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3... A
slightly skimpy issue, I'm afraid. After the inevitable
pre-Christmas rush, there's been depressingly little to talk
about in the early weeks of 2009. It's particularly
telling that three out of the top four highest scorers this
month come from independent, small-time developers, while
the return of certain established franchises results in
little more than a dispassionate shrug. Take note, big
guys...
Hopefully the coming months will bring some finer specimens
our way. Blizzard's 2009 roster looks ridiculously
exciting, with Diablo III leading the way. And
UbiSoft's intriguing new survive-em-up should appear later
in the year. It's an odd genre-mash that supposedly
challenges the way we consider the 'rules' of
videogames. How exciting...
Oh - before I forget - say hi to the new guys! Andy
Johnson joins us as Features Editor, though he doesn't start
work properly 'til Issue 4. Michael Sterrett begins
his retro campaign this issue, though, with a glimpse of how
movie-tie ins have always been bloody awful.
Next month: an inappropriately-timed horror issue.
You'd think all the big gaming scares would be released
around Hallowe'en, wouldn't you? But no - Cryostasis,
F.E.A.R. 2 and NecroVision all hit shelves in
the near future. The only thing we're afraid of
is the prospect of reviewing them before March 2nd...
Lewis Denby
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Contents...
Special
Report
Are
games really turning us into antisocial druggies? If
you believe The Telegraph, they are...
16-Bit
Boy
Our
very own 16-Bit Boy arrives for the first of his series of
retro articles. This month: movie tie-ins have
always been rubbish...
Who's
Alive? I Am Alive!
Could
UbiSoft's upcoming natural disaster epic redefine the way we
think of the term 'survival horror'...?Diablo
III:
Electronic Heroin?
We
take a look at Blizzard's huge RPG sequel. Will it be
as ludicrously addictive as its developer's existing
catalogue...?
Reviews
(alphabetically)
Crayon
Physics Deluxe (PC)
Football
Superstars
(PC)
Little
Big Planet: Metal Gear Solid Pack (PS3)
Penumbra
Collection
(PC)
Prince
of Persia
(PS3
/ XBox360 / PC)
Tomb
Raider: Underworld (PS3 / XBox360 /
PC)
World
of Goo*
(Wii) (ported from PC)
* Game
of the Month
Score
Guidelines
THE TEAM:
Lewis Denby,
Pete Hulme, Andy Johnson, Graham Jones, J.D.
Richardson, Michael Sterrett
WITH HELP THIS ISSUE FROM:
David Williams
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