Gaming Review – Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions
For years games starring superheroes were kind of a joke, hardly giving the player an adequate experience to live up to the hype of the character. Then Batman: Arkham Asylum came along and showed how it should be done. While Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions might not live up to the Caped Crusader’s game, it is still far above most of what →
Gaming Review – Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC
Throughout the Mass Effect series there have been many elusive presences in the galaxy, none more so than the Shadow Broker (the Illusive Man falls short on a spelling technicality). Thankfully with the new DLC for Mass Effect 2, titled Lair of the Shadow Broker, we are finally getting some answers about this mysterious character. Back in January Commander Shepard’s world →
Gaming Review – Mass Effect 2: Overlord DLC
The last playable DLC for Mass Effect 2 (Kasumi’s Dream) didn’t exactly cause any mass faintings due to how excited people became while playing, but with the DLC Overlord we are definitely getting the tingles. A long time ago the Mass Effect universe learned about the feared robot uprising of today (it’s gonna happen) with their experience with the geth, a →
Gaming Review – Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
The slowly creeping presence of zombies in mainstream popular culture means that they hardly need an introduction, but Capcom proves with Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, the prequel to the upcoming Dead Rising 2, that sometimes it doesn't hurt to have a refresher course. In this installation the player takes control of Chuck Greene three years following the events of the →
Gaming Review – Shank
Shank’s revenge story might be a tale as old as time, but that is where the comparisons to a Disney film end. Instead it provides a gruesome blood bath of 2D side-scrolling violence that would do Quentin Tarantino proud in many ways. The player will take control of the title character, wielding an array of weapons to slice, shoot, and blow →
Gaming Review – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
For weeks now Playstation 3 owners have known what it is like to be Scott Pilgrim while the rest of us (I am including me because of my achievement whore status) have had to sit and live vicariously through the film and books. Now with the recent release on the Xbox 360 Arcade everyone can feel just how epic it →
Gaming Review – Mafia II
In all honestly I wasn’t expecting too much from my time with Mafia II because I was never able to finish the one Grand Theft Auto game I started because the gameplay just wasn't for me (which Mafia II closely resembles), and in all honesty I think The Godfather is pretty overrated. With that said I decided to give this →
Gaming Review – Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
With the current surge in popularity of Nathan Drake’s treasure seeking world travels in the Uncharted series it would be expected that Lara Croft is feeling a little worried. However, with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light it is clear that she is too busy using the torch while raiding tombs to pass it off to Drake just yet. At →
Gaming Review – God of War Collection (PS3 exclusive)
For some reason back when God of War was released on the PS2 I never thought to play it, though now that I think about it there was a good chance that my system was already broken… Stupid broken systems… Anyway, now with the collection on the PS3 I had no reason not to finally give them a go, and →
Gaming Review – Limbo
Summertime might be all about the sunny days, but the Summer of Arcade on XBOX Live is starting things off a tad bit gloomier with Playdead’s Limbo. At the start of the game the player wakes in the body of a young boy lying alone in a grassy field. Similar to Remedy’s Alan Wake (released back in May), Limbo sets the →
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World vs. The Comic vs. The Adaptation vs. The Video Game
That's right! We are back with a new round of questions and answers, this time taking of the ever evolving universe of Scott Pilgrim in order to celebrate the film's release this weekend (and just how awesome Scott Pilgrim is in general). And this time things get "heated." Read on to find out why. SPOILERS AHEAD, SO ENTER AT YOUR OWN →
Gaming Review – Red Dead Redemption
If ever there was a time to use the word “epic,” now seems mighty fitting. Red Dead Redemption offers a grand look at the days of the Old West (well… South. This is on the border of Mexico after all) without the fear of family members dying of some random disease or a wagon yoke breaking along the way (first →
Suggestion Box – Special E3 Edition
If you aren’t a nerd then you probably had no idea that a major gaming and electronic convention was going on during the beginning of this week. Then again, you probably aren’t reading this post either because of that same reason… Hm… Well then, since no introductions are in order, let me just dive right in. This year’s main events at →
E3 2010: Microsoft, Sony, & Nintendo Press Conference Reflections
So the biggest week of the year for the video game world is here and it started these last two days with the annual first party conferences where the Big Three unveil there plans for the year to come. With everyone still on a major console release freeze we are instead being introduced to the current hot properties for Big →
Gaming Review – Alan Wake
As far as video games go, Alan Wake is the closest I have ever come to playing a game of the horror genre (because I don't think my roommate handing over the controller for a minor section of Dead Space counts). Technically it says “psychological action thriller” right on the box, but I will ignore this distinction and revel in →
Suggestion Box (Apr. 19 – 25)
Movies: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Trailer – It’s another week of not a whole lot exciting on my radar movie wise, so I am forced to sink to these depths by including the new Eclipse Trailer. And as much as I make fun of the melodrama of these films, I know I am going to see it at some point. →
Gaming Review – Splinter Cell: Conviction
Side note: This is just a review for the main single player campaign for the game because I am still waiting for someone (*cough* Zac *cough*) to play the co-op portion to the game. Sam Fisher has gone off the map in Splinter Cell: Conviction without his gadgets, secret government agency backing him up, and without his daughter. The one thing →
Gaming Review – Mass Effect 2: Kasumi’s Stolen Memory DLC
The first DLC pack with a price tag for Mass Effect 2 was released last week, and though it doesn't quite live up to the expectations I had, it is a decent enough experience while it lasts. Kasumi’s Stolen Memory introduces another addition to Shepard’s squad. Keeping with the team of many talents, Kasumi offers up some pretty nice skills thanks →
Heavy Rain Chronicles: The Taxidermist (PS3 Exclusive)
The first downloadable content for Heavy Rain was released this week, and though I am not sure if it’s worth the price, it provides one intensely creepy experience. If we have learned anything about reporter Madison Paige from the main game it’s that her snooping tends to get her into trouble. This time around she is following another lead on the →
Gaming Review – Heavy Rain (PS3 exclusive)
When Heavy Rain was first introduced it was talked about as revolutionizing the way video games are structured, creating a more interactive experience rather than just an empty button masher. After playing it I can say that they achieved the majority of what they set out to do, and though I wouldn't go as far as to say that I →
Gaming Review – Mass Effect 2
A few years ago BioWare opened my eyes to what RPGs could really be like with the first Mass Effect, a game that wasn't hard to love. It created a massive universe with humans as the babies of the species still needing to prove themselves among a broad group of alien races that were all fleshed out with histories, →
Q&A Review – Mass Effect 2
Below you will find a Q&A between Lauren and myself in which we had a casual conversation over Mass Effect 2 and what we liked and disliked about the game, or expectations going in, and our outlook on the future of the series. So take a look if you are a fan of the series or gaming after getting pumped →
Perfect Dark on XBLA to have Online Multiplayer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! This is the most amazing news ever, I am going to loose myself to this damn thing. Check out some articles from Kotaku and IGN for hands on impressions, it will only cost 800 MS Points ($10) and might get future DLC in the way of maps and weapons if it does well. You will also be →
Gaming Review – Gears of War
Side note – Because I am so popular… Okay, because I have one other friend that has this game, I have yet to just play it by myself so everything I say is in response to the co-op campaign mode of the game. I may have made a mistake by playing the sequel to this game first, but Gears of War →
