http://www.widgamer.com Fil des tests de WidGamer Thu, 08 May 2008 21:18:24 +0200 Copyright 2008-2009 WidMedia http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-wii--test-review_3302.html It is hard to give Wii Fit a mark. Let it be said: the software is clearly aimed at a generation which, from the very start, does not play (yet). It target men and womem whi try to stay fit or to lose some disgracious pounds. Exception... Thu, 08 May 2008 16:44:05 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_652.html Dark Sector would surely fall down into the flavorless titles' category if the developers from Digital Extremes had not had the lucky idea to impose the Glaive, a weapon nearly plunging the player into addiction, as a key element of their... Wed, 07 May 2008 18:50:45 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_653.html Dark Sector would surely fall down into the flavorless titles' category if the developers from Digital Extremes had not had the lucky idea to impose the Glaive, a weapon nearly plunging the player into addiction, as a key element of their... Wed, 07 May 2008 18:46:32 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_1201.html Though far from counting no imperfection, Grand Theft Auto IV remains a safe value. Though not bringing a revolution to the genre it itself made famous, this fourth episode nevertheless manages to renew the experience and to pull the... Mon, 05 May 2008 18:01:52 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_1200.html Though far from counting no imperfection, Grand Theft Auto IV remains a safe value. Though not bringing a revolution to the genre it itself made famous, this fourth episode nevertheless manages to renew the experience and to pull the... Mon, 05 May 2008 17:50:57 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_15232.html Yes, UEFA Euro 2008 is a success. As well on the visual aspect as on playability's one, Electronic Arts' title dares to take back the ingredients which made FIFA 08's success and adds to it some elements here and there, maybe... Fri, 02 May 2008 22:03:24 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_15234.html Yes, UEFA Euro 2008 is a success. As well on the visual aspect as on playability's one, Electronic Arts' title dares to take back the ingredients which made FIFA 08's success and adds to it some elements here and there, maybe... Fri, 02 May 2008 21:47:45 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-psp--test-review_15235.html UEFA Euro 2008 does not go further than being an event-aimed adaptation of FIFA 08 with its qualities, an honest realization and official licenses, and its defaults, a too limited and rebuking gameplay as well as a lifetime cut... Fri, 02 May 2008 21:09:22 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps2--test-review_15233.html UEFA Euro 2008 does not go further than being an event-aimed adaptation of FIFA 08 with its qualities, meaning a quick handling and official licenses, and its defaults, a too limited and rebuking gameplay as well as a really... Fri, 02 May 2008 20:39:02 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_3079.html Time Crisis 4 could have been something else than a bad game. By adding a dozen of well-rhythmed levels and bosses as interesting as in arcade mode instead of the tasteless FPS proposed, one could have reminded it as a kitsch but catchy... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:33:56 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_3249.html Viking: Battle for Asgard eventually isn't the announced slaughter. Though it sometimes offers some butcher mastery of technics and some great moments of intelligent mangling, Sega's title lacks the little touch of rhythm that would have... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:17:23 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_3224.html Pleasant game on PC, Universe at War : Earth Assault is a mere shadow of his former self on Xbox 360. If it’s not surprising that the controls are less easy to use, the big technical defects are a lot more annoying. With a frame... Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:33:34 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-psp--test-review_1165.html For its transposition on PSP, God of War: Chains of Olympus leaves nothing up to chance. The main features of the series; its numerous battles that we do with pleasure, its colossal environments and its pretty like hell Kratos are... Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:19:02 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-wii--test-review_1937.html For this Nintendo Wii entrance, Naruto certainly does not disappoint but will surely not make crowds worship it. Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution indeed proposes a solid gameplay pushed forward by the experience the series gathered on... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:54:58 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-wii--test-review_1707.html With no surprise, Nintendo offers us a Mario Kart Wii still as fun and now completed by a few nice novelties. The Wii Wheel type racing mode will allow anyone to try the series' proper « crazy races » experience, as... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:20:31 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_2525.html Sega Superstars Tennis does not stop at proposing a funny tennis game with Sega licences in its background. A real pleasure for the fans of the blue hedgehog company, surely happy to find back this character roster challenging each other... Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:59:28 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ds--test-review_1098.html Mystery Dungeon : Shiren the Wanderer is the typical example of an hermetic game. Explained by pieces by the NpCs, often hiding things and particularly difficult, it is useless to say this turn-by-turn RPG veiling its true nature seems like... Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:03:36 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_1634.html The arrival of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition on PlayStation is rather tearful. Even if one must not forget that one year has passed since the Xbox 360 version, the title's qualities are taken off for unexplained reasons and an important... Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:52:12 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ds--test-review_2528.html Not really bad, the DS version of Sega Superstars Tennis mainly suffers of its too minimalist content. The absence of the Superstars mode, the suppression of the online and the reduction to a simple arcade effect for the special shots are... Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:28:14 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_560.html Condemned 2: Bloodshot brings eveything one could await from this sequel. A renewed and interesting combat system and an ambience still catchy, due for a great part to the hero, even less reassuring than the monsters he crosses. Nice,... Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:07:52 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_561.html Condemned 2: Bloodshot brings eveything one could await from this sequel. A renewed and interesting combat system and an ambience still catchy, due for a great part to the hero, even less reassuring than the monsters he crosses. Nice,... Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:07:43 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-wii--test-review_2257.html Evaluating this Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 appears to be quite a delicate task as Konami's game is as good at pleasing as at losing the player. One thing is certain, PES makes a nice entrance on Nintendo's home console. With a completely... Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:07:45 +0200 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ds--test-review_2263.html Little jewel of the DS library, Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a game well done for Nintendo's handheld console. Except the microphone, everything is admirably used, in order to contribute to a successful point & click the... Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:58:44 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_130.html Attractive and fun, Army of Two will certainly answer to the expectations of the co-op addict gamers. The aggro system and a lot of ideas succeed to mark the game as different from an umpteenth third person shooter. Since then, it’s even... Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:44:19 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-wii--test-review_2527.html Sega Superstars Tennis does not stop at proposing a funny tennis game with Sega licences in its background. A real pleasure for the fans of the blue hedgehog company, surely happy to find back this character roster challenging each other... Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:04:37 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-psp--test-review_2305.html Puzzle Quest is a rather good surprise for a Simple Series game. An already exhausted concept now given a goal and a real strategic interest thanks to its deep RPG elements, if you omit the scenario, here is what pushes the title from the « little... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:48:39 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-wii--test-review_2068.html No More Heroes keeps all its promises of indispensable Wii hit and offers us a singular videogame experience on Nintendo's console. Visually atypical but sometimes poor on environment details, Santa Destroy city is the main example of... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:14:54 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_219.html The main issue with Beautiful Katamari is that the title simply offers another Katamari game, no less, no more. Fans will have an impression of deja-vu and the passage to the next generation of consoles is not really transcendent.... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:19:15 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ds--test-review_15063.html Puzzle Quest is a rather good surprise for a Simple Series game. An already exhausted concept now given a goal and a real strategic interest thanks to its deep RPG elements, if you omit the scenario, here is what pushes the title from the « little... Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:41:54 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps2--test-review_13660.html Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity thought it could raise the level of its predecessor but will not. A very short lifetime and a poor gameplay bury the game under mediocrity and only few nice ideas, inspired by Zero Gravity control, come to make... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:47:13 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_129.html Attractive and fun, Army of Two will certainly answer to the expectations of the co-op addict gamers. The aggro system and a lot of ideas succeed to mark the game as different from an umpteenth third person shooter. Since then,... Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:18:32 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_1631.html Good but aimed at a very particular public, Lost Odyssey in no way wishes to revolution the genre, but pushes it direclty towards the adult, reflective and sensitive player. Adult enouh to enjoy its classic political plot rather focusing... Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:44:17 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-psp--test-review_2259.html An undeniable technical and graphical quality, but which remains similar to its predecessor. A content nearly just copied-pasted from the PlayStation 2 version. PES 2008 serenely comes up on PlayStation Portable without really justifying its being... Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:09:03 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_1626.html The castaways will finally not come out of it alive, here is the analyze one can get out of this Lost: Via Domus. The adventure does not manage to find some rhythm to keep the player awaken, the action of the game sometimes really is too... Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:14:35 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_1623.html The castaways will finally not come out of it alive, here is the analyze one can get out of this Lost: Via Domus. The adventure does not manage to find some rhythm to keep the player awaken, the action of the game sometimes really is too... Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:55:52 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_1002.html FIFA Street 3 decided to follow a risky road for its first appearance on HD consoles. New general design but also new way to approach the game, the bet was audacious and can as easily convince than disappoint through its rather simple... Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:59:17 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_1001.html FIFA Street 3 decided to follow a risky road for its first appearance on HD consoles. New general design but also new way to approach the game, the bet was audacious and can as easily convince than disappoint through its rather simple... Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:52:18 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_724.html Nothing to add, Devil May Cry succeeds on its new home consoles arrival. The title brings back all the ingredients which made the series' success, with fights as technical as rhythmic and a fine realization. Classy and stylish poses unite once more... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:33:05 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_723.html Nothing to add, Devil May Cry succeeds on its new home consoles arrival. The title brings back all the ingredients which made the series' success, with fights as technical as rhythmic and a fine realization. Classy and stylish poses unite once more... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:26:15 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-wii--test-review_1746.html No, one will not remind Medal of Honor Heroes 2 as a game with drearily poor graphics nor a a monotonous solo campaign. One will prefer keeping in mind a playability based on some good ideas made possible thanks to the Nunchuk/Wiimote... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:40:46 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-psp--test-review_2144.html Refreshing, original and addictive on many points, Patapon keeps its promises and joins the list of PSP's indispensables. Offering an original, but of a very good facture realization, the title submits a concept which does keep its... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:09:13 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_2945.html The Club could have been a very good title which would have unluckily pleased only a few veterans and players crazy about scoring. Its characters have a catchy design and its levels really are well built, though some remain rather... Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:00:40 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_2946.html The Club could have been a very good title which would have unluckily pleased only a few veterans and players crazy about scoring. Its characters have a catchy design and its levels really are well built, though some remain rather... Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:32:44 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-wii--test-review_1145.html One could have feared much by hearing about a Ghost Squad Wii adaptation. Completely outdated graphics and a rather short lifetime, if you stick to the number of missions, seem to confirm one's apprehensions. But a dynamic gameplay and an... Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:28:06 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-pc--test-review_3626.html Universe at War: Earth Assault undeniably is a good RTS game. Containing three atypical and distinct factions, Petroglyph's title does not fall into the easy trap of the different design for each race. This represents a door opening itself... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:14:21 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_3189.html Turok will be reminded of as a really basic FPS. The only gameplay pleasure resides in the orchestration of occasional mini-assaults, which may happen in the full middle of unjustified corridors lost in a jungle. The different weapons... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:04:18 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_3188.html Turok will be reminded of as a really basic FPS. The only gameplay pleasure resides in the orchestration of occasional mini-assaults, which may happen in the full middle of unjustified corridors lost in a jungle. The different weapons... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:56:01 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-wii--test-review_2350.html Rapala Tournament Fishing! Will certainly not remain in gamers' memories. Though it has a nice, peaceful ambiance and an amusing gameplay accessible to each and every player, Shiny Entertainment's title shines more brilliantly by its mediocre... Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:40:01 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-360--test-review_390.html Criterion Games managed its challenge and made out of this open-space Burnout an episode which does not lose from its ancestors' charm. The arcade gameplay seduces without any problem and the game presents graphics as impressive as its numerous... Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:01:18 +0100 http://www.widgamer.com/jeu-ps3--test-review_391.html Criterion Games managed its challenge and made out of this open-space Burnout an episode which does not lose from its ancestors' charm. The arcade gameplay seduces without any problem and the game presents graphics as impressive as its numerous... Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:01:08 +0100