Wednesday, May 9 2012
Street Fighter X Tekken
Gamers are currently enjoying something of a fighting game renaissance with deep, quality titles being released with a frequency and consistency that hasn't been seen since the twilight of the arcade scene.
Monday, May 7 2012
‘Fez’ Is So Much More Than What It Seems
Once Fez gets its claws into you, you’ll be thinking about it at work, in the car, on the toilet -- every second of the day until you can return to it.
Friday, May 4 2012
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Despite being more or less superhumanly powerful and capable of affecting the fate of nations, the witcher always has time to exorcise the wraiths from an innkeeper's cellar or to hunt the monster under your bed.
Tuesday, May 1 2012
Bestowing Animation Upon Lifeless Matter: ‘Frankenstein: The Interactive Literary App’
Maybe hacking up a classic horror story is anathema to many readers, but there is a strange allure about stitching together a new creation from the body of the novel. What's the harm in a little experimentation?
Monday, April 30 2012
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition
Its campaign is solid, its mechanics work beautifully, and if the skill disparity between players isn’t too big, then Mortal Kombat Komplete has every right to be the go-to social activity for a group of friends with a Saturday to kill.
Friday, April 27 2012
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13: The Masters Collection Edition
Rarely are sports games afforded massive overhauls or noticeable changes. With Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, EA has finally done something a little different.
Wednesday, April 25 2012
Silent Hill: Downpour
Aside from the occasional creative ray of light, Silent Hill: Downpour is a dreary experience.
Monday, April 23 2012
‘MacGuffin’s Curse’ Does One Thing, and It Does It Relentlessly
A no-holds-barred sliding block puzzle game with a lot of guts, a lot of funny, and more content than it knows what to do with.
Friday, April 20 2012
Wednesday, April 18 2012
The Last Story
This is good old fashioned swords and sorcery gaming focused on action, tactics, and frantic, fast paced, intense battles in which one mistake can cost you dearly. Winning here feels rewarding for both the brain and the reflexes.
Monday, April 16 2012
Ridge Racer: Unbounded
As fun as it is to race in Ridge Racer: Unbounded, it wears out its welcome by the halfway point.
Friday, April 13 2012
Warp
Warp reconstructs the science-experiment-gone-wrong story into a mind-bending puzzler that revels in destructive play.
Wednesday, April 11 2012
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
It is kind of odd to be fighting aliens in Baghdad. But Anomaly doesn't need you to think about such things too much.
Monday, April 9 2012
Resident Evil: Revelations
In tenser moments, it's not hard to find yourself hunched over, staring at a screen a few inches from your face, oblivious to all else.
Friday, April 6 2012
Wednesday, April 4 2012
Armored Core V
From Software is a company that has made its living skirting the edges of player satisfaction and player flagellation. In Armored Core V, they continue this trend.
Friday, March 30 2012
Wednesday, March 28 2012
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was a weekend of awe, it was a weekend of fury, it was an age of perfection, it was an age chaff, it was the height of the series, it was the lowest of quality, it was a creation of pushing forward, it was a creation of stumbling backward -- in short, the game is a bit of a mixed bag.
Monday, March 26 2012
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
There's some surprisingly good combat at its core, but the game is completely unwilling to teach it to me.
Friday, March 23 2012
Grand Slam Tennis 2
Playing without the fear of the side and endlines makes Grand Slam Tennis 2 much more like Checkers than Chess.
