AWARDS SEASON: BEST GAME OF THE YEAR 2003

Overall winner

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Honourable mentions

MEDAL OF HONOR: RISING SUN

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PS2 version reviewed.

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is a first person shooter published and developed by EA Games for the Playstation 2, Xbox and GameCube.

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STAR WARS: FLIGHT OF THE FALCON (2003) REVIEW

A contender for the worst Star Wars game ever.

GBA exclusive.

Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon is a shooter published by THQ and developed by Pocket Studios for the Game Boy Advance.

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BEYOND GOOD & EVIL REVIEW

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PC version reviewed.

Beyond Good & Evil is an action adventure published and developed by Ubisoft for the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Gamecube and PC.

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The PC port seems like a real mess from what I was able to play sadly.

RATCHET & CLANK: GOING COMMANDO / LOCKED AND LOADED (2003) REVIEW

How to make a sequel.

PS2 exclusive.

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando is a platformer published by Sony and developed by Insomniac Games for the Playstation 2, Playstation 3 and Vita.

GAMEPLAY
So many improvements over the first game such as quick select pausing when you select a weapon, strafing around enemies, improved auto aim and more.

General game design, with Ratchet improved in his movement and appearance with armour upgrades. While Clank's levels have been expanded upon.

Weapon upgrades

The hoverbike races are much better than the hoverboard races from the last game.

Space combat maybe a bit worse than the last game?

Checkpoints have improved over the previous game, although there are still a few dodgy ones

One boss fight was pretty much a really long turret section, and the boss didn't really change tactics or develop over the fight, aside from using one new move half way through that in the end had the same effect as most of his other moves. It's a bit of a shame because Insomniac are usually very good at boss fights.

STORY
Ratchet was much more likeable in this game than the previous one.

GRAPHICS

While it looks similar to the last one I found some levels to look more appetising than the previous game where some levels looked a bit dull.

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More noticeable and engaging than the previous game

The voice acting was pretty much the same as the previous game, although Ratchet has a new voice actor who I prefer to the old one.

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Insomniac took many of the complaints people had with the first game and really stepped it up with this sequel. I feel this game is superior in almost every way from its predecessor and I'd recommend you give this one a go, even if you didn't enjoy the last one.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING REVIEW

PS2 version reviewed.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is an action game published by EA Games and developed by Digital Eclipse for the Playstation 2, Xbox, Gamecube, Game Boy Advance and PC.

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CALL OF DUTY (2003) REVIEW

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PS3 version reviewed.

Call of Duty is a first-person shooter published by Activision and developed by Infinity Ward for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

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