Xbox 360 surpasses original Xbox worldwide sales

The Xbox 360 has surpassed the worldwide sales of the original Xbox - shifting over 25 million units. The first Xbox sold 24 million units, with the GameCube only managing 21.5 million units, while the PS2 boasts a far more impressive 122 million units. This generation, however, the 360 currently lies ahead of the PS3, which has a global unit count of only 17 million. The Wii is on 36 million, which will certainly please a few Nintendo fan boys/girls.
Posted By POBmaestro - 18/11/2008

Game Review: Pirates: Duels on the High Seas

General Information

"Yo-ho-ho-ho, a pirate's life for me! Arrrrrrr me hearties prepare to set sail on a pirate ship o' many adventures and booty galore!"

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"Pirates: Duels on the High Seas" is a game where ye be controllin' yer ship, that will take ye on a grand adventure where ye be sailin' through the seas.

Pros & Cons
Pros:
  • Very addictive
  • Quite fun
  • It gives you the excuse to talk like a pirate
Cons:
  • People can start getting annoyed with the fact that you keep on talking like a pirate
  • Feels very limited as you can not get out of the boat
  • You can't have multiple sets of special weapons
  • Can be quite tedious at times
  • Does not support multiple save games
  • The music can be repetitive at times

Score
Playability: 7 | Replayability: 6 | Sound: 5 | Graphics: 7
Overall:

6.5 out of 10
Posted By Jessica - 17/11/2008

Game Review: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

General Information

"This is SPARTA!" wouldn’t work this time, the Prince of Persia is far more powerful than Xerxes himself, and that Sparta dude… well he would want to sharpen his skills more if he were to face the Prince.

Ubisoft’s newest title Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, is a unique game in the action/adventure genre, and without question, it sets the scale right this time, by bringing life to the genre, after it had withered.
Pros & Cons
Pros:
  • Good graphics, even great.
  • Astounding sounds.
  • Well done story.
Cons:
  • Lower graphics in playing than scenes.
  • Little moves to work with when fighting your enemies.
  • Nothing to discover when playing it again.

Score
Playability: 8 | Replayability: 6 | Sound: 8 | Graphics: 8
Overall:

8 out of 10
Posted By solidsnake - 17/11/2008

Game Review: Thief 3: Deadly Shadows

General Information

"Hey Garret, could you please sign this for me, I have a friend that is going crazy on me because I know you…" Those are the very words of your supplier in the Stone Market Proper District. Don't get me wrong I don't envy the man, but autographs, that is something I never expected to see in a medieval game about harsh living…
Pros & Cons
Pros:
  • New Weapons
  • Great graphics.
  • Environmental sounds.
  • Spooky.
Cons:
  • Too dark.
  • Sometimes poor AI.

Score
Playability: 7 | Replayability: 7 | Sound: 8 | Graphics: 8
Overall:

8 out of 10
Posted By solidsnake - 17/11/2008

Left 4 Dead - The Invasion is Close

Many of you, may or may not of heard of the new PC game that is soon to be sweeping the nation. The Demo has already had 10,000's of downloads and looks to be a massive hit with the gaming community when it is released later next week. What's it all about? Well here's your answer.

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Posted By TheGingerKid - 16/11/2008

Electronic Arts put the E and A in Active

A recent press release from EA has revealed the first details of EA SPORTS Active, their rival to Wii Fit. Rather than just using the trusted Balance Board, the game comes bundled with a strap to hold the Wii Nunchuk to your leg, in addition to a "resistance band" to help build up upper body strength via training exercises. Click ‘Read-More' below for a more in-depth look.

Posted By POBmaestro - 15/11/2008

Games Released on Friday 14th November (UK)

Today sees another new batch of big titles released, with the most notable being the latest Call of Duty, the innovative Mirrors Edge and of course a new World of Warcraft add-on, which was actually released yesterday. Football Manager 2009, the latest yearly incarnation of successful series, is also out today, with a GameOn review of that due out in about a week. For the second week running I haven't got any one-liners for each title, and you might have noticed I'm a day later than usual, but in any case "Read-More" for the full list of games released...

Posted By POBmaestro - 14/11/2008

Ubisoft give up on Heroes

From quite literally hero to zero, Ubisoft has officially announced that they are giving up on their plans to make a video game based on the superhero themed TV show Heroes. Exact reasons are currently unknown, but the TV show has seen deteriorating ratings while the Lost tie-in - also by developed by Ubisoft - was poorly rated and a commercial failure. The rights for a Heroes game are now back with NBC Universal, who must now try and sell them on to someone else, if anyone is actually interested...
Posted By POBmaestro - 14/11/2008

TIME rate Spore as one of the best inventions of 2008

In a bit of light news for the week, TIME has rated Spore 20th in their "Top 50 Inventions of 2008". TIME describe Spore as a game where you "take the entire evolution of a species - from a single-celled animalcule in a drop of water to a space-faring, galaxy-exploring sentient being - and turn it into a video game." Well isn't that nice to know. You could use this as something to impress your mates with, or it could be useful for a gaming pub quiz, perhaps.
Posted By POBmaestro - 14/11/2008

Game Review: Code of Honour 2 - Conspiracy Island

General Information

Code of Honour 2 - Conspiracy Island isn't a title that I had heard of until today. I looked at the manual and thought that this game may have some potential. But in the first 5 minutes of playing, I soon thought, "how long it will take me to hurry up and complete the game?". My answer? Two hours.

Pros & Cons
Pros:

Some Decent Sounds

 

Cons:

Bad Graphics

Very Short

Over Priced (£20)


Score
Playability: 4 | Replayability: 2 | Sound: 6 | Graphics: 3
Overall:

3.5 out of 10
Posted By TheGingerKid - 14/11/2008
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