Metal Gear Solid 4 finally gets a review this week. Just in case you care the delay was down to the code arriving the week of release and hence missing Technology's deadline. But unlike a lot of code that arrives late in the day - the so-bad-you-wonder-if-someone-is-having-a-laugh Alone in the Dark, which limped through the postbox on release day, is a case in point - MGS4 is good. Very good. Not a system seller or anything - though it may have tempted a few 360 owners to double up on their consoles - but an excellent showcase for the PS3.
My review was Crisis Core for PSP. And it's a tough one really. Taken on its own this is an above average role player with splendid graphics and an enjoyable story. But to fully appreciate it you need to have spent some serious time with Final Fantasy VII (released in '97). Plus I never really got to grips with the fruit machine style levelling system. Still, and I appreciate this isn't saying much, Crisis Core is the best thing around on PSP at the moment. But my personal fave this week is the fabulous Okami for the Wii. Steve gave it 4 stars but I would have gone for 5. What with Okami and Super Smash Brothers Brawl out now things are looking up for harder core Wii gamers.
