Zack’s Big Honkin’ Game Guide: Page 9

Darkwatch

Xbox PS2 Mature

An average FPS with a zombie-western theme. Basic shooting combines with some fun horseback scenes and oddly floaty physics to make something unremarkable.

6/ 10

 

Hulk: Ultimate Destruction

PS2 Xbox Gamecube Teen

A surprisingly good beat-em-up with a popular character. While the story is unremarkable, the titular ultimate destruction provides for hours of fun.

8/ 10

 

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

All Platforms Everyone

A broken platformer in the recent run of decent movie games. Expect a bad camera, repetitive objectives and frustrating jumping puzzles and candy combat.

1.5/ 10

 

Batman Begins

PS2 Xbox Gamecube Teen

A decent stealth-action game that centers on the goal of terrifying your enemies. Batman is back.

7/ 10

 

Madden NFL 2006

All Platforms Everyone

Madden is now the only show in town and the new features are minimal. The NFL superstar mode is a fun experience for those who don’t like franchise mode.

9/ 10

 

NCAA Football 2006

Xbox PS2 Everyone

The college game adds Race for the Heisman mode to counter Madden’s NFL Superstar.The new mode and the rest of the game is more accessible than the pros.

9/ 10

 

Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike

Xbox Teen

An expansion pack to a game that wasn’t very good in the first place. Only for those who liked GR2 and want more maps and missions.

5.5/ 10

 

Outlaw Tennis

PS2 Xbox Mature

A raunchy tennis game that tries too hard to be funny. While the gameplay is decent, the between point cutscenes get old fast, and slow down the action.

6/ 10

 

Conker: Live And Reloaded

Xbox Mature

A visually-beautiful update of the late N64 cult classic. Unfortunately the gameplay and story are essentially the same. Fun online play is the main draw.

7/ 10

 

By Zack Rovinsky