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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Exclusive hands-on preview 3 EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS REVIEWED! REVIEWED! PREVIEWED! REVIEWED! Ratchet & Star Wars: Clank Future: FALLOUT 3 Quest for The Force “Violence and sheer Guitar Hero Booty Unleashed destruction, with World Tour Mercenaries 2 dark humour” CONTROL NAVIGATE |02 The latest & QUICK FINDER Welcome DON’T MISS! greatest titles Every game’s just a click away This month’s highlights… on PS3 to Bioshock F.E.A.R. 2 P3Zine Brothers in Arms: WWE SmackDown vs. Hell’s Highway RAW 2009 This month we’ve been hands-on with WWE Guitar Hero 4 Fallout 3 SmackDown vs. RAW 2009, and the good news Skate 2 Mercenaries 2 is that there’s a stack of new talking points and Guitar Hero Eternal Sonata Star Wars: features to get you back into the ring. We have World Tour NBA 09: The Inside The Force Unleashed Alone in the Dark Ratchet and Clank: all the latest videos and the inside track on First look preview GTi Club+ Quest for Booty what you can expect when it ships this November. We also have an exclusive interview with Pete Hines from the Fallout 3 MORE FREE MAGAZINES! LATEST ISSUES! development team, and a cracking First Look for the up-coming Guitar Hero World Tour. WWE SmackDown On the reviews side of the coin we have the fun-packed Mercenaries 2 , the long awaited Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and the newly vs. RAW 2009 downloadable Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Massive hands-on grapple Booty. Enjoy the issue…

MAGAZINE Dan Hutchinson, Editor FEEDBACK! DON’T MISS ISSUE 20 SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE! Click here to [email protected] tell us what you think of WARNING! M ULTIMEDIA DISABLED! the magazine If you are rea ding this, then you didn’t cho o se “Play” Star Wars: when Ado be R ea der aske d you ab out multime dia when MEET THE TEAM you opene d the magazine. There’s nowt they don’t know about PlayStation The Force Unleashed Game of the month it may be... Without the multimedia playing, the magazine will lo ok correct, but you will be missing out on all of the extra content built into each issue, like videos, animated screenshots, annotations, quizzes, competitions and more. We recommend you close and re-open the magazine and select “Play” when Richard Melville Steve Hill Chris Schilling Mercenaries 2 asked about the multimedia to enj oy the magazine as intended. Climbing into the ring Falling in with Blowing up anything with SmackDown vs the Fallout 3 and everything in Full-on frenetic ﬁre-rasing fun RAW 2009 development team Mercenaries 2 CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |03 Previews FIRST Bioshock LOOK

Publisher: 2K Games The celebrated FPS is better on PS3 Developer: 2K Games Heritage: Dark Sector, What is it? Pariah Ken Levine’s inspirational art-deco styled first-person shooter is one of Link: www.2kgames. the most critically acclaimed videogames of the past decade, bolting com/bioshock on solid FPS mechanics to an amazing story and a unique, hugely ETA: 24th October atmospheric setting. The failed utopia that is the underwater city of Rapture is home to a number of bizarre, half-human residents, and PREVIEW The first of the PS3 version’s you’ll have to use your own genetically enhanced powers to make FEEDBACK! Challenge Rooms tasks you your way through the world, uncovering its secrets and the mystery Click here to with rescuing a Little Sister surrounding your character’s unknown past. tell us what from a disused Ferris wheel. you think of Why should we be excited? Bioshock It’s been over a year since the 360 and PC versions, and the PS3 game offers some additional content to compensate for the wait. As well as The variety in genetic powers “One of the most Trophy support and an additional difficulty mode named Survivor – allows players to mix up their which really is aptly named, as even standard splicers take several hefty approach to combat. critically acclaimed whacks or shots to down – the game will feature a series of Challenge videogames of the Rooms, which offer further tough tests as well as puzzle-solving past decade” elements based on your knowledge of the dystopian environment and the genetic abilities of your avatar. These will be released as add-on content, with the first being made available for download shortly after the game’s launch. When can we expect to see more? It’s out the week before Hallowe’en, so it’ll be battling with EA’s Dead Space for the Scariest Game of the Month award. Anything else to declare? The imposing Big Daddies look just Worried about a shoddy port? as powerful on PS3, and will make Don’t be. Early word suggests the for even more fearsome opponents framerate is rock solid and Rapture on the new Survivor difficulty. looks as gloriously decayed as ever.

CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |04 Previews Missions require you to adjust your team’s approach – some offer vicious, fast-paced firefights, others require Brothers in Arms: slower, more stealthy movement.

Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Gearbox Hell’s Highway Heritage: Brothers in Arms HANDS series, Samba de Amigo It’s finally (almost) here… ON Link: http://brothersinarms game.uk.ubi.com ETA: 26th September What’s the story? Hell’s Highway is based on the daring but ultimately unsuccessful WWII operation Market Garden – a strategy that attempted to deposit Allied troops into the Netherlands and move into Germany via the river Rhine. You control a group of soldiers at the heart of this bloody battle. What do we know? Creator Gearbox has been working with military historian Colonel John Antal to ensure this is true to life, and while the environments look a little The game can be different from your average WWII shooter – all idyllic Dutch hamlets – played as a pretty “Hell’s Highway is there’s no incongruity. There’s a consistency to the locales that puts most straight FPS or something more based on the daring but other shooters to shame – there aren’t any magical indestructible fences akin to a realtime ultimately unsuccessful to hide behind. Instead you’ll be showered by chunks of masonry and strategy. wood as machine guns chew through your cover, your men cowering WWII operation behind walls and sprinting away from danger as their protection is Market Garden” shredded by enemy fire. The squad controls are intuitive and flexible, allowing you to command your team to lay down suppressing fire as you flank your foes. Indeed, it’s possible to get through much of the game without firing a shot in anger, should you choose to play the game that way. When can we see more? Gearbox is still debating whether or not to provide a demo before the game’s release, but either way, the finished game is out at the end of the month.

Often team members will have to assist Anything else to declare? each other – reloading bazookas requires The Brothers in Arms games have always had a second man to speed up the process. emotional storylines, and this one’s no diﬀerent. At its heart it’s a compellingly human story. CONTROL Prepare for the Future™

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CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |06 Previews Guitar Hero FIRST World Tour LOOK Publisher: Activision Developer: Neversoft Rockin’ all over the world Heritage: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, What is it? Tony Hawk series The music game genre can be as fickle a business as the pop charts. Link: www.guitarhero.com Guitar Hero has ruled the roost since its inception, but last year Rock ETA: 7th November Band well and truly stole its thunder. Well, Guitar Hero now wants its Some of the environments are a thunder back, and Activision and developer Neversoft have pulled out little stranger than before – one all the stops to ensure that the Guitar Hero series can once again regain venue is a giant aircraft carrier. its throne as the king of rhythm-action games. With a host of celebrity endorsements, a microphone and a drumkit (the latter clearly superior to its Rock Band counterpart) and a quite astounding song creation The screen furniture studio thrown in, World Tour really means business. for band performances “The music creation will be familiar to package is something Why should we be excited? those who’ve played else, allowing several Peripheral master Red Octane has outdone itself with the quality of Rock Band, but with the equipment, with the guitar a massive improvement on last year’s subtle differences players to jam throughout. (still impressive) model. It’s got a gorgeous sunburst finish, a quieter together” and more ergonomic strum-bar and a touch sensitive part of the neck which allows players to tap out those tricky solos on the section of the neck more often used for such fretsmithery. The drumkit is equally successful, offering five pads to Rock Band’s You can set all your band four, with two cymbals, raised slightly above members to the same scale, or three rubbery pads – mimicking the layout of have a different one for each. a real kit far better than Harmonix’s effort. It’s not nearly as noisy, either – the bouncy rubber surfaces provide excellent feedback, while also returning the sticks that much quicker, making faster drumming for fills and rolls easier. The music creation package is something else though, allowing several players to jam together and lay down their own tracks. Select your key (which can be tweaked if you’re after something a little more complicated

CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |07 Previews Guitar Hero World Tour continued Fancy virtual fame? Then this could be the definitive Can’t beat a bit than major chords) and the five buttons on the Guitar Hero game yet. of Survivor! The guitar will each affect the notes that are played, soundtrack is fairly while drum controls are self-explanatory. eclectic, ranging Though you might not even need the drums from poppier to create a beat, as the guitar can be used to songs like Michael add beats in manually, or to create a backing Jackson’s Beat It to track from several available rhythms. Button art-rock like One presses change these mid-song, enabling you Armed Scissor by PREVIEW At The Drive-In. to make intricate patterns with just a few taps FEEDBACK! on the guitar neck. And you can even tilt the Click here to controller to change the pitch. Fancy something tell us what which sounds a little more Eighties? Well, your you think of guitar can also act as a virtual synth, too. Guitar Hero At the time of writing, the game has a World Tour staggering 75 songs confirmed, with more rumoured to be included. The animation on your band’s musicians should be much better, with motion-capture used to make performances more realistic, while a host of stars are available as player characters, ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Billy Corgan and Sting. It remains to be seen whether the note maps can match the perfect positioning of those in Rock Band, but there’s no doubting that World “Guitar Hero World Tour has a You’ll even be Tour is an unbelievably complete package for able to customise staggering 75 songs confirmed” budding rock stars. your instruments in vivid detail. When can we expect to see more? We’ll bring you our definitive verdict in next month’s issue of P3Zine. Anything else to declare? If all that wasn’t embarrassingly comprehensive enough, you’ll be able to upload your tunes to the new GHTunes service – five are allowed at first, but if your compositions are good enough A slightly flattering portrait it may be – he The amp setup makes (ie, highly rated by other users) you’ll be able looks twenty years younger! – but you can a big difference to to upload more. And Neversoft will include a play as Sting in the game if you so choose. your band’s sound. Showcase feature for the very best creations.

CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |08 Previews Alone In The Dark Publisher: Atari | ETA: November den’s brave, experimental but Eflawed adventure hits PS3, with almost all its creases ironed out, making this the definitive version. INCOMING The inventory system has been Another magnificent seven… simplified, the car handling has been tweaked, the earthquake escape has had its difficulty Eternal Sonata adjusted, and we get one brand new action sequence. Worth the Publisher: Atari | ETA: Winter wait, we think. ri-Crescendo’s lush, musical- Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Tthemed RPG – which chronicles Publisher: eastasiasoft | ETA: October the final days of Frederick Chopin – is itting the PSN next month is this stunning side- hitting PS3 in a new-and-improved Hscrolling 2D shooter, with some terrific 1080p GTi Club+ form later this year. Additional visuals. Already available on PC, the PSN version contains Publisher: Konami | ETA: November playable characters will be available, new enemies and boss fights, a host of additional music utRun 2 developer Sumo Digital are behind this as well as new outfits, music, tracks, tweaked difficulty settings and Trophy support. remake of Konami’s seminal arcade racer. You’ll dungeons and endings, making this O once again be driving around the Cote D’Azur, this a worthy buy, even if you happen to time with up to eight have played the 360 version. Skate 2 NBA 09: The Inside players online. A Publisher: EA | ETA: Q1 2009 Publisher: EA Sports | ETA: November host of game modes aving snatched Tony robably the best-looking basketball game we’ve and some gorgeous HHawk’s crown last year, EA Pever seen, NBA 09: The Inside’s matches run at a graphics should is looking to stomp all over it solid 60 frames-per-second, using TV-style presentation make this an essential with the sequel to its innovative to tell the story of PSN download. boarding sim. Set five years after your baller’s rise to the original, you’re tasked with the top. With three rebuilding the skating scene in different characters F.E.A.R. 2 – Project Origin San Venalona, with more off- facing new storylines Publisher: Warner Bros | ETA: 13th February 2009 board actions and double the and challenges, ctivision’s merger with Blizzard indirectly led to number of tricks at your disposal there’s plenty of AF.E.A.R being sold back to its original developers, to do it. replay value, too. meaning the sequel to its action-horror shooter can have a more appropriate title. Expect more of OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JAN/FEB the same slow-motion, IN THE gore-packed blasting, NBA 2K9 VALKYRIA CHRONICLES SHAUN WHITE SNOWBOARDING RED FACTION: GUERILLA but with better graphics PIPELINE QUANTUM OF SOLACE MORTAL KOMBAT VS DC SINGSTAR ABBA THE GODFATHER II and more advanced AI.

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o just when did WWE become put his head in a bin for ultimate too normal for you? Last year, shame. But of course, it gets worse WWE SmackDown Swhen fans demanded the just as you strap on the Spandex comeback of backstage fun, and by because there’s a Locker Room fun we mean pain, rather than any Brawl mode which is the same as rock star on groupie style behaviour. the above, only in a smaller area So, before you’ve made it into the featuring even more humiliating vs. RAW 2009 ring, there’s opportunity for a ﬁght. In objects. Live TV set on the head SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, you can sir? Check! Pot plant on your face? This is WWE uncut, backstage and in the locker rooms. slap your opponent with a ladder, Check! How about a tactics board Prepare to be shocked, beaten and strangled… pin him with barbed wire and then between your cheeks? Ouch!

CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |11 Previews TAG TEAM SmackDown 2009cont. Get in the ring with a friend for new moves, modes and ringside happy slapping Next up on the new list is the tag he comes near your restricted area, “You’ll have ample team matches, which have been and even grab him by his head like Publisher: THQ chance to strike your expanded and enhanced because a rag doll. Hilariously, you can also Developer: Yuke’s you wanted it. And six-man tag distract the ref and pull the ropes rival if he comes Heritage: The events, just to add to the carnage. back as your rival stumbles, leaving SmackDown series near your restricted The first thing you’ll notice when him to fall out of the ring like a tub Link: www.smackdown area, and even grab playing is that when you’re out of drunk, shiny lard. It’s the kind if vsraw.com of the ring taking a break while forward thinking gameplay that’s not him by his head like ETA: 7th November your team-mate fights, you can do only gleefully satisfying but funny for a rag doll” much more than before. You’ll have everyone apart from the recipient. ample chance to strike your rival if The camera pans more intelligently PREVIEW FEEDBACK! Click here to tell us what you Build it up Bring the Tag combos think of WWE pain SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 BringTagBuild combos itthe up pain WhenThere’sBuild your you’re loads skills outof newand of the attributesmoves, ring as but anwith the ‘illegal’ atag friend combos partner, in the are youhugely by can far satisfyingthebuild most your Hotimpressivetag matches.Tag meter and, Use up if timing andwe’re get being to back pull honest, into off new the absolutely ringdouble like team a evil! man manoeuvres possessed andlike thisbring one. the Prepare pain. to fall!

Ah, the smell of victory.

The cage always brings out the worst in each opponent – nowhere to hide and nothing to do but ﬁght.

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SmackDown 2009 cont. this time around too, and you won’t be distracted by close-ups of the things you don’t want to see close- up – like ropes… Guts of the game So, you know all about the new While the Superstars look better You still have a range of tag and backstage action but what than ever, so does the stadium, objects you can use to about the guts of the game – is it with new lights and camera angles. batter your opponent. more of the same, only shinier with better animations and moves? Well yes and no because the core game has also been expanded to include WRESTLEMANIA the Road to Wrestlemania mode, This story mode is the closest you’ll get to which is essentially a story mode Feel free to argue WWE: The Movie with new plots and scenarios you with the ref if you won’t have seen on TV before. And disagree with him. we’re not just talking cut-scenes either, although there’s over two hours of them featuring the real voices of the superstars. Expect plot twists and surprises that actually change the way you play – enemies can unexpectedly gatecrash the Click the Play icon on the EXCLUSIVE VIDEO #1 video below to play now! party and your friend can turn into a foe in a matter of seconds. There’s several diﬀerent stories to play, featuring either Cena, Mysterio, Batista, Undertaker or Triple H. Co-op Horror story Hippity hop

“The core game has also been expanded Co-opHorrorHippity story hop to include the Road to BatistaAsExpect you’d anda expect,story Mysterio with the trademarkhave Undertaker a co-op hip-hop modehas the available in-between spookiest in the storyline, his Road bouts. to and Cena is Wrestlemaniafansthe man will andlove ifmode,the you sinister, disagree, but you’ll supernatural he’llneed crush to watch plotyou how withlines the nothingas storymuch unfolds… moreas his than Wrestlemania mode” shinythe power coat andof rap… hat.

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Now, that’s really going to hurt.

Fights can now break out anywhere you see a couple of wrestlers. Locker room or backstage or ring… Then, when the ﬁght’s these people aren’t fussy. over, they can cook some sausages…

SmackDown 2009 cont. Click the Play icon on the EXCLUSIVE VIDEO #2 video below to play now! Mysterio and Batista’s story can have also conﬁrmed to us extra, be played as a co-op game too, downloadable goodies but haven’t cranking up the time you’ll spend told us what to expect just yet. As “It’s no playing the game by yourself or with a neat extra, loading screens now exaggeration to a friend. If you needed any more display achievements and stats too. incentive, the Road to Wrestlemania Next up: Create a Finisher mode, say that it’s the mode unlocks new matches and back to prove that custom combos biggest WWE modes too. It’s no exaggeration are the best thing ever. You can game yet and it’s to say it’s the biggest WWE game change the speed of the animations, yet and it’s now looking stunning the name of the ﬁnisher (either now looking on PlayStation 3, proof that games make your own or pick from a list) stunning on PS3” on Blu-ray are not only better but, and you can preview them all too. increasingly, bigger thanks to their It’s the science of wrestling, laid giant storage space. Teasingly, THQ bare in step-by-step option screens.

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SmackDown 2009 cont. When in preview mode, you can the ring get bigger the more you pick the camera angles you like and slap your opponent, turning the start to dribble about the possibility screen crimson. As the flames rise of using the finisher against live to ridiculous heights, you can finish bait. Talking of which, it’s time to your opponent by lobbing him into unveil the Inferno match which is the fire. Yes, you will see men on fire based on the first time flames ever before security comes in and calms made it to WWE a decade ago. This the flames. Of course, all this extra time, however, the flames around pain means you can expect a higher rating for the game, not that it makes a bit of difference, apart from the fact it let’s the developers do exactly INFERNO what you asked for in the first place. Decision time: face, chest or Step intointo the the ring ring or or become become a a That’s the key to WWE Smackdown nuts? The choice is yours. flame-grilled whopper!whopper! vs Raw 2009 – simple supply and demand. You asked for it and THQ “You asked for it have given you everything you ever Click the Play ic on on the wanted in a wrestling game. Where and THQ have EXCLUSIVE VIDEO #3 video belo w t o play no w! it goes from here is anybody’s guess, given you but you’ll never be anything less everything you than fully satisfied with the new WWE on PS3. could want in a wrestling game”

If all else fails, you can just punch them!

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ith the final touches Fallout 3 be the RPG for people in Fallout because of the fact that it is You seemed to have covered being put to the post- who don’t like RPGs? first-person with guns, and it’s post- all the possible bases with the Wapocalyptic epic Fallout It’s a good question. I think Oblivion apocalyptic. At the same time it feels character’s viewpoint… 3, we thought that now would actually did a lot of that, even though like something else you would have Well, Oblivion had a first and third be the ideal time to grill Bethesda it is orcs, goblins and elves. But we played; it’s a bit more familiar, it feels person view, but the third-person mouthpiece Pete Hines… heard from a lot of folks who said ‘I’ve less RPG just visually but then it’s also one was a bit rubbish – I think we Pete Hines: never played an RPG in my life. I don’t very different because of all of the can all agree on that. Honestly, we Vice president of RPGs are traditionally associated like RPGs but I really liked Oblivion.’ I choices you get to make and the mostly put it in there for a vanity PR and marketing with wizards and goblins. Could think there’s probably more to that way you get to play your character. mode, like if you want to look at

The bridge would appear to be out. That’ll learn him.

CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |17 Interview The over-the-shoulder shooting angle clearly Interviewcontinued makes targeting easier. your character and the kind of stuff You still get that very cool sense of you’re wearing. We didn’t realise how place, as you come over a hill and many people would play the game there’s a destroyed Washington DC that way. So when we did Fallout, down in the distance. one of the first things was that you’ve got to be able to change the How do you justify the extreme perspective; you’ve got to be able violence in the game? to target a gun on somebody. So It’s violent but it’s not horrifically we went to that over-the-shoulder realistic. I think we have tried to camera in recognition of the fact combine the violence and the sheer that if you’re carrying a gun you destruction, with dark humour. It’s have to be able to hit where your almost Quentin Tarantino tongue-in- crosshair’s aiming at. cheek violence where it’s so over the top that it’s a bit humorous. Seeing The scenery isn’t quite as lush somebody’s leg get blown off… it’s as Oblivion… not disturbing, it’s funny. That was any unsuspecting victims up, putting is not okay, and society is not making It’s a different type of beauty, I think. the goal anyway. These guys are their heads on the counter-top to a comeback. It’s the harsh reality of It’s fascinating. You walk around and nuts. Society has fallen into complete look at when you walk into the grisly the world set against some of that see these destroyed overpasses and anarchy and these nut jobs are diner. So it’s definitely done for an humour that is a part of what makes Publisher: Bethesda all these locations that you uncover. roaming the wasteland, and stringing effect, which is the world you are in Fallout the game it is. Developer: Bethesda Heritage: Oblivion Link: http://fallout. bethsoft.com ETA: 31st October

“It’s Quentin Tarantino tongue-in-cheek violence where it’s so over the top The Tourist Board had that it’s a bit humorous” its work cut out…

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CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |19 Reviews DIRTY DEEDS Mercenaries 2: Done dirt cheap? Not quite

Publisher: Electronic Arts World in Flames Developer: Pandemic Heritage: Full Spectrum Blowing the hell out of it some more Warrior, Mercenaries Link: www.pandemic s a subtitle, ‘World in Flames’ You’ll see trees collapsing to the floor Like EDF, Mercenaries 2 is certainly studios.com/mercenaries/ doesn’t quite cut it. The from misplaced heli-drops, buildings no technical showcase for the power index.php Aoriginal Mercenaries had reduced to rubble from missile of current-gen consoles. Indeed at OUT NOW ‘Playground of Destruction’, which is blitzes and burning foliage throwing times, it’s an absolute mess, with a little nearer to the mark. Replace huge flames into the air. If games some of the worst water effects Steal Swap Subjugate the last word with ‘annihilation’ and are all about bang-per-buck, then you’ll see this generation, some areas you’ve finally got something which Mercenaries 2 has to be the best- which are laughably texture-free, gets close to the level of devastation value game ever created – or at least and bags of glitches, some of which you’ll witness during Mercenaries since the equally-underrated Earth you’ll be astonished managed to 2. In Mercs 2, everything explodes. Defence Force 2017. get past quality testing. SwapSubjugateSteal ChangingCertainYou’ll often side-missions sides be asked is all bypart require one of factionthe you fun to – rescue takeyou’ll over sometimesone enemy of their outposts.end members up having from toThesean killenemy someoneare stronghold,well worth working ordoing, tofor subdue a as side you’ll youor kill bewere a able rival helping to leader. use out these But earlier. you’ll sites needIf as youshopssupplies have to and buya good money support relationship to strikesget about, withand so vehicles one tagging faction among piles then of other cashits soldiers and things. petrol won’t Roll over screen for annotations troubleYou’lltanks foralso you your be – pilotableindeed, chumto use they to these canpick be upas calledstop-offis an essential upon points to parthelp. for of your the chopper. game.

The three Mercs each have one helpful ability speciﬁc to them – Jennifer runs faster, Chris carries more ammo and Mattias heals quicker.

While it might seem a pain to use face buttons rather than triggers for ground vehicles, the controls make perfect sense when you take to the skies.

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Reviews Enemies do occasionally have a habit of standing right next to explosive barrels. Capture this gun turret for even more awesome ﬁrepower.

The car handling is extremely forgiving, allowing you to corner on a sixpence.

“Mercs 2 might be easy at times, but makes up hundred yards, and you’ll regenerate for that by providing your health while your pursuers give boatloads of FUN” up the ghost within seconds. Sound awful? It’s really, really not. Mercenaries 2 continued Mercenaries 2 might offer a bit of While we’re talking about the as you casually take aim with an RPG feel near-invincible thanks to their an easy ride. It might be a buggy, game’s downsides, it’s impossible and blow them to kingdom come. general ineptitude – they’ll kindly glitchy, silly game with a weak plot, to ignore the enemy AI, which is Often, they won’t even react when allow you a few seconds to react some entirely pointless sidequests often ludicrously bad or simply you pull out the big guns, or set an before firing on you. But should and a too-short Story mode, but it non-existent. These guys are the air strike to take out a large group. you find yourself in a situation makes up for all that and more by kind of idiots who will happily stand And should you accidentally wander where you’re outnumbered and providing boatloads of FUN. And yes, out in the open with a perfectly very close to an enemy – easily done, outgunned, then you really don’t those capital letters are warranted. serviceable bit of cover next to them, considering most of the time you’ll have to worry. Simply jog away a It’s a game that’s not bothered FREEZE FRAME If in doubt, blow it up! Your guide to your first few days with Mercs 2

20 MINUTES 2 HOURS 5 HOURS 10 HOURS 15 HOURS Getting your first big pay Realising one assault rifle The awesome Panzercycle Story’s just about over, Annihilating the rest of the packet, and spending it is no way to take down a – a bike with treads and though the final missions city with a friend in tow on some brand new toys. tank. Call in some support! twin miniguns. Amazing. are trickier than usual. – just because you can.

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P3Zine NAVIGATE |21 Reviews PULSOMETER Signs of life There’s a very neat joke Oh my God, Co-op = Best. near the start involving a this is… KABOOM! Thing. Ever Rocket-launchers are cumbersome, bike which we won’t spoil. but they’re the only way to take choppers out from the ground.

AMAZING! One glitch too many

“For us this is the most surprisingly Mercenaries 2 continued fantastic game of 2008 so far” about being high art, it doesn’t hold responsible for the game’s technical like launching a rocket into a pile of any delusions of grandeur or pretend issues, in truth, they all add to the crates, and seeing one of the flying to be anything it’s not. You might fun. You’ve not lived until you’ve boxes take out an unsuspecting think its story setup – with various seen your pursuer plough straight guard well away from the scene – Venezuelan factions and PMCs into a tree, or see a soldier floating they all add up to make Mercenaries fighting oil wars for cash – has the in mid-air, or had to punch a wall to 2 a must-not-miss experience. And in potential to offer scabrous political execute a member of your target’s the jump-in, jump-out co-operative satire, but then you’ll see a cutscene ‘entourage’ because he’s somehow mode, it’s considerably better. where your character’s shot in the become stuck in the masonry. Breeze through the Story mode arse before falling into the sea and stages in the quickest possible time, A sneaky co-op tactic – distract the tank driver while your mate shoots realise this isn’t a game which is Magic moments using the most sensible methods him in the head from the side. going to take anything seriously. It’s also about moments – wonderful of engagement, and you’ll likely The beauty of Mercs 2 is its things of wonky beauty and wonder how on earth we reached unpredictability, and the genuinely explosive insanity that you’ll be this conclusion. Mercenaries 2 is go-there, do-anything mentality. telling your friends or Internet about getting creative with your Massive amounts You’re constantly expecting to buddies all about the next day. destruction, doing pretty much P3Zine of fun bump into invisible walls which Leaping off a building and hijacking literally whatever you want, playing never come. You think you might a helicopter on the way down with the fool and loving every minute of Unparalleled have found a building which can’t a grappling hook. Swooping down it. To be totally honest here, it’s not Verdict freedom be destroyed, but within seconds and delivering a bunker buster into for everyone. But for us this is Ignore the haters 87 it’s a smouldering shell thanks to an oil rig, and watching the kind of hands-down the most “against – this is explosively Technically all over the place a well-placed nuke. It’s gloriously explosion that would give Michael expectations, surprisingly good” brilliant stuff unrestrictive, and while that’s partly Bay a hernia. Even smaller pleasures game of 2008 so far.

CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |22 Reviews MEET THE NEW CREW Boy meets sexy girl and camp robot… Star Wars: P3Zine The Force Unleashed Publisher: Activision Forget lifting logs and talking to Yoda in a swamp, this is where it’s at… Developer: LucasArts Heritage: Star Wars series Link: www.lucasarts.com ll Star Wars games begin with “A third-person out with button bashing and in OUT NOW the Star Wars theme music adventure with the with strategy – every move needs Aand that ‘In a galaxy far, far Force pulsating at to be considered. Special mention away…’ text disappearing into the should be given to the cutscenes middle of the screen. It’s a classic, the very core” and production too. George Lucas rousing intro but what follows is has been talking up Force Unleashed The Juno Eclipse Robot usually a huge disappointment. It’s You begin as Darth Vadar, walking for the last couple of years, and ApprenticeApprentice been years since a proper Star Wars through a forest, executing Wookies it’s clear that his involvement has game has impressed us. LEGO Star with a lightsaber or simply pushing genuinely stretched to the story, Wars is great, but it doesn’t really them off bridges by using the Force. new characters and direction. The make the hairs on the back of your While TIE fighters buzz overhead, cutscenes could happily sit in a real TheJunoRobot Apprentice Eclipse ThisShe’sA strange is a you, pilot companion, apprentice or, more importantly, heof theis. Within Vader. your secondsYou’ll pilot. need of Never meeting to use since the you, Han Force he’ll Solo to neck stand up, or give fanboys the a simple Force push can topple a Star Wars film, and everything from getandtry and newPrincess kill moves you, Leia andthen has upgrade tellchemistry you yourit was bubbled weapon his job between skillsto test but your star-hopping it’s abilities. worth it. knee-trembling game that all Star building, and it looks incredible. the voices, music and scenarios EspeciallyspaceLike C3P0 cadets he’safter like camp playing this. but, She the unlike wears first C3P0, level obligatory ashe’s Darth got skimpy theVader, ability space as it to wearmakes mimic and Wars fetishists secretly dream of. Darth Vader is every bit the fearsome seem familiar. You even have a love youhasanyone aneven English he more sees, accent.determined which Essentially,is both to freakishmaster she’s the and an Force. intergalactic funny. Lara Croft. So, let’s dispense with the Dark Lord you expect him to be but, interest and robot tutor. suspense and cut to the chase 20 minutes in, you’ll take control of Force Unleashed plays like the – Force Unleashed is the best his young apprentice and help him original Star Wars in reverse, only proper Star Wars game in years, the take over the world. you’re a Force-enabled Vadar-aid best since Rogue Squadron on the with issues and woman problems. GameCube, in fact. The game is a Feeling the Force The love interest is Juno Eclipse, a third-person adventure with the Simply push the right trigger and blond pilot with an English accent Force pulsating at the very core of it. you can grip anything (people, boxes, robots) and fling them. You’ve also got a lightsaber and a range of upgradable Force abilities. In gameplay terms, Force Unleashed is great and a breath of fresh air – it’s The backgrounds are simply breathtaking, and incredibly interactive too.

CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |23 Reviews With such awesome powers, it’s only fair that you’ll meet some terrifying bosses.

“The eerie 70’s-style Using the right trigger to pick up things cinematic feel of means LucasArts have had time to using the Force is as fun as it looks. It’s the original film is make the game shine. Whether it’s more fun if your toy is alive, of course. everywhere. You’ll forest or indoor scenes, the eerie 70’s-style cinematic feel of the even meet R2 units” original film is everywhere. You’ll Force Unleashed continued even meet R2 units – and they make and the robot is, predictably, a end-of-level bosses appear, the eye candy – a film running in the really great projectiles. bit camp. His ability to mimic the game pans to a side-on scrap-fest, background which doesn’t effect The only negative within the appearance of other characters is with brutal lightsaber action and the action of the game. In Force stunning cinematics (other than amusing – especially as he magically screen-spasming Force explosions. Unleashed, space ships career from some occasionally clunky in-game turns into Ewan Macgregor’s The sheer amount of action can be the background into the foreground, animation) and clever gameplay Obi-Wan in an early scene. confusing at first, although it soon creating chaos. The fact that Force is that, while it’s rushing to amaze The game is set in the third becomes familiar. In other games, Unleashed features an original plot you, the game isn’t immediately person but when the dramatic background battles are usually rather than being tied to a film intuitive. It’s a good 30 minutes

Throwing people around with the Force is delicious fun.

Remember, no game where you get to use a lightsaber can be all bad.

CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |24 Reviews PULSOMETER Signs of life Darth starts heavy Read the manual A TIE ﬁghter hits breathing… for pointers your head!

You kill your ﬁrst You see the new Wookie by Force characters From forest to spaceship to weird mushroom land, Force Push him quickly, let go and Unleashed always surprises. take out his friend like a single skittle – very satisfying. “Once mastered, throwing enemies into each other is sadistically Force Unleashed continued the jaw-dropping opener, and perfected in The Force Unleashed. addictive” they may well have a point, but That said, it feels a bit non-mystical before you can access the useful it would’ve been nice to have a to have the lock-on target necessary training mode and there are few couple of pointers before the game to show you what you can pick up on-screen hints to help guide you. begins. The throwing of objects has with the Force. A better gameplay Purists would argue that it destroys been done in games before but it’s mechanic, like some form of glow, would have felt less, ahem, forced. Once mastered, throwing enemies into each other is sadistically addictive, as is plunging lightsabers into screaming soldiers. Basing a game almost entirely around Force moves is a brave step but as a result, Force Unleashed feel like a new chapter in the Star Wars series. Forgive the glitches. Simply watching the cutscenes is Stunning vital for fans as the new story feels P3Zine visuals like an essential piece of the Star Wars puzzle. Add in the polished Engaging and gameplay and authentic ‘made by Verdict polished plot George’ feel and you’ve got a classic A classic new 90 The Force can be used for addition to the Star Wars series. chapter – and the Clever Force move system extra speed and attacks. Richard Melville real New Hope

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www.gamerzines.com CO N T RO L P3Zine NAVIGATE |26 Reviews TOOL OF DISRUPTION Ratchet and Clank: Introducing the Omniwrench Millennium 12 Publisher: SCEE Developer: Insomniac Games Quest For Booty Heritage: Resistance: Fall of Man, Ratchet series Is Ratchet’s download debut worth your pieces of eight? Link: www.us.playstation. com/PS3/Games/Ratchet_ iren: Blood Curse might have represents the future of the series, Ratchet’s quest to locate his robotic and_Clank_Future_ been an excellent game, then sign us up for a few more. buddy Clank (who you may recall Quest_for_Booty but it wasn’t the best advert While Tools of Destruction offered was kidnapped by the mysterious OUT NOW S for downloadable titles on PSN, amazing graphics and fun platform- Zoni at the end of the last game) requiring several lengthy downloads shooting antics, it occasionally felt and you’ll never feel like anywhere Attack High jumpJump You’ve before it was ready to play. Quest For padded out. Not so here – given overstays its welcome. pulled Booty requires just one – admittedly such little time to impress, Insomniac Opening on a rain-lashed pirate still a pretty hefty one, but you’ll be has streamlined everything, so the skiff hovering above the Azorean able to start adventuring before too pacing feels absolutely spot on. You’ll Sea on planet Merdegraw, long. And, if this four-hour episode visit a number of different areas in Ratchet and pointy-eared female AttackHighYou’ve jump pulled Naturally,TheThis wrenchneat little you can canpuzzle be use used sees your to youpull wrench draggingplatforms to lay three theinto smackdown position,pieces of andmetal on it’s into also enemiesusedposition on these tobefore form handily you the getshadow placed your ofguns springs a robotic back. – drag You’ll pirate the also face, top be downin able order to togrounduse open it The journey is tolevela door. smash and Let’s crates,let hope it click and the into hear next place. that game Thenoh-so-satisfying sees when more you inventive step tinkle on use soundand of jump the as you off, extremely linear, but is collectthewrench spring lots (and will of allows lovely ensure youbolts. you to reachuse the new left heights. analogue to control it, too). all the better for it.

An example of one of the simple but entertaining puzzles – you need to mix three drinks for this It’s almost certainly the robot bartender according to his clues. best-looking title on PSN.

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The sense of scale is once again pretty stunning – and the background details offer plenty of eye candy, too. Storybook presentation is another highlight. “The second area, Morrow Caverns, based riddles as Ratchet attempts offers more puzzle- to repair the island’s wind turbines – nothing too taxing, but there’s based shenanigans” plenty of fun to be had. The wrench Ratchet and Clank cont. can also be used to pick up objects, assistant Talwyn are forced to tackle contact the Zoni – though its power Fortunately, it now has an upgrade like fiery rocks to smash obstacles, a host of the salty sea dogs before source, the Fulcrum Star, is missing. – the Kinetic Tether – which is used and there are a couple of brief but being captured and blasted through The rest of the adventure follows to electrify and move certain metallic exhilarating rail-grinding sections. a cannon onto Hoolefar Island, at our heroes’ attempts to locate the objects, such as springs, catapults The second area, Morrow the behest of the returning Rusty device. With Ratchet’s weapons and even platforms. So after the Caverns, offers more puzzle-based Pete. It turns out the islanders having fallen into the sea during brief intro, the first main area offers shenanigans, this time requiring have a powerful telescope called his impromptu cannon journey, more platforming and puzzling than Ratchet to pick up glowing grubs the Obsidian Eye, which is used to he’s left with just his Omniwrench. action, with some clever wrench- to illuminate darkened areas, FREEZE FRAME Taking you through Ratchet’s short, but very sweet adventure

5 MINS 1 HOUR 2 HOURS 3 HOURS 4 HOURS An action-packed opening Zipping around and Creeping around Morrow Onto Darkwater Cove, A couple of action set- Hoolefar Island is by far has you battling against a hurling ﬂaming rocks at Caverns, with a Heliobug where the Captain keeps pieces later, and (sadly) the brightest location host of pirates. doors blocking your way. to light your path. his treasure well hidden. it’s all over. in the game.

CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |28 Reviews PULSOMETER Signs of life Squeezing L1 brings the camera close to Ratchet, but it’s never required, Inventive puzzles Sneaky twists Game over, man The character models are once again and rarely particularly useful. hugely expressive, which is particularly noticeable in the brief cutscenes.

Fast-paced story Slam-bang action

“Insomniac seems to have taken a leaf out of Nintendo’s book on Ratchet and Clank cont. more than one occasion” and to scare off the red-eyed bats Yet it’s tough to quibble about the tether, which for some bizarre which swarm the lombax should such a polished production – Quest reason has been mapped to the he get too close. And then, after a For Booty looks every bit as good right analogue stick when the left (fairly predictable) twist which we as its full-price predecessor, offering would, we feel, have felt much more won’t spoil here, the game becomes beautifully realised and vibrant natural to use. more action-oriented, with Ratchet worlds, sterling animation and terrific Everything which has made the gradually getting his original arsenal level design. The puzzles are well previous games so enjoyable is in back, and visiting a couple more thought-out, and there are rewards here in abundance, and thanks to its locations before the game ends for those who go exploring, like episodic nature, the game’s humour with a final boss fight and another weapon upgrades and a couple of seems more prominent than cliffhanger. And that’s your lot. nice easter eggs for the fans. ever before. Rusty Pete’s narration Our playthrough clocked in between stages, as he gives his own at around three and a half hours, The book of Nintendo personal take on proceedings, is a which isn’t bad for a tenner, though Insomniac seems to have taken a hoot, and the game’s dialogue is a year’s wait for the next instalment leaf out of Nintendo’s book on more as sharp and witty as ever. Couple Cracking seems a little too long after a fairly than one occasion. While Tools of that with the brilliantly streamlined P3Zine presentation unsatisfactory resolution. While the Destruction suffered from being gameplay and reliably fantastic game’s paced extremely well, zipping released so close to the majestic presentation, and you’ve got yet Fat-free action from place to place in a delightfully Super Mario Galaxy, there are echoes another must-buy on PSN – if Sony Verdict adventuring breezy way, the story doesn’t really of that game here, with some keeps this quality up, then we’re A short, sweet 85 go anywhere, and the status quo is pseudo-2D sections that offer some going to need to invest in a bigger downloadable Only four hours long almost exactly the same as it was old-school platforming thrills. The hard drive soon. treat. Check it out when Tools of Destruction finished. only control niggle we have is with Chris Schilling

CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |29 Network Bionic Commando Rearmed Publisher: Capcom or a retro remake, Rearmed is swing around the levels, taking out Developer: GRIN astoundingly polished, with enemies as you go. Or attempt to. A Price: £6.99 Fgraphics that put some full- platformer without jumping? You’d PlayStation Network price releases to shame. But it’s the better believe it – and prepare to tough gameplay you’ll remember, swear a fair bit as you get to grips with Download ’em today! as you use your extendable arm to the controls, which start out feeling alien, but become second nature. As tributes go, this is a cracker, with only The Last Guy the extreme difficulty stopping us from scoring it higher. Publisher: SCEE comet has hit Earth, with highly detailed satellite maps that Developer: Sony everyone unfortunate make up the levels. You can zoom Japan Studio Aenough to be outside either in and out to get a better look at P3ZineVerdict Price: £4.99 vapourised or turned into a zombie. the action, while thermal imaging Sing when you’re swinging With thousands of citizens in the reveals hidden survivors and secret world’s major cities trapped indoors, passages. Power-ups increase your Gorgeous and fun fearing for their lives should they energy (consumed every time Initially really hard venture outside, it’s up to a mutant you gather your followers into a 84 from the Himalayas – the fabled Last tight group, or zip ahead at high Guy – to rescue the stragglers by speed) and offer brief respite from leading them to the Escape Zone. the patrolling enemies by making Bizarre premise, equally odd you invisible or warping you to the Warhawk: Operation Fallen Star game. Your ever-growing chain pickup point. There are 15 tough of evacuees brings to mind old levels in all, with special VIPs to pick Publisher: SCEE he sizeable Tau Crater Completely transforming the game games like Snake and Flicky, given up on each stage, and points targets Developer: Incognito map (complete with huge for those who prefer to play as the a modern-day spin by way of which award extra stars should you Price: £3.49 Truined ship at its epicentre) previously underpowered infantry, complete the level with time left. is a very good reason to purchase these offer some amazing sights in Throw in some truly strange but Operation Fallen Star. But it pales online matchups. Lobbing mines memorable presentation and bags into comparison with the other new at planes? Flaming vehicles as you of replayability, and for less than a feature this DLC brings – jetpacks. swoop from the skies? Amazing fiver you’ve got a title that’s up there scenes. The PS3’s best multiplayer with PSN’s best. game suddenly got even better.

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CONTROL P3Zine NAVIGATE |30 Column Sony Online Entertainment’s DC Universe hopes to prove MMOs One Giant Leip can work just as well on consoles. Sony impresses with Leipzig line-up “GC seemed like a dmittedly, Sony was the gameplay segments are simple only one of the ‘big three’ scripted quick-time events, the genuine with a conference at Games game offers a remarkable branching statement of taking massively multiplayer gaming AConvention in Leipzig, but even so, narrative, with scenes playing out intent from Sony” very seriously indeed. it provided an array of convincing completely differently according to It’s a cliché, but there really was Chris Schilling reasons why PS3’s star is on the player decisions. something for everyone, particularly Chris is the proud rise. With plenty of software and During the demonstration traditional videogame, but either if you consider the announcement owner of all three hardware announcements, a bullish of Heavy Rain (of a stage which way it looked fascinating – and the of a third volume of SingStar, the ‘next-gen’ consoles. Sony revealed a line-up to be envied. apparently won’t be featured in the stunning visuals certainly helped its feature-packed PVR PlayTV (which Every issue Chris will The biggest hit of the show finished game, but may be released impact. Heavy Rain is set to appear should be available as you read this) chart the progress of was undoubtedly Quantic Dream’s as a playable demo on PSN), female at some point in 2009 – we’d bet on and inventive virtual pet sim EyePet PS3 and commenting PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain. Creator protagonist Madison found herself in it being later in the year, with the (Sony’s Nintendogs?). GC seemed on Sony’s latest and David Cage’s last adventure, the the house of a serial killer, just before potential to slip into 2010 – but the like a genuine statement of intent greatest initiatives. inventive but weakly scripted his arrival home. While Madison was wait will almost certainly be worth it. from Sony, which should go some Fahrenheit, offered an evolution of discovered in the footage shown way to ensuring a more than healthy the adventure game genre, but this – leading to the aforementioned Planet Worth holiday period, as PS3 gears up seemed like a genuine revolution. quick-time skirmish – another Of course, Sony has its own great for what already looks like a pretty Cage himself stated that the game possibility sees her calling the white hope for this year, too – amazing third year on the market. focused on emotions, moral choices police, with the killer being arrested. LittleBigPlanet was once again shown It won’t be here until and contextual actions rather than Similarly, a different choice could off, and is looking better and better February, but Killzone ‘guns, cars, puzzles or enemies’, and see her successfully escape without each time it’s demoed. Sony is betting 2 is still one of Sony’s biggest hitters. The graphics wowed, it certainly looked a break away being spotted, while the simple act big on this remarkable title to propel but it was the from the norm. While some of its of opening a cupboard potentially PS3 through the Christmas period intriguing structure becomes a giveaway to her presence. and well into 2009, and the evidence that made Heavy While player control is restricted to so far suggests it’s backing the right Rain so fascinating. a certain degree – offering forward horse. But if it doesn’t work, it has the movement via the right trigger, likes of Resistance 2 and Killzone 2 to and head movement with the fall back on. The latter’s multiplayer analogue stick – the level of choice side featured at GC, with most players is unparalleled in any other game. coming away impressed with the Perhaps it’s best described as an array of online options. And talking of interactive experience more than a online, DC Universe showed Sony is

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