Tag Archives: PlayStation 2

Our Love-Hate Relationship With Licensed Games

These days video games have gotten so complex, expensive, and time-consuming to develop that it’s apparently not worth the trouble of churning them out to coincide with every major movie release or hit TV show. While fully-fledged video game adaptations used to be commonplace for every major genre blockbuster, you’re …

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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Review

Meet Harry Mason. He's crashed his car in the middle of a blizzard on the outskirts of a small town called Silent Hill. He's confused — his memory is iffy, but he's painfully aware that his little girl is no longer in the vehicle. So with flashlight in hand, he …

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Players Wanted: Ultimate Fighting Game

Nintendo fans love the idea behind Super Smash Bros. It's a fanboy dream to have all your favorite characters brought together under one roof, just to beat the snot out of each other. But what if gaming companies took that concept a few giant steps further? What if one game …

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Resident Evil 4 Review

Unless you've been hibernating in a PC bunker for the last two years, you've probably played this one already. It hit GameCube in early 2005 and blasted onto the PS2 later that year with a deflated price point and extra content. Now it's 2007, Resident Evil 4 is on PC, …

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God of War II Review

The original God of War was an action gaming masterpiece from start to finish. Its Greek mythology-derived storyline, blanketed with larger-than-life set pieces and timeless characters and themes, provided the perfect backdrop to an incredibly intense and engaging action romp. We dubbed it our pick for not only Best Action …

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Tomb Raider: Legend

Nearly 10 years ago a little-known British developer crafted a title whose impact on the videogame world would be massive and permanent. Tomb Raider starring Lara Croft graced game systems in November 1996. Within a year, the sexy, smart and sassy heroine would go on to become world-famous for her …

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Okami Review

Since our first look at the game, it was quite obvious that Okami would be something special, and very likely wind up as one of the PlayStation 2's last must-have hits. Gamers everywhere have been waiting for this game with bated breath as it has long promised to be entirely …

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Games-to-Film Frenzy II

You love the games. You love the films. And IGN FilmForce is the place for you to get your games-to-film fix! We've got all the latest news on every videogame currently in development in Hollywood. If you've been wondering about the status of the movie based on your favorite game… …

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TGS 2004: Tetsuya Nomura Q&A

If you've played Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy, then you've played with the touch of Square Enix super star Tetsuya Nomura. A character designer and, more recently, director, Nomura has become possibly the most well known name at the company since the days of Final Fantasy father Hironobu Sakaguchi. Nomura, …

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