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Though I spent the end of last year playing through a series of fantastic new releases, I was pleased that pondering over our Games of the Year feature gave me an excuse to return to an earlier beast.  I've been playing Grand Theft Auto 4 religiously for days on end now, never once growing tired of its wonderful script, fabulous missions and utterly inspiring world.

Sandbox games were 2008's 'thing', with Fallout 3 leading the way for the RPG genre.  Arriving hilariously late at the gates of Far Cry 2, I can confirm that it could well be the way forward for first-person shooters too, though it isn't a game without problems.  Have a read of my review to see what spoils an otherwise mesmerising title.

If there's one thing I would really encourage you to read this month, it's a preview of a whimsical little adventure game called The Path.  Set for a Spring release, this oddball indie game looks more intriguing than almost anything else on the radar.  Whether it fulfils its promises remains to be seen, but few other 2009 releases have me as excited as this one.  The critical acclaim of World of Goo and Braid last year shows that the best games don't necessarily come from the biggest developers, making titles like The Path an extremely exciting prospect indeed.

'Til February 2nd,

Lewis Denby


PENNED THIS MONTH BY...
Jonathan Alisandyr, Lewis Denby, Pete Hulme, Graham Jones, J.D. Richardson
Contents...

Games of the Year
We take a look back at the finest games of 2008...

A Fallout Retrospective
Don't let the fabulous new addition to the series cause you to forget about its roots...

The Broken Beauties
Sometimes, the most carefully crafted videogames aren't the most deliciously memorable...

Return to Black Mesa
We talk to project leader Carlos Montero about the upcoming Half-Life remake...

Stick to The Path
A look at an ambitious upcoming horror title from Belgium...

Reviews (alphabetically)
A Vampyre Story (PC)
Far Cry 2  (XBox360 / PS3 / PC)
Feyruna 2 (PC)
Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades (DS)
LotR Online: Complete Edition* (PC)
Mirror's Edge (PS3 / XBox360 / PC)
MySims (PC / Wii)
Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity (DS / Wii / PC)
Resistance 2 (PS3)
Sonic Unleashed (PS3 / XBox360 / Wii)

* Game of the Month

Score Guidelines

 
 

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