Video Games
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360)
When I was a yound lad, I came upon a video game called “Sid Meier’s Civilization”.* I played the shit out of it. I then played the shit out of Civilization II. I then kept my shit-playing-out-of tradition alive with Civilization III. By the time Civilization IV came around, I had less playing-the-shit-out-of-things time available, so I was only able to gently peruse the game...[Read More]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Most people know who the Super Mario Bros. are. Even if they don’t know who Luigi is (poor guy), they know who Mario is. New Super Mario Bros. Wii fits in to that famous legacy perfectly. Whoops…Wrong Mario. I know I’ve got it around here somewhere…. *rummage* Aha! I’ve been playing Mario games since I was a kid; my first time playing Mario Bros. on the Nintendo Ent...[Read More]
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360)
A few weeks ago, Lindsey and I rented Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe for our Xbox 360. We generally like the vs. series of games (Marvel vs. Capcom, Capcom vs. SNK, etc), so we had high hopes. We were severely disappointed. The problem with Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe does not lie with the graphics. there are some characters that do not look quite right, but overall, the graphics are very nice....[Read More]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Review
We rented X-Men Origins: Wolverine over a week ago, but since I work, and we had a busy weekend, it’s taken me the full week to finally complete the game. Now, on to the review! I’ll start with the complaints. Primarily, the game was short. At least, shorter than I would have liked. However, when you really think about it, that seems to be the case for all games that I enjoy a grea...[Read More]
Zelda DS Winner!
Good Afternoon, It is now 1:00 PM, and time to announce the fab winner of our Zelda contest. Before that, I’d like to again give congrats to deaf omega and Ancientwolf13 who both won prizes in our Harry Potter giveaway. OK, now to the good stuff. The winner is………….. . . . . . . . ……… spookygirl! Congrats, contact me within 48 hours so we can arrange ...[Read More]
Zelda DS Giveaway!
And ANOTHER fantastic Giveaway. This will have the same rules as our Harry Potter Giveaway, but obviously the prizes will be different. How do you enter to win? POST A COMMENT! For the next 24 hours (8 PM PST 7/25/09 – 8:00 PM 7/26/09) when you comment on this blog, it counts as an entry. Please do not spam the hell out of this post, but do feel free to discuss the DS, it’s other games, and ...[Read More]
Fable II (Partial Review)
I enjoyed the first Fable a great deal when I played it. I love fantasy RPGs, especially ones that look like they take place in the standard human “Once upon a time…” environment. Fable fit that very well. Then we got the Xbox 360, and with it came Fable II. Fable II, so far, has not been living up to its predecessor. I feel that the interaction, combat, and leveling systems ...[Read More]
Corner Kick
Earlier my two visiting friends were playing FIFA 2007 on my Playstation 2. During a Portugal / Argentina match, a sequence of events occurred that resulted in seven, count them, seven corner kicks on the same attack. It was fairly ridiculous. They eventually got past it with no goal. -Because I said so
Xbox Live Gold Membership
Over the last few days we finally received our renewal cards for our annual Xbox Live gold memberships. My renewal card came with a new wired headset, a messenger pad, and Project Gotham Racing 4 (which we traded in at Target for Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga). Lindsey’s renewal card was a 12+1, so she has 13 months of gold membership. We’re looking forward to applying the renew...[Read More]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Partial Review)
On Wednesday evening, once Lindsey had finished her runthrough of Overlord II on our Xbox 360 (she should have a review up today), we headed to Blockbuster to trade it in for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I played the demo not so long ago, and fell in love with the graphics, the gameplay, and the way Wolverine’s abilities were depicted. I started the game and was not disappointed. Since I have...[Read More]
Red Faction: Guerrilla (Xbox 360 Demo)
After the disappointment of the Bionic Commando demo, I downloaded the Red Faction: Guerrilla demo. I had heard good things about this game, so I thought I’d give it a shot. Thankfully, this demo actually let me try the game properly. The first thing that I noticed in this game is that you can destroy EVERYTHING. E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G! With a sledgehammer, I was desetroying buildings, swin...[Read More]
Bionic Commando (Xbox 360 Demo)
I loved this game as a kid. Bionic Commando was, as they say, “the balls.” That’s a good thing, I assure you. Prince of Persia and Ninja Gaiden showed us that remakes, when done well, can provide an equally impressive experience now as their predecessors did decades ago. With that in mind, I eagerly downloaded the Bionic Commando demo from the Xbox Live Marketplace and gave i...[Read More]