Last year’s release of Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls hoped to revitalize the dungeon crawler on Western shores. Regretfully, the game’s sharp learning curve and utilitarian visuals likely did the genre a disservice. With the ...
Read More »Gungnir Review
A few years ago, a majority of my friends became obsessed with the television series, Lost. When they weren’t arranging their schedule around the release of new episodes, each spent hours analyzing each cryptic reference ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of July 8th, 2012
Whether players prefer to take the field and direct USC to their 34th Rose Bowl appearance in NCAA Football 13 or hack their way through hordes of enemies in Dungeon Fighter LIVE: Fall of Hendon ...
Read More »Spec Ops: The Line Review
Like an eighth-year undergrad, the shooter often seems ensnared in the coils of stagnancy. Sustained by advancements in visual fidelity and the development of thrill ride-like pacing, the genre’s foremost failing mirrors that of the ...
Read More »The Amazing Spider-Man Review
Undoubtedly, the development of a superhero game must be a daunting task. The mere act of simultaneously conveying an awe-inspiring skillset alongside an indispensable sense of fragility represents just one dilemma which can stymie a ...
Read More »London 2012-The Official Videogame of the Olympic Games Review
Within moments of booting up London 2012-The Official Videogame of the Olympic Games for the first time, it’s apparent that the title isn’t your typical lackadaisical tie-in. Jumping into an qualifying event reveals a stadium ...
Read More »Podcast 10-9: Even Better Than the Real Thing
This week DesertEagle, The Lawman, Samurage, and BlueSwim deliver impressions of London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, SSX, Marvel Pinball 3D, Dead Pixels, Cubemen, Sailor Moon S Fighter as well as ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of July 1st, 2012
From getting behind the wheel of a $255,000 458 Italia in Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends to battling an Ultros using rhythmic stylus taps in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, this week’s new releases offer a wide ...
Read More »Cubemen Review
What is the Concept? Cubemen, the latest game from Melbourne-based indie developer 3 Sprockets has two attributes which separate the title from the bulk of the tower defense deluge: it’s devilishly cheap and surprisingly involving. ...
Read More »Quantum Conundrum Review
What is the concept? For better or worse, recent PC release (and forthcoming Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 title) Quantum Conundrum is fated for comparison with Portal. Apart from both games showcasing the talents of ...
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