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No Gravity: The Plague of the Mind – Sony PSP. Developer: Realtech VR, Publisher: Anozar Veteran gamers and retro aficionados may remember Playstation One space shooter Colony Wars, and its subsequent sequels, subtitled Vengeance and ...
Read More »On the Precipice of Supremacy- Edge Reviewed
Platform: iPhone, Developer: Mobigame, Publisher: Mobigame Recently Resident Evil 5 has taken a lot of flak for what some have called an outdated and awkward control scheme. I can definitely see both sides of that issue. ...
Read More »New Releases 3/15-3/21: Ides of March Edition
Not only are dictators of the Roman Republic unlucky come mid-March, so are now-gen console owners. With a single release for 360 and PS3 owners, gamers seeking novel diversions are going to have to look ...
Read More »Brawl and Maul- Watchmen: The End is Nigh Reviewed
Platform(s): Xbox 360, PS3, PC via SteamDeveloper: Deadline GamesPublisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. $19.99 Many were understandably doubtful when it was announced that the venerated comic series, Watchmen, was making the transition to the big ...
Read More »Digital Pet Redux- Tamagotchi: ‘Round the World Review
Tamagotchi: ‘Round the World for the iPhone. Developer: Namco, Publisher: Namco Networks, $5.99 Robots, artificial intelligence, artificial life and mankind’s various attempts at creating some semblance of life have always fascinated me. As a child ...
Read More »Admirable Alchemy- Mana Khemia: Student Alliance Reviewed
Mana Khemia: Student Alliance for the Sony PSP. Developer: GUST, Publisher: NIS America Not long ago, the most prevalent environment for role playing games was the murky, monster-filled dungeon. Thanks to the last two Shin ...
Read More »Snow Show- Alpine Racer Reviewed
Alpine Racer for the iPhone. Developer: Namco, Publisher: Namco Networks. $5.99 When a new first person shooter appears, I often have a point of reference for its weaponry. Over the years, I’ve fired a perverse ...
Read More »Diving into Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Star Ocean: The Last Hope. Developer: Tri-Ace Inc., Publisher: Square-Enix North ...
Read More »String King- Zen Bound Review
I’m not typically one for “casual games”. Often this name is used to describe games that even a trained monkey could practically master. The saving graces of casual gaming are innovation in basic gameplay/presentation concepts ...
Read More »Bullet Buffet- Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard Reviewed
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard. Developer: Vicious Cycle, Publisher: D3 Publisher When not playing an action game for review, the ‘rule of three’ is applied. I force myself to watch a game’s first ...
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