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Bomberman Ultra It's finally here. The perfect Bomberman game. The series has been on a long journey from the original box art that looked conspicuously like a certain first party Nintendo title to the abhorrent Bomberman Act Zero, everything has culminated in Bomberman Ultra: the sum of all the best parts of the series, presented exactly how fans want it. |
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Damnation There are bad games. Games that are so bad that you'll buy them when you see them just to find out for yourself. Games that are so bad that they have a type of charm to them. But then there are games like Damnation, which doesn't even approach adequate or mediocre but isn't so bad that it's entertaining. No-Damnation is one of the titles that will receive a price drop before the end of the month and fade away. It will not be remembered, it will not be discussed. It will not go down in history as one of the worst games ever made because it's just another mess that is so aggravating and depressing to play that I can scarcely muster the strength to criticize it. |
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Killzone 2 (single player) Before playing Killzone 2, I did my best to avoid all reviews, previews and screenshots in hopes of not ruining the experience when I came around to play and review it. With all the hype surrounding the game, it was no easy task. I can happily say K2 deserves the attention it gets. K2 is a fantastic first person shooter that exceeded my expectations on a number of levels. It has its flaws like any video game but the overall positive gaming experience far outweighs its foibles. |
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Killzone 2 (multiplayer) Some might argue that the multiplayer is the real focus of the game, and the true reason to buy the game. I don’t entirely agree with this, but it is a very substantial and excellent part of the package. The multiplayer is very different from the single-player portion of the game, and is substantial enough that it could easily stand on its own as a multiplayer only game like most of the Battlefield series. |
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The Godfather II Rather than attempt the impossible and directly retell the masterpiece “The Godfather, Part II,” EA’s next installment in its sandbox crime series serves up story centerpieces (like the penthouse-patio scene were Hyman Roth divides Cuba amongst the high-powered families) to roughly situate “Godfather II” amidst a loose context within the timeline of the film and novels. The player controls Dominic, a fully customizable member of the Corleone family that was promoted to the Don of the American side – specifically New York City – of the family after Aldo Trapani’s, the playable lead in the original ‘Godfather’ game, death at the hands of a sniper. |
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PixelJunk Monsters I have learned that mentioning this wonderful, addictive game around normal gamers gets one of two reactions: scoffs at the mediocrity of the gaming experience, or a complete blank face because the gamer has spent so much time getting to the "Prestige" level of COD4 that they have never heard of PixelJunk Monsters (*gasp*). Is PixelJunk Monsters worth downloading? Yes. Yes it is. |
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PowerUp Forever PowerUp Forever is surprisingly not a game in which you power-up forever. Something you would think the developers would have taken into consideration when naming their game, but apparently they didn’t. There is a fair share of power-ups in this game yes, but they aren’t infinite and not even all that exciting. |
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Rag Doll Kung Fu I Love Super Smash Brothers! And I love Little Big Planet! So when I heard that they were bringing Media Molecule's original creation to the Playstation Network, needless to say I was excited. When I considered this game, I knew it wasn’t going to live up to Brawl, nor did I expect it to. After all it’s a ten dollar downloadable game, so the bar was lowered to a certain extent before I even went in plastic fists a’ragin. |
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Resident Evil 5 When I have a bowl of strawberries in front of me, I generally go for the largest, ripest-looking strawberry available. Most of the time, that huge, visually-delicious strawberry is too tart and I’m left wishing I picked one of its smaller brethren instead. Resident Evil 5 is that huge strawberry.Capcom jammed as much content and polish as possible into RE5, but in the end RE5 is just another bad game and I’m left with a tart taste in my mouth. I don’t recommend the game to anyone except lifelong fans of the series. Don't buy it. |
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Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Mats gets Vin Dieselly in his review of this stealth series. |
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Silent Hill 5: Homecoming Silent Hill 5: Homecoming is an admirable effort to translate the cult-followed survival horror series Silent Hill into a game with more western appeal. You play as Alex Shepherd, a soldier returning to his hometown of Shepherd’s Glen. Soon after your arrival you discover things aren’t as you remembered and your kid brother is missing. |
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Skate 2 I was excited for Skate 2's release. According to all the previews I had seen, it seemed as though they had ironed out all the kinks from the original Skate—a game which both my wife and I enjoyed on different levels. It feels as though there is something missing from both games, so I can't whole-heartedly recommend purchasing either unless you happen to be a skater or someone obsessed with the skating lifestyle. If you're just looking for a mindless game to get a few great kicks out of over the weekend, Skate 2 is worth a rent, at most. |
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Valkyria Chronicles You know how they say never judge based on appearances alone? In the case of Valkyria Chronicles you can disregard that advice because the bold and refreshing nature of the visuals carries over to the gameplay in every single way. The entire game oozes innovation. In a genre as well established as the RPG, that’s a pretty hard thing to do hard to do. |
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Wheelman You are Milo Burik the Wheelman, as played by Vin Diesel. The game starts you right off as a getaway driver for a sexy female bank robber named....you don’t care. Everything you need to know about the Hollywood inspired story can be summed up in one sentence: You’re an awesome driver who works for the CIA, stuff happens, you’re awesome, cool and have tight abs. |