Microtastic Reviews: Zombie Edition

Plants vs Zombies
Developer: Popcap Games
Price: $3 Dollars
Platform: iPhone
Genre: Tower Defense

There is something delightful about the charming simplicity of Popcap’s titles, and Plants vs Zombies continues this legacy. Much like Peggle and any of its past franchises, Plants vs Zombies takes a single round to comprehend all of its basic rules. Though it never becomes difficult to progress, there is always a continued sense of mystery due to the constant experimentation that it asks of the user. It differentiates itself from most tower defense games, by relying on the constant variation of enemy (ie Zombies) and weapon (ie Plants) types. The player is rewarded with a new armament after each round but the structure of the game never forces the player to adapt to a certain play style. Include this with an attractive art style and practical iphone controls, making the 3 dollar price tag much too easy to swallow. … Continue Reading

Finally a New Serial!

When the first pictures of movie 8 depicting Ash as a black mage-esque character appeared–I had a field day with the ideas that spawned–and to this day I’m still having fun with the concept of Ash and co. learning a little magic.

I’ve tried the idea before, but this time I’ll be combining this idea with the three storytelling alter egos I created for various slice of life fics.

Can Ash and co. survive being pulled into a TV show, where they are playing the heroes this time around?

Find out in Pokemon: A Mage’s Tale–releasing Thursdays only on MonsterVine.

o^-^o: An SB Serial in…however long it takes for SB to write it!

The Alternative GOTY Awards

Well what a year in which nothing actually happened. Sure we got many great games but as an industry it sort of stood still asking “Is Modern Warfare 2 here yet?”. Without a doubt this year will be seen as the year of the Modern Warfare to most but to me it’s the year of the 2. Left4Dead 2, Assassin’s Creed 2, Modern Warfare 2, Uncharted 2, Killzone 2, Resident Evil 5. (Yeah it’s not a 2 but if you flip over the 5 it makes one) It’s also the year in which the 2 vastly improved itself from it’s predecessor number 1. All the sequels had improved upon the previous instalment without fail, the same can rarely be said for the film industry.

But the main reason for this article is for my own personal take on GOTY awards making use of some more obscure awards. So without further a due, I present to you the Vinies. … Continue Reading

The Appetizer – Dark Void

In our continuing crusade of showcasing the latest video games, The Appetizer returns with a look at Capcom and Airtight Games Dark Void. Join us as Will and an inebriated Craig enter the Bermuda Triangle and follow the exploits of a man who flies around with a jetpack and goes PEW PEW PEW. … Continue Reading

The Appetizer – Bayonetta

We return for our first Appetizer of 2010 by playing SEGA/Platinum Games bizzare and over the top action game, Bayonetta. Join us as Will and Craig talk about sex and holy demonic action. … Continue Reading

Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond Review

The original Matt Hazard had the potential to be a great game, good voice work with the likes of Neil Patrick Harris and Will Arnett. A brilliant backstory and marketing campaign which broke the fourth wall entirely, and the story while thin was entertaining and amusing. The sole problem came in the gameplay department which ultimately almost ruined the game, frustrating controls made the game annoying hard on a normal difficultly even with frighteningly dumb AI. Now comes another in the series titled Blood Bath & Beyond a 2.5D based shooter. Is it Hazard’s Time? … Continue Reading