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CONTENT ARCHIVE | 2016 | APRIL - JUNE

< July-September 2016    April-June 2016   > January-March 2016


PIXEL REVIEW: THE WONDERFUL 101 WIIU 19/6/2016
In between instalments of Bayonetta, Platinum were hard at work honing their understanding of the Wii U's hardware. Shane examines The Wonderful 101 to see if this frenetic action setting is gaming heaven or a messy disapppointment
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​PIXEL REVIEW: TOTAL DRIVIN PS 8/6/2016
Amidst an era of strong racing games, Total Drivin arrived as the baton was being passing from arcade to simulation titles. Tom examines whether Total Drivin was unfortunate to have been overlooked upon its 1997 release.
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​PIXEL REVIEW:
 THE WITCHER 
PC 31/5/2016
Alan finishes at the beginning as we round up our coverage of The Witcher trilogy with the 2007 original. Discover how CD Projekt RED's epic adventure began...
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​PIXEL REVIEW:
 WHISPERING WILLOWS VITA 19/5/2016

A 2D adventure with an elegant art style and a refreshingly non-visceral interpretation on the supernatural horror formula. Sounds right up Tom's street, but does Whispering Willows give him goosebumps, or merely leave him cold?
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PIXEL REVIEW: WILD STREETS GX4K 18/5/2016
Ever fancied ridding the streets of 8-bit goons whilst being shadowed by a largely ineffectual (but rather photogenic) black panther? Chris is about to make your dreams come true... though he can't guarantee the Wild Streets is any good
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PIXEL REVIEW: GEARS OF WAR X360 12/5/2016
Hard to believe, but it's already almost ten years since Epic Games' third-person shoot 'em up rewrote the rulebook for the genre. Read Shane's coverage on Gears Of War, and how its influence is still felt today.
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​PIXEL REVIEW:
 CRASH BANDICOOT 2: CORTEX STRIKES BACK PS 17/4/2016

Naughty Dog's 1996 platforming sensation was always going to be a tough act to follow, but Cortex Strikes Back helped to cement the bouncing marsupial in the hearts and minds of gamers. Shane looks back at Crash's second outing.
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​PIXEL REVIEW:
 GRAN TURISMO 6 PS3 4/4/2016

Gran Turismo made a surprise return to the PS3 late on in the platform's cycle. Were Polyphony able to get the revered racer back on track, or has time passed the granddaddy of console racing sims by? Tom delves under the bonnet...
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