Blood Wake makes a refreshing change from the wash of other combat games out there. The main difference being all the action takes place on water. A simple idea granted, but one that is highly enjoyable. This is not the deepest of games, so dont expect any mind-expanding missions, just good old-fashioned mayhem and destruction.

Jump straight in and grab yourself a speedboat loaded full of weapons and embark on a variety of death matches. Pit your wits against the AI opponents or throw..

The design document for Azurik, the first role-playing game released on the Xbox game system, must have read like a recipe. Take all the ingredients of a good console RPG (3rd person view, tons of combat, a freaky little world to adventure in and an world-threatening evil to defeat), mix in the role-playing stock of Zelda with the spicy action of Soul Reaver 2, and you get Azurik.

To be sure, this is a strange game with an offbeat storyline that pits the young war..