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Infernal: Hell’s Vengeance for the 360. Developer: Metropolis Software, Publisher: Playlogic ESRB: M Occasionally, game developers make some puzzling choices. One of the most perplexing is the incorporation of an underwhelming introductory level that fails ...
Read More »Hot to Trot- Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament
Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament for the PSP. Developer: Irem, Publisher: Atlus ERSB: E10 Detractors of role-playing games often have an extended list of criticisms for the genre. From the habitually linear (and frequently melodramatic) storylines, ...
Read More »New Releases 7/19-7/25: The Gambler’s Edition
PS3 owners face a tricky proposition this week. Should they purchase the standalone Blu-ray of Watchmen, or The Complete Experience which includes the high-def version of the film along with the two episodes of the ...
Read More »Ameliorated-Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Reviewed
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for the 360/PS3. Developer:Luxoflux,Publisher:Activision ESRB:T In theory, it would seem difficult to make a lackluster game based on the Transformers license. Your main characters are heavily armed, emblematic robots, a ...
Read More »‘Drop’ and Give Me Ten- Droplitz Reviewed
Droplitz for the 360/PS3/iPhone. Developer: Blitz Games, Publisher: Atlus ESRB: E In the pantheon of puzzle games, there is a single universal axiom- the best diversions are based on a simple premise, yet hold a ...
Read More »Prodigious Powerhouse- NCAA Football 10
NCAA Football 10 for the 360 & PS3. Developer: Tiburon, Publisher: Electronic Arts. ESRB: E The best sports games have the power to bridge worlds. As a college student, I was an avid gamer and ...
Read More »No Pang, No Gain- Pangya: Fantasy Golf Reviewed
Pangya: Fantasy Golf for the PSP. Developer: Ntreev Soft, Publisher: Tomy ESRB: E10 The allure of a golf videogames are as irresistible as the siren’s call for me. Whether it’s the detailed simulation found in ...
Read More »New Releases 7/12-7/18: Mystery of the Domestic Diva Edition
We at Tech-Gaming have often wondered about Cooking Mama’s enigmatic past. Was the domestic diva an actual matriarch? None of her presumed children have ever been spotted assisting Mama in the kitchen, contributing to the ...
Read More »Triumphant- Battlefield 1943 Reviewed
Battlefield 1943 for the 360 & PS3. Developer: DICE, Publisher: Electronic Arts ESRB: T After a string of lackluster downloadable first-person shooters, we were beginning to grow weary that the current digital distribution medium could ...
Read More »Well Tuned- Tweaked Classic Reviewed
It’s a situation familiar to owners of a portable gaming device or MP3 player- your set of ear buds is lost or damaged, requiring the purchase of a replacement set. There are a myriad of ...
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