Notes de presse

• PC
• 6 / 10
• France

• PS3
• X360
• PS2
• PSP
• WII
• 8 / 10
• Royaume-Uni

Existing Tiger owners will have to weigh up if the additions this year are worth another purchase, but if you've been out of the game for a while there's no better time to return to the links.

• WII
• 4 / 5
• États-Unis

• PSP
• 75%
• Allemagne

• DS
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

• WII
• 4.5 / 10
• Italie

• PC
• États-Unis

• X360
• 4.5 / 10
• États-Unis

• PC
• 7 / 10
• Allemagne

• PS2
• PC
• 1.9 / 10
• États-Unis

There are a few other trivial elements in Falling Stars like dressing Luna or training Komi (you just distribute points to his attack, speed or defense), but they're not worth talking about -- just like this game isn't worth your time or money. I'm tempted to recommend that you throw this game into a fire, but I'm strongly against the burning of creative works. But calling Falling Stars a "creative work" is a bit of a stretch.

• PS3
• X360
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

NHL 2K9 does some good things. The controls have been fixed, it's fun, and there are some nice touches to the presentation. But the AI is very suspect and the emphasis on fun hurts the authenticity, which was once 2K's biggest selling point. Certainly there are merits to purchasing NHL 2K9, but there's no question it is inferior to its rival this year. If you prefer your hockey more streamlined and don't want to be forced to play a slower but truer form of the sport, then this is certainly worth picking up.

• WII
• 6 / 10
• Royaume-Uni

• PS2
• 5.3 / 10
• États-Unis

TNA iMPACT! had a lot of potential, but it didn't follow through on it. Sure, the control scheme is solid as well as a throwback to the wrestling games of old (so it's sure to appeal to a lot of people) and the Ultimate X Match is fun and provides for some good looking spots, but those facets aren't enough to overcome the pile of wrong this title has assembled. There's no CAW; the moves are limited and repetitive; there's no online; clipping issues abound; the game is not pretty; the framerate dips; and above all, iMPACT! doesn't feel like real wrestling. The opponents never stay down long enough; they don't sell limb damage; there's an announce table and announcer voices (that are barely used) but no announcer bodies; there are no championship belts to wear or defend even though they're mentioned in the story; chairs are just sitting around the outside of the ring; there is no rope break, and every match is no count out/no DQ. It's clear that the PlayStation 2 version of TNA iMPACT! was an afterthought.

• PC
• 67%
• Espagne

• DS
• 6.5 / 10
• États-Unis

• WII
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

Final Soldier is an Import category release for the Virtual Console, as it's never previously been made available in the United States. But, that novelty aside, it's just not quite as appealing as most of the other games in its series that have been on sale in the Wii Shop for a while. It certainly tops the NES Star Soldier, but beyond that I'd more firmly recommend Super Star Soldier, Soldier Blade or Blazing Lazers before suggesting that you spend 700 Wii Points on this one. If you've already played and enjoyed all the rest, though, then by all means use seven bucks to grab this not-so-final middle installment in the franchise.

• PS3
• États-Unis

• DS
• 6.2 / 10
• États-Unis

Ferrari Challenge's greatest offense is being boring. We get a glimpse of a really interesting racer in the tutorial, but then all that fun stuff is taken away and we're left with a totally mediocre game. Without any bells or whistles, all you can do is race invincible Ferraris around dull environments. Interface problems keep it from being exciting for even diehard Ferrari fans. Drivers should check out last month's Grid for an example of portable racing done well.

• PSP
• États-Unis

• PS3
• 3.5 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS3
• 7 / 10
• Italie

Buzz è un gioco a Quiz. Un prodotto, dunque, fortemente settoriale, dedicato esplicitamente a chi ama il genere. Eppure, l'ultima sua incarnazione è così curata da riuscire a convincere anche i più scettici. Grazie al canale My Buzz ed al supporto via PSN è possibile arricchire di tanto in tanto il plateau di domande a disposizione, così da rinfrescare le partite, e il gran numero di quesiti disponibili fin dall'inizio permette comunque di divertirsi per un bel po'. La struttura collaudata, l'ironia del character design e delle battute di Buzz divertono anche gli utenti occasionali, e sono perfette per animare una serata fra amici. Senza aspirare alla gloria degli allori (anche a causa di qualche difetto, che include la permanenza di tempi morti e l'impossibilità di personalizzare le sfide), Quiz Tv fa egregiamente il suo lavoro, dimostrando che è possibile sviluppare software di qualità anche quando ci si confronta con il Social Gaming più spinto.

• PS3
• 8.5 / 10
• Allemagne

Große Gefühle, skurriler Humor, harte Herausforderungen: Ich komme kaum von diesem kleinen Schmuckstück weg! Ich liebe den Arcade-Charme, ich liebe die bescheuerten Ansagen vor jeder Mission. Das simple, aber kreative Spieldesign verbindet rasanten Oldschoolspaß mit moderner Oberfläche. Das ist kein blödes Casualgame, sondern ein Creativegame, das in die ehrenvolle Gesellschaft von PixeljunkEden, Braid & Co gehört. Okay, ich habe ein Faible für Zombieszenarios und ich mag Spiele, in denen es sowohl auf strategische Planung als auch Geschicklichkeit und Glück ankommt. Und dann diese genialen Momente, wenn hunderte Menschen in der Nähe der Rettungszone plötzlich losrennen und einen orgiastischen kollektiven Jubel ertönen lassen! Dieses Lemmings in Sattelitenperspektive hätte mich mit all seinen realistischen Berlin-, London- und L.A.-Karten komplett kalt gelassen, wenn die Entwickler nicht die Emotionalität so gut eingefangen hätten. Wenn sich ein Zombie nähert, dann beginnen die Leute hinter mir schon zu zittern und zu lamentieren; wenn sie angegriffen werden, schreien sie panisch auf. Das führt dazu, dass ich beim Spielen fast wie ein Herbergsvater auf sie einrede, um sie zu beruhigen, während der eigene Puls angesichts des nächsten Zombies und der tickenden Uhr schon wieder rast. Diese Momente sorgen für Spannung, für Panik und für eine Identifikation, die trotz des knackigen Schwierigkeitsgrades zum Retten bis in die letzte Stadt motiviert. So macht globales

• PS2
• 69%
• Espagne

• WII
• 7.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Very few games have ever been created that are as overtly explicit as those in the Cho Aniki series, and while this first installment in the franchise is the tamest of them all it’s easy to see the direction that developer Masaya intended evolving already. Cho Aniki is the weirdest and most nonsensical Import to come to the American Virtual Console so far -- and it likely won’t ever lose that distinction, unless its own sequels show up someday. The even more ridiculous Ai Cho Aniki and Cho Aniki: Bakuretsu Ranto Hen could be potential future candidates for the service, so if you want to see more nearly naked men come to the VC, put down 900 Wii Points for this one.