Reviews
Review: Wonderful 101: Wii U
When I was a youngin’, I used to look forward to Saturday mornings from the moment my feet hit the ground on a Sunday. All week long I’d sit around daydreaming of hefty heroes with awesome abilities thwarting vile villains’ dastardly deeds; anxiously awaiting the time when I could sneak out of bed before anyone else in the house and claim the TV as my own for a few hours. Now tha...[Read More]
Review: PAYDAY 2 (PC)
I don’t really know anyone who dislikes a good heist movie. From classic con jobs like The Sting and the Ocean films to a more direct robbery like Heat, there’s always a great sense of camaraderie, clever calculation, and conflict that draws people in. There have been few attempts to translate this popular genre into video games, but Overkill Software has started to make a name for the...[Read More]
Review: Rayman Legends (360)
Nearly two years ago, Ubisoft released what not only proved to be a return to critical acclaim for Rayman, but more importantly, they released one of the most beautiful, fluid, technically sound, and entertaining 2D platformers of this console generation, and of the genre as a whole. Playing Rayman Origins was like taking a draught from the fountain of youth; I was a child again, sitting in front ...[Read More]
Review: Mario and Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)
Dreams are usually pretty weird, right? One time I dreamed about riding to school on an inflatable cat instead of the school bus and the cat had eye lasers and instead of stopping at stop signs the inflatable cat bus just vaporized them with its eye lasers. When I got to school, the teachers were scarecrows and my fellow students were ears of corn that were covered in candy corn instead of actual ...[Read More]
Review: Saints Row IV (360)
For the past few weeks I’ve been pretty much just playing Saints Row IV, Volition’s latest release to the wacky franchise that will be coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC next week. Going back to 2006, I can remember watching friends playing the original Saints Row, but at that time the game didn’t keep me pulled in, even though most of my friends praised the game for being awesome. ...[Read More]
Review: Pikmin 3 (Wii U)
Intergalactic travel can be quite risky. However, there are certain situations that may require a society to race through the cold, lonely vacuum of space at super high velocities. Perhaps the average temperature of your planet has risen too high for it to be habitable and you must leave to find a world with a more hospitable climate. Maybe by some cruel twist of fate Sarah Palin has become suprem...[Read More]
Review: Deadpool (360)
I’m going to break from my normal pattern of a story-telling introduction and move immediately into a direct comment about the game being reviewed: If you haven’t purchased or played this game yet, DO NOT access the Extras menu until after you have completed the campaign. The only thing it contains is a collection of character bios for characters that appear in the game., but the way t...[Read More]
Review: Rise of the Triad (PC)
There were pros and cons to attending the school where my father taught. The biggest con, of course, was that all of my other teachers knew where to find one of my parents immediately and conveniently. The pros, in my opinion, outweighed the cons. I had an on-site ATM for lunch and vending machine money. I had a ride to and from school every day. Most importantly, my dad was friends with the compu...[Read More]
Review: Game and Wario (Wii U)
Picture the darkest night you can think of. You’re all alone and exhausted in your bedroom, yet you can’t sleep. An unhealthy obsession with a new video game has taken over your thoughts so thoroughly that your only hope for relief is to just give in and play the game, despite your mother’s wishes. Just as you begin to feel at ease and completely engrossed in the game, there are ...[Read More]
Review: New Super Luigi U (Wii U)
sibling rivalry – n. the competition that exists between brothers or sisters, but especially brothers; often characterized by jealousy over each others’ mustaches, physical prowess and the ability to woo princesses Sometimes it can be tough to have a brother. If you are half of a pair of brothers, you are probably constantly being compared to your sibling, and quite often in unfair way...[Read More]
Review: Man of Steel
Even if he’s not your favorite superhero, one cannot deny the importance of Superman. He’s the first real superhero, and arguably is one of the greatest ever created. So, now that Man of Steel has been released, does it successfully update the hero for the modern world?
Review: Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
Moving to a new town is never easy. You have to condense your entire life and jam it into as few boxes as possible, put all those boxes on a truck, and hope they arrive safely at a new location. Once you re-settle you have to worry about a new job, and if your beloved pet iguana Fifi had enough air holes in the shoe box you packed her in. You will have to consider the possibility that your new nei...[Read More]