Notes de presse

• X360
• 9.1 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS2
• 8.4 / 10
• États-Unis

Simply put, I loved this game. By no means is it a title for everyone, but if you're in the mood for a clever strategy game that is fun, features beautiful fight scenes and gives you more than 15 crazy characters to command (Who wins in a dragon/chimera fight? The viewer!), Grim is a must play. That said, I can't score this game as high as my heart wants me too. The bookshelf system is great, the levels and cutscenes are colorful and picking and choosing how to take down your enemy is amazing -- but the lack of an in-battle save is a deal breaker. I shouldn't have to pick between the 80-minutes I've put into a battle and my life.

• DS
• 7.8 / 10
• États-Unis

Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007 is an all-around impressive presentation of Konami's card-battling craze. Most of the things now holding the design back from true greatness are wishlist features – voice chat during battles would be nice, as there's no current way to communicate with your opponent – and other additions could further encourage new players to give the game a try. The lengthy, detailed tutorial mode is a big step in the right direction, but this package cut out any kind of single-player adventure. One step forward, one step back. If you've never given Yu-Gi-Oh a try and are curious, you can safely start here – just supplement your play with some episodes of the show and you'll fill in the blanks. And if you're a hardcore duelist already, definitely invest in this Championship. You'll be entertained for hours, days, weeks and months to come – and you might just become the #1 battler in the world.

• X360
• 1 / 10
• États-Unis

• X360
• 7 / 10
• Royaume-Uni

• DS
• 5.6 / 10
• États-Unis

• DS
• 92%
• Espagne

• X360
• 9.4 / 10
• Italie

• X360
• 8 / 10
• Royaume-Uni

• PC
• X360
• 9 / 10
• Allemagne

• PS2
• 9.1 / 10
• États-Unis

Another sleeper hit from NIS that deserves your attention

• SNES
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

• WII
• 6.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Though the game has its merits and can be fun to play with a friend, there just isn't anything noteworthy about Golden Axe II that would set it above its own predecessor. It's like a rerun of the scene from 1991 – new players may have discovered the Golden Axe franchise through downloading the original on the Virtual Console, but will be disappointed to find that this follow-up does nothing new with the design. If that's you, don't bother spending the 800 Wii Points on this one. If you haven't yet downloaded either one, and want to, then this sequel gets the very slight nod on the merits of its minor improvements, like the upgraded magic attack system. But only the most nostalgic of Sega fans should consider owning both, because it's like having the same game downloaded twice.

• PS2
• États-Unis

• X360
• 4.9 / 10
• États-Unis

• PC
• 16 / 20
• France

Loki est un hack'n slash de bonne facture, mais ce n'est pas encore cette fois que Diablo 2 aura trouvé son maître. En effet, l'architecture très "découpée" des actes et quelques petits défauts par-ci par-là lui portent un peu préjudice. Néanmoins, le soft a assez de qualités pour plaire aux fans du genre et pour les tenir scotchés devant leur PC de nombreuses heures durant. Une très bonne pioche pour rester au frais pendant les chaudes après-midi d'été qui s'annoncent.

• PC
• 6.5 / 10
• Italie

Loki in fase di recensione non sembra avere subito cambiamenti rilevanti dalla versione di anteprima testata qualche tempo fa, mantenendo inatlerati pregi e difetti. Il gioco è a tutti gli effetti un buon rappresentante del genere Hack 'n' Slash, superiore a tratti nel gameplay al recente Titan Quest, e tuttavia risulta un evidente "reprise" dell'offerta ludica di Diablo 2, con poche, marginalissime aggiunte (persino il comparto online era una realtà ai tempi del re indiscusso). Fortunatamente la storia è ben strutturata e gli eroi che è possibile interpretare sono ben caratterizzati (anche se non tutti realizzati con la stessa cura, soprattutto nelle animazioni). Insomma dalla parte di Loki c'è una struttura ormai rodata e funzionale, che gode in questo caso di un'ottima varietà, ma in suo sfavore troviamo l'abbondante riuso concettuale che da anni ormai ammorba il genere degli hack'n'slash, incapace di offrire variazioni di rilievo rispetto ai mostri sacri di dieci anni fa. Un gioco da possedere per gli appassionati dei contesti mitologici rappresentati o per gli irriducibili amanti del genere, un buon acquisto per chi ha amato Diablo 2 e cerca un valido "Remember Yesterday".

• X360
• PC
• 7 / 20
• France

• NES
• 3.5 / 10
• États-Unis

So it seems we've run out of potential positives. There's no redeeming Lode Runner here, and no getting past the fact that investing similar money for Battle Lode Runner would be a much wiser move. Gran this only if you're nostalgic for NES releases, otherwise, step up and grab the superior sequels.

• PSP
• 7.5 / 10
• Italie

Smash Court Tennis 3 offre, alla pari del diretto rivale Virtua Tennis, una mole impressionante di modalità di gioco, spaziando dalla partita veloce, al torneo arcade passando per la lunga e completa modalità Pro Tour e gli appassionanti mini-giochi. Sebbene l’approccio di gioco sensibilmente più tecnico e un sistema di controllo poco reattivo rispetto al rivale Sega potrebbero inizialmente indispettire, solo un allenamento costante permette di godere appieno della completezza che il titolo Namco-Bandai è in grado di offrire. Di contro, a fare da contrappeso ad un’esperienza altrimenti imperdibile resta un aspetto audio sottotono, un AI non all’altezza e diverse animazioni inspiegabilmente slegate tra di loro. In definitiva, Virtua Tennis: World Tour, per merito della sua maggiore immediatezza e velocità di gioco, rimane l’indiscusso numero uno delle simulazioni tennistiche su PlayStation Portable. Per coloro che, invece, ricercano uno stile di gioco più riflessivo e un set di comandi sensibilmente più ampio, Smash Court Tennis 3 si rivelerà sicuramente la scelta appropriata. Una menzione particolare, per finire, va alla possibilità di giocare in multi-player Ad-Hoc mediante un unico UMD: speriamo che sia d’esempio anche per quei produttori che si ostinano a richiedere 4 copie di gioco per fare una partita in compagnia.

• PC
• 11 / 20
• France

• DS
• 4 / 10
• États-Unis

I have a hard time understanding what O3 and Milestone were going for with this game. The main game is empty, the multiplayer is fun but shallow, the graphics are weak and including so few vehicle types and combat options gives the game a very narrow focus. Even Combat on the 2600 offered biplane and jet modes, and that game came out 25 years ago. The end result is a game that is never awful, but severely lacking in every area. Don't buy this game; if you're a combat nut, there are better war games on the DS, most notably the aforementioned Advance Wars: Dual Strike. If your buddy already has a copy of Tank Beat, though, go ahead and try out the multiplayer mode for an hour. That's really all this game comes down to.

• X360
• États-Unis

• X360
• 8.6 / 10
• États-Unis

It's been years since I played the original POP. It's a game I couldn't finish as a kid, but thanks to Gameloft's friendly redesign, I've raced through it four times now. The seeds of Ubisoft's recent Prince trilogy on Xbox can be found here -- even the dark alter-ego of the Prince plays a role. Prince of Persia Classic is certainly short, but it's oh so sweet. This is one of the best games released on XBLA to date and the template all future enhanced classic games should follow. If it weren't for the brevity of the experience, POP Classic would be, well, an instant classic. Still, if you can accept that you won't get more than a couple hours enjoyment from the $10 download, do yourself a favor and check out Prince of Persia Classic. It's one of the elite among Xbox Live Arcade games.