Michael Abbott

Fallout 3

By Michael Abbott

The player who sticks to the city or limits himself to the main (and fairly conventional) quest-line will miss the pearls inside Fallout 3's bombed-out shell. [13 February 2009]

Fable II

By Michael Abbott

Fable II is, perhaps, the most seductive game world ever created. [26 November 2008]

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09

By Michael Abbott

EA Tiburon's nip and tuck approach adds up to a significantly enhanced virtual golf experience. [24 October 2008]

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

By Michael Abbott

Geometry Wars 2 is the best game and best value available on Xbox Live Arcade. [12 September 2008]

Baseball Mogul 2009

By Michael Abbott

There is something wonderful to be said for a World Series between the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers and the 1973 Oakland A's. [15 July 2008]

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time / Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darknes

By Michael Abbott

While it may be unfair to expect randomly generated dungeons to approach the kinds of visual variety found in Zelda games, it's a shame more of the Pokémon aesthetic couldn't be carried through inside the dungeons. [6 June 2008]

The World Ends With You

By Michael Abbott

Almost without exception, the changes to the standard JRPG formula in The World Ends With You improve the gameplay and provide a startlingly fresh take on the role-playing experience. [16 May 2008]

Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds

By Michael Abbott

Inserting cartoonish characters into luscious, realistic environments is all part of the Hot Shots aesthetic, and for some reason it just works. [25 April 2008]

Moving Pixels: The Art of the Video Game, by Josh Jenish [29 January 2009]

Consuming Consumables: Fallout 3 [13 December 2008]

Consuming Consumables: Fable 2 [12 December 2008]