Reviews

Quantum Of Solace Is Shaken, Not Stirred

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Quantum of Solace puts you in the shoes of super spy James Bond, and takes you through the plots of the two most recent Bond movies Casino Royale, and Quantum of Solace, and it does it in style. There are…

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LittleBigPlanet: Build, Create, Share, Kiss Your Free Time Goodbye

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

LittleBigPlanet is, at it’s core, a rock solid platformer. It’s got an extensive single player campaign that will keep you engaged for a good long while. Many levels contain hidden items that will require you play the level through more…

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Fallout 3 Blows My Mind, Leaves A Mess On The Carpet

Friday, October 31st, 2008

When I first heard Bethesda was taking on Fallout 3, I was terrified. Not because I thought they’d muck it up or anything like that, but because Oblivion took up over 240 hours of my life. It damaged my interpersonal…

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Spiderman: Web Of Shadows Makes My Spider Sense Tingle - In A Bad Way

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Ahh Spiderman, you and I have gone on so many adventures together. From the comic books of my youth, to the AWESOME animated series in my teen years, to the three movies… well, the first two of the three anyway.…

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Y’All Want Some Goo Balls?*

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Bringing me back to the days of creating toothpick bridges and structures in my middle school industrial arts class, World of Goo is a game that straddles the line between education and fun while achieving great results. In a game…

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Fable 2: Man’s Best Friend

Friday, October 24th, 2008

The very first major announcement I can remember hearing about Fable 2 was the inclusion of a dog. There may have been major announcements before that, but I have to confess, my brain works kinda like an etch-a-sketch - shake…

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Mahler, Dvořák, and Vivaldi: OH MY!

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

While many “core” gamers have frowned upon Wii Music almost since conception as just another gimmick, the recently released song list has not helped ease these preconceptions. With songs like “Twinkle Twinkle” as well as “Yankee Doodle” the conception of…

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Dead Space: In Space, No One Can Hear You Dismember Your Enemies

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Dead Space has been pushed as a survival horror game with an engaging plot, and unique combat system. Some of those things are true, some of them aren’t. The total package, while enjoyable, isn’t exactly what I was expecting when…

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Age Of Booty Docks In Your Port, Steals Your Rum

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

For those of you who would prefer to read this review entirely in pirate speak, you may do so here.

Age of Booty (formerly Plunder) is a pirate themed RTS developed by Certain Affinity, and published by Capcom. From the start,…

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Disgaea DS: Tactics Refined

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

One of my biggest gripes with the games industry is the planning of new intellectual properties. Often times these new IP’s are looked at through rose-colored glasses having their sequels announced before the launch of the series, making developers count…

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