Transforming the genre.

Mario Kart is, to date, one of the most popular racing games and without a doubt one of the most accessible. It only seems right that other companies would try to imitate the not-so-serious formula and add a few twists. Rare tried it with Diddy Ko…

SEGA have been loose with their licenses lately, lending popular characters out to Nintendo while finding their own way to revitalize their history of gaming icons in mash-ups such as SEGA Superstars Tennis. In the same theme comes Sonic & SEGA Al…

FIFA on Wii has had an interesting development history. The 08 iteration was essentially a GameCube version with motion controls and some new mini games for a bit of fun. In last year’s version, EA took some cues from Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) …

SEGA are returning to the court in Virtua Tennis 2009 and while the series continues in a new multi-platform installment, the Wii version’s use of Wii Motion Plus sets it above the rest. Few titles have surfaced so far that really utilize the ne…

Competition is a fantastic thing in the videogame market. When companies are allowed to sell to a captured market with a yearly product they can tend to rest on their laurels and be satisfied with roster updates and little more. Such a thing could hav…

Nintendo popularised the mascot themed game on the Super NES with Super Mario Kart, then subsequently tweaked the formula with Tennis, Baseball, Soccer and a myriad of other sports. Sega has taken this format, thrown in their mascots, cranked up the c…

SEGA has 3 decades worth of gaming mascots under their belt and what better way to celebrate such a bright, colourful collection of beloved characters than with an innovative, unique Tennis game. While it is nothing new and regardless of the fact the …