Recent Multimedia Reviews

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Monday, November 23 2009

Marvel Super Hero Squad

By L.B. Jeffries

Deciding whether or not to buy this game is mostly a decision based on who you want to play the game with.

Friday, November 20 2009

DJ Hero

By Mike Schiller

DJ Hero treads the line between authentic and artificial in terms of its grasp on DJ culture to a degree that's almost comical.

Wednesday, November 18 2009

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

By Arun Subramanian

At this point, Pokémon is less a franchise than it is a media juggernaut.

Monday, November 16 2009

Mini Ninjas

By Nick Dinicola

Mini Ninjas doesn’t live up to its own ambitions, but it succeeds where it matters.

Friday, November 13 2009

Magna Carta 2

By Thomas Cross

This could have been the place to really explore issues surrounding the blind following of orders and the terrors of war. But this game plays it safe in every way possible.

Wednesday, November 11 2009

A Witch’s Tale

By L.B. Jeffries

Every character in the game is the epitome of a JRPG stereotype because they never do anything to distinguish themselves from it.

Monday, November 9 2009

NBA 2K10

By Chris Gaerig

Combine lifelike faces with the expansive crowd and referee animations, and you’ve got the most real-to-life sports sim made.

Friday, November 6 2009

Brütal Legend

By Arun Subramanian

Brütal Legend might actually be the best use of Jack Black yet, affording him a starring role that caters to his comedic roots and sensibilities while allowing everything around him to be more over the top than he is.

Wednesday, November 4 2009

Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition

By L.B. Jeffries

If you’re going to claim that a game is about observing animals and taking pictures, there are certain things a person is going to impulsively want to do.

Monday, November 2 2009

Tornado Outbreak

By Thomas Cross

It is as if a Saturday morning cartoon had been spun through some kind of faux-intellectual blender.

Friday, October 30 2009

NHL 2K10

By Chris Gaerig

NHL 2K10 feels like a game made by people who have never played the game of hockey or even watch much of it.

Wednesday, October 28 2009

Our House: Party!

By L.B. Jeffries

The biggest disappointment about the game is how much it fails to actually be an engaging Home Depot commercial.

Monday, October 26 2009

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story

By Arun Subramanian

As much as is possible in this cartoony world, it's difficult not to sympathize with Bowser.

Friday, October 23 2009

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

By Mike Schiller

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is one of the first games in which immersion is actually a strike against it.

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