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CONTENT ARCHIVE | 2013 | JULY - AUGUST

< September-October 2013    July-August 2013    > June-July 2013


PIXEL REVIEW: BLACKTHORNE 32X 31/8/2013
A cinematic platformer that time should never have been forgotten. Tom remembers Blizzard's mammoth, action-packed ode to Flashback in the guise of its 1995 port on SEGA's short-lived 32X add-on. Read our thoughts now!
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PIXEL REVIEW: RAPID RACER PS 26/8/2013
Chris looks back at when Sony sent out their challenger to the might of Wave Race 64, as the water racing scene started to get tasty in the back half of the nineties. Is it a case of wet 'n' wild, or up the creek without a paddle?
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PIXEL REVIEW: WWE '13 X360 22/8/2013
Just as you thought it was safe to come out from behind your turnbuckle, Shane's back with more wrestling fun. The latest WWE features era-hopping grappling, but can it turn back the clock and recapture the highs of earlier instalments?
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PIXEL PREVIEW: THE CHAOS ENGINE PC 21/8/2013
Alan takes a quick look at the forthcoming restoration of The Chaos Engine, which hits Steam in eight days. We celebrate with some brand-spanking new and exclusive screenshots from Mastertronic themselves!
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PIXEL REVIEW: MARIO KART WII WII 18/8/2013
Chris finishes the weekend off, like many millions of others around the world, with a bit of Mario Kart. And who can blame him? We look at whether the series' Wii outing was still a pace-setter under the glare of competition from rival titles...
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PIXEL REVIEW: MARIO KART DS DS 16/8/2013
Tom discovers that some things never get old, as he says "let's-a-go!" to another fiendishly addictive instalment of the powered-up racing frenzy that is Mario Kart. Does the small-screen version pack a big hit? Read our review now!
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PIXEL REVIEW: FAR CRY 3 X360 9/8/2013
Shane's back for another exotic FPS holiday. Does Far Cry 3 strike the right balance of stealth, gunplay and exploration? Or would it end up like its predecessor - a case of too much trudging around in the dust? Read the review now!
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PIXEL REVIEW: FAR CRY 2 PS3 8/8/2013
One of the most ambitious, attractive and audacious first-person shoot 'em ups of this generation, Tom looks at whether the vast scope of Far Cry 2 is channelled positively as he gets himself involved in an arms-deal/review.
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PIXEL FEATURE: Q&A WITH NEIL MCKENNA 5/8/2013
With a remake of one of the Bitmap Brothers' finest works on the horizon, Alan gets the low-down on this brave restoration project through an in-depth chat with Mastertronic's product director Neil McKenna.
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PIXEL REVIEW: KLONOA: EMPIRE OF DREAMS GBA 2/8/2013
Klonoa set out to prove once again that two dimensions are all you need for great platforming action. Tom looks at whether portable outing Empire of Dreams could continue Klonoa's remarkable run of form
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PIXEL REVIEW: METROID II: RETURN OF SAMUS GB 31/7/2013
Nintendo's heroine returned to prominence in 1992 with a follow-up to the celebrated NES adventure. Chris looks at whether a switch to the small-screen was a good move for Samus Aran in his review of the second Metroid game.
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