I’ve been around video games for a long time, and that experience has demonstrated to me that there are really only two routes a game can take to reach great success. It can either present truly original and groundbreaking ideas, in which case its flaws can be forgiven, or it can take existing ideas and [...]
Dead Space
December 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · action, survival horror
Prince of Persia: Great ideas looking for a better game
December 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Before I start talking about Prince of Persia, it’s only fair to mention that I am a colossal fan of the older titles. Sands of Time sits firmly in my top three Best Games Ever Made, and while Warrior Within and Two Thrones drifted away from that level of stunning achievement, they’re still good enough [...]
Ninja Gaiden 2: Worst Camera Ever
August 4th, 2008 · No Comments
The original Ninja Gaiden for the NES was the second console game I ever played. A friend of mine had it and a few times a week I’d go over to his house and we’d play all night, trading the controller back and forth as our hands got tired. We were deliriously happy if we [...]
Tags: · action
Grand Theft Auto 4: Just as good as they say, just not the way you think.
June 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Grand Theft Auto is one of the biggest franchises in gaming today. The original GTA created a new genre of game almost single-handedly, and in so doing established itself as both a powerful force in gaming and a lightning rod for controversy. People like to point at GTA as representing the most antisocial aspects of [...]
Tags: · action
Dark Sector: Inconsistent, yet entertaining.
April 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Dark Sector was originally announced nearly four years ago, and the visuals and combat mechanics it showed off back then really had people excited. If Digital Extremes had managed to get their game out in 2006, it would have been one of the best games released that year. Sadly, the two year delay means that [...]
Tags: · action, FPS, survival horror
Okami: then and now
April 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Okami remains one of the most beautiful gaming experiences I’ve ever had. When I originally played this on the PS2, I wrote a gushing review. I never finished the game due to outside distractions and the promise of a Wii version. Since the game is built on brushwork, it seems like a natural fit, and [...]
No More Heroes: Style over Substance
February 15th, 2008 · No Comments
No More Heroes comes to us from Suda 51, the developer responsible for the stylish assassination-rail-shooter Killer 7. Like Killer 7, No More Heroes has outrageously stylish visuals and is chock-full of pop-culture reference, snappy dialog, and great characters. This is also one of the few truly adult third-party-titles for the Wii, which has yet [...]
Devil May Cry 4
February 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
If you’ve somehow managed to miss out on the previous Devil May Cry titles, the essential idea of the games is something like this:
“So there’s this guy, right, he’s like, SO BADASS. No, more badass than that. Like, the most badass guy you can imagine, only with this awesome sword, that’s got, like [...]
Mass Effect: Flawed Yet Brilliant
November 30th, 2007 · No Comments
Mass effect is a bit of a roller coaster ride. This has been one of the most hyped new releases for the Xbox 360 for the Christmas season, and not without reason. Bioware is one of those developers who specialize in something and execute it with consistent brilliance. However, Mass Effect is their first title [...]
Tags: · action, adventure, FPS, RPG
Assassin’s Creed: Medieval Gear Solid
November 18th, 2007 · No Comments
So, here it is at last. A lot of people have been biting their nails over this title for a long time. The team behind Assassin’s Creed is the same team responsible for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, which even now still ranks high on many lists of The Best Games Ever Made. Between [...]
