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 like living in the dirt poor neighborhood his mother and sister are in. … Continue Reading
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 respect, is a good thing. It’s a standard fare third person shooter that offers a unique shakycam presentation and immerses you within a world that is utterly devoid of these things called morals. Should you run into Kane & Lynch on the streets, its fair warning that you should start running…fast. … Continue Reading
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 crazy arcade racer and element whore, Hydro Thunder Hurricane. Does Vector Unit do the original justice? Does it help revive the now dead genre? … Continue Reading
Blazblue: Continuum Shift
Developer: Arc System Works
Price: $39.99USD
Platform: Xbox 360 [reviewed]/Playstation 3/Arcade
When Blazblue: Continuum Shift first hit the arcades in November of 2009, the then outdated predecessor, Calamity Trigger, seemed to have lost some ground for the series on the consoles. But with Capcom’s conglomerates of Street Fighter revisions throughout the years providing reasons why producing such titles are worth the effort, Aksys rewards its console followers with the freshly enhanced Continuum Shift for the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3. … Continue Reading
The Dragon Quest series has always been a bit of a niche series in most of the world, but in Japan, it has the rock star status that Final Fantasy enjoys in the US, so much so that there is supposedly a law saying that a Dragon Quest game cannot be released on a weekday (to keep people from missing work and cutting class to play it.) Furthermore, when this game released in Japan, 3 million copies sold in one weekend!
So when my copy arrived in the mail last week, I dove right in–and I can see why it sold like hotcakes in Japan.
Curious as to what spurred 3 million copies to fly off the shelves? Read on… … Continue Reading
Blacklight: Tango Down Review
Developer: Zombie Studios/UTV Ignition Entertainment
Price: 1200 MSP
Platform: Xbox 360 [reviewed], PC
Nearly a month after Blacklight: Tango Down’s release, I revisited the battlefield after the bugs and release day issues were resolved. Blacklight brings a first person shooter experience to the downloadable market with a multiplayer that highlights customization and team-based gameplay. Its ambitious in that respect but somewhere down the line the execution didn’t quite match up to its high aspirations. … Continue Reading
Ninety Nine Nights 2
Developer: feelplus/Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.
Price: $59.99
Platform: Xbox 360
Ninety Nine Nights 2, hereon referred to as N3II, is the sequel to 2006’s critically panned game. Konami, taking the publishing role from Microsoft, has brought the title back to the Xbox 360 for more wholesome hack-n-slash mayhem with an added layer of difficulty and online co-op mode. However, N3II still faces the recurring problem that plagues most titles of this genre – its frustratingly repetitive. … Continue Reading
Deathspank
Developer: Hothead Games
Price: $15.00
Platform: PS3 & 360
Deathspank is a hero destined to acquire the mysterious artifact known simply as ‘The Artifact’. This adventure has him saving orphans, fighting unicorns, aiding an old hero gain a few experience points, and many tin cans to collect. Deathspank is basically a satirical take on the RPG genre with the game’s characters mocking typical RPG cliche’s throughout the game. The game is full of loot to collect, monsters to slay, and brilliant writing. I’ve been following this game for a few years now and it doesn’t disappoint. … Continue Reading
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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