Unquestionably, 2006’s Test Drive Unlimited was an exceedingly ambitious title. With an always-online framework, the game allowed participants to effortlessly leap in and out of multiplayer competitions- an impressive feat still not trumped by more ...
Read More »Jack’s Back: You Don’t Know Jack Review
The old adage, ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’ is a perfect way to describe the interval without the You Don’t Know Jack series. Since the franchise took an extended hiatus following 2003’s Volume 6: ...
Read More »Podcast 6-3: Karnov Returns
While DesertEagle presents impressions of recent U.S. releases Mario Sports Mix, Fortix, and Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll, returning co-host TideGear details a trove of Japanese indie treasures waiting to be unearthed by Western audiences. ...
Read More »New Releases 2/13-2/19: Outatime Edition
Following Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown’s and Marty McFly’s tweaking of the space-time continuum, most of this week’s new releases seem from a different era. From a spiritual successor to 1987’s Contra, two role-playing recreations from ...
Read More »The Power of Three- Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll Review
Recent PS3 release Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll commences with a condemning prophecy, as a tyrannical ruler is advised that he will be murdered by his own grandson. Attempting to outwit destiny, Emperor Balor, orders ...
Read More »Quartet of Cuteness- Mario Sports Mix Review
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 ...
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