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Franchise Embarks on a Brand-New Adventure for Nintendo DS
by Hillelman
Today Ubisoft announce Battles of Prince of Persia®, a new game developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS™. Battles of Prince of Persia® is a turn-based tactical game driven by a collectible card system set in the Prince of Persia® universe. Developed by Ubisoft’s Montreal studio, the game puts players in control of large armies from different regions that are battling for supreme power. All the action is regulated through the use of cards that players collect when going through the single player scenario. The game also features multiplayer modes that allow players to battle it out with friends or trade cards to customize their decks. Battles of Prince of Persia® is scheduled for release late 2005.
About the Game:
Battles of Prince of Persia®’s storyline takes place b... Read On | | Pariah. PC/Xbox Review
Pariah, Pariah, pants on fire.
by Hillelman
Oh, man, another First Person Shooter (what do they release, like 15 of these a day?). And this is a highly derivative one at that. Great, just what I need. Well, I guess I better give it a shot all the same. Hey, this is kind of cool, nothing special but still decent fun and it looks rather nice as well. Four hours later…my eyes are glued to the monitor. Yep, I think it is safe to say that Pariah really grew on me. ... Read On | | Monster Hunter. PlayStation 2 Review
Hunting monsters isn't much fun alone
by Australian Ninja
Strap on your loincloth, sharpen your sword because we gots some real purty monsters to kill. Hunting monsters. Haven’t we all given that a go at some point in our lives, or is that just me? ... Read On | |  | | Batman Begins. Xbox Review
What the hell is he? He's Batman.
by Hillelman
I’m probably going to be a bit biased with this one. I love the Batman Begins movie and, as this game does such a fine job of capturing the look and atmosphere of the film, I was able to quite easily overlook its various shortcomings and have an excellent time with it. That’s not to say it is an otherwise poor game, all I mean is that if you don’t care so much for the Bat, you may not find this one quite as great as I did. ... Read On | | X05 Confirmed. Press Release
Microsoft confirms X0 event for 2005
by Hillelman
Sydney, July 18 2005 — Microsoft confirmed that X05, the Xbox® brand experience for the games and entertainment industry, will be held on October 4th and 5th this year. The event will offer industry leaders and influencers around the world the chance to fully experience Xbox 360 and will mark the beginning of the next generation of gaming. Set and hosted in Europe, the event will welcome international attendees.... Read On | | THQ and Team17 Press release
The Worms are headed for both the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP!
by Hillelman
CALABASAS HILLS, CA, July 15, 2005 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced an agreement with critically acclaimed development studio Team17 Software Ltd. to publish Worms on the PSP™ portable entertainment system and Nintendo DS™. Retaining the same award-winning gameplay and unique sense of humour that has epitomised the brand for almost a decade, Worms brings a whole raft of new features and laugh-out-loud comedy to the next generation of handheld entertainment. ... Read On | | Tenchu: Fatal Shadows. PS2 Review
Beware the deadly shadows...and the poor quality gameplay
by Australian Ninja
Ninjas are totally cool. You may think otherwise but then you’d be totally wrong. Trust me, I’m a ninja and I know these things.
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows is the fourth game in the Tenchu: Steal Assassins video-game series. This sequel is clearly for the fans. There is little on offer for anyone who has not played any of the previous games. I enjoyed the original Tenchu on PS1. At the time it was an original and highly creative game, with many horrible flaws. As much as I tried I just never had the same enthusiasm for Fatal Shadows.... Read On | | Destroy All Humans. PS2/Xbox Review
Keep watching the sky!
by Australian Ninja
Ka-boom!! (That was supposed to be an earth-shattering ka-boom.)
The alien invasion is on again. But this time, you play as the alien. Meet Crypto; the surly, sadistic "little green man" with a healthy hatred of puny humans.
Destroy All Humans (D.A.H.) offers players an extra large helping of needless destruction and a ridiculous amount of explosions. Explosions are good, mmkay? The basic structure of the game alternates from Crypto’s on-foot sections, to flying saucer sections in each mission. After accomplishing his main objective on foot (impersonating the mayor, killing scientists, hypnotising army officials) Crypto high tails it back to the saucer and he then proceeds to blow shit up. Buildings, tanks, people, mounted rocket launchers; they all go ka-boom, in super happy fun explosions!... Read On | | Batman Begins, the game. Preview/Press Release
Batman fanatic Sammy is looking forward to this one from EA
by Hillelman
I think most people would know by now that I am a HUGE Batman fan. So I had been eagerly anticipating the Batman Begins movie. It pleases me greatly to say that it did not disappoint me one bit. It totally rocks; they finally did the Bat full justice in a live action flick! If you haven't seen it yet, you really should. If you like the character even half as much as I do, I can't see any reason why you wouldn't love this movie.
There is a videogame adaptation of the movie too (as you would expect) which is published by Electronic Arts. And, thanks to the awesome news that EA has decided to come on board the Buttonhole express, I should have a copy of the game by next week. Once I get my hands on it (the game that is), I will play that sucker extensively and tell you how it fares in my full review. Between now and then, however, I figured I'd post the official press release for the Batman Begins game, along with a couple of tasty screen shots.
... Read On | | Haunting Ground. PlayStation 2 Review
Now we can all run away like little girls
by Hillelman
Running away and hiding; sometimes that really is the most sensible option. When you are a sexy, young, blonde chick and a bunch of insane freaks are intent on doing you grievous (life ending) bodily harm, I’d say that’s a good reason to make a bolt for it.
It seems Capcom believes the same thing, because in Haunting Ground you do play as a sexy (though very pale, but she’s British so that isn’t her fault), young, blonde chick, by the name of Fiona Belli. You do have a bunch of insane freaks hoping to bring about your demise. And you do run away and hide. Constantly!... Read On | | Wrestlemania 21. Xbox Review
It could have been a contender
by Hillelman
I heard some horror stories about this one. I was told things that lead me to believe it was one of the worst games, wrestling or otherwise, to be released in years. Well, now that I’ve played it for myself, I can say that I believe some people just like to be dramatic.... Read On | | The games of E3 Part 5: PC
You can use a computer for games too? Wow!
by Hillelman
Finally, I have reached the end of my E3 games coverage! There was Part 1 for PSP, Part 2 for Gamecube, Part 3 for DS/GBA and Part 4 for Xbox/PS2. So go check those out if you didn’t already. Now we move on to the PC games. I’ll also be posting an article about the games for the next generation consoles (some of those were shown at E3 too) some time soon, so keep an eye out for that.... Read On | | Champions: Return to Arms. PS2 Review
Good, clean, large scale violence
by Hillelman
Yes, my friends...we are the champions. Snowblind Studios (developers of this game) love their hack ‘em up action, that’s for sure. If, like the Snowblind folks, you dig games along the lines of Diablo and Gauntlet you should feel right at home with Champions: Return to Arms. ... Read On | | Doom 3 Xbox Review
The console port from hell (in a good way)!
by Mugwai
We knew the X-Box would provide us with a plethora of pc FPS ports for better or worse and let’s face it; most of them are as average as my genitalia. Generally FPS games just don’t play as well with a controller as they do with a keyboard-mouse interface (unless it’s specifically designed for console like Halo). Many ports are also lazy and don’t inspire an immersive experience on console. Well I’m happy to report that Doom 3 is none of these things, so sit down, plug in and you better obtain some spare pants just in case.... Read On | | Activision Product Websites
A bunch of websites, for some great upcomming titles
by Hillelman
Activision is a very busy game company! Take a look at all these titles they have lined up for release (actually, I think some of them are already out, but you can find that out for yourselves!). I think you will agree, there are some nice ones on the list. If you want to have a look at the websites for each of these games; where you can find information, screenshots, trailers, wallpapers and all that kinda deal, just click on the links. The magic of the internet will whisk you away and take you on a wonderful journey... or something like that. Just make sure you come back to Buttonhole though, because we love you all so very dearly.
... Read On | | The games of E3 part 4: Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation2
360? PS3? You won't need 'em for a while yet!
by Hillelman
I was going to do separate articles for these two consoles. But that just didn’t seem very sensible, because most of the games from E3 will be available for both systems. I decided I’d just condense them into the one article in the hopes of saving myself some time… because I am one lazy, lazy bastard. Seriously though, there are only so many hours in a day and I’ve got a heap of current games still waiting to be reviewed! So, unless I note otherwise, you can just assume that all of these titles will be playable on PS2 and Xbox. ... Read On | | War is hell on PlayStation 2! Double Review
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 and Full Spectrum Warrior
by Hillelman
In the real world (mind you, I don’t spend too much time there myself), War is no kind of good, right? Pretty much everyone who visits our site knows that (I hope). In videogame form though, war can be a whole lot of fun. Buttonhole recently received the PlayStation 2 versions of two war-related games: Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (from Ubisoft) and Full Spectrum Warrior (from THQ), both of which use a first person viewpoint. The two games are also both a little bit different to the run of the mill FPS war games out there, so let’s take a look at ‘em, beginning with Brothers in Arms.... Read On | | The games of E3 part 3: Nintendo DS & GBA/Micro
It is the Nintendo handheld's turn
by Hillelman
I’ve been reading the press releases, checking info on the web, staring at the screenshots and downloading the video, all in the name of giving my opinion regarding some of the games of E3, despite the fact that I wasn’t even there! Anyway, part 1 was the games for Sony’s PSP and part 2 was about the titles for Gamecube. This third instalment covers the software for both of Nintendo’s handheld systems. The first half is about the DS games and below that you’ll find info on the Game Boy Advance/Micro games.... Read On | | The games of E3 part 2: Nintendo Gamecube
There's still a lot of life left in the mighty little 'cube!
by Hillelman
So many games! So… damn… many… games. E3 is pretty crazy, it is next to impossible for me to really cover every single game shown there in any kind of depth. So I am just picking out some of the bigger names, or more interesting looking games from the show. If you have any questions about any of the games I didn't talk about (or the ones that I did for that matter), you can always just email me me. In Part 1 we covered some of the games shown for Sony’s PSP format. Now let’s take a look at what’s planned for the little box of fun, Nintendo’s Gamecube.... Read On | | The games of E3 part 1: Sony PSP
Let's see what E3 had in store for the widescreen wonder
by Hillelman
I didn’t attend E3, but I refuse to let a little thing like that stop me from talking about the games (and consoles) that were shown there. Firstly I’ll discuss some of the games for each of the current systems.
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 Games Quote of the Month
"And Kratos cast himself from the highest mountain in all of Greece. After ten years of suffering, ten years of endless nightmares, it would finally come to an end, death, would be his escape from madness. But it had not always been this way, Kratos had once been a champion of the Gods..."
-The Narrator from God of War
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