The prowess of the Mushroom Kingdom’s populace has rarely come into question. From Mario’s ability to trample an unruly Goomba to Yoshi’s talent for flutter-kicking across a wide gap, Shigeru Miyamoto and Shigefumi Hino’s creations ...
Read More »Avenging Earth- Who’s That Flying?! Review
While the acronym “WTF” is often used in exasperating situations, recent release Who’s That Flying?! may change that. Whether players download the title via Steam or the Playstation Network, they’re in for a 2D side ...
Read More »Podcast 6-2: Sage’s Mohawk
This week, the trio offers impressions of Catherine, Crysis 2, Bulletstorm, Batman: The Brave and Bold, and the Hydrophobia title update as well as indie darlings Trino and Cog. Along with our two contests and ...
Read More »Hardware Hostilities- Hyperdimension Neptunia Review
After repeatedly confronting nefarious empires with a band of plucky rebels, vanquishing a countless world-threatening demons, and glimpsing into the tortured past of scores of amnesiacs, role-playing enthusiasts deserve a reprieve. With a plotline centered ...
Read More »New Releases 2/6-2/12: No Time to Chill Edition
Despite the abundance of snow, rain, and winds outside, this week’s new releases promises a cathartic dose of escapism. Why not travel to the sun drenched islands of Oahu or Ibiza to tear up the ...
Read More »Get Hooked- Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Review
Amidst the sterile cubicles of the 2008 Electronic Entertainment Expo, I had formed a transitory bond with two programmers from (the now defunct) GRIN. After spending the bulk of the appointment mutually gushing over the ...
Read More »(Almost) Good Lord- Lord of Arcana Review
As both an obsessed island nation and my colleague SeanNOLA will attest, Monster Hunter can be an overwhelmingly absorbing game. While millions of Japanese gamers have become obsessed with the perpetual cycle of killing, scavenging ...
Read More »New Releases 1/30-2/5: Knocking Boots Edition
Whether players prefer to step into the well crafted boots of an Elven archer, chest high waders of a professional bass angler, or trusty cow-kickers of a country-western singer, there’s a form-fitting title awaiting players ...
Read More »Podcast 6-1: Remorseful Bad Dudes
This week, reformed rabble-rousers DesertEagle and SeanNOLA offer impressions of Two Worlds II, Dead Space 2, and Fluidity. Additionally, the duo discusses Front Mission Evolved‘s abrupt jumps from enjoyable action game to single-hit stress inducer. ...
Read More »Maul at the Sprawl- Dead Space 2 Review
For years, survival horror games have been a consistently problematic genre. Although titles in the Resident Evil, Silent Hill and even Alone in the Dark franchises have provided players with an unshakable sense of uneasiness, ...
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