Although most people think of Mario as an industrious hero, the renowned plumber also has a hedonistic side: the guy just can’t resist a celebratory gathering. With eight iterations of Mario Party on consoles (in ...
Read More »With Authority- NBA Jam Review
If the contract allowing G4 to broadcast endless reruns of Cops ever expires, I’m hoping the channel would consider adding more original programming to their schedules. Surely with the growing recognition of the video games, ...
Read More »The Tech-Gaming Podcast- 5-0: Keeping It Indie
Back from hiatus, and with the Southern California air still buzzing from IndieCade, everyone’s favorite trio returns for impressions of Explosionaide, Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley, Rock of the Dead, and Knightfall: Death ...
Read More »New Releases 10/17-10/23: Big Game Edition
It’s hunting time! Whether your preference of prey involves tracking bears and wolves, post-apocalyptic ne’er-do-wells, the Jigsaw Killer, or even chocolate-chip snacks, this week offers an array of titles for a variety of tastes. 360 ...
Read More »Mucha Lucha- Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring Review
Despite a showfloor performance by Method Man and Redman, a massive giveaway of 360 Slims to members of the press, and a three-hour, star-studded concert from Activision, one of greatest spectacles of this year’s Electronic ...
Read More »Cold Flesh With Scales- Rock of the Dead Review
In early 2001, with a wad of post-Christmas store credit and a head brimming with near-universal acclaim, I purchased The Typing of the Dead along with a requisite keyboard. The title’s premise seemed filled with ...
Read More »Double Down- Dead Rising 2 Review
One of the irrefutable highlights of the 2005 of the Electronic Entertainment Expo was the original Dead Rising. The game was an ideal showcase of the capabilities of the soon to be released Microsoft 360, ...
Read More »Weekend Wrapup- 10/11
One of the more prevalent complaints among both enthusiasts and journalists is ‘game fatigue’. The ailment can be prompted by either a barrage of overly-similar annual iterations or an onslaught of nearly indistinguishable titles within ...
Read More »Cool Whip- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review
While the Castlevania series has always been rooted in the mythology of Bram Stoker’s late nineteenth century masterpiece- Dracula, a quote from another Victorian-era novel accurately summarizes the franchise’s splintered trajectory. Dicken’s renown antithesis, “It ...
Read More »Be Like Mike- NBA 2K11 Review
When publisher 2K Sports initially announced the integration of Michael Jordan into NBA 2K11, some concerns were raised. As a peerless megastar with ten scoring titles in the NBA, players were thrilled at the prospect ...
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