Between NBA Elite 11‘s temporary retreat against the NBA 2K franchise, and 2K’s own NHL series bowing to the superiority of NHL 11, there’s been a number of recent shake-ups in the world of sports ...
Read More »The Wonder of Plunder- Sid Meier’s Pirates Review
Between sailing the high seas in the 1987 original, the 2004 remake, and the more recent Xbox and PSP iterations, I assumed my days as a privateer had long past. After slavishly devoting workweeks to ...
Read More »Return to the Midway- New Carnival Games Review
One of the more remarkable enigmas in the Wii library was the case of Carnival Games. Despite receiving a nearly universal lashing by reviewers, the title went on to sell more than six million copies, ...
Read More »Spare Us- Brunswick Pro Bowling Review
With the overwhelming popularity of Wii Sports, a gaggle of imitators was an inevitability. So far, Sony’s Move Controller has seen several titles inspired by Nintendo’s collection of sports-themed games. From Sports Champions‘ anthology of ...
Read More »They’re Coming Through The Floor- Alien Breed 2: Assault Review
After watching a vicious breed of extraterrestrials annihilate of platoon of hardened space marines, Private Hudson delivers one of Aliens most renowned bits of dialog- “Game over, man. Game over!” Whether director James Cameron had ...
Read More »DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Review
Developer Hothead games has one of the most enigmatic release schedules in gaming. After mysteriously abandoning the popular Penny Arcade Adventure franchise after a second installment, the company has offered two separate DeathSpank games within ...
Read More »Checkered Flag- F1 2010 Review
While F1 Racing doesn’t evoke the same level of zeal in Americans as it does for our European counterparts, notions are changing. Despite the mislaid hopes of a U.S. F1 Team competing this year, the ...
Read More »Reprise of the String Quintet- Racquet Sports Review
Devoted readers may recall our review of Racquet Sports for the Wii, a middling title which offered Kinect-like functionality to Nintendo owners. While the game’s five court-based events played competently with a Wiimote, the game’s ...
Read More »Little Wing Soars- Phantasy Star Portable 2 Review
Sometimes, it’s hard to let go. Phantasy Star Universe was one of the only games that I let myself get really excited for. I preordered the game and paid in full as soon as my ...
Read More »Podcast 4-8: Bring the Bertha
The week the Tech-Gaming Podcast welcomes Mel Kirk of Zen Studios to discuss Pinball FX 2, the new pinball platform headed to the Xbox 360. SeanNOLA and DesertEagle present impressions of Z.H.P.: Unlosing Ranger Vs. ...
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