Monday, February 23 2009
Resistance 2
To save the human race, Nathan Hale has to become more and more Chimeran and he knows it. But that's okay -- he's Bruce Willis from Die Hard 4 with a death wish.
Friday, February 20 2009
Penumbra Collection
All three games in the Penumbra series feature eerie, unrelenting spaces within which you can find genuinely interesting scenarios and, from time to time, actual frightening encounters with otherworldly forces.
Friday, January 9 2009
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War's catalysts for combat personalize the brutality that the player will mete out on the Axis by dehumanizing and "othering" the Japanese and the Germans as barbarians and monsters.
Wednesday, December 17 2008
Left 4 Dead
Playing as the infected and coordinating with your team as you try and stop the survivors from reaching the safe room is just as fun and fleshed-out as playing as the survivors.
Friday, December 12 2008
Quantum of Solace
The hybridization of Quantum of Solace's first person mechanics with gameplay styles more often found in third person action titles lends the Bond game a curiously more elegant and thoughtful approach to first-person shooting.
Wednesday, December 10 2008
Quantum of Solace
What truly shines in Quantum of Solace is the single player mode, not the multiplayer that the series has become notorious for.
Friday, September 26 2008
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Things like plot, moral compasses, characters and dialogue are all secondary concerns in Mercenaries 2.
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Haze
Topics at the heart of Haze include the futility of war, torture, enhancement drugs, and the notion of private military corporations.
Monday, March 3 2008
Turok
Turok has some sneaky ways of getting the dinos to do his bidding by luring them with flares to enemy forces, allowing the player to sit back and watch the carnage ensue.
Friday, January 11 2008
Call of Duty 4
Call of Duty 4 is a game that warrants its "Mature" rating for far more complex reasons than simply the degree of violence present.
