Game Informer January 08 Breakdown

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Reviews:

Multi
Rock Band - 9.25 & 9.25 (second op)
Beowolf - 5.75 & 5 (second op)
Kane & Lynch - 7 & 7.25 (second op)
MX Vs. ATV - 8 & 8.25 (second op) they give the Wii and PS2 version a 7.5 due to graphics and a lack of a sense of speed

360
F.E.A.R. Files - 6.5 & 7 (second op)
Viva Pinata - 5.5
Bee Movie - 6.5
Scene It - 8.5 & 7

PS3
Time Crisis 4 - 4.25 & 4.5 (second op)

Wii
Super Mario Galaxy GOTM- 9.75 & 9.75 (second op)
Smarty Pants - 7.5 & 6 (second op)
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - 7.75 & 8 (second op)
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles - 8.25 & 8 (second op)
Soulcalibur Legends - 4 & 4 (second op)
Ghost Squad - 7 & 6.5 (second op)
Battalion Wars 2 - 7.25 & 7.25 (second op)
Endless Ocean - 6
Trauma Center: New Blood - 7.5
Medal Of Honor Heroes 2 - 6.75
Dancing With The Stars - 5.25
Jenga - 2

NDS
Master Of Illusion - 8
Nanostay 2 - 7.25
Orcs & Elves - 6.75
Contra 4 (handheld game of the year) - 9.25 & 8.75 (second op)
LifeSigns: Surgical Unit - 6 & 4 (second op)

PSP
Warhammer 40K: Squad Command - 8 & 8.5 (second op)

PC
Crysis - 9 & 9 (second op)
SimCity Societies - 8 & 6.75 (second op)
Gears Of War - 8 & 8.75 (second op)
Empire Earth III - 6.5 & 6.75 (second op)
Universe At War: Earth Assault - 8.5 & 8 (second op)
Hellgate: London - 8.5 & 8.5 (second op)
Tabula Rasa - 8 & 8.25 (second op)
Fury - 5 & 5.5 (second op)


main articles tackle

The people and people's take on the Havok engine
LEGOs and videogames
Top 50 Games Of 2007 (see below)

Cover article is on Tiberium, a new take on a FPS in the C&C universe from EA



Top 50 Games of 2007 (outside of GOTY, they don't rank them and there is a shitload of expansion packs)

PC
World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
Supreme Commander
LOTR Online: Shadows Of Angmar
Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword
Medieval II Total War: Kingdoms
World Of Conflict
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask Of The Betrayer
Hellgate: London
Crysis
Unreal Tournament 3

Multi
Assassin's Creed
Rock Band
Guitar Hero 3
The Orange Box
COD 4
Skate
Tiger Woods 08
NHL 08
Stuntman: Ignition
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Puzzle Quest
Elder Scrolls: Shivering Isles

360
Ghost Recon 2
Forza 2
The Darkness
Bioshock (GOTY)
Halo 3
Blue Dragon
Ace Combat 6
Project Gotham Racing 4
Mass Effect

PS3
Heavenly Sword
Ratchet & Clank: Tools Of Destruction
Uncharted

Wii
Super Paper Mario
Metroid Prome 3
Geometry Wars Galazies
Super Mario Galaxy

NDS
Contra 4
Phoenix Wright: Trials And Tribulations
Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
Picross

PSP
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow

PS2
Persona 3
God Of War 2
Odin Sphere (sweet)

[Dark Slayer120]

Thanks for the info man. I think K&L deserved no more then a 6 myself, but to each their own.

[schuerm26]

What exactly do you do in Endless Ocean for the wii? Swim around and look at stuff?

[InuFaye]

Its an endless fucking ocean what the hell do you think you do?

[ryanbph]

thanks op

[blueshinra]

What exactly do you do in Endless Ocean for the wii? Swim around and look at stuff?I think you take photos along with all that swimming around and looking at stuff. Can't remember what else.

[schuerm26]

Its an endless fucking ocean what the hell do you think you do?

I love helpful responses like this. That's why I come to this site.

Don't you think there is more than just swimming around you can do in an ocean?

[InuFaye]

I love helpful responses like this. That's why I come to this site.

Don't you think there is more than just swimming around you can do in an ocean?

Drown.

[fart_bubble]

I love helpful responses like this. That's why I come to this site.

Don't you think there is more than just swimming around you can do in an ocean?

from the review:

You could swim around, make friends....well, thats about it......giving players a chance to pet all sorts of underwater wildlife and watch them float by...the few other distractions, like taking pictures and filling an aquarium

was thinking this was going to be like Everblue or Aquanaut's Holiday but I guess not exactly as there is no treasure hunting

[mega_n00bzer]

well, if endless ocean is anything like pokemon snap, I'm up for it

[FriskyTanuki]

from the review:

You could swim around, make friends....well, thats about it......giving players a chance to pet all sorts of underwater wildlife and watch them float by...the few other distractions, like taking pictures and filling an aquarium

was thinking this was going to be like Everblue or Aquanaut's Holiday but I guess not exactly as there is no treasure hunting
:lol: I remember the 1up Yours where Shane and Seanbaby are talking about the fish-petting simulator that is Endless Ocean.

[ViolentLee]

from the review:

You could swim around, make friends....well, thats about it......giving players a chance to pet all sorts of underwater wildlife and watch them float by...the few other distractions, like taking pictures and filling an aquarium

was thinking this was going to be like Everblue or Aquanaut's Holiday but I guess not exactly as there is no treasure hunting
Mmmm Everblue (2) -- a game I reviewed for that very magazine. It's still near and dear to my heart.

[Tricky]

What exactly do you do in Endless Ocean for the wii? Swim around and look at stuff?



You start out on a boat in the middle of ocean. You play as a diver researching aquatic life by swimming alongside fish, offering them bait and taking photographs. Using the Wii Remote, you guide your diver through increasingly deep waters, discovering strange and more beautiful sea creatures.

[VanillaGorilla]

You start out on a boat in the middle of ocean. You play as a diver researching aquatic life by swimming alongside fish, offering them bait and taking photographs. Using the Wii Remote, you guide your diver through increasingly deep waters, discovering strange and more beautiful sea creatures.Are you a real CAG, or a Nintendo PR rep, because that post looks....suspicious.

[PyroGamer]

Scene-It higher than I expected, Battalion Wars lower. I was hoping for an 8 from BW.

Why the hell is Hellgate: London on their top 50 if they hated it so much?

[fart_bubble]

Why the hell is Hellgate: London on their top 50 if they hated it so much?

Its a pretty positive review for Hellgate.

also on their 50 top ga,es, it comes off like they were struggling to list 50 games...or thats the impression I get

[blueshinra]

Are you a real CAG, or a Nintendo PR rep, because that post looks....suspicious.
I'm guessing it was copy-pasted from an official source...