Trapped Dead is a PC game which regretfully leaves the gamer wondering if the title is meant to refer to the zombies, the protagonists, or the player. The game initially gives the appearance of being ...
Read More »Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy Review
Few portables titles have come close to surrendering the quantity of content found within Dissidia: Final Fantasy. From delivering an elaborate combat system which continued to reveal nuances even after a dozen hours of play ...
Read More »Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition Review
With constrained graphical capabilities and a cramped control scheme, handheld fighting games have valiantly struggled to compete with their arcade and home-console brethren. While a few PSP titles- such as BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable, Tekken ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of March 27th, 2011
Players can expect an abundance of driving in this week’s new releases. Beyond tearing up the tarmac in Shift 2 Unleashed, NASCAR The Game 2011, Asphalt 3D, and Ridge Racer 3D, gamers have the option ...
Read More »First Ten- Hoard (PSP)
Undoubtedly, one of the strengths of the PlayStation Network is the steady stream of innovative titles which are unavailable elsewhere. One striking example of that originality is Hoard– a game which offered the unlikely balance ...
Read More »Get the Drift- Ridge Racer 3D Review
While Ridge Racer has never received the annual makeovers bestowed to the Need for Speed franchise nor had the aspirations for photorealism exemplified by Gran Turismo, the high-spirited series hasn’t exactly suffered. Originally a coin-op ...
Read More »To 3D, Or Not 3D? Nintendo 3DS Review
Despite near-universal praise from the gaming press, my first 3DS impression was a bit mixed. While I appreciated Nintendo’s efforts to give the aging DS hardware line a much-need boost of processing power, the unit’s ...
Read More »Less Than Divine- Gods Eater Burst Review
Contrary to my evangelism, Monster Hunter hasn’t exactly clicked with the US audience. Whenever I ask my fellow American gamers “why,” they generally counter with insightful critiques: they tell me it needs a lock-on system, ...
Read More »Tuned and Tweaked- MotoGP 10/11 Review
As the Forza, Gran Turismo, and Need For Speed: Shift franchises struggle for domination in the auto racing arena, Capcom’s MotoGP has been enjoying its unchallenged status at the de-facto motorbike simulation. With an output ...
Read More »Capable Counter-Offensive: Homefront Review
The portrayal of a resistance movement in a first-person shooter is undeniably thorny. While assigning players frail weapons to use against stalwart foes may convey a sense of urgency, but it can also sap the ...
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