Desperation will lead a man to do strange and ill advised things. Eating your deceased and frozen friends after surviving a plane crash in the mountains comes to mind, and while no actual cannibalism occurs in Space Siege, it is not that bad of a comparison. I had a strong desire to click on things [...]
Let me preface this review by saying that I’m not the hardcore fighter type. By that I mean I don’t play fighters very much, and am not even remotely close to being great at them. So with that said, I’m not the type of person that can describe all of the intricacies of Soul Calibur [...]
I’m reminded of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’s ending, the Prince embraces the Princess after an incredible journey she can’t remember, and kisses her deeply. She’s revolted, having not retained the memories of the adventure they had shared, and she rejects him. Quickly, the Prince reverses time, hiding his mistake neatly, and continues [...]
Resurrecting a flagging or dead franchise is a risky endeavor. Sometimes it works and the series becomes relevant again, like with Resident Evil 4. Other times it is the nail in the coffin, like last year’s Tony Hawk’s Horse Beating Simulator. Re-envisioning Alone in the Dark should not have been that hard; there were almost [...]
You would think that a review of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith would be as simple as asking the player two questions. One; did you like Guitar Hero 3, and two; do you like Aerosmith, and perhaps three; are you offended by Steven Tyler’s massive virtual pie hole? Thankfully, there is just a little more to it [...]
OK, I admit it; I never finished the first Ninja Gaiden. And while the statement is also true with regard to the NES version, I am specifically referring to the Ninja Gaiden that debuted on Xbox. But unlike most people who didn’t finish, I’m assuming I was unique in the sense that I didn’t finish [...]
Space Invaders Extreme is, in many ways, to Space Invaders as Pac-Man Championship Edition is to Pac-Man. They’re similar visually, and both find ways to work modern game design into an old formula, but they do so in different ways. Pac-Man Championship Edition did it through pattern memorization and clever level design, and Space Invaders [...]
Discussing Metal Gear has a lot in common with talking about religion or politics with extended family over Thanksgiving dinner: things start out amicably enough, but quickly devolve into shouting, name calling, and perhaps flying mashed potatoes. If you were to put five people in a locked room and force them to talk about it, [...]
Political commentary is just fine for Fox News and its ilk. I do not enjoy it, nor am I informed enough to care, and can avoid it entirely just by skipping a channel. It has its own bloviated space, and that’s fine so long as it leaves me and one of my favorite pastimes alone. [...]
Wii Fit is deceptively not a video game. I enjoyed both Brain Age games, but I had trouble convincing myself, even after Dr. Kawashima showed me all the studies he did, that it actually helped keep my brain young. As I got better at it, it didn’t feel like I was getting smarter, it felt [...]