It’s Christmas in June, as an overwhelming 43 different Sku’s are going the be releases this week. For those keeping track, eighteen are sequels to existing licenses, eleven are based upon film or TV properties, ...
Read More »New Varieties of Pain
As a joint project between developer Idol Minds (Cool Borders 3, 4 and MyStreet) and Sony’s marketing group, Pain hit the Playstation Store last November. Producer Travis Williams wanted to create a game that would ...
Read More »Are the Bad Days Over? Wacky Racers and Looney Tunes Reviewed
In 2004, Warner Brothers Interactive Vice President, Jason Hall, set forth a new initiative that would alter the fee game publishers pay. Tired of publishers using Warner Bros. characters to push inferior products, Hall decided ...
Read More »Tech-Gaming Slices Through Ninja Gaiden II
In 2004, developer Tomonobu Itagaki took the antiquated, two-dimensional NES Ninja Gaiden franchise and infused it with new life. His re-imagined Ninja Gaiden for the Xbox had sharp graphics, a perfect framerate and a difficultly ...
Read More »New Releases 6/15-6/21: When Invaders Go Extreme Edition
This week sees the release of more DS titles, than all the other platforms combined. So, if dressing up virtual dogs or rock stars is the way to express your inner fashion designer, this week ...
Read More »On Par with Sony’s Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 (HSG:OT2) for the PSP doesn’t deviate far from its predecessors. From the series’ requisite post-game cinemas showing the beauty of nature, to the bobble-headed player models, the Hot Shots ...
Read More »Tech-Gaming Cracks the Whip on Lego Indiana Jones
Numerous developers have tried to capture the essence of the Indiana Jones films to varying degrees of success. From the primitive action of the Atari 2600 title, Raiders of the Lost Ark, to the graphic-adventure ...
Read More »New Releases 6/8-6/14: Read, Link, and Destroy, Edition
Title wise, this week seems creatively bankrupt, with only PS2 racer, Jeep Thrills, bringing a small smile to our stoic faces. Snapping necks with a sixaxis controller on Thursday should bring us an iota of ...
Read More »A New Take on the Licensed Game is Bourne: Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy Reviewed
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy isn’t your typical licensed game. It forgoes the star appeal of the film series- neither Matt Damon’s likeness nor voice are featured. It also appears nearly a year after the ...
Read More »Going to War Alongside the Darksiders
Back in 2003, now defunct publisher 3DO was showing Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a xbox game whose plotline was influenced by the Book of Revelations. Players controlled Abaddon, an arch-angel with flowing, long-hair, a ...
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