Reviews
Review: Driver: San Francisco (360)
On the second day of playing Driver: San Francisco, my wife and I decided to head out for a bit of lunch. Our chosen destination was Panda Express. After power-sliding around corners in the game, throwing up smoke from spinning tires for two days, I was in a bit of a driving frenzy. As we started heading to the restaurant, I found myself going something like 40mph over the speed limit, which promp...[Read More]
Review: Rugby World Cup 2011 (360)
Rugby World Cup 2011 is a game that is unsure of its identity. I mean, can you really call a game Rugby World Cup 2011 if it only has 10 of the 20 teams licensed to appear in the game? Is it really Rugby World Cup 2011 with only half of the participants of the actual Rugby World Cup 2011?
Review: Leedmees (XBLA)
Lemmings was a ridiculously simple, yet classic game. You had the Lemmings, whose sole purpose was to travel from their origin on the map to an exit point. Your goal in Lemmings was to clear their path in a way that got them to their destination safely and in one piece. Leedmees is Lemmings, and in that respect it is not particularly original. What makes Leedmees original is the WAY you accomplish...[Read More]
Review: Crimson Alliance (XBLA)
Certain Affinity’s Crimson Alliance certainly attracts captivated audiences contentedly attacking creatures amok. By which I mean, it’s good. If you purchased or otherwise received all five of this year’s Summer of Arcade titles, you should know what Crimson Alliance is, as it was the free reward. If you did not, then this is your introduction: Crimson Alliance is a hack-and-slas...[Read More]
Review: SkyDrift (XBLA)
To quote Digital Reality, developer of SkyDrift: “The goal is simple: if you can’t overtake them, shoot them down!” That line epitomizes SkyDrift’s attitude and gameplay almost perfectly. What you have here is more than just an aerial arcade racer. What you have here is an aerial arcade racer with power-ups. Do you remember playing Pilot Wings on your Nintendo 64 after a ro...[Read More]
Review: BloodRayne: Betrayal (PSN)
It is hard to imagine how a game based on a scantily-clad, half-vampire woman who battles Nazi’s could fail, but somehow, BloodRayne managed to be a fairly mediocre series. When the license was handed over to Uwe “I have a grudge against all gamers” Boll to be mangled and humiliated, it was all but certain that the proverbial wooden stake had been shoved through Rayne’s heart. However, BloodRayne ...[Read More]
Review: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (360)
In a world where bionic replacements and enhancements for the disabled are becoming more and more advanced, and corporate greed and disregard for the welfare of people are becoming more and more prevalent, it’s easy to see the transition to the world of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. You are Adam Jensen; ex-SWAT, current security chief for a major biotech corporation, and recent recipient of lif...[Read More]
Review: Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon (XBLA)
I’ve never watched Ugly Americans. I had no idea what the show was about, what kind of show it was, and if it was anything I’d even be remotely interested in. Having played Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon, I can now say without hesitation that I’m going to give the show a try. Ugly Americans is the kind of game that just opens your eyes to what gaming could be with its innovativ...[Read More]
Review: Rock of Ages (XBLA)
I can’t say that Rock of Ages is unique. I can say that Rock of Ages is unique for a video game. The humor and the plot are in the vein of Internet/Gaming/Fantasy/Etc. nerds, while the graphical style and animations are unabashedly reminiscent of Monty Python’s animation genius Terry Gilliam. In that way, it is not unique, because its inspirational sources can be easily and clearly ide...[Read More]
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]