before the end of 2008, Persona PSP and PS3 in the works
- Rock Band 2 with new modes
- New Castlevania for DS, Wii, and a 3D 360/PS3 game
- MGS4 PS3 bundle will be VERY limited. If you haven't pre-ordered by June you might be screwed

- Cool
- Too little, too late. Bio 2 will be welcome though.
- Give me Max Payne 3!
- P4 would be hot. Persona PSP and PS3? All over my face please. Thanks.
- =(
- 3D Vania? FU!
- Guess I'll pass on this rumor to customers just in case...
 

castle007

Banned
OMG OMG OMG

are they saying that there will be 3 new CV games??

The DS and Wii games will be 2D??? :D

And the 360/PS3 one will be 3D

best rumor ever
 
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