Like a large constituency of gamers, I immediately became beguiled by 2009’s Borderlands. Between a plethora of procedurally-generated firearms and a virtual playground tailored for co-op camaraderie, the title teased out my obsessive side and ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of September 23rd, 2012
Even with Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse inexplicably delayed at the last minute, this week’s selection of new titles is quite crowded. From the rival releases of FIFA Soccer 13 and Pro Evolution Soccer ...
Read More »Fractured Soul Review- The Great Divide
What is the concept? Recalling the form-swapping duality of Treasure’s Ikaruga and Housemarque’s Outland, recent eShop release Fractured Soul reinvigorates a conventional genre with the use of a single, enthralling mechanic. At its core, the ...
Read More »bunny drop: Complete Series Premium Edition Review
After years of enjoying anime fixated on mecha, magic, mystery and moe sirens, I had convinced myself that the ‘slice of life’ genre had little to offer. Certainly, after witnessing Kemonozume’s naked protagonist sinuously thrash ...
Read More »NHL 13 Review
With a lockout threatening to scuttle the entire NHL season, hardcore hockey fans might have to resort to simulation in order to see their favorite team pursue Lord Stanley’s Cup. Fortunately, NHL 13 developer EA ...
Read More »Dogfight 1942 Review- Hellcats on Your Hard Drive
What is the concept? Originally titled Combat Wings: The Great Battles of World War II and intended for release as a full-priced retail disk, Dogfight 1942 has alternatively arrived as an Xbox Live Arcade download. ...
Read More »Podcast 11-5: Neon Defenders
This week the crew offers impressions of Joe Danger 2: The Movie, Mark of the Ninja, Zen Pinball 2, Double Dragon Neon, as well as examines the changes to the PlayStation 3 iteration of Anomaly ...
Read More »Joe Danger 2: The Movie Review
What is the concept? The impetus behind the original Joe Danger began on a serendipitous lark, as the team at Hello Games unearthed an antiquated Evel Knievel stunt cycle. Anyone who has ever seen the ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of Sept. 16, 2012
In anticipation of this week’s new publishing efforts, players would be wise to dust off their idle hardware. Between the releases of four of Kinect-based titles and a trio of new Wii games, neglected peripherals ...
Read More »Mark of the Ninja Review
Across nearly two decades, developers have been shoehorning stealth mission into games not designed around furtiveness. Whether tasking Young Link with sneaking past soldiers in Ocarina of Time or having players skulk around the habitually ...
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