Tuesday, October 5 2010
Fantasy Jews in ‘Valkyria Chronicles’
Nukes I've come to expect out of Japanese fantasy, but racism -- even race awareness -- is a rare bird in a Japanese RPG and possibly the aspect of this series that never ceases to intrigue me.
Monday, October 4 2010
‘Valkyria Chronicles II’: Constructing Classmates That You’d Take a Bullet For
Think of it as Persona meets Mass Effect 2 set in an alternate history World War II's European theater. With magic powered tanks.
Monday, May 11 2009
Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
The sheer scope of this collection -- and the wide variety of genres and franchises represented by it -- is enough to prompt the question of what we’ll be nostalgic for 15 or 20 years from now.
Friday, August 22 2008
Beijing 2008
Gaming should have evolved a bit over the course of the last twenty four years.
Monday, June 9 2008
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Seeing Sonic and Mario alongside each other in the same game is still a synapse fryer along the lines of seeing Mickey Mouse guest star as a cadaver on CSI. Something about it just...ain't...right.
Thursday, May 22 2008
Sega Bass Fishing Returns!
Arun Subramanian takes a look at the recent Wii release of the Dreamcast/arcade fishing sim Sega Bass Fishing.
Wednesday, May 21 2008
The Club
The Club encourages replay in an effort to find what, in a racing game, would be the best possible lines through a course.
Friday, May 16 2008
A Four-Leaf Clover Goes Platinum
Clover Studio has returned as PlatinumGames, complete with a publishing deal with Sega. It's time to celebrate, people.
Thursday, May 15 2008
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Darwin Hang takes on the PlayStation 2's latest Sonic the Hedgehog-based racing game...
Friday, April 18 2008
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Condemned 2: Bloodshot is entertaining enough, but it still feels like it's written by two socially awkward 15-year-old boys who dress in black and listen to a little too much Slipknot.
