20 results results for "simulation games"
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Need for Speed: Shift - Xbox 360
Can Shift refresh the series?
23 September 2009 12:00 GMT
- The Good
- Some of the best sound and graphics from an EA game to date, a real sense of speed when in the cockpit view, continues to reward the player, no matter how they drive
- The Bad
- Short career compared to other racing simulators, the cars are incredibly frustrating to control
- Verdict
- The much needed reboot to a franchise which has been desperate for it for years
- Price
- £49.99
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IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey - Xbox 360
Tally-ho chaps!
10 September 2009 15:36 GMT
- The Good
- Easy to control in arcade mode, graphics, plenty of history weaved along the story
- The Bad
- Realistic and simulation modes let down by controller limitations, no German missions
- Verdict
- If you have an interest in aircraft with a penchant for a bit of history, then it is worth a shot
- Price
- £39.99
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EA Sports Active - Nintendo Wii - First Look
Ready to sweat? 24 April 2009 16:00 GMT- The Good
- Easy to get in to, will focus you on doing exercise, calorie data helpful, created by fitness professionals
- The Bad
- Strong exercise focus means little time for fun, will have to look like a dork in your living room
- Verdict
- EA Sports Active does what it sets out to do which is getting you to be active in your living room and feel good about it
- Price
- £44.99
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Formula One 2004 - PS2
20 September 2004 17:53 GMT
- The Good
- Loads of detail
- The Bad
- Commentary more annoying than Eamon Holmes
- Verdict
- One of the best F1 games out there, but still very difficult.
- Price
- £30
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Tom Clancy’s HAWX - Xbox 360
Tom Clancy goes Mile High
9 March 2009 15:00 GMT
- The Good
- Well thought out control method, exciting with the Assists off, certainly looks the part
- The Bad
- Short-lived campaign that lacks in true variation, lack of true choice
- Verdict
- Tom Clancy takes to the skies and for flight fans, this arcadey shooter certainly offers a lot of fun
- Price
- £49.99
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Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition - PC
The latest version flies into the office, should we call mayday?
27 September 2006 0:00 GMT
- The Good
- Level of depth, graphics, controls, tower option, missions
- The Bad
- We want more detail in more cities. Not for the faint hearted
- Verdict
- If you looking to learn to fly and want to get in some practice this will more than offer you what you need
- Price
- £59.99
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Flight Simulator X Standard Edition - PC
Is the standard version enough, or should you go deluxe?
27 September 2006 0:00 GMT
- The Good
- Level of depth, graphics, controls, missions
- The Bad
- We want more detail in more cities, not for the faint hearted
- Verdict
- If you looking to learn to fly and want to get in some practice this will more than offer you what you need
- Price
- £49.99
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Formula One 2003 - PS2
1 October 2003 0:00 GMT
- The Good
- New rules incorporated this year
- The Bad
- Nothing to hold non F1 fans nor those who had last year’s
- Verdict
- Unless you’re an F1 fan with money to burn and have lots of patience. Next year’s may fix the gameplay issues so wait for that.
- Price
- £35
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Sega Virtua Tennis World Tour - PSP
24 September 2005 11:55 GMT
- The Good
- Graphics, gameplay, character AI
- The Bad
- No tutorial or practice level
- Verdict
- If you are a fan of the game or not – this is still one to have for the PSP
- Price
- £35
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Trauma Center - Nintendo Wii
Great fun or a road crash?
15 June 2007 9:00 GMT
- The Good
- Controls, concept
- The Bad
- Levels can be frustrating at times
- Verdict
- Innovative and fun, Trauma Center won't be for everyone, but it will certainly give you something to concentrate on
- Price
- £30
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Nascar 2008 - PS3
Can racing ovals be fun?
23 November 2007 9:30 GMT
- The Good
- Looks good, voiceovers authentic
- The Bad
- Control of cars, too many options, no enjoyment, tedious, poor gameplay
- Verdict
- EA do some great sports games – this isn’t one of them
- Price
- £49.99
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Trixter X-dream Fitness Bike
Shed some pounds for new year
1 January 2009 9:00 GMT
- The Good
- Incredible fun, levels for all riders, realism
- The Bad
- Price, screen size, assists can be a little overzealous, no data export
- Verdict
- The X-dream gives you a good exercise programme, plenty of variety to keep you interested and motivation to keep on improving your performance, but is too expensive for most home users
- Price
- £5995
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Enthusia - Professional Racing - PS2
27 May 2005 0:04 GMT
- The Good
- Amount of cars, based on driving rather than tuning, Visual G System
- The Bad
- Can’t tune your car, Career mode complicated
- Verdict
- This is an interesting take on the racing sim and one that offers a breath of fresh air from the usual tune fest of GT4
- Price
- £35
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Gran Turismo 4 - PS2
1 April 2005 8:11 GMT
- The Good
- Attention to detail, depth
- The Bad
- To detailed to just pick up and play, do you really want to spend hours rewatching your races
- Verdict
- This is not for the faint hearted. Petrol heads only.
- Price
- £35
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Creative Inspire 6.1 6700 speakers
14 November 2003 16:31 GMT
- The Good
- Can simulate sixth speaker if on tight budget
- The Bad
- No more tall stands, they’re a chargeable extra; distortion at high volume
- Verdict
- Compared to the Inspires these are heavily under speced. Stay high end or just use specialist home cinema surround brands for your Audigy 2.
- Price
- £100
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Sid Meyer’s Railroads! – PC
Always complaining about train delays? Could you do any better?
24 November 2006 0:00 GMT
- The Good
- Simple, addictive, reasonable graphics
- The Bad
- Buggy, small maps, unexplained phenomena
- Verdict
- Great for newcomers - fans of the series might not be so easily pleased
- Price
- £29.99
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Perfect Dark Zero - Xbox360
When Perfect Dark launched on the Nintendo N64 in 2000, it made people go out and buy the console. Microsoft is hoping the same will happen again with the Xbox360. But can it?
30 November 2005 11:02 GMT
- The Good
- Graphics, gameplay, weapons, online gaming
- The Bad
- Character can't jump, it's just another first person shooter
- Verdict
- If you want a good first person shooter for your console from day one then this is the one to go for
- Price
- £50
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TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator - Xbox
8 March 2004 15:12 GMT
- The Good
- Great Graphics, less nonsense on story
- The Bad
- There’ll be another next year
- Verdict
- Codemasters’ FIFA treatment of all its sports titles means great visuals and hardly anything to build on year on year- but if you’re a fan, you’ve bought it.
- Price
- £35
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DJ decks and fx - PS2
26 September 2004 11:49 GMT
- The Good
- Can spin some seriously phat beats
- The Bad
- Limited appeal
- Verdict
- Your PlayStation can now be a set of decks, but you need talent to make this fly.
- Price
- £30
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Football Manger 2007 - PC
The football sim gets its '07 makeover
24 October 2006 11:00 GMT
- The Good
- It’s the best Football Manager yet, incredibly addictive, feels so incredibly real
- The Bad
- You’ll lose your job/partner thanks to its addictive nature, you’ll go weeks unshaven, and unwashed
- Verdict
- It’s the best SI has ever offered
- Price
- £35
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