Games based on films and films based on games are often abominations. This bad reputation forms from a slew of half-baked games manufactured in an attempt to cash in on the relative success of a movie. For films, on the other hand, Uwe Boll takes the award for most damage dealt to the game film industry, the great director who [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 1, 2008
Rumble has become a staple feature of console gaming ever since it was introduced rather awkwardly in the Nintendo 64 days in the form of a controller add-on (disregarding the early PS3 era). However, PC gamers have been left wanting in this area, even though the platform is consistently the leading edge in innovation when [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 16, 2008
Even jaded gamers can be pleasantly surprised. When you’ve been around for this long, you eventually come to realize that most games won’t live up to their price tag. But we stick around, because once in awhile the world gives us a Bioshock or Portal. These are the rarities that remind us what video [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 18, 2008
Bangai-O Spirits is a very difficult game to put into words. It’s part action, part puzzle, part shoot ‘em up, and even part builder. Treasure Co. has managed to pack so much into this DS game. The games premise is you control a giant robot who had several different weapons and equipment at his disposal. You [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 16, 2008
The movie The Wackness (R) was a Sundance smash hit. Written and directed by Jonathan Levine, this movie captures a hot summer in New York strait out of 1994. It sets out to show the gritty side of New York from the view from a 18 year old who is trying to find his way [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 30, 2008
When Geometry Wars Retro Evolved was first released, gamers everywhere were hypnotized by the psychedelic splendor of its noisy neon aesthetic. On top of being seizure-inducingly flashy, GeoWars was a crazy amount of fun to play. Its addictive nature kept players coming back to hone their dual-analog shooting skills as they boosted their high score [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 25, 2008
The folks at IGN generally know what they’re talking about, so we can take Hilary Goldstein’s word for it when he calls every facet of Rockstar’s masterpiece an applaudable triumph of gaming. The premise is set, the stakes are high, and in a surprise to the world: you care about the story, and get invested [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 25, 2008
I originally purchased The Sims 2: Castaway for the DS and enjoyed it so much that I also picked it up for the Wii. It’s rare that I’ll buy a double of a game that I already own, that is how much I enjoyed this game. However, the two games, I found to my delight, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 24, 2007
PS3 fans are going bananas over this game, so it’s a good thing that Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (whew) is finally out this week and is scoring exceptionally well. If you’re on the fence about the action platformer then you should be able to make the decision which way you’re going to [...]
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
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