Elsewhere in the issue, a new look at Platinum Games' Bayonetta, which director Hideki Kamiya claims can be played by your granny (provided she doesn't mind playing as a hyper-violent witch with clothes made out of hair), some extended time with Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising, and a sit-down with the makers of Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion, who explain to us that the downfall of the Japanese development industry began with the release of Windows 95. We also investigate how more and more games, such as Carnival Funfair Games and COD4, continue selling long after release (a feature illustrated with new classic games covers by Olly Moss), and ask when we can realistically expect a new generation of console hardware.
Reviewed: Infamous, Ghostbusters, The Sims 3, Punch-Out, Boom Blox Bash Party, Velvet Assassin, Fuel, Damnation, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Knights In The Nightmare, Excitebots, Zeno Clash and Terminator: Salvation.
The Making Of: Football Manager (Spectrum)
Time Extend: Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory