Zack’s Big Honkin’ Game Guide: Page 16

 

Overlord

360 PC Teen

A Pikmin knock-off that starts slow and suffers from iffy controls and a lack of  inovation. Sports more graphical fog than should be seen in a next-gen game.

6/10

 

Bioshock

360 PC Mature

A top-notch shooter with beautiful, deeply immersive settings and deep, nuanced gameplay. But the story isn’t all it could’ve been and it fades at the end.

9/10

 

Spider-Man 3

All Platforms Teen

Just as disappointing as the movie was. It’s essentially the same game they put out for the last 2 movies with the handicap of the 3^rd movie’s story.

4.5/10

 

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks The 80’s

PS2 Teen

Nothing more than a cheap and dirty cash-in with less songs than, and recycled characters and venues from Guitar Hero II. Luckily the song list is good.

6.5/10

 

NCAA Football 08

360 PS3 PS2 Xbox Everyone

Fun additions to the already engrossing and newly renamed Campus Legend mode, and a robust set of replay options keep the college game at the top.

9/10

 

All-Pro Football 2K8

360 PS3 Everyone 10+

2K is back to challenge Madden without the NFL license. The gameplay and creation mode are sharp but there’s very little to do beyond that.

8/10

 

Madden NFL 08

All Platforms Everyone

All this year’s additions are gameplay-based and most work well. The rest is still the same old Madden. If you like it you’ll buy it and if you don’t you won’t.

8.5/10

 

God Of War II

PS2 Mature

No one does crazy hacking and slashing like Kratos, and he’s still the best with huge, inspired boss battles and a robust combat system that makes every fight fun.

9/10

 

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

All Everyone 10+

If you’ve ever wanted to tag along and perform menial tasks with Harry and his chums here’s your game. If you want something to actually play look elsewhere.

5/10

 

By Zack Rovinsky