Crusader Kings II (Game of Thrones Meets the Real World) REVIEW | PC | Posted on: 02/20/2012
 Game of Thrones Meets the Real World -
There's a difference between RTS fans and those who love Paradox "grand strategy" games. RTS gamers are often making last-second decisions as enemy forces arrive, or as resources run low... [more+]
Uncharted: Golden Abyss (A Little Nathan Drake In Your Hands) REVIEW | PlayStation Vita | Posted on: 02/17/2012
 A Little Nathan Drake In Your Hands -
If there's an Uncharted fanboy around here, it would be me. I haven't felt this way about a game series since Final Fantasy in the mid-90s, so it's only natural that I approached Uncharted:... [more+]
NeverDead (Tis But a Flesh Wound!) REVIEW | Xbox 360 | Posted on: 02/16/2012
 Tis But a Flesh Wound! -
Zombies and vampires in the media are getting a bit long in the tooth. The ubiquity of the undead as gameplay fodder mixed with gamers' frequently changing and painfully short attention span means... [more+]
NeverDead (Tis But a Flesh Wound!) REVIEW | PlayStation 3 | Posted on: 02/16/2012
 Tis But a Flesh Wound! -
Zombies and vampires in the media are getting a bit long in the tooth. The ubiquity of the undead as gameplay fodder mixed with gamers' frequently changing and painfully short attention span means... [more+]
Jak and Daxter Collection (The Evolution of the Platform Hero) REVIEW | PlayStation 3 | Posted on: 02/15/2012
 The Evolution of the Platform Hero -
Years ago, platformers were synonymous with video games, and the industry was ruled by cartoon characters jumping from ledge to ledge. But as the technology improved and the audience grew older, the... [more+]
The Darkness II (A Delightful, Bloody Romp) REVIEW | PlayStation 3 | Posted on: 02/14/2012
 A Delightful, Bloody Romp -
There's very little room in today's world for a new FPS. If a developer doesn't give us something original, deliver a good story, give us a good multiplayer, or makes us yawn even once in... [more+]
The Darkness II (A Delightful, Bloody Romp) REVIEW | PC | Posted on: 02/14/2012
 A Delightful, Bloody Romp -
There's very little room in today's world for a new FPS. If a developer doesn't give us something original, deliver a good story, give us a good multiplayer, or makes us yawn even once in... [more+]
The Darkness II (A Delightful, Bloody Romp) REVIEW | Xbox 360 | Posted on: 02/14/2012
 A Delightful, Bloody Romp -
There's very little room in today's world for a new FPS. If a developer doesn't give us something original, deliver a good story, give us a good multiplayer, or makes us yawn even once in... [more+]
Puddle (Tougher Than It Looks) REVIEW | Xbox 360 | Posted on: 02/14/2012
 Tougher Than It Looks -
The last few years puzzle games have made a huge splash. Usually these games are simple to pick up and learn but hard to master, which in turn guarantees that both casual and hardcore gamers will enjoy... [more+]
Puddle (Tougher Than It Looks) REVIEW | PlayStation 3 | Posted on: 02/14/2012
 Tougher Than It Looks -
The last few years puzzle games have made a huge splash. Usually these games are simple to pick up and learn but hard to master, which in turn guarantees that both casual and hardcore gamers will enjoy... [more+]
Resident Evil Revelations (Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself (and Zombies)) REVIEW | Nintendo 3DS | Posted on: 02/08/2012
 Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself (and Zombies) -
Resident Evil is famous for two things; first, for creating the survival horror genre, and secondly, for abandoning that genre in favor of straightforward action. While the original game encouraged resource... [more+]
Kingdom Rush (To Battle!) REVIEW | iPhone / iPad / Android | Posted on: 02/08/2012
 To Battle! -
If there's one genre in particular that has gotten a great deal of love on the App Store, it would be, in this writer's opinion, the tower-defense genre. For example, I can recall off-hand three... [more+]
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Fixing a JRPG) REVIEW | Xbox 360 | Posted on: 02/07/2012
 Fixing a JRPG -
Like many Final Fantasy fans, I have been playing the series since the release of the first and original Final Fantasy in 1990 on the NES. Faithfully, I have followed the series for years, and I have... [more+]
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Fixing a JRPG) REVIEW | PlayStation 3 | Posted on: 02/07/2012
 Fixing a JRPG -
Like many Final Fantasy fans, I have been playing the series since the release of the first and original Final Fantasy in 1990 on the NES. Faithfully, I have followed the series for years, and I have... [more+]
The Simpsons Arcade Game (Look Out, World!) REVIEW | Xbox 360 | Posted on: 02/03/2012
 Look Out, World! -
The Simpsons Arcade Game by Konami has been one of the most fan requested games to be added to console download services since their inception. With the television series' 500th episode airing... [more+]
The Simpsons Arcade Game (Look Out, World!) REVIEW | PlayStation 3 | Posted on: 02/03/2012
 Look Out, World! -
The Simpsons Arcade Game by Konami has been one of the most fan requested games to be added to console download services since their inception. With the television series' 500th episode airing... [more+]
King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame (A More Approachable Paradox Title) REVIEW | PC | Posted on: 02/01/2012
 A More Approachable Paradox Title -
It's hard for a Paradox fan sometimes to step back and look at their hardcore RTS game library from an outsider's perspective. Their games such as Crusader Kings II and Sengoku are usually fully-detailed... [more+]
Sonic Generations (Different Generations) REVIEW | Nintendo 3DS | Posted on: 02/01/2012
 Different Generations -
Sonic Generations for the Nintendo 3DS is the portable compliment to the HD game released in 2011 commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Sonic the Hedgehog series (sonic can almost drank ya'll!).... [more+]
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