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A special kind of pain should be inflicted upon the Gangs of London team. This isn’t just bad — it’s intolerably so, making it easily one of the worst games we’ve played on the PSP. No, it’s one of the worst games we’ve played on any system.

There must be a lot of good intent behind the game, especially with its great presentation and sense of style. The story of feuding gangs trying to take over parts of London is somewhat intriguing, and makes for an excellent premise for a game. But more-than-broken gameplay mechanics make the experience of playing Gangs of London akin to getting a root canal … while being set on fire. Let’s hope that the PLAYSTATION Store stops receiving duds like this one, because there are far better games we’d love to see archived.

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The problems that plague Gangs of London are so numerous, it’s hard to think of where to begin. Essentially, everything the Grand Theft Auto franchise succeeds at, Gangs of London fails at. Visually, Gangs of London is a stinker. Yes, the framerate is rather solid. But, the streets are empty, void of the life that makes an open world game so successful. The lackluster models and textures do no help either. Who knew London was such a dull place to be?

The structure of the game should lend itself to some interesting narrative, thanks to the multiple perspectives offered by the gangs. Instead of a cohesive story that ties everything thematically, we have disjointed and random missions interspersed with almost-offensive stereotypical characterizations. Don’t expect actions in the story to have consequence, or follow any logical pattern. Through the game, you won’t care for the main characters, your gang, or any ancillary characters that get in the way. At least GTA has personality, and story, to boot.

Of course, what hurts the game the most is its gameplay. The opening tutorial will give players an immediate idea on how poorly characters control. Wandering the environment is rather cumbersome, due to an awkward implemented camera. Getting into battle is even worse. The battle system can be summed as such: press X to win. Press X over and over again, mindlessly until victory. You could attempt to find more depth, but why bother? The unintelligent enemy AI provides little incentive to strategize. There are squad commands, as well. But, the broken AI makes it rather unwelcoming.

Missions themselves are uninspired affairs and typically involve murdering everyone in a particular location. When battle is so bland, these missions quickly become tiresome. Asking for more may be unfair — clearly, the game isn’t able to provide the basics well enough.

Hopefully, Gangs of London will be the first and last of the blunders to be found on the Store. The game is a mess, and isn’t worthy of taking the 1GB of space it requires on a Memory Stick. Do yourself a favor, and stay far away from this disaster.

PSP Fanboy score: 2.0

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If a picture can say a thousand words, what does a video say? Jeuxvideo has some incredible new videos of the game in motion, and it’s clear how the visuals have been improved. The new lighting, the new HUD all look quite sexy. Add Infrastructure support, and you have a worthy successor to the already-incredible Wipeout Pure.

Check out another video at Jeuxvideo.

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This reminds us of that pool game with strippers …

Zen Studios is trying to combine two great tastes into one: pinball and the girls of Maxim. According to the product pitch (discovered by Siliconera), “MAXIM PINBALL for the Sony PSP[TM] is a pick-up-and-play pinball title featuring the kind of content expected from any product bearing the Maxim name: babes, sports, gadgets, fantasies … whatever fits the lifestyle interests of today’s young adult male.”

The studio is currently looking for a publisher and thinks the game will resonate quite well with the PSP audience. “Maxim Pinball provides a compelling experience that is sure to appeal to the PSP’s[TM] core demographic: males age 18-34.” If this game became reality, would you buy it?

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Santana Featuring Chad Kroeger Into The Night(C) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Author: santanaofficial
Keywords: Santana Featuring Chad Kroeger Into The Night Pop Music Video
Added: September 19, 2007

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http://ronpaul2008.comThe moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people. - Congressman Ron Paul http://ronpaul2008.com

Author: aravoth
Keywords: Ron Paul Next President Debate Republican Democrat NAU NWO Liberty Freedom Alex Jones federal reserve
Added: June 8, 2007

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If you want me toI could hang ’round with youIf I only knewThat’s what you’re into.You and himHim and youIf that’s whatYou’re intoHim hanging ’roundAround youYou’re hanging ’roundYeah, you’re there too.And if you want me toI will take off all my clothes for youI will take off all my clothes for youIf that’s what you’re intoHow ’bout himIn the nude?If that’s whatYou’re into.In the nude in front of youIs that what you’d wanna view?If it’s cool with youI’ll let you get naked tooIt could be a dream come trueProviding that’s what you are intoIs that whatYou’re into?Him and youIn the nude?That’s what he’s prepared to doIs that the kind of thing you think you might be into?And then maybe laterWe get hot by the refrigeratorIn the kitchen next to the pantryYou think that might be what you fancy?In the buffBeing rudeDoing stuffWith the foodGetting lewdWith his foodWe heard that’s what you are intoThen on our next dateWell, you could bring your roommateI don’t know if Stu is keen toBut if you want we could double-team youHow about youAnd two dudes?Him, you and StuIn the nudeBeing lewd with two dudes with foodWell, that’s if Stu’s into it, tooAll the things I’d doThe things I’d do for youIf I only knewThat’s what you’re intoLyrics credit: whatthefolk.net

Author: r8dkid
Keywords: flight of the conchords hbo flight.of.the.conchords
Added: July 8, 2007

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Filed under: News

The SOE developed PSN game, High Stakes on the Vegas Strip was recently updated. The patch allows players to play the game on their PSPs through Remote Play. Currently, the list of games playable through the feature is quite small, with Lair being the most notable of all the releases so far. A poker game is ideal for Remote Play, as the lag players may experience will feel quite insignificant compared to action-intense games. Now, bored employees can simply turn on their PSPs and play poker from anywhere with a wi-fi signal.

[Thanks, Scott S.!]

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PSP RPG Lost Regnum hasn’t been seen for months. Now, it’s resurfaced as Warriors of the Lost Empire for its US release. Unfortunately, we can’t say we’re too impressed by what we’re seeing. The visuals do little to wow, and the art style doesn’t capture our attention. Regardless, it’s been a while since the last dungeon hacking game arrived on our platform. Maybe the gameplay will offer what the visuals can’t.

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Before, we could only presume that Yggdra Union’s anime intro was going to be pretty. Now, we can confirm that it is. This PSP remake of the cult GBA RPG features high-quality anime cinematics that expands the game’s universe far from its humble GBA origins. But that’s not all! There’s more videos to be discovered at Sting’s official website.

[Via PSPHyper]

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Wild Arms XF, the PSP-exclusive SRPG continuation of the popular Wild Arms series will be making its way to America courtesy of publisher XSEED. The hex-based SRPG will be available for the English speaking market in Spring 2008. You’ll certainly see a lot more of this game in the coming months.

Check out our updated gallery below:

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