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26 November 2003
Charlotte Ricca-Smith reviews the best new products

Games: Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Steel Battalion
Devil May Cry 2

29 March 2003
It's easy to dismiss this game as exploitative and voyeuristic, but it requires more than a cursory look.

Gadgets: Franklin eBookMan 901
Mini Book Light
Lexibook Collins DL600 Pocket Electronic Dictionary
Franklin Literacy Word Bank
C-Pen 800C
29 March 2003
Words come easier to some than to others. David Phelan picks out devices designed to make it easier to find that mot juste

Games: The Mark of Kri
TOCA Race Driver
Panzer Dragoon Orta
24 March 2003
The Mark of Kri

Gadgets: Siemens S55/Quickpic
Sony SRS-RF80RK
Morph-1
MOSCD002
Sony NW-MS70 Network Walkman
24 March 2003
While everyone is banging on about video messaging, most of us haven't even got our heads around the concept of taking and sending photos with our phones.

Gadgets: Game on for consoles
15 March 2003
With the imminent release of Nintendo's newest Game Boy and Bill Gates' Xbox Live, competition in the world of gaming consoles is as fierce as ever, says David Phelan

Games: Xbox live
Resident Evil Zero
Vexx
Bubble Bobble Old and New
10 March 2003
For consoles, online gaming is undoubtedly the year's most significant event. The potential enhancement this brings to the gaming experience can only be appreciated fully by those who experience it first-hand.

Games: Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance
IGI 2: Covert Strike
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
03 March 2003
Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance, Midway (GameCube), £34.99

Games: Jinx
Premier Manager
C&C;: Generals
BMX XXX
01 March 2003
As a Chaos Hex takes over the royal kingdom of Ploog, only you, court jester Jinx, can stop the madness.

Websites: iraqbodycount.net, humanshields.org, faxyourmp.com and others
01 March 2003
10 best sites of the week

Wireless gadgets: Motorola Bluetooth handset
Thomson WSP740U active speakers
SolarGuard Wireless Alarms
Thomson Video Sender
01 March 2003
Out of sight, but not out of mind - wireless technologies like Bluetooth and infra-red are helping to revolutionise the way we see, hear, talk and play, says David Phelan

Games: Ape Escape 2
Contra
Pacman World 2
24 February 2003
Ape Escape 2

Games: Disney's Treasure Planet; Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction
17 February 2003
Disney's Treasure Planet, Ubi Soft (GBA) £29.99

Games: Lego Island Extreme Stunts
Chelsea: the Official Management Game
Butt-Ugly Martian Zoom or Doom
Combat Mission 2
15 February 2003
Lego's latest thrill-seeking adventure casts its players as professional stuntmen. Their task is to explore the exciting Lego Island in search of employment that will boost their stuntman skills.

Websites: massiveattack.com, nitrada.com, stopwar.org.uk and others
15 February 2003
10 Best Sites of the Week

Games: Wild Thornberrys: The Movie; Disney All-Star Sports: Soccer
10 February 2003
Wild Thornberrys: The Movie, GBA (THQ), £24.99

Games: Sly Racoon, Hamtaro, Micro Machines
03 February 2003
Sly Racoon, Presto (PS2) £39.99

Games: International Superstar Soccer Advance
MechAssault
Whacked
27 January 2003
The world of video games needs another football sim like America needs another lawyer, yet still they churn them out.

Gadgets: PersTel DR-101 DAB digital radio
Sony Clie PEG-NX70V
Logitech Quickcam cordless
Motorola T720i
27 January 2003
With last year's onslaught of MP3 players, it makes a refreshing change to get something that you can take straight out of the box and enjoy.

Games: Speedball 2
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003
The Simpsons: Skateboarding
18 January 2003
Once one of the most acclaimed cult games of its time, Speedball 2 has returned to bring its special brand of futuristic handball to GBA owners everywhere.

Websites: bubblebathgirl.com, spe6men.com, atlantium.org and others
18 January 2003
10 Best Sites of the Week

Gadgets: Mini PC TX2 mini-computer
Disgo data storage
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Extigy sound card
Logitech QuickCam Cordless
18 January 2003
Want to upgrade your computer equipment? David Phelan tests the latest add-ons and the world's smallest PC

Gaming: Gameboy Advance SP
Scrabble 2003
Serious Sam
Die Hard: Vendetta
13 January 2003
Castlevania, Doom, Advance Wars and many other GBA games have one big problem in common: unless you play them under a 4,000w floodlight, you can't see any of the action.

Games: Splinter Cell, Big Mutha Truckers
06 January 2003
Tom Clancy's fat thrillers are becoming feedstock for games-makers who want to combine realism, action and military precision.

Games: Iron Storm
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
007 Nightfire
Quantum Redshift
04 January 2003
Set in a war that has spanned more than 50 years, Iron Storm casts gamers as the West's one hope against the maniacal Baron Ugenberg.