Reviews
Review – Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage (PS3)
The biggest problem with games that are made as adaptions of specific series, like Batman or Spider-Man, is whether or not you really even like them. If someone does not like Batman in the least, it doesn’t matter how good the game Batman: Arkham Asylum is, they’re not going to like it. And this can always be a conundrum when reviewing a game based on a franchise with its fans and hate...[Read More]
The Walking Dead: Wildfire Review
For most of this episode, not much happens. Then… the ending. Oh man. Dat ending…
Review: The Simpsons’ “How Munched is That Birdie in the Window”
This season falters for the first time.
Weekly Retro Review Double Feature: Zone of the Enders 1 & 2
Who doesn’t love giant robots? On one hand, it’s a huge vehicle, while on the other, it’s like playing a giant super hero with a ton of weapons. Anime has given us tons of iconic and beloved robots – from Mazinger Z and Voltron to Gundam and Evangelion. And when video game auteur Hideo Kojima produced and released Zone of the Enders in March of 2001, gamers were given a tre...[Read More]
Review: Crescent Pale Mist (PS3)
Crescent Pale Mist is a new PlayStation downloadable game from Sony Online Entertainment and Rockin’ Android. It is a six-level, side-scrolling fighter/adventure game that has you face off against assassins, sorcerers and supernatural monsters while navigating the maze-like terrain. So, after playing all six levels, what did I think of the game?
Smallville Season 10 – Patriot – Review
This week, superheroes are having to deal with the government cracking down, and a familiar fellow hero shows up to help.
Robert E. Howard: A look at the Adaptions of the Father of Sword and Sorcery
Interesting fact about me: I’m a writer. I have one completed novel I’m trying to find an agent for, and I’m working on the second one as well. I’ve also collected a few short stories to release as an anthology on the Amazon Kindle called Wandering Djinn. And the one question that every writer will inevitably be asked is “Who are your influences?” A lot of write...[Read More]
The Walking Dead: Vatos Review
With a much stronger focus on the tension and horror of the situation our survivors find themselves in, this week’s episode is the polar opposite of last week’s in everything but quality. In that category, this episode might just surpass it.
Review: Alien Breed 3: Descent (Steam)
Alien Breed 3: Descent is the third and final chapter in Team 17’s reboot of their early 90’s arcade hit. Being a relative youngin, I was too busy chilling in the womb to catch the series first time round. YouTube tells me that the game involved navigating a series of corridors, picking up cards, opening doors, and blowing away dodgy xenomorph lookalikes. Nineteen years later, and Team 17 has adva...[Read More]
Review: The Simpsons’ “The Fool Monty”
The season continues its streak of enjoyable episodes.
Weekly Retro Review: Sonic CD
When the CD-ROM technology first appeared, game developers got all kinds of insane ideas. Due to the storage space it opened up, they figured that they could put all sorts of little movies on them. This is how Full Motion Video or FMV came into being on games. And Sega managed to utilize this technology, in combination with their hit 16 bit console the Genesis, to open up a new generation of gamin...[Read More]