Wednesday, January 7 2009
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
As it turns out, even though the movie has something in it for adults, the video game accompanying it definitely does not.
Monday, January 5 2009
Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2
For many modern players, games in the vein of 16-bit Final Fantasy titles are like throwbacks to the days without electricity.
Thursday, December 18 2008
Gears of War 2
Gears of War 2 is a sequel with nearly perfect gameplay sullied by silly, derivative and downright ridiculous story and dialogue.
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.
Monday, December 15 2008
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.
Monday, December 8 2008
Guitar Hero World Tour
By trying to take the innovation that Rock Band offered and apply it to Guitar Hero, Neversoft has turned the mechanic into an awkward experience that is surpassed by the Rock Band franchise in almost every way.
Friday, December 5 2008
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
The story of Persona 4 is about our relationship with the masks we wear to get through life and the ones we observe on television.
Wednesday, December 3 2008
Monday, December 1 2008
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
While there is much familiar about Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, it is not content to exactly follow the established mold of its forebears.
Wednesday, November 26 2008
Monday, November 24 2008
Friday, November 21 2008
Wednesday, November 19 2008
Silent Hill: Homecoming
"Atmosphere" is the key word when talking about Silent Hill, and Homecoming is no different.
Monday, November 17 2008
Prey the Stars
The clear sign that your console is top gun is that it has crazy, off the wall nonsense like Prey the Stars on it.
Friday, November 14 2008
Wii Music
Where Miyamoto says you're creating music, you're actually just creating varying rhythms, stringing together eighth and sixteenth notes.
Wednesday, November 12 2008
Pure
Pure will appeal to those who already ride ATVs and wonder what it'd be like to ride without our world's current gravitational limits.
Monday, November 10 2008
Crash: Mind Over Mutant
All of the platforming in Crash: Mind Over Mutant takes place in one continuously-generated world, with every area eventually accessible from every other area in that world.
Friday, November 7 2008
Dead Space
While Dead Space's influences are easy to spot, it is extraordinarily smart about cohesively assembling key elements from these influences into a compelling experience.
