Has Mario Kart lost its style?
And eight other games missing their early magic
Pro Evolution Soccer
The next-gen versions of PES are essentially very good football games. But PES as we know it will die with PS2. The graphics of the new game are comparitively sterile. Indeed, the whole game looks like a hard-edged computer simulation of football, as opposed to the stylised videogame with its ownidentity that we know and love. To put it another way, i t's the equivalent of music on CD as opposed to vinyl. It's still your favourite song and its clarity is astonishing, but it's just too soulless compared to the warmth of the original format.
Above: PS2 Pro Evolution Soccer vs PS3. The latterfeels too clean and computer graphic-y
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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.
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