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 »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 ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of March 20th, 2011
Whether your instrument of choice is Xiahou Dun’s Kirin Fang, Sam Fisher’s trusty 5.72 mm SC pistol, or Mel B’s ab-burning crunches, this week’s new releases are filled with opportunities to inflict pain. Players should ...
Read More »Podcast 6-6: A Couple of QTEs
This week, DesertEagle, TideGear and Samurage are joined by the hosts of Coin-Op TV– Robert Welkner and Hailey Bright. The quintet offers impressions of Brink, Okamiden, Hunted: Demon’s Forge, Killzone 3, Bulletstorm, Phantom Brave: The ...
Read More »Warriors:Legends of Troy Review
From Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2‘s duplication of The Rock‘s shower room shootout to Shank‘s homage to Desperado‘s south-of-the-border bloodshed, games intermittently draw inspiration from the cinema. With throngs of lunging hoplites and Phalanx ...
Read More »Atari Greatest Hits Volume 2 Review
By offering fifty flawlessly emulated titles, Atari Greatest Hits Volume 1, was a worthy purchase for retro connoisseurs. My main admonishment for the anthology was a reaction to marketing- although Atari’s entire collection of 2600 ...
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