When Sorcery was first revealed at Sony’s 2010 E3 press conference, the title seemed like the Move’s killer app, allowing players to cast fantastical spells by flicking and twirling the motion-sensing peripheral. Following two years ...
Read More »Max Payne 3 Review
As mediums go, video game narratives are sporadically lackluster, often dependent on elements such as rousing action or tactical analysis to engage players. One of the more popular defenses for this phenomenon explains that the ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of May 20th, 2012
Whether players prefer to jump on the back of a beast in order to defeat a menacing monster in Dragon’s Dogma or use Future Soldier‘s Drone Crawler to designate and disarm their targets, this week’s ...
Read More »Game of Thrones Review
As intellectual properties go, George R. R, Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice series might seem like an unlikely candidate for adaptation into a traditional Western role-playing title. Admittedly, previous conversions of A Game ...
Read More »Podcast 10-6: Of Zombies and Zelda Proposals
This week DesertEagle, SeanNOLA, BlueSwim, and Jeremy “The Lawman” LaMont take on the undead (as well as Telltale’s history) with an in-depth discussion of The Walking Dead: Episode 1: A New Day. Later, they discuss ...
Read More »Starhawk Review
Track the trajectory of most console-based, competitive shooters and you’ll discover more evolution than revolution. Mercifully, that’s not the case with LightBox Interactive’s Starhawk. Although born from the fundamental design philosophies which propelled Warhawk past ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of May 13th, 2012
From surmounting a new evil that has sprung up in Sanctuary, politicking via swords across the continents of Westeros and Essos or sweeping the streets of São Paulo clean of thugs, this week’s new releases ...
Read More »Dialog of The Walking Dead: Episode 1
Normally, our reviews follow a traditional format, offering a single critic’s analysis of a game. With The Walking Dead: Episode 1: A New Day, the format felt forced. Not only does the game present players ...
Read More »Toy Soldiers: Cold War DLC Review
In the nine months since the release of Signal Studio’s Toy Soldiers: Cold War, it’s likely that dedicated gamers have obtained each platinum medal challenge and earned every last decoration. Hoping to reinvigorate interest in ...
Read More »UEFA Euro 2012 Review
What is the concept? Traditionally, Electronic Arts’ tournament titles have been premium-priced boxed products. While games such as 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and UEFA Euro 2008 have permitted players to simulate the spectacle ...
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