Notes de presse

• DS
• 12 / 20
• France

Destiné principalement au jeune public, Spectrobes est un titre atypique qui tente de renouveler un concept hérité de Pokémon en le modernisant. Pourtant, le résultat déçoit dans le sens où la profusion d'éléments mis à notre disposition ne suffit pas à masquer une progression qui ne sait pas comment se renouveler. Ni les phases de combat ni les phases d'excavation ne renferment un intérêt assez probant pour nous donner envie de passer du temps à élever des créatures si peu attachantes, et seul l'aspect collection peut justifier une exploration approfondie de l'univers de Spectrobes.

• PSP
• 12 / 20
• France

Fondamentalement de mieux en mieux pensée, la série L'Entraineur version consoles progresse doucement mais sûrement. Manifestement, cette année a été davantage celle du développement d'une interface de niveau plus que celle de la mise en place d'une base de données aussi complète que sur PC. Que l'on soit seul ou deux, cette version PSP est de toutes les manières du niveau de son homologue PS2.

• DS
• 11 / 20
• France

L'ogre qui détrônera Mario n'est manifestement pas encore né. Shrek Smash'N'Crash Racing est un petit jeu de courses honnête qui comblera sans doute les joueurs les moins exigeants, et les petits ogres désireux de retrouver leurs personnages préférés dans une lutte motorisée, ou presque. Sans surprise.

• PS2
• 7.1 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS2
• X360
• 12 / 20
• France

• X360
• 7.4 / 10
• États-Unis

If you're a cricket fan then Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 gives you everything you could possibly wish for. There are two fully licensed tournaments to play through - ICC World Cup 2007 and the Champion’s Trophy. Plus, there are plenty of familiar international players, although you might not recognise them all because they look a little strange because of to the game's clunky graphics. Having said that, actually playing a game of cricket is enjoyable because there's a lot of depth to the bowling, batting and fielding. However, the package does little to attract non-cricket fans, thanks partly to the fact that some gameplay elements - particularly the bowling - require a lot of practice when most casual players just want to win test matches. With a few more fun cricket-themed features, like mini-games or a challenge mode, this would have been a great sporting achievement. As it is it's more like a county match - great if you're into that kind of thing, but not very interesting for everyone else.

• PS2
• 7.3 / 10
• États-Unis

It's impressive that Test Drive Unlimited even works in its limited fashion on the PS2. A large portion of what made this game so good on the Xbox 360 have made it over intact and the robust engine still runs quite well with nice graphics and a fluid, streaming world. Unfortunately, features (specifically online ones) have been removed likely due to the limitations of the platform. The whole isn't quite as good as the potential behind it and some may find the lack of direction or features wanting, but the entire package is still strong enough to warrant a look for those that don't have the option of playing it on a more powerful console.

• WII
• 4 / 10
• États-Unis

• PSP
• 7.9 / 10
• États-Unis

• X360
• 3 / 10
• États-Unis

• WII
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 for Wii is good, but not great. I like to think of it as an important first step. EA has with the title created a fun, but sometimes-flawed golf game – one overflowing with gameplay modes and options, but missing some control nuances. If you liked Wii Sports golf, but always wished you could do more with it, Tiger is your game. The control configuration works well enough to be enjoyable and entertaining most of the time, but there are also some frustrations, particularly when your seemingly straight swings send your golf balls curving into trees, anyway. On top of that, I think the series could and should look much better on Nintendo's console and am hoping that EA takes a cue from Wii Sports golf, whose presentation may be simple, but it's also finely polished. If you're a die-hard golf fan then I would recommend you pick this game up. It doesn't magically transform your Wii remote into a golf club, as you might be hoping, but as far as golf simulations go on Wii, you're not going to find any better. That is, until next year's version, which can't come soon enough.

• PSP
• 6 / 20
• France

EA Replay n'a pas grand-chose pour lui et n'attirera que les joueurs déterminés à se replonger dans des softs qui les avaient particulièrement marqués, mais même pour ceux-là, le choc risque d'être rude. Les 14 jeux de cette compilation sont restés les mêmes et si certains s'en réjouiront, les autres (dont votre humble serviteur) auraient sans doute apprécié que les contrôles soient légèrement revus afin d'offrir un peu plus de confort. Le gamer moderne est exigeant, et cette compilation risque fort de le décevoir.

• X360
• 12 / 20
• France

• X360
• 15 / 20
• France

• WII
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

• X360
• 5 / 10
• France

• X360
• 7 / 10
• France

• WII
• 3 / 5
• France

• WII
• 7 / 10
• Royaume-Uni

• WII
• 6 / 10
• Royaume-Uni

• X360
• 7.2 / 10
• Italie

• X360
• 3 / 10
• Royaume-Uni

• NGC
• 5 / 10
• États-Unis

• WII
• 16 / 20
• France