Tiger Woods 360 invigorates things with a 24 person multiplayer and Ryder cup mode. But it's hard to live without the Wii's real swing for anyone who plays in the real world.
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Tiger Woods 360 invigorates things with a 24 person multiplayer and Ryder cup mode. But it's hard to live without the Wii's real swing for anyone who plays in the real world.
International Cricket 2010 has me caught in two minds. It offers significant improvements to the genre in terms of realistic perspectives and intelligent tactics, but the experience is hamstrung by a limited single player mode. I'd love to have been bowled over, but as it is I'm remaining fairly stiff upper-lipped.
Tiger Woods 11 may not reinvent the game, but for real world players or pro Wii golfers, it's the game of choice. Enhanced MotionPlus swinging and the new first person view combine to create a realistic rendition of my favourite pastime.
Skate 3 courts the mainstream with sales targets and an all new, squeaky-clean city as well as team play, Own It and Kill It awards for each challenge and a much expanded online experience. However, despite several improvements, as a former skater, a part of me is mourning the loss of the rough-edged, dissenting streak of the previous outing.
FIFA World Cup innovates alongside its official data to create a better game. Two button play, altitude fatigue and official team sheets and stadia combine to make 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa all it should be.
Baseball Blast! promises a lot but, like its overblown exclamation touting title, promises more than it can deliver. MotionPlus should have been a revolution here, but seems to have little effect. Publisher 2K Sports tried hard to wring all it could from baseball, but too many uninspired minigames prove the title's downfall.
Baseball Blast! promises a lot but, like its overblown explanation touting title, promises more than it can deliver. MotionPlus should have been a revolution here, but seems to have little effect. Publisher 2K Sports tried hard to wring all it could from baseball, but too many uninspired minigames prove the title's downfall.
When it hit the shelves in the autumn of 2007, Skate quickly proved a huge hit, redefining the possibilities of skateboard based gaming. As a result, Skate 2 has been one of the most eagerly anticipated sequels of recent years. The question is, after a couple of weeks of thorough testing, how does your friendly neighbourhood sports game fan rate EA Black Box's second instalment?
Little League World Series Baseball 2008 has some solid kids baseball fun and a good introduction to the sport. Offering a league mode, fast paced exhibition matches and a range of mini-game Little League should spark an ongoing interest in baseball.
After a significant lapse since the U.S. release, the beginning of October saw the arrival of the European version of the somewhat diminutive snowboarding sim Stoked on 360 and PS3. Despite concerns about its pacing and the lack of clear signposting, the more I've played it, the more I've found myself drawn to its no-nonsense approach, lean, focussed feel and pleasing attention to detail.
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