Lock's Quest

"From the creators of Drawn to Life", reports the case of Lock's Quest and it is not strange that publisher THQ it draws attention. Drawn to Life was praised as one of the most innovative games of 2007. Lock's Quest now has absolutely nothing in common with Drawn to Life, it's just the next game of the U.S. 5th Cell for the Nintendo handheld. Drawn to Life After that, of course, raises expectations. How does the developer 5th Cell is from the sequel?

Available on: DS

*Lock the Builder

In Lock's Quest you build walls to defend against a rising army of robots, you can go. Tackling yourself That's what it comes down to Lock's Quest in a nutshell. The makers have a pretty entertaining story woven through the game, which also has a surprisingly slot. The design of Lock's Quest is thus as simple as new. There are games in which you can build from coming violence, a wall but the proportion of Lock in battle is truly original. It makes an almost full rts of the game, which lock his attention must be distributed over the various fronts along which attacks the robots, and between the conduct of battles and repairing the walls he has built himself.

*Looking for the source

The game begins as the village of the young Lock is attacked by the forces of Lord Agony, a mysterious substance called Source, used for building robots. Although Lock the attack of the robots knows how to beat his sister goes missing during the attack, which lock the quest of the title gives: he needs to find his sister, which is associated with the fight against Lord Agony. Along Lock is trained to Archineer, a cross between an architect and engineer. Archineers may like Agony use Source, which they can build walls and guns and traps post. Both Lock and his supporters as the forces of Lord Agony therefore compete for the blue substance. Curiously remain the Source of robots built by Lord Agony only a limited time in life. After three minutes, they usually fall apart while defending the Lock and other Archineers from Source to know to pull on is not subject to such decay

Yakuza 2

Available on: Playstation 2

For some time now is the Playstation 3 in European stores, but for the Playstation 2 appear regularly new games. Usually stops the growth of new titles for the console shortly after his successor appears on the market, but Sony breaks the habit and has its own unique philosophy after. Both consoles are fine because they serve two different audiences. Neatly stacked on the shelves The Playstation 3 is promoted as a console for gamers who want the latest of the latest and the Playstation 2 is the low-priced alternative, with Sony focuses primarily on child-friendly titles and party games. Of course it is not said to fit all new Playstation 2 titles in this picture.

Yakuza 2 for the Playstation 2 is not a party game and not at all child friendly. The game is set in the criminal world of the eponymous Japanese crime organization, and begins a year after the events of its predecessor. Yakuza 2 Kazuma Kiryu, you control the hero from the first game after years of faithful service tries to build outside the criminal a new life. Unfortunately for him, it appears this is easier said than done. Just when Kazuma thinks he can settle down quietly, his peace is disturbed brutally. Former colleagues recall Kazuma to help and old enemies rather see him rest between six boards. The building of a new life will have to wait, first a lot of loose ends remain to be tied together.


Yakuza 2 differs in few respects from its predecessor. Also in this section takes the backstory an important place. Kazuma is sent off at the start of the game to save from destruction. The Tojo Clan Several groups, including the Korean mafia, see this clan prefer to disappear and also from within danger, distrust among the members. Kazuma gets the grateful task to set things right. You can guess that this is not going smoothly, but fortunately not the type that Kazuma easily let go. Over him A good spanking is in Yakuza 2 is usually the best remedy for sleepers and this gives the game a striking split character.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

The name Pro Evolution Soccer gives football loving gamers for years a smile. Virtually every PES fan does have a 'switch-story, about the time when he switched from Fifa to Pro Evolution Soccer. Especially lovers of realistic computer football felt at home at PES and for years it seemed unlikely that there would be change. Yet we seem to have arrived at a turning point. Where EA Fifa 09 with a high quality football to deliver, threw the first life stabbing of PES 2009 doubts. Is this the year when PES loses his crown?

Tested on: PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Also available on: PC, PS2, PSP, Wii versions for PS2, PSP and Wii differ from what is discussed in this article.


*Last year

Before we go into Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, we first go back to the last year. With PES 2008 Konami made its debut on the PlayStation 3, while the game was the second PES on the Xbox 360. Pro Evolution Soccer 6, the next-gen' debut, was not topgame and PES 2008 would be the status of the game series on the previous generation of consoles would reinstate. Although the game was received with great enthusiasm by many fans, he still was a bit disappointing. Both the number of licenses and the atmosphere in the game Konami did disappoint. In addition, the game came to the bugs and other strange things that have not benefited the fun. PES 2008 scored despite good grades, a patch staved off some of the bugs and Konami came away with it, though the company warned.


PES 2009 is in this light be seen as a last chance for Konami to the fans to show that there are indeed innovation is in the series. Where the game was previously better every year, since there is Pro Evolution Soccer 5 is really no longer the case. PES 6 did indeed disappointing and the same was true for PES 2008. That disappointment was mainly in the fact that the PlayStation 2 version was still the best and most comprehensive version, aside from the technical performance of course. The PS2 version, for example, had more stadiums, smoother gameplay and a more stable network function. This is remarkable and perhaps reprehensible, but it is even more distressing that Konami repeatedly promising to eliminate the difference with the other versions is not fulfilled.

*Eliminating Bugs

So something with Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 should be made good. In the past few months has been quite Konami released some information about the new key features' that the game should lift. To a higher level So Be a Legend, a game mode that has existed in similar form in the Japanese versions of PES, enables a footballer to build. Player career Konami has also focused on getting rid of the bugs from PES 2008.

Samba de Amigo

When the Wii even sketches of a mountain under the working title Revolution was, I speculated that this device at Nintendo would worry if some of the time caused by Sega Dreamcast. Same Dreamcast meant the end of Sega as a console maker, and the beginning of the company as a software recycler. Fortunately, I was wrong. By 'gaming' more or less reinvent Nintendo with the Wii will start up and Nintendo's console is relatively easy to survive alongside the spicier PS3 and Xbox360. Unable well with its wide audience In addition, the Wii is unique, the incomparable gameplay elements that provides the console. The new way of gaming provides a unique workout, which is full of innovative excesses when it comes to gameplay. On the other hand, the controls work flawlessly and sometimes not quite deliver the unconventional gameplay necessary frustration.


*Party Game of the highest

This is also the case with Samba de Amigo, about nine years ago, a large arcadehit and a modest success on the Dreamcast. Developer Gearbox has now taken the title of stall for a comeback on the Wii. Samba is for everyone, and everyone is fine with it in Nintendo's trend to make. Playing games physically strenuous For those unfamiliar with the phenomenon: Samba de Amigo is a party game from the top shelf. The player holds in each hand a controller disguised as samba fixed, that the measure should be shaken on catchy Latin music. Shake that operates using six circles in three different heights - high, medium and low - stand in a circle on the screen. From the middle to move the colored balls into circles and once they arrive at the player must press the right height shake the correct controller. That sounds more subtle than it is in practice, because often you stand like a madman to ram with you. Controllers Similarly, the undersigned, who is purely by chance that his Jan des Bouvrie-Ceiling remained. Quite My Wii has been a long time relegated to the game room and Samba de Amigo will not change that.


*For monkey face

If you are good in size shakes, slowly run the Samba bar at the top of the screen is full and go every few shakes level up. If you miss a note you bar is a good piece. Every now and then you'll be asked to swing violently or the computer shows a pose that you need to take. Controllers with These are actions that you literally come to stand for monkey but at the same time are the moments that make such a Samba party to play. At the end of each song you get a ranking attributed. E or D ranking is insufficient, C is the minimum ranking that you need to get further in the game and a B, or even A ranking is great. If this sounds complicated then that is definitely my fault, because it's really quite simple and even the greenest players have two minutes.

Spore PC Review

In the beginning ...

Spore is a kind of godgame produced by the creator of The Sims and SimCity, Will Wright. In a godgame you play for god, which you care how a creature survives and develops. Here you start from nothing to a prevailing party. Spore was a hit even before it came out by the Creature Creator is available free on the Internet. Once to YouTube, type but Spore and watch what others made! Briefly Spore is a combination of Pac-Man, World of Warcraft and Age of Empires. You begin as a single cell ie where you have to find a Pac-Man eating and to collect DNA. By which DNA can buy various mouths you a creature carnivores, herbivores or omnivores do. Then you finally get fins, so you can move. Quicker through the field This is necessary, because now it's eat or be eaten. This is one of the better parts of this game, because you can completely customize your being as you want. So you get a bond with your being, and that's pretty special for a game. The next two phases






Then you get arms and legs and then two rounds in which a group of your kind to let dominated by either road or by anyone eating become friends. Fortunately, these phases do not last long: it is very fast simple. Then you have to fight your own kind. As ruler of a planet That will either trade or with weapons either propaganda. It depends on the previous three phases, for it smart Spore keeps everything you do to. If you have had that (easy) phase you into the only real game phase that allows you to play longer. Area Phase




Space Stage, you play by trading between different planets and planets to conquer. With a self-built spacecraft go around the planets, plant your stuff there and it is hoped that the atmosphere it attracts and makes things grow. You do this by zooming in on a planet, and when you're ready to zoom out. It runs very smoothly, but it should also be given that you will use this feature. Often But you come against pirates. And unlike earlier phases, this is a lot harder in terms of level. For example, you can really only three pirate ships against which all stronger than you are! Conclusion Spore is a good and beautiful game. Functions are carried out properly and run smoothly. The online Sporepedia, who used to play for you to make opponents is endless. This game is a must-have for Sims / SimCity players. The system requirements are fortunately not too big, so an older PC, this game definitely. Spore is well worth the money.

Fifa 09

When it comes to sales, the FIFA series from Electronic Arts its leading position in the football genre never lost, but continues the series already qualitatively years behind Pro Evolution Soccer. Last year the difference was smaller with Fifa 08 and the first experiences with Fifa 09 at the Games Convention in Leipzig were very positive. Meanwhile, the game is in stores and it's time for the final verdict. EA know the hole with Konami's PES to close?

Tested on: PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , this review is not representative of the other versions that are available, namely for the PS2, PSP, Wii, DS and PC

The answer to that question is to a considerable extent on Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, which is available from 17 October. The editors of Tweakers.net is that game already present, so that we can make, without judge. PES 2009 fixed some minor comparisons Both games, vary in design so that you can ask to what extent it still comes to competitors yourself. Where PES 2009 made in Japan tends to be slightly more arcade, is Fifa 09 for realism. A personal preference for one of these directions might outweigh the actual quality of both games heavily.


Fifa 09 so called 'realistic', but why exactly? That has everything to do with the way football is played in a game. For example, in a series of games like Fifa would have to sprint to the goal line in five seconds from the center line as possible - that would be unrealistic. Nor is the pace at which the game is played a role. Turn the TV on Sunday afternoon and once you see crucial moments, although they can be over soon, but that the game in midfield often slow. Players play the ball in to each other, looking for an opening. The designation 'realistic' indicates that Fifa 09 football game that makes us the most reminiscent of the real thing.

It starts with the most eye-catching part: the images. Fifa 09 is simply the best football game ever. The stadiums are nice, the players are sharp and everything looks spiffy. The animations of the players are impressive. Several players from great distances identified by their gait or shoot. Moreover, seeing all these movements, the dribbling a ball to adopt and give a pass, there is credible. This is perhaps even more important than the fact that the graphics are sharp and colorful images, as unrealistic moving players are disastrous for a football game. Not fatal, but it is unfortunate that many players do not look very similar to their real counterparts. The big players are well reproduced, but in the Dutch League you hardly recognizable players encounter. Even the internationally more known clubs like Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV come off poorly. It has little effect on the game, but for the Dutch gamer or a minus.

Nevertheless, that does not affect small tip to the general atmosphere in the game, as almost always been put down. Really good at Fifa, The audience leaves constantly hear and responses reflect what is happening on the field. Shots that just are accompanied with a deep 'ohhhh', while the stadium course erupts in cheers when a goal is scored. Besides sailing The excellent soundtrack adds to the atmosphere in the game.

Crysis Warhead

When Crysis came out in November 2007, the gamers community was a curse and a blessing richer. The blessing was the stunning visual richness that Crysis on the highest detail setting voorschotelde the gamer, the curse was that a supercomputer and diet needed to play the game at that institution. Almost a year later, we pull the nano suit again and we assume the role of Sergeant Michael 'Psycho' Sykes for the expansion called Crysis Warhead.

Warhead is a 'stand-alone expansion: you do not need to play the original Crysis disc. The game takes place in the same context in the original, where First Lieutenant Jake 'Nomad' Dunn plays the leading role in the fight against North Koreans and aliens. Psycho's adventure takes place in Warhead on the other side off the island, where a certain Colonel Lee of the Korean People's Army a container of the island is trying to catch up. This mysterious container can not only rely on the attention of the Americans, the aliens are interested in it.

The lack of a substantive introduction at the start of the game will cause some confusion among new players. Warhead starts just after a vtol that you and your fellow soldiers had evacuated crashed. While you're at a safe place to seek an electromagnetic pulse blows your socks. You see a KPA helicopter taking off with the container while you start nano suit again. If you look around you, you will see ice and snow. Crysis veterans will already know what time it is: The aliens are also there. A series of flashbacks from Crysis interrupts the conversation between Psycho and his supervisor, who sends him on his way to assist in the bombing. One of the pilots involved here turns out to be. An old acquaintance of Psycho