en-us http://www.gtribe.co.za/xml/articles.asp?feedID=6 SoftPage http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Red-Dead-Redemption-PS3.asp I am going to go out on a limb here and suggest that this might just be the best game I have ever played. I can’t think of one thing it doesn’t have and I can’t think of a reason to stop playing it, except maybe to give my girlfriend a little deserved attention and to go to work. But other than that, food has no use to me; I must play Red Dead Redemption... Jokes aside, this game is a cracker. ]]> Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Red-Dead-Redemption-PS3.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Blur-PS3.asp Ever wondered what it would be like to shoot a rocket out of the front of your car to take out that inconsiderate taxi that cut you off? Or how lovely it would be to drop a mine out of the back of your car when that BMW is riding up your backside in the slow lane? ]]> Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Blur-PS3.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Alpha-Protocol-PS3.asp This is how the gaming world is evolving! Gone are the days of one game one ending! Now, how you play the game effects how you end the game. Alpha Protocol is a thrilling game with a nearly brilliant story. ]]> Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Alpha-Protocol-PS3.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Transformers-War-for-Cybatron-Xbox-360.asp I may be in the second half of my twenties, but I am still a boy at heart. The thought of my car changing into a giant robot and saving the world is cool. Bringing that imagination to life is easy with Transformers War for Cybertron. ]]> Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Transformers-War-for-Cybatron-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Lost-Planet-2-Xbox-360.asp I found it hard to get into Lost Planet’s first instalment, so I had little hope for the latest version on receiving it. But I had to give it the benefit of the doubt, and assume that the sequel would be better than the first one. It wasn’t any worse than Lost Planet, but it also wasn’t much better. It does have an amazing story with great epic environments to explore, but it also has small glitches that drive you up the wall. ]]> Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Lost-Planet-2-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Pure-Football-Xbox-360.asp Rob Green rolled the ball, not into his own net, but to Phillip Lahm, who in turn slid a slick pass to Yaya Toure. Toure turned effortlessly past the defender to deliver a powerful pass to Steven Gerard. Gerard slipped down the wing and delivered a pinpoint cross to Damian Murphy. ]]> Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/Pure-Football-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/ShrekForever-After-Xbox-360-.asp I can’t pretend that I was excited to play Shrek Forever After, but after seeing the movie in 3D, I thought I owed it to myself to give it a proper spin. I enjoyed Shrek’s first instalment, in a simple, I’m young and fun kind of way. ]]> Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/08/ShrekForever-After-Xbox-360-.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/GOD-OF-WAR-III-PS3.asp It’s unanimous! Every gamer I have spoken to agrees that this is “one of the best role playing games ever produced on the PlayStation 3.” The game picks up where the previous two left off. Kratos had killed Aries, the God of War, and is now on a mission to extinguish the Flame of Olympus and kill his father Zeus. The story begins with Kratos (you) helping the Titans conquer Mount Olympus, but in the midst of the fight Kratos decides to take matters into his own hands by killing off the Gods (and the Titans) one by one. ]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/GOD-OF-WAR-III-PS3.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/JUST-CAUSE-2-XBOX-360.asp Bullets wizz past your head as you hang by grappling hook from the bottom of a helicopter that you are about to hijack. You swing yourself onboard, thrash the pilot around and take the controls. Using the chopper’s arsenal you gun down the enemy, and after making a quick escape by parachute, you use the gunship as a four ton missile to blow up a strategic target. ]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/JUST-CAUSE-2-XBOX-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/FIFA-WORLD-CUP-2010-SOUTH-AFRICA-PS3.asp Sitting still in my office was not possible. I was as fidgety as a seven year-old on a drive to the coast. I was excited! FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa had arrived. I’m not going to deny the fact that being South African made receiving this game so much sweeter, than if I was one of the millions of other fans around the world buying it, but when EA Games delivered the game, I couldn’t contain my excitement Radio and TV adverts declare this is our time, now this is our game. ]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/FIFA-WORLD-CUP-2010-SOUTH-AFRICA-PS3.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/SPLINTER-CELL-CONVICTION-Xbox-360.asp John Rambo would come off second best playing Splinter Cell because the ‘shoot everything that moves’ strategy of other disappointing cloak and dagger games, simply doesn’t work here. You need to become a cunning mix of Jackie Chan and Jason Bourne to defeat this enemy. Tactical decisions must be made —like whether a broken neck or a bullet in the head will get the job done better. There’s a lot of shadow creeping, enemy stalking and accurate shooting to be done to complete your mission but once you have, the joy of teaming up with a friend awaits you. ]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/SPLINTER-CELL-CONVICTION-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/Battle-Field-2-Bad-Company-PS3.asp You would think there was no space in the gaming market for yet another war game, considering the multitude of epic classics we already have to choose from. But, if you thought that you’d be wrong! This first person shooter has so many great elements to it that this is already a new addition to my long list of great classic games, even though it is still a burgeoning youngster in the market. To get the bad stuff out the way, there is no co-op campaign and I am a huge fan of completing games with friends, but everything else in this title is nearly perfect. ]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/Battle-Field-2-Bad-Company-PS3.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/UFC-2010-PS3.asp You can hear your knuckles crack against your opponent’s cheek, the thwack of fist to face probably made his ears ring, but can it make the bell ring too... he is on the canvas and the opportunity to finish it is there! Make him tap out. The sum total of this fighting game is to beat the hell out of your opponent in order to win the match, grow your own reputation, increase your skills and get to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship world. ]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/UFC-2010-PS3.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/SBK-X-PS3.asp The noise of a Superbike engine is nearly deafening and was I to go deaf to something other than the sound of my own voice; it would be to the scream of a superbike. SBK X, the 2010 version of the classic game has come a long way since the clumsy games of the past. The dynamics of this game can keep you entertained for hours at a time and there are so many features new to SBK X that makes this an all-round great game. ]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/SBK-X-PS3.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/Dantes-Inferno-PS3.asp Never make a deal with the Devil! But if you do, never make the deal on someone else’s behalf. Your wife offered her soul, for your protection during the crusades. All you had to do was remain faithful to her throughout your journey and you would be returned to her safely. The problem with deals with the Devil is, you’ll never win. You returned home to find your wife murdered and her soul has been taken to Hell. ]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/06/Dantes-Inferno-PS3.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/05/Metro-2033-Xbox-360.asp This game is based in the Russian subway systems in a world that has been thrown into turmoil because of a nuclear catastrophe. The world we live in is cold and riddled mutant creations of the nuclear disaster. The game’s story is not original and a somewhat overdone, but it still remains fun to play. The slightly clichéd plot is a tad boring, but it has good acting and a great soundtrack all add to the atmosphere that sucks you in. The gunplay is very difficult to get used to and I often found myself shooting at walls or inanimate objects instead of my mutated enemy! ]]> Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/05/Metro-2033-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/05/Moto-GP-0910-Xbox-360.asp As I have mentioned before, I am a self confessed nutter of all that is sports related, so I was excited to be given a chance to play Moto GP for the first time in my life. I know little about the sport except that ‘The Doctor’ reigns supreme. Therefore my base for comparison for this game is not the sport itself, but rather other racing games... and I loved it! There is nothing special about the game, there isn’t an amazing amount of choice when it comes to rides and it is a racing game so there is no story, but the graphics are good and creating a team of my own with my name on the bikes and my surname on the rider made competing for glory a thrill a minute ride. ]]> Thu, 6 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/05/Moto-GP-0910-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/05/Bayonetta-Xbox-360.asp There are so many ways to describe Bayonetta that I am afraid if I choose one, it may mean I leave several others out. This is a majestic creation that allows you to get lost in the imagination of somebody else. It has gorgeous cinematics, a stunning soundtrack and a good story matched by really good acting (which at times is very funny in serious situations). The game is beautiful; it challenges you and goes places that make it very unique. Trying to describe the plot would take more space than I am allowed, but anyone who has played a Japanese fantasy role playing game before will know that the detail, imagery and thought that go into an epic like this cannot be told, but must be experienced. ]]> Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/05/Bayonetta-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/05/Vancouver-Winter-Olympics-Xbox.asp I love sport so much that I should stand up at an addicts meeting, introduce myself and explain my problem. I watch soccer, cricket, rugby, golf, boxing, motor racing, any world sporting event and even tennis. So for me to not enjoy a sports game takes a lot. Vancouver Winter Olympics is a deadly average game that wasted the potential it had to be great. It seems the developers rushed it out in order to have it ready for the Olympics that took place not too long ago. There are however some positive elements to the game though, and this is because in South Africa we are isolated from a real winter and are not exposed to events like these. ]]> Thu, 6 May 2010 11:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/05/Vancouver-Winter-Olympics-Xbox.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/05/Alien-vs-Predator-Xbox-360.asp I love fear; the rush that being scared brings to my life is something I look for to keep me on my toes. I watch horror movies hoping to put a pillow up in front of my face, so when I played the latest Alien vs. Predator on Xbox 360 I couldn’t help but psyche myself up for a crazy journey. You take control of a Human, an Alien and a Predator in three separate campaigns of carnage. Although the potential for greatness is there and the possibility of controlling all three characters is exciting, the game is let down by several flaws. ]]> Thu, 6 May 2010 12:40:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/05/Alien-vs-Predator-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/04/Mass-Effect-2-Xbox-360.asp There is an urgency to the beginning of the game as you find yourself thrown into the thick of the action on the SSV Normandy. Once again you take control of the valiant Commander Shepard. The ship is in pieces, there is an air of confusion to the situation you find yourself in and time is of the essence. Your mission is to find out what is happening to the human race (why they keep disappearing), take control of some of the galaxy’s finest soldiers, confront the evil forces at work and save the day. ]]> Fri, 9 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/04/Mass-Effect-2-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/04/Heavy-Rain-PS3.asp In real life every decision you make has a consequence that affects your future in some way. The “Butterfly Effect” is a case in point. You leave work early and catch someone robbing your house, or you stay at work as normal and arrive home to an empty house. Heavy Rain’s most striking game characteristic is the fact that every decision you make will affect how the game ends for you, every choice you make changes what you need to do in order to complete your mission. Whether you choose to kick a door in, or just open it gently, kill someone with a knife or avoid them and move on. ]]> Fri, 9 Apr 2010 10:26:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/04/Heavy-Rain-PS3.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/04/MX-vs-ATV-Reflex-Xbox-360.asp I am a “GTriber” at heart. I love the outdoors, I love getting dirty on a quad bike or soaked behind a boat on the river. When Sterkinekor games gave me the latest version of MX vs. ATV, I was as happy as a pig in mud. The game pits motocross bikes against quad bikes (ATVs – All Terrain Vehicles) in a race for fun and glory. Although you race everything from buggies and sports trucks to bikes and quads, the real fun is really had on the bikes and quad bikes. ]]> Fri, 9 Apr 2010 10:50:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/04/MX-vs-ATV-Reflex-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/Lips.asp Too often I get the snarling look of disapproval from the girlfriend when I sit back in my bean bag and switch on the game console. This was until I arrived home with Xbox’s latest toy, a wireless microphone and the game Lips. Lips is a karaoke-inspired game that allows you to sing like a star (no pun intended). ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/Lips.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/BIOSHOCK-2-XBOX-360.asp What really happened 10 years ago? You’ve woken up confused and disorientated and you can’t find your little sister, Eleanor Lamb. Eleanor was taken by her mother in the dramatic scene 10 years earlier and you now find yourself fighting your way through the city and defeating The Family in order to find her again. Rapture, the underwater city you are searching through has changed dramatically over the last decade or has it? Everything seems eerily recognisable, although the villains are tougher and more insane and the challenges are more complex. ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/BIOSHOCK-2-XBOX-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/ARMY-OF-TWO.asp I can hear the gunfire, and I know who they’re shooting at. My partner is a sitting duck! They have him cornered. But, cunningly, this is the plan. My partner is the bait, while I flank the unaware enemy and send them back to their makers. ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/ARMY-OF-TWO.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/DARKSIDERS.asp Life can be stressful when Hell and Heaven have fought over the world, destroyed it, and now both blame you! Having Hell hate you and Heaven hunt you may leave you wondering what to do. ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/DARKSIDERS.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Saw.asp Click your mind into overdrive, you only have 60 seconds before the device attached to your head explodes and you cease to be a part of the game. Think quickly, time’s running out, hit the right button... You’ve done it! Only now can the game begin! ]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Saw.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/Dirt-2-Xbox-360.asp You can almost smell the mud through your screen, you feel the atmosphere through the speakers and you live the glory through your control. This is racing at its best. It’s not quite rally driving, and it’s not quite street racing, but it is a mix of mud, sand, gravel and tar. ]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:37:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/Dirt-2-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Unchartered-2-Amongst-Thieves-.asp Surviving the humid tropical jungle of Borneo or the icy mountain ranges of Tibet would be hard enough without trained mercenaries hunting you, but that is one thing you need to overcome in your search for Shangri-La (The Fountain of Youth). Scaling cliff faces or walls, solving puzzles and fighting adept opponents makes this game the adventure you expect it to be ]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Unchartered-2-Amongst-Thieves-.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2.asp I am only going to take two lines to describe the campaign mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It is intense, full of great action sequences, it has an exciting story that reels you in with superb battles and vast adventures. ]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/FIFA-10.asp Right off the bat, or in this case the boot, I have to admit that I’m a soccer nut. I’m an 11,000km flight to England away from being a soccer hooligan. So when I was given a chance to test the latest version of FIFA 10 I did back flips through the office. Every year that I play FIFA I think there is no more they can do to make it any better. ]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/FIFA-10.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/GUITAR-HERO-5.asp In reality I would’ve made a great street beggar strumming my single corded guitar for R5 in Sandton, but in gaming I was far from becoming the front man of a leading rock band on Guitar Hero 4. ]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/GUITAR-HERO-5.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/Operation-Flashpoint---Dragon-Rising-Xbox-360.asp I’ve been to war, and loved it! Set on a remote Chinese island in the Pacific Ocean, Operation Flashpoint – Dragon Rising (the latest offering from Nu Metro games) is a Codemasters first person shooter title which puts you in control of four elite soldiers. ]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:43:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2010/03/Operation-Flashpoint---Dragon-Rising-Xbox-360.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Pro-Evolution-Soccer-2010.asp I’m no Fred Astaire or Pele, but I still danced my way through three hapless opponents, lined the ball up with the goal, and let it rip. Nothing gives me goosebumps like a 25 metre bending shot from a striker that makes a goalkeeper look like a spectator. ]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Pro-Evolution-Soccer-2010.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Need-for-Speed-Shift.asp Need for Speed Shift is the latest version in this iconic stable of EA games. Unlike previous versions, Shift sticks to the track and what a selection of tracks there are including the famous Brands Hatch Raceway and the immortal Laguna Seca. ]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Need-for-Speed-Shift.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Forza-Motorsport-3.asp My Audi R8 has greater corner handling than my opponent’s Bugatti Veyron or his priceless Ferrari 250 GTO, but it’s lacking in straight line speed so the race is neck and neck. ]]> Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Forza-Motorsport-3.asp http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Marvel-Ultimate-Alliance-2.asp I’m Spiderman, Wolverine, Captain America and Iron Man! No I’m not 10 years old and this isn’t a boyhood fantasy. It’s Marvel’s Ultimate Alliance 2! This is an arcade styled punch fest that allows you to switch between 4 of your favourite superheroes in a quest to conquer and destroy all that stands in your way. ]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gtribe.co.za/pages/801686323/Games/2009/11/Marvel-Ultimate-Alliance-2.asp