Split/Second is one of those games I have been itching to play since the first gameplay shots were revealed back in March last year. Explosive Burnout-esque gameplay with boobytraps! To be honest, I’m surprised it’s a game from Disney Interactive Studios.
It kinda feels like a gritty Wacky Races, with an aim to send your enemies barrelling towards oil tankards, collapsing buildings and burning cars to knock them back in their race times. You destroy not only the other cars, but the world around you. Video after the jump.
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AND…WE’RE BACK!
At ButtonMash we’re hungry for brand-spanking new games and May is set to be an exciting month with the release of a clutch of high profile and intriguing games which are set to leave us with a month of sore thumbs.
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After a seemingly endless range of prototype names, Sony has announced PlayStation Move as the official name for its upcoming Wii-esque PS3 motion controller.
The new peripheral was unveiled during GDC in San Francisco, and Sony has now confirmed it will be available in the autumn. It doesn’t look too pricey, setting gamers back $100 (£66) in the US and come in a variety of bundles, including a package deal comprising the PlayStation Eye camera and a game.
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This game has had the most mixed reviews we have seen for a long time (if you exclude Bayonetta’s post-release ethical rinsing). Some are heralding the game’s epic story-driven narrative, where others are slating the game’s linearity and “15-hour tutorial.”
Either way, it looks like Square-Enix has performed a good deal of reinvention to the franchise with Final Fantasy XIII’s new streamlined approach. We have stripped out the scores from the reviews below, as many did not seem to match up to the written review that accompanied them.
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As marketing for the thirteenth instalment in the Final Fantasy series reaches its climax, we’ve been treated to a bucket-load of commercials for the game – most of which feature Leona Lewis (love her or, in our case, loathe her).
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MyVoucherCodes caused a stir last week around their claim that the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII will outsell the PS3 one by 2:1 – and it now looks like that stat is becoming a reality.
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In the same absurd way Sony felt as though the general public would be happy shelling out north of £450 on a console at the launch of the PS3, the company now has a ‘feeling’ that it will have more motion controlled games than Microsoft’s Xbox 360 when both consoles go head-to-head in the Wii’s arena later this year.
SCEA’s Senior VP of Publisher Relations, Rob Dyer told IndustryGamers today that “My feeling is that we’re going to have a lot more games, a lot more innovation.” So what does Dyer base these predictions on?
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Joining the crazy three-dimensional hype bonanza, Konami has created a 3D online installment of the Metal Gear series exclusive to Japanese arcades.
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Final Fantasy VIII – my personal favourite in the series – originally released for PlayStation is now available to download for PlayStation 3 and PSP system from PSN, priced £7.99 and sized at 1.7Gb.
Though it received high critical acclaim at its original release, including a 10/10 review from Official PlayStation Magazine, the game has (rightly or wrongly) always lived in the shadow of its predecessor, Final Fantasy VII.
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My relationship with Sonic The Hedgehog has been a turbulent one. Back in the (very) early 90′s, Sonic was my 2D platformer of choice – I loved the speed, the colourful environments and huge levels presented in each game. The games since then have disappointed me greatly – Sonic Unleashed’s nighttime levels were probably the greatest example of how to wreck a great series.
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