Costume Quest is the upcoming Halloween adventure being brought to us by Double Fine. You know, those guys that brought us the incredible Psychonauts? Well, let’s pretend that was their only title. Anywho, check out the trailer: … Continue Reading
The other night, I decided to blog my very own personal top-ten list of games that had been released this generation. Why? So gamers had a feel of the new reviewer they were getting; so they weren’t shocked when they got on their computer screens to see the odd score for Monkey Island 2: Special Edition. Not to my surprise, a lot of very rude gamers had complaints. Actually, they all had one specific complaint. Each and every one wondered where Uncharted 2 was. To compliment my understanding of the English language, they each politely raised their complaint by posting comments such as, “No uncharted 2 = you’re a moron and your list is crap. Fuck you.” After reading a plethora (you know you just Google’d that word) of such well thought-out and very reasonable complaints, I decided I would blog a response to all.
Note: This is not a review of U2, Diego already did so very well. I disagree with it, but he wrote it. Now then, let’s dive into the controversy. … Continue Reading
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge — Special Edition
Developer: LucasArts
Price: 800 MSP/$9.99
Platform: Xbox Live Arcade/PlayStation Network
When I was a young boy, my mother made me watch Forest Gump. That day, I remember Gump’s mother telling him never to tell a lie (or was that Pinocchio?). Well today, I am going to open this review by following Momma Gump’s advice by being completely honest. I have never played a Monkey Island game for more than an hour, nor have I ever liked, cared for, or thought about any adventure game other than Shenmue. What’s worse? The only time I did play an entry of the Monkey Island franchise, it was Escape From Monkey Island (the only one not made by my hero, Tim Schafer) on a bet with our (former?) review editor Andy Jackson. Short story: I lost. Will this rebirth be the one to sway me into the adventure game crowd? … Continue Reading
All throughout tonight, I’ve been trying to decide what to write about. I don’t know why, but I just felt compelled to write eight-hundred words about video games knowing that only one or two poor souls will actually do more than skim the article. I debated between attacking the eleven states trying to police video games, my current reason for being displeased with Activision and Microsoft, or just not doing anything at all and playing more Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge (their’s your plug, now leave me alone). But then, I got thinking, “how fair is it for me to write any review without readers knowing JUST exactly what my taste is?” After dwelling on that epiphany for about half-a-minute, I decided I’d make this list showing my top ten games of this gen. … Continue Reading
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, there was a man named Craig Ballard who drank way too much one night. The proceeding morning, good ol’ Mother Nature gave this @Darkandroid the mandatory punishment for drinking just one too many. Yes, I am referring to the one ailment that can bring down Solid Snake, Dante, Mario, Sonic, Bowser, Abraham Lincoln, Adolf Hitler, and the Incredible Hulk: the hangover. … Continue Reading
Instead of going on and on… and on… and on like a fanboy and start raving about how the Genesis was ‘teh bestest system evur’ or how Shenmue is the ‘kewlest RPG evar madez,’ I attack the cynics by listing SEGA’s accomplishments these past five years. Though to effectively set the mood: I bought a DreamCast last year. Let’s continue. … Continue Reading
Quick update from me, if you’re actually reading this site, then you are lucky to know that their is a marathon on http://www.mariomarathon.com/ surprisingly covering all the Mario games. All the proceeds go to Child’s Play, a charity set up by the site for sick children. The play-throughs are very entertaining to watch, the chat is full of lively and entertaining insomniacs (like myself and Mr. Cameron Banga), and I just saw a grown man in a Luigi dance with a stuffed pig (MLIA?). Plus, it all goes towards a great cause. Check it out!
Not my favorite, audio messed up and the original was lost when audacity had a seizure. Enjoy, next week will be a billion times better. I’m already planning something special for reparations. Eh, atleast I got some good facebook photos out of this.
-shadowjak
Mafia 2 Developer: 2K Czech Price: $60.00 Platform: PC, PS3, & 360 From the people who brought us the brilliant Mafia years ago comes the sequel Mafia 2. This tale places you in the shoes of World War 2 vet Vito Scaletta who returns home from the war early only to realize he doesn’t really [...]
Kane & Lynch 2 Dog Days Developer: IO Interactive Price: $59.99 Platform: Xbox 360 [reviewed], Playstation 3 Nearly two years since the first installment, the duo of Kane and Lynch return for the Dog Days of summer in the IO Interactive developed sequel. Dog Days bears little resemblance to predecessor and that, in its own [...]
Hydro Thunder Hurricane Developer: Vector Unit Price: 1200 MSP Platform: Xbox 360 I can’t say anyone was expecting a sequel to a boat racing series released back in dawn of the Millennium for the Dreamcast and Playstation. Now for the Summer of Arcade season for Xbox Live we have a full blown sequel to Midway’s [...]
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