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Game Styles

Here are the different styles of games we write about:

Alphabetical List

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z top

B
Battlefield 3 360
Blur 360
Borderlands 2 360
Burnout Dominator PS2
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C
Cars Wii
Cars 2 Wii
Conduit 2 Wii
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D
DJ Hero 2 360
DeBlob 2 Wii
Driver San Francisco Wii
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E
Enslaved in the Membrane PS3
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F
F1 2011 PS3
Fable II 360
Family Ski Wii
Family Ski and Snowboard Wii
Formula 1 2009 Wii
Forza 4 360 Kinect
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G
Gears of War 3 360
GoldenEye Wii
GoldenEye 007 Wii
Goldeneye 007 Wii
Gran Turismo PS1
Gran Turismo 5 PS3
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue PS3
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H
Halo Anniversary 360
Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary 360
Halo: Combat Evolved 360
Hunted: The Demon's Forge 360
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K
Killzone 3 3D PS3 Move
Kinect Sports Season 2 360 Kinect
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L
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes PS3
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Wii
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M
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii Wii
Mario Sports Mix Wii
Modnation Racers PS3
Motion Sports 360 Kinect
Motor Storm PS3
Motor Storm: Pacific Rift PS3
MotorStorm Apocalypse PS3
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift PS3
Motorstorm RC PS Vita
Motorstorm: Apocalypse PS3
MySims Racing Wii
MySims Sky Heroes Wii
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N
NASCAR 09 360
Need For Speed Carbon Wii
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Wii
Need for Speed Nitro Wii
Need for Speed Pro Street Wii
Need for Speed Shift 360
Need for Speed: Pro Street PS3
Need for Speed: Shift PS3
Need for Speed: Undercover 360
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P
Playmobil Circus Wii
Portal 2 PS3
Project Gotham Racing 4 360
Pure 360
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R
Racer's Island Wii-ware
Raving Rabbids Travel in Time Wii MotionPlus
Real Racing 2 Mac
Real Racing 2 HD iPad/iPhone
Renegade Ops PSN
Resident Evil 5 PS3
Resistance 3 PS3
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S
Sega Rally 360
Sega Rally Online Arcade 360
ShaunWhite Snowboarding World Stage Wii MotionPlus
Siren: Blood Curse PS3
Skate It Wii
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing Wii
Split Second 360
Sports Champions PS3
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T
Tangled Wii
TrackMania Wii
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V
Virtua Tennis 4 PS3 Move
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W
Wii Virtua Tennis 4 Hampered By Kinect and Move
Wii-Party International Wii
Wii-Play Motion Wii MotionPlus
Wipeout HD PS3
Wipeout HD 3D PS3
Wipeout HD PS3 PSN
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N
n+ 360

Split Screen Multiplayer games involve multiple players by providing a portion of the screen for each person. This enables two, three or four players to be involved in the game using just one console. Although popular for the PS2, Gamecube and Wii it is becoming less common in modern 360 and PS3 games which are less willing to sacrifice horsepower from the visuals to accomodate the extra players - they opt for an online multiplayer mode instead.

Motorstorm Apocalypse marries thrills of off-road racing with end of world bedlam. A little indulgent maybe, but the quality and polish on display shone through even this most juvenile of videogames... read now

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being a Mac game and coming as it did towards the beginning of Christmas week, the release of Real Racing 2 for OS X might have passed somewhat under the radar of many gamers... read now

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the wider context of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition is, of course, the completion of the three-year transition of the Halo franchise from a now independant Bungie to Microsoft subsidiary 343 Industries (or 343i for those who like their companies to sound like 1970s computers). as such, it's sort of a concept/portfolio piece, except designed by someone who already has the job. and on sale... read now

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Borderlands 2 sees a multiplatform return to the bright and violent world of Pandora with a cast of new characters and a box of new tricks... read now

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Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes offers a return to the carefree cartoon world of a fun Lego licence not constrained by a movie tie-in... read now

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Motorstorm RC will work on the PS Vita and Playstation 3. What it lacks in multiplayer support it gains with the promise of long term additional content... read now

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Fred and Bob have some international visitors over to play Wii-Party... listen now

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Cars 2 feels every bit like taking part in the fun and mayhem of the movie, with a wealth of options and great 4-player racing... read now

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Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary is both old and new. It keeps the story, gameplay and controls perfectly intact from the original while shrouding the whole affair in the graphical goodness of Halo Reach... read now

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Kinect Sports Season 2 extracts more fidelity from Kinect to create an engaging and surprisingly deep sports experience. Online multiplayer, voice control and some really magical moments are more than enough for me to forgive the odd wobbly moment... read now

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Fred is so taken with Enslaved that he breaks into song, with a little help from Bob... listen now

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Battlefield has always been a game to enjoy with other people -- as in humans rather than artificial opponents. This year more than ever though, it has made a concerted effort to chip into Modern Warfare's single player experience -- and the sales figures that go with it. .. read now

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Real Racing 2 HD extends its impressive delivery for iPad and iPhone 4S with a new four player party mode. Elsewhere it puts the extra horsepower to good use improving visuals... read now

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Kinect Sports Season 2 expands its repertoire of motions and sports. Walking the line between simplicity of Kinect and a genuine videogame challenge is no easy matter, but Season 2 looks like it will continue the first game's success in this respect... read now

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Renegade Ops is a joy-filled blast through action movie cliches with a wonderfully retro flavour. In spite of teething issues, this deserves to be an instant classic... read now

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Fable II is set in the land of Albion, where Heroes are the stuff of legend. So when you embark on this Odyssey you'd better be prepared for a thorough drenching in mythical archetypes and motifs: maps, keys, armour and weaponry, skills, spells, you name it... read now

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Driver San Francisco 360/PS3 celebrates great american chase cars but manages to do so while have plenty of TV-fuelled fun along the way... read now

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Gears of War 3 stomps out another mouthwatering multiplayer feast. While the campaign may not match the humanity of Uncharted 3, the co-operative play is streets ahead... read now

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Driver San Francisco Wii offers more ways to play together than any other Wii game. Assistance, co-operative, and split-screen play are joined by novel DS integration to make this a genuinely stand out game for families... read now

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Playmobil Circus Wii wraps a fairly standard set of circus-themed mini-games in some cheeringly energetic presentation... read now

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More posts:

Sep 2011

Resistance 3 PS3 Review

Aug 2011

Cars 2 Wii Review
F1 2011 PS3 Review

Jul 2011

Sega Rally Online Arcade 360 Review
Wipeout HD PS3 Review
Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary 360 News
Wii-Play Motion Wii MotionPlus Review
Sega Rally Saturn Review
Gran Turismo 5 PS3 Review

Jun 2011

Formula 1 2009 Wii Review
Cars 2 Wii Review
Hunted: The Demon's Forge 360 News

May 2011

Game People Show | Portal 2 PS3 Podcast
Wii Virtua Tennis 4 Hampered By Kinect and Move Article
Virtua Tennis 4 360 Kinect Review
Project Gotham Racing 4 360 Review

Apr 2011

Conduit 2 Wii Review
Portal 2 PS3 News
Gears of War 3 360 News
Virtua Tennis 4 PS3 Move Review

Mar 2011

Gran Turismo PS1 Review

Feb 2011

Wipeout HD 3D PS3 Review
Tangled Wii Review
Killzone 3 3D PS3 Move Preview
Mario Sports Mix Wii Review

Jan 2011

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Wii Review

Dec 2010

Conduit 2 Wii News
Scripted Gamer Show | Goldeneye 007 Wii Podcast
DJ Hero 2 360 Review
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Wii News
Forza 4 360 Kinect News
GoldenEye 007 Wii Review
GoldenEye 007 Wii Review
Gran Turismo 5 PS3 Review

Nov 2010

DeBlob 2 Wii News
Motion Sports 360 Kinect Review
MySims Sky Heroes Wii Review
GoldenEye 007 Wii Review

Oct 2010

Raving Rabbids Travel in Time Wii MotionPlus News
Split Second 360 Review

Sep 2010

Sports Champions PS3 Move Review
Sports Champions PS3 Move Preview
Racer's Island Wii-ware News
Virtua Tennis 4 PS3 Move News

Aug 2010

TrackMania Wii News
GoldenEye Wii News
Split Second 360 Review
Sports Champions PS3 News

Jun 2010

MotorStorm Apocalypse PS3 News

May 2010

Blur 360 Review
Split Second 360 Review
Modnation Racers PS3 Review

Apr 2010

Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing Wii Buying Guide
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing 360 Review

Mar 2010

Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing Wii Review

Feb 2010

Formula 1 2009 Wii Review

Jan 2010

Siren: Blood Curse PS3 Review

Dec 2009

Need for Speed Nitro Wii Buying Guide

Nov 2009

ShaunWhite Snowboarding World Stage Wii MotionPlus Rough Guide

Sep 2009

Need for Speed Shift 360 Review
Need for Speed Shift 360 Buying Guide
Need for Speed: Shift PS3 Review
Resident Evil 5 PS3 Review

Jun 2009

MySims Racing Wii Rough Guide
Pure 360 Review

Mar 2009

Motor Storm: Pacific Rift PS3 Review

Jan 2009

Need for Speed: Undercover 360 Review

Dec 2008

Mario Kart Wii Wii Review
Wipeout HD PS3 PSN Rough Guide
Skate It Wii Rough Guide

Nov 2008

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift PS3 Review
Motor Storm: Pacific Rift PS3 Rough Guide

Sep 2008

n+ 360 Review
Need for Speed: Pro Street PS3 Review
Need for Speed Pro Street Wii Rough Guide

Feb 2008

Family Ski and Snowboard Wii Rough Guide

Sep 2007

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue PS3 Review
Burnout Dominator PS2 Review
NASCAR 09 360 Review
Need For Speed Carbon Wii Review
Mario Kart Wii Review
Cars Wii Review
Family Ski Wii Rough Guide
Motor Storm PS3 Rough Guide
Sega Rally 360 Rough Guide

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