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  Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved retrospective

  Here's looking at Euclid. 2

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  Test Drive Unlimited retrospective

  Fresh horizons. 69

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  BioShock 2 retrospective

  Still held in Rapture tension. 95

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  SWAT 4 retrospective

  It's a fair cop. 60

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  Tomb Raider: Underworld retrospective

  How low can she go? 58

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  Alien retrospective

  In 8-bit, no-one can hear you scream. 91

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  Alpha Protocol retrospective

  Spy vs. sigh. 94

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  The deleted scenes of Deus Ex

  Dissecting a masterpiece with the original designers, and the original design document. 55

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  Far Cry retrospective

  We liked them apples. 68

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  Assassin's Creed retrospective

  Altair of this joke eventually. 97

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  UFO: Enemy Unknown retrospective

  X-COMmunicating a strategy classic. 63

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  Retrospective: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

  How Rockstar's ambitious ghetto fable captures a blockbuster series in mid-evolution. 107

September 2012

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  Retrospective: Rogue Trooper

  Mo' better blues. 38

August 2012

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  Retrospective: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

  How Rockstar's ambitious ghetto fable captures a blockbuster series in mid-evolution. 107

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  Retrospective: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

  Does a bear drive in the woods? 58

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  Retrospective: Manhunt

  Snuff's enough. 79

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  Retrospective: Habitat

  Tales from inside the first MMO. 25

July 2012

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  Retrospective: Spy vs Spy

  Black and White and dead all over 25

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  Manic Miner 360: Revisiting a Classic

  The Final Barrier. 55

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  Retrospective: Half-Life 2 Episodes 1 & 2

  Rise and shine. 97

• Retrospective: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

  From finger tricks and kickflips to middle-age shred. 61

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  Metal Gear - 25 Years On

  Snake shoots first! 37

June 2012

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  Retrospective: The World Ends With You

  It's a wonderful world. 41

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  Retrospective: Virtua Striker 3 ver. 2002

  "Rainbow! Fantastic! Wonderful goal!" 41

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  From Assets on VHS to Execs Going Mad and Journos in Jail: Eurogamer's E3 Memories

  Jaz Rignall, Rich Leadbetter, Chris Donlan and others share their favourite stories. 35

May 2012

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  Retrospective: Dragon Age 2

  No sense of scales. 89

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  Retrospective: Diablo

  Sympathy for the Devil. 59

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  Definitive Years in Gaming History: 1991

  Jaz Rignall on 1991's historical significance. 137

April 2012

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  Face-Off: ZX Spectrum vs. Commodore 64

  Digital Foundry on the great gaming conflict of the 80s. 175

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  Spectrum Made Me

  The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is 30 today. Oli remembers the cheap British computer that changed his life. 132

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  Retrospective: Master of Magic

  Well-manaed. 35

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  Retrospective: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

  "The wind… it is blowing…" 121

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  Retrospective: Prince of Persia

  The prince and the unpopular. 90

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  Retrospective: Jade Empire

  Be as water's agility stat. 61

March 2012

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  Retrospective: Wasteland

  Tomorrow's forecast: Fallout. In a good way. 34

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  Retrospective: Flight Simulator 98

  Doesn't time fly. 30

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  Retrospective: Baldur's Gate 1 and 2

  Baldungsroman. 88

February 2012

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  Retrospective: Prototype

  Beg for Mercer. 58

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  Retrospective: Grim Fandango

  Dead can dance. 96

January 2012

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  Retrospective: Max Payne 2

  Let the bodies hit the floor. (Sometimes the ceiling). 64

• Retrospective: Okami

  Dog day afternoon. 109

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  Retrospective: Doom

  It didn't just change gaming forever - it changed gamers. 144

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  Retrospective: Far Cry 2

  Friends like these. 103

December 2011

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  Retrospective: The Cult of Desert Bus

  Coach party. 15

November 2011

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  Retrospective: Pac-Man Fever

  Sonic generations. 8

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  Retrospective: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

  THIEF of time. 50

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  Retrospective: King's Field

  Where Souls were born. 19

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  Retrospective: Crash Bandicoot

  In a spin with the unofficial PlayStation mascot. 39

October 2011

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  Retrospective: Batman

  Go West. 33

• Retrospective: Astro Boy Omega Factor

  The boy done good. 14

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  Retrospective: Quake

  A quirky quiescence. 73

• Retrospective: Formula One Grand Prix

  Grand Prix legend. 46

September 2011

• Retrospective: RollerCoaster Tycoon

  Ups and downs. 29

• Retrospective: Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

  Boot to kill. 43

• Retrospective: Discworld Noir

  Dark humour. 42

• Retrospective: Daemon Summoner

  Sometimes the dead should stay dead. 16

August 2011

• Retrospective: Deus Ex: Invisible War

  The black sheep of cyberpunk conspiracy thrillers. 58

• Retrospective: Urban Champion

  Block party. 20

• Retrospective: Animal Crossing

  DO NOT ESCAP. 81

• Retrospective: Escape From Monkey Island

  "I've got hands to kiss, and babies to shake." 50

July 2011

• Retrospective: Wild Metal Country

  Rockstar juvenilia. 33

• Retrospective: Driv3r

  As brilliant as it was literate. 68

• Retrospective: Tomb Raider Legend

  Legendary? 52

• Retrospective: Text Adventures

  Interactive Friction. 74

June 2011

• Retrospective: Metroid Prime

  Bossing us about. 113

• Retrospective: Moonstone

  Gore blimey. 74

• Retrospective: Kingdom Hearts

  Extremely Goofy. 27

May 2011

• Retrospective: Devil May Cry 4

  The lost boys. 69

• Retrospective: The Good Old Days

  Games for the hard of spending. 97

• Retrospective: Die Hard Trilogy

  What you talkin' bout? Willis. 90

• Retrospective: Sonic the Hedgehog

  Lord of the rings. 54

April 2011

• Retrospective: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

  Find her. Save her. 33

• Retrospective: Turbo Esprit

  Where the streets have no aim. 66

• Retrospective: Mirror's Edge

  Fun run. 122

• Retrospective: The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One

  Everyone called Malcolm is evil. 30

March 2011

• Retrospective: Marble Madness

  The six levels of Hell. 57

• Retrospective: MASK I

  Working overtime. 88

• Retrospective: John Woo's Stranglehold

  When doves fly. 46

• Retrospective: Bionic Commando

  Parks and Spencer. 50

February 2011

• Retrospective: You Don't Know Jack Vol. 1

  TINKERLICK TESTRUM. 26

• Retrospective: The Witcher

  Hungry like the Wolf. 46