When I booted up MLB Bobblehead Battle for the first time, I was optimistic. I was hoping the game would be similar to what we've seen in Wii sports, albeit with more depth, better graphics and an MLB license. Unfortunately I was clearly mistaken. Had I picked up MLB Bobblehead Pros, Konami's last baseball release, I would have been in business. Read More.
Get ready to sit back and relax. No, really. It may seem like a rather odd way to start off a review, but in the case of Jurassic Park: The Game, it is definitely warranted. In between the excessively long cut scenes and the overuse of quick time events, there is little in the way of sustained action or ultimately user control that will grab your attention and engage you in the events and how they play out. Read More.
Rabbids: Alive & Kicking should've been a great party game. The crazy nature of the Rabbids, the possibilities afforded with the Kinect, it could've been a crazy cocktail that could be played at any event. It isn't. Read More.
Xotic is a new first person shooter that boasts quite a twist.
You plan as an alien race with an symbiotic bond with an insect like creature (which happens to be your gun) and your job is to purge planets of a virus like infection. The basis for the game is relatively simple, you run, you shoot and then you collect points. Read More.
The Call of Duty series has very effectively cemented itself as the benchmark shooter for hardcore FPS fans. You are rewarded for your constant participation in the system and any slack of involvement is made clear with poorer weapons than your competition and a performance not to your liking. Read More.
Rare, what happened to you? You used to be cool. You kept a vise grip on my childhood with games like Battletoads, Donkey Kong Country, Killer Instinct, and GoldenEye 007. Heck, even more recent efforts like Kameo and Viva Pinata carried certain charms. What happened? Read More.
With the success of both the Dance Central and Just Dance series', Ubisoft's following their previous artist-exclusive dance game, Michael Jackson: The Experience, with their newest dance game addition. The Black Eyed Peas Experience immerses players with themed choreographies and visuals as they step-touch their way to the top alongside the B. Read More.
Set in a more romantic period of plucky, heroic fighter aces, Air Conflicts: Secret Wars thrusts you into the Second World War, shooting down Nazis and saving the day. Unfortunately, it doesn't do a good job at it, creating some tedious and slow moments, pacing issues, and in general repetitive gameplay, having me wishing that I was playing something else on my Xbox 360. Read More.
What is that sound on the horizon? Is that the PC fanboys gnashing their teeth while ripping at their clothes and hair in a rage over this games existence? Why yes, it does actually sound like that. Crysis, the PC powerhouse that did its best to melt your computer, comes stomping onto the consoles almost entirely intact. Read More.
Describing a game like Atom Zombie Smasher is no simple task. It isn't strictly a strategy game, and calling it a tower defense game doesn't do it justice. The easiest way to describe Atom Zombie Smasher may be to say it's a hybrid of several genres that come together to make an extremely enjoyable experience. Read More.
Welcome to the beautiful Yggdrasill Resort on Kawawii Island. There are four sub-resorts on the island for you to visit: Marine, City, Snow, and Mountain. Each sub-resort has a plethora of activities that you can participate in, different modes of transportation for you to use to get around, and a variety of photo locations. Read More.
The Dragon Quest Monsters series is something of a peculiar beast. Though it shares many stylish elements with its parent series, the Monsters spin-off has very little to do with the actual Dragon Quest franchise. And though it's often billed as a clone of the more-popular Pokemon series, it's got a number of distinctions that set it apart, making it an interesting game with some big problems. Read More.
Back in my days at good 'ol Carleton University, there was nary a video game staple that got more playtime amongst myself and my college buddies than the original Halo: Combat Evolved. Whether it was marathon sessions plowing through the entire campaign on Legendary difficulty with a friend in split screen co-op or lugging over multiple Xboxes and TVs for some addictive capture the flag and team deathmatch action, Halo was and remains a defining milestone in the history of video games. Read More.
THQ has truly done something remarkable with WWE '12 and rest assured it goes beyond a simple name change. In large part to the heavily advertised Predator technology infused within WWE '12, THQ has made a wrestling video game that replicates the real thing so closely it has to be seen to be believed. Read More.
Now this is a colorful game. I mean, really colorful. I'd like to talk about the graphics in Rayman Origins, a game which is the closest you'll ever get to a Saturday morning cartoon in video game form. Animation is fluid, colors are vibrant, and characters look like they're ripped straight from a cartoon. Read More.
