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Castle Crashers With the demise of video arcades, the world also saw the death of side-scrolling cooperative beat ‘em ups. The genre did see its share of success in the console realm with games like Battletoads, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time and River City Ransom, but when the gaming world transitioned into the third dimension, beat ‘em ups were being left behind. It seemed as though the beat ‘em up genre had been forgotten. |
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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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Fable 2 So just recently got myself an Xbox 360, and the first game I bought for the thing was really the one reason wanted a 360 in the first place: Fable 2. I had unfortunately bought into all the hype of the original Fable, and so with Fable 2 I vowed to myself that I wouldn’t let it happen again. In the end I realize that I probably could have ignored that promise and still be able to enjoy the game, but I’m still very glad I made it. |
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Fable 2: See the Future DLC Fable 2 is a fantastic game. There's no argument there. But is its second expansion worth your time or money? Check out our video review to find out. |
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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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Left 4 Dead In the time of an apocalypse your friends can be the only thing between death and survival. Have you ever wanted to kill Zombies with friends online? Have you ever wanted to play as an infected zombie? Well Left 4 Dead (L4D) is your cure for your ailment. |
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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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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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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. |