Category: VG Review
It’s another year, another installment of crushing hits, huge passes, and defense-shredding runs with the latest in the Madden franchise, Madden NFL 11. The annual football installment from EA has made a few new changes to the franchise. Is the… Read More »
Perhaps what makes some games so compelling is their refusal to conform to what is typical of video games as we have come to know them. Frictional Games demonstrated this with the Penumbra series, and has done so once again… Read More »
Metroid: Other M is a dangerous game to write about. It will, and is already, creating a divide among Metroid and Nintendo fans. Some will enjoy the story-focused presentation and its heavy emphasis on action, while others will decry its… Read More »
Maybe more of than any other game, the original Dead Rising garnered a lot of mixed reactions from yours truly. I love the concept: zombies flooding a mall and killing everyone in sight, with only a handful of people fighting… Read More »
The RTS genre is possibly one of the most malleable of all game genres. While the basic idea of commanding units in a real-time environment remains the same, different titles will show their own unique spin on the genre, either… Read More »
The Steam-exclusive Worms Reloaded has been flying under the radar leading up to its release, with not much in the way of new features or content in this entry in the 15-year-old franchise. Unlike other Worms games, Reloaded isn’t a… Read More »
Elemental: War of Magic Review
It’s always a good thing when you can feel the potential a game has. That early feeling a game gives you can set the expectations of what’s in store for you as a player. It excites you and drives you… Read More »
Games that defy the expectations of a genre shouldn’t be applauded just because they contradict preconceived notions, but they should be applauded if they do it well. Mafia 2, 2K Czech’s long-awaited sequel to the cinematic, story-driven, PS2 mob drama,… Read More »
City of Heroes: Going Rogue is the first official expansion to the City of Heroes universe since 2005’s City of Villains. Like Villains before it, Going Rogue‘s goal is to dramatically change some of the core gameplay mechanics of the… Read More »
If you grew up playing games in the late 80s and early 90s, you probably indulged in a little RPG-style beat-em-up called River City Ransom. The game had you beat up Japanese banchos as you traveled the city looking for… Read More »
