Recent Multimedia Reviews

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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.

Wednesday, October 21 2009

Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion

By L.B. Jeffries

The game is clearly written by someone who thinks that they’re producing a TV episode or book.

Monday, October 19 2009

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

By Ryan Smith

I couldn't help but notice that one puzzle in which you must fit four different shaped blocks in four identically shaped holes in order to open a door was eerily similar to a Fisher-Price puzzle that I once solved at age four.

Friday, October 16 2009

Dead Space: Extraction

By Nick Dinicola

Dead Space: Extraction breathes new creative life into what was one of the most derivative genres in gaming, the "on-rails shooter," turning it from a mindless virtual shooting gallery into a valid avenue for storytelling.

Wednesday, October 14 2009

Need For Speed: Shift

By Thomas Cross

You can drive as messily or cautiously as you want, and the game will reward you. It goes a long way toward making the game feel like your racing experience.

Monday, October 12 2009

Trine

By Mike Schiller

Trine is a platformer of obligation.

Friday, October 9 2009

Fatale: Exploring Salome

By G. Christopher Williams

If any pleasure is to be derived from Fatale, it is likely the pleasure that one derives from the activities of looking and observing, which is in itself a problem if it is about Salome. The Biblical story indicates that being looked at and observed is the catalyst for potential nastiness and ultimately an ending.

Wednesday, October 7 2009

Demon’s Souls

By Randy Ma

A player can make mistakes with dire consequences that are absolutely irreversible.

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