Now that The Simpsons have been confirmed as America's most popular family (I heard that Homer was running for Governor of California), and probably the most influential programme in the history of the television, it is about time a game appeared that...

With anything retro being the cool at the moment, it was only a matter of time before Starsky & Hutch appeared again and just in time to pre-empt the movie with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. For most people, all that you know about Starsky & Hutch is that...

The horror genre takes another step into the gaming world with Silent Hill 3, the latest instalment of the popular series. The original was ground-breaking in a way that set previous forays into 'horror' to one side. Resident Evil became 'just another...

Project Zero, not to be confused with the excellent SAS film 'Operation Zero' of the 1980s, is the 'European' version of the Japanese Fatal Frame, and another contender to the horror genre on the PS2. Horror seems to be making grounds in the console market,...

'Club Football' is *yawn* another football game. Now, from my opening line, you'd think that I had a bias against football games. Well I don't, but I do think that the market is saturated with new editions of games coming our each season. To tell the...

Marketing for computer games is now big business and with multi-million dollar campaigns and enforced deadlines, there have been more and more games being rushed onto the shelves; all too often incomplete and a disappointment. It has become increasingly...

The Dancing Stage series has done exceptionally well, and this last installment is sure to continue the trend. See the review of Dancing Stage Megamix on pocket-lint.co.uk to get up to speed if you are not familiar with the games. Based on the fact that...

Music games seem to be increasingly popular on consoles and Amplitude, follow up to the popular Frequency, is the latest thing to hit the PlayStation 2. Amplitude is set is a quasi-virtual-DJ-paradise cyberspace environment, with you at the controls....

Some people criticize the recent trend of reproducing old ideas, especially when it comes to superheroes. Hulk, on the PS2, twinned with the summer 2003 release of the movie, could fall into this category, but satisfyingly doesn't. You finally get the...

Formula One 2003 is the official game of the Formula One season. It features all the teams, with their sponsors, drivers and cars, and of course, all the circuits on the tour. It is exclusive to the PS2 and is basically an updated version of 2002. As...

Deus Ex is a first person strategy action shooter, falling into what is probably best termed the 'Metal Gear Solid' genre. In this respect, it is in a competitive market, and one that is dominated by the afore-mentioned MGS games, but also contains The...

There are a formidable number of players in market shooting to be the most expensive thing in your pocket, and the Ipaq has done consistently well for quite a while. There is, of course, a large ‘Palm’ faction that will shout down any non-Palm attempts...

There are some things that always get boys excited, whatever their age. Besides the words 'free beer' and 'teen bikini contest', mention of any special forces unit seems to have the same response, in this case the hallowed US Navy SEALS. Before we start,...

The most prestigious cycle race on the planet celebrates its centenary in 2003, and to mark the occasion, Konami has released its game version of Le Tour on the PS2. It seems like a fair partnership - Le Tour is arguably the most arduous endurance race...

When the PlayStation 2 launched all those years ago, there was talk of all the accessories that we would be able to buy to compliment the console. There was also much discussion of the "masterplan" in which the PS2 became the centrepeice of your entertainment...

When the news announces that Core Design is no longer the lead developer for the Lara Croft series something has to be up. But surely Eidos as decided to end on a high note with the developers that brought us Lara? Knowing what Miss Croft has delivered...

After the success of the first film, it is hard not to get excited about anything that rains green letters down the screen, but looking through the franchise, what does Enter the Matrix offer? I start with a note of caution - this is Haig-style full frontal...

There has been increasing talk about how sedentary lifestyles are leading to obesity and so-and-so and, well ultimately, death. It seems that in the view of the social commentator, computer games are slowly killing our children and polluting their minds,...

Crazy Taxi is one of those classic arcade games that never seems to die. Perhaps it should have. Ok, that isn't really fair, but it has been around a long time. The thing that struck me when I first got it, was that it is a classic Sega game. Having grown...