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Review: The Baconing (XBLA)
Spanktopia (a totally not-real place that needs to be a totally real place) is being destroyed. DeathSpank, hero of Spanktopia, has become the unwitting cause of its destruction. Donning all of the Thongs from his previous adventure, he inadvertently created an evil clone of himself, the AntiSpank, who has turned Spanktopia into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. DeathSpank must stop his dastardly dopp...[Read More]
Review: Boulder Dash XL (XBLA)
Boulder Dash XL is, for those of you too young to remember, a remake of a classic 80’s game, Boulder Dash. While some remakes can only be linked to their original iterations with very loose threads, and have become something other than what they originally were, other remakes stay true to their original source and present a new game with a classic feel. Boulder Dash XL is definitely one of t...[Read More]
Review: No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise (PS3)
When your character looks like he’s jerking off with furious vigor just to recharge your primary weapon, you know you’ve got a gem of a game on your hands. Such is the case with No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, the enhanced PS3 port of the original 2007 Nintendo Wii game No More Heroes. Look, the game isn’t perfect. It had flaws in the original Wii version, and it has flaw...[Read More]
Moving On…
If you follow me on Twitter or Google+, what I am about to announce won’t be news to you, but hopefully you’ll still be just as excited: today is my last day at Marooners’ Rock.
Review: Hole in the Wall (XBLA)
Hole in the Wall, for those of you who can’t figure out how the game plays just by reading the incredibly vague and misleading title, is pretty easily summed up in four words: Hole in the Wall. Hm. I guess it wasn’t as vague and misleading as I thought. Based on the 2008-2009 TV series Hole in the Wall, which was itself based on the original Japanese (of course) TV series Nokabe (trans...[Read More]
Review: Call of Juarez: The Cartel (360)
Call of Juarez: The Cartel comes from developer Techland. That name might sound familiar to a lot of folks out there as the developer of the soon to be released Dead Island. The game takes place during the modern day, which is quite a jump from the first two set during the 1800’s. You have to wonder what Techland was thinking when they did this…Did they say to themselves, “We can never compe...[Read More]
An Overview of Conan (Part 2)
Welcome back to my fanboy look at all of the original Robert E. Howard completed Conan stories. When last we left our Cimmerian hero, he was leading a new group of Kozaks against the Turanians and their often-mentioned but never-seen king, Yezdigerd. And as we continue through Conan’s campaigns as an adult, things are about to get even more dangerous… and exciting.
An Overview of Conan (Part 1)
Ever since I was a child, I have thrilled to the adventures of Robert E. Howard’s greatest hero, the barbarian known simply as Conan of Cimmeria. I grew up watching the old feature films, moved onto the comics and then the various stories, both penned by Howard himself, and others written by fans like me who simply wanted more of the great warrior. Conan was created in 1932, making him one o...[Read More]
Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (360)
Many gamers tend to bristle when the concept of games as art is questioned. With so many incredible experiences coming out every year, and the increasing audience for the medium, it seems like a foregone conclusion. Then one has the misfortune of playing a game like Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Getting past the grammatically infuriating title is difficult enough, but once you begin you realize ...[Read More]
Review: Toy Soldiers: Cold War (XBLA)
A day may come when 2011’s XBLA Summer of Arcade ends, when we find that the event is over and the anticipation begins to fade, but it is not this day. A day of woes and lonely MSP, when the year-long wait begins anew! But it is not this day! …It’s Wednesday, and the last charge of 2011’s XBLA Summer of Arcade event is being lead by Signal Studios’ sequel to Toy Soldi...[Read More]
Counter-Strike Returns in CS:GO
I know this will probably lower some opinions of me, but I don’t particularly care for the Half-Life series. The only thing I really appreciate at all about Half-Life is that it served as the base for one of my favorite games of all time: Counter-Strike. Back in a time when I was still on dial-up, I spent many hours (and many dollars) at local LAN/Online game centers playing de_rats, de_dust...[Read More]
Demo Impressions: Driver: San Francisco (SP)
Driver: San Francisco is one of my most anticipated games this year. I wailed in dismay at the news that it was pushed from August 30th to September 6th, because it meant waiting yet ANOTHER week for a game I want NOW. Conversely, I squealed in delight when I saw the news of the single player demo being released on Tuesday morning. Though the last two days have been filled with life events and oth...[Read More]