This week the crew explores TrackMania 2: Stadium, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Guilty Gear XX Acent Core Plus R, and Don’t Starve, as well as braves through Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor and a Nintendo ...
Read More »F.R.E.Q. 5 Headset Review
Since reviewing Mad Catz’s F.R.E.Q. 7 two months ago, the headset has become the predominant peripheral for our aural activities. Bolstered by a durable build quality and the ability to function with both PCs and ...
Read More »Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut Review
A quick scan of any video game message board is likely to demonstrate the polemic nature of our industry. Quite simply, a substantial constituency enjoys arguing about games nearly as much as they like playing ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of May 1st-7th, 2013
From Snoop Lion’s fusion of the fighting and rhythm genres in Way of the Dogg to a thirty dollar equestrian role-playing game entitled My Riding Stables 3D – Jumping for the Team, the next seven ...
Read More »Black Rock Shooter: The Game Review
Few properties have had a trajectory as remarkable as Black Rock Shooter. Originally a collection of conceptual drawings, the composition gradually progressed across mediums- with a music video, OVA, and eight episode animated series gradually ...
Read More »Puzzler World 2013 Review
Browse through either retail budget bins or through Nintendo’s own eShop and you’ll likely discover a plethora of puzzle collections. Unfortunately, many are of these compilations are of a distressingly second-rate quality. Beyond Nintendo’s first-party ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of April 24th-30th, 2013
From the PS3-exclusive director’s cut of Deadly Premonition to Blood Dragon’s neon-drenched homage to ’80s cinema using the Far Cry 3 engine, this week’s itinerary of new releases offers a number of remarkable revisions. Also ...
Read More »Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 3 Review
Much like the tsundere’s transition from cold to cordial, the gradual thaw of social isolation is a familiar theme in Japanese media. Last October, NIS America localized the first two seasons of Natsume’s Book of ...
Read More »Black Rock Shooter: The Game- The Interview
Last week, Black Rock Shooter: The Game on the PlayStation Network, bringing an enticing anime-based property to PSP and PS Vita screens. We had a chance to speak with Chris King of NIS America about ...
Read More »Let’s Fish! Hooked On Review
For most players, virtual angling peaked in the early 2000’s with the Dreamcast’s trifecta of fishing titles. The concepts behind SEGA Bass Fishing (as well as sequels Bass Fishing 2 and Marine Fishing) weren’t revolutionary; ...
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