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  • Review: Resident Evil: Outbreak

    26 November 2004, 00:00

    The Resident Evil series has been so popular because of its action/puzzle style of gameplay. If you were looking for fast and frantic blasting, you’ll have to go elsewhere. Sure, ...

  • Review: Doom 3

    24 November 2004, 00:00

    Doom 3 casts you as an un-named marine posted to a Mars of the future, around 150 years from now. A mega-corporation called UAC has established a base on the ...

  • Review: Half Life 2

    21 November 2004, 00:00

    So, do we have the masterpiece that everyone else is crowing about? Is this a great leap forward from the first instalment? Is it better than Doom 3 or Far ...

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  • Review: Pacific Fighters

    1 November 2004, 00:00

    All in all, this effort from 1C Maddox positively reeks of being a rushed job. No doubt UbiSoft's thinking is to get the game out before people go and blow ...

  • ACON Fatal1ty Great Wall Shootout

    29 October 2004, 00:00

    Fatal1ty has an envyable lifestyle: Travel the world playing games, shattering the egos of many wannabe gaming kings and queens. Recently, Fatal1ty's gaming conquest took him to the Great Wall ...

  • GameStars 2004: Gizmondo

    3 September 2004, 00:00

    Gizmondo, the all in one mobile gaming solution, has let slip that they've done a deal with nVidia to use their new SC10 chip to power the graphics display.

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  • GameStars 2004: Eidos

    3 September 2004, 00:00

    Sega, on the other hand, are remaining tight lipped on the whole SI/Collyers/EIDOS situation, having picked up SI's next football management effort which is to be published as under the ...

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  • GameStars 2004: Blizzard

    3 September 2004, 00:00

    At Gamestars Blizzard Entertainment was pulling in the crowds with World of Warcraft or WoW, as they like to call it. Keeping well away from puns about WoWing people, I ...

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  • ECTS 2004: Championship Manager

    2 September 2004, 00:00

    Here at ECTS, there a some murky rumours spreading about the forthcoming battle between the long standing Championship Manager series and new upstart rival, Football Manager.

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  • ECTS 2004: QGO

    2 September 2004, 00:00

    CEO of QGO, (Quality Games Online), Anthony Burgess told HEXUS of his hopes for the next MMOG, The Legend Of Mir 3.

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  • UK Terrorist - Counter Strike LAN 2004 Report

    27 August 2004, 00:00

    Why does Counter Strike continue to do so well? Maybe it's the thrill of Terrorist Vs Counter-Terrorist battles. Perhaps its the enjoyment of sniping your best friend from the roof ...

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  • Review: Corepad Mousing Surface

    3 August 2004, 00:00

    It's a simple design, gets all the mousing surface basics right, is easy to clean and does very little wrong. I like the aesthetic and I'm happy enough with it ...

  • Review: Tiger Woods 2004

    9 January 2004, 00:00

    It's easy to play with simple controls for the beginner, but enough complexity for the pro to pull off a forward stanced high spin fade onto an uphill green in ...

  • Review: Halo: Combat Evolved

    27 November 2003, 00:00

    Halo offers nothing new to the genre in anyway. Anything which Halo has implemented here has already been done better by a myriad of other games. The only new thing ...

  • Review: [PC] Rainbox Six 3: Raven Shield

    27 April 2003, 00:00

    I have waited for this game to come out for some considerable time. There have been a couple (well, a few) games of its genre in the meantime but I ...

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  • [PC] UFO: Aftermath Interview

    27 April 2003, 00:00

    UFO: Aftermath has had a troubled past. Originally called UFO: Freedom Ridge, it was based on Mythos Games' cancelled game Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge.

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  • Review: Game Park GP32 Gamepad

    5 April 2003, 00:00

    You'll notice that it doesn't come with any games or media. You'll need to purchase a SmartMedia card (128Mb costs just under £30 if you know where to look), or ...

  • Review: Unreal II: The Awakening

    28 February 2003, 00:00

    The basic plot of Unreal II is that there are lots of bad guys out there and they need killing. OK. So maybe that’s not exactly the story as presented ...

  • Half-Life: Day of Defeat Players' Guide

    13 February 2003, 00:00

    A Guide to DoD

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  • Review: [PC]Search And Rescue 4 - Coastal Heroes

    2 February 2003, 00:00

    It’s not often that I’m seriously impressed by new helicopter simulations as the last ones I was seriously into were Razorworks’ masterpieces Enemy Engaged: Apache v Havoc & Comanche v ...

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  • Review: [PC]Unreal Tournament 2003

    20 November 2002, 00:00

    Once upon a time, Epic MegaGames were the creators of high-quality 2D games such as Jazz Jackrabbit. Life was good. Then some upstart within Epic suggested a ‘third dimension’.

  • Review: [PC] Bandits: Phoenix Rising

    3 November 2002, 00:00

    Remember Mad Max? A classic piece of cinema if ever there was one. Post-apocalyptic world, cars, and shooting things. What does that have to do with this review? A lot, ...

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  • Review: ECTS Dissolved : Cenega

    17 September 2002, 00:00

    There's still pleanty of ECTS to dissolve, so on with Czech publishers Cenega.

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  • Review: ECTS Dissolved : Konami

    5 September 2002, 00:00

    The ECTS Dissolved series of articles continues with this look into forthcoing titles from respected industry veterans Konami.

  • ECTS Dissolved : 1C Company

    5 September 2002, 00:00

    Hence I'm doing a company-by-company round-up (with actual screenshots) to let you in on ALL the games to expect in the not-too-distant future. First up, we have 1C.

  • Review: Jedi Knight 2 [PC]

    5 September 2002, 00:00

    To sum up, I disliked JK2. I find it hard to say anything good about it other than the graphics, and the graphics are borrowed technology anyway. That said, it’s ...

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  • Review: Sonic Adventure 2 Battle

    3 September 2002, 00:00

    To conclude, is this a good game worth parting with cash for? Yes and no. If you dislike platformers, steer clear. If you want a multiplayer game, steer clear. If ...

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  • Review: Grand Theft Auto 3 [PC]

    28 August 2002, 00:00

    I gave GTA2 a whole two minutes before getting bored and giving it back to the friend I'd borrowed it from. However, GTA3 pleasantly surprised me. Whilst the PC port ...

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  • Review: Super Monkey Ball [GC]

    27 August 2002, 00:00

    Put aside all doubts. Monkey ball is an essential purchase, and a good reason to part with £130 for the console, if not £75 more for a full compliment of ...

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  • Review: Crazy Taxi [GC]

    27 August 2002, 00:00

    Crazy Taxi was great, if somewhat short-lived, fun for the Dreamcast four years ago. Today, it just looks dated. Anyone who hasn't already played it is likely not ever to ...

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  • Review: Neverwinter Night [PC]

    27 August 2002, 00:00

    I've been waiting for this ever since I finished Baldur's Gate 2, playing until 3AM most days. And for the most part, I'm actually pretty disappointed. I don't play enough ...

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  • Review: Nintendo Game Cube [PAL]

    9 May 2002, 00:00

    You're on Hexus, you own a PC. If you're considering a console, ask yourself a simple question: how much cash do I want to spend (£130 or "peanuts")

  • Review: Microsoft XBox Console

    11 March 2002, 00:00

    This is sure a console to watch, we would like to give it our Editors Choice award, this is a superior console, with power behind it, but at the end ...

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