Category: VG Review
It’s strange to think of the video game as a reflective medium because it’s still relatively young. Mario just recently turned 25, which means he could still be bumming around his parent’s house looking for work. The same goes for… Read More »
Capcom has been trying to shoehorn multiplayer into the Resident Evil franchise for a decade. It started with the overly ambitious Outbreak games, which had tech demands beyond what the PlayStation 2 could muster. Resident Evil 5 shackled players with… Read More »
What pits M. Bison’s Shadaloo organization and the Mishima Zaibatsu of Tekken fame against one another? In generic fashion, the “Pandora Cube,” a powerful mysterious artifact, has crashed on Earth. Both sides vie for ownership and the power that comes… Read More »
Since its first release in 1998, the Mario Party franchise has been at the forefront of what scholars in partiology like to call “The Digital Party Revolution.” The series has seen its share of ups and downs, but has always… Read More »
“The end…is just a little harder when brought about by friends.“ -Jesus, Jesus Christ Superstar For years, BioWare and the gaming community were the best of friends. In this generation alone, two excellent franchises sat atop the RPG genre: Dragon… Read More »
Remember Stephanie Ryan? She was that hot girl from your high school graduating class that every guy wanted. Stephanie had the perfect figure, a beautiful face, got straight A’s, competed in varsity everything and even volunteered on the weekends. But,… Read More »
Since the MMO genre first emerged, I’ve always wanted to make the jump to hyperspace and explore the Star Wars universe. Star Wars Galaxies, a 2003 MMORPG starring the universe from the acclaimed sci-fi franchise, was a major disappointment that left me… Read More »
Despite my unabashed love of all things San Francisco Giants, a large majority of my family and friends are made up of baseball detractors. The obligatory “boring” label is brought up often while discussing their disdain for the sport. Baseball… Read More »
Pay a moment’s consideration to your foe. Have you ever imagined what it’s like to be on the other side of a tower defence game? What about the desperate general on the other side of the conflict, sending swathes of… Read More »
Catastrophic earthquakes have destroyed all of civilization’s accomplishments. Subway cars span concrete chasms, giant ships from the harbor now rest in the middle of once-busy city streets, and railways intertwine with downed skyscrapers. Dust storms ravage the lower streets, and… Read More »
