Video Games
Review: Mortal Kombat Season Pass / Skarlet DLC (360)
Looks like DLC passes might be the wave of the future. First Rockstar’s L.A. Noire, now Warner Bros. Mortal Kombat (you can read my review on the game here) is using this business model to sell DLC. The way it works is you buy the pass for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15 Bucks), and it gives you future DLC at a discounted rate. Without the pass, Skarlet, Rain, Kenshi, and a yet to be announced kombatan...[Read More]
Review: Mortal Kombat (360)
Nothing can prepare you. That’s the old tag line, and it’s true. It’s been a long time since Mortal Kombat delivered the type of fighting I’ve come to expect from the series. In 1995, Mortal Kombat 3 (along with Ultimate and Gold) would be the last title to let fans fight in a 2D plane until now.
Review: Dungeon Siege III (PC)
The dungeon is open, and though it has a few scrapes and bruises, the third siege still manages to enthrall.
Review: Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (PS3)
This time, we have the game tie-in to the Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds. But can I believe it? It’s fun?!
Review: inFAMOUS 2 (PS3)
Superhero protagonists aren’t exactly new to video games. However, more often than not, those superheroes are the common newstand fodder we see in comic book shops and in the movies. What made the original inFAMOUS so incredible was not just the spectacular game play, but the creation of an original hero that felt new yet familiar. Cole McGrath managed to appeal to nearly everyone, whether they ma...[Read More]
Review: L.A. Noire (PS3)
As an interactive movie and a testament to the story telling power of video games, L.A. Noire excels. As a game itself…well, there the topic becomes a bit less black and white.
Review: OnLive
I’m going to be perfectly honest with you here…I have a pretty awesome job. I get to sit at a computer all day and create Excel masterpieces. In my downtime, I browse the Internet and just generally screw around. There’s only so much Internet, though, and I do, at times, find myself getting bored. This ended, however, when I managed to get my hands on OnLive. Downtime at work? As...[Read More]
Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale (XBLA)
I came in to Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale both hesitant and hopeful. On the one hand, I’ve been a massive fan of Dungeons & Dragons since Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition. On the other hand, I’ve been a massive fan of Dungeons & Dragons since Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition. I could either have been very happy with a great console Dungeons & Dra...[Read More]
Review: Thor: God of Thunder (PS3)
It’s officially summer, which means superhero movies, which means superhero games. And with superhero games, there’s always a fine line to walk. For every game like Batman: Arkham Asylum, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, we get a ton of lousy ones. Does Thor’s solo game debut from Sega and Liquid Entertainment soar, or does it plummet?
Review: SEGA Rally Online Arcade (XBLA)
I hate racing sim games. I can’t stand Gran Turismo, and I’m not a fan of Forza. There’s one major element in a racing game that I look for before anything else, and unfortunately it is absolutely lacking in the simulation racing genre: FUN. Arcade racing games have that one crucial element in spades, with games like blur, Burnout, Need for Speed, and the classic SEGA Rally serie...[Read More]
Review: Virtua Tennis 4 (360)
I’ve been looking forward to Virtua Tennis 4 since it was announced. I may or may not have mentioned it before on the site (I totally have), but Virtua Tennis for the SEGA Dreamcast is one of my absolute favorite video games. I was a Virtua Tennis MASTER. Adding achievements, a multi-stage World Tour mode, a strong (but fundamentally flawed) character creation system, and vastly improved gra...[Read More]
Review: Prince of Persia Trilogy (PS3)
Three classics in one package with scaled up visuals in 3D at a budget price. Honestly, how could you not want this?