By Carolyn Petit
Posted Aug 27, 2008 5:39 pm PT
An improved control scheme and online campaign support aren’t enough to save Monster Madness from mediocrity.
Released last year for the PC and Xbox 360, Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia tried to dress up the fun of classic top-down arcade games such as Gauntlet in the [...]
By Randolph Ramsay
Posted Aug 27, 2008 5:46 pm PT
Exciting for Ferrari fans, but take away the licence and you’re left with a competent racer with only average looks, poor AI opponents, and not enough variety.
A racing game focused entirely on one car manufacturer seems like a bit of an anachronism nowadays, and System [...]
By Don Francis
Posted Aug 26, 2008 6:54 pm PT
The addictive gameplay and stylish design of N+ fit almost perfectly into the tight confines of today’s handhelds.
Not too long ago, an aspiring designer created a series of death traps for ninjas. These traps were not merely cunning mazes or killing-machine-filled rooms, but also a downloadable [...]
By Lark Anderson
Posted Aug 26, 2008 6:55 pm PT
Pure, unadulterated fan service for the Nippon Ichi faithful and strategy RPG enthusiasts, though outsiders may find it incomprehensible.
The Disgaea series has long been a bastion of excellence in the realm of strategy role-playing games, and though Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice is no exception, it’s [...]
By Aaron Thomas
Posted Aug 26, 2008 6:57 pm PT
Friendlier controls and a host of other improvements make Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 great.
Tiger Woods 08’s touchy controls, iffy online play, and a general lack of new content made for one disappointing game. But just as Tiger didn’t let torn ligaments and a broken leg [...]
By Chris Watters
Posted Aug 22, 2008 6:02 pm PT
MLB Power Pros is back for 2008 season with updated rosters, a new RPG mode, and its signature fun, accessible, and deep gameplay.
One look at MLB Power Pros 2008 may be enough to deter any serious baseball fan, as the anime bobblehead characters stand in stark [...]
By Carolyn Petit
Posted Aug 11, 2008 6:49 pm PT
Despite some shortcomings, Siren: Blood Curse is an enjoyably creepy adventure with some interesting gameplay mechanics.
Once upon a time, survival horror games were defined not only by shambling corpses and creepy atmosphere, but also by protagonists that moved with all the grace and agility of a [...]
By Tom Mc Shea
Posted Aug 4, 2008 6:38 pm PT
The combat in Hellboy gets repetitive before the first level ends and never presents a challenge. This is a boring, bland game.
There is a moment in Hellboy: Science of Evil when you have to face off against a hideous gorilla/octopus hybrid. It roars with [...]
By Tom Mc Shea
Posted Aug 4, 2008 6:39 pm PT
PixelJunk Eden is beautiful and serene, until an impatient clock mixes far too much stress into this otherwise leisurely game.
The thread tying the PixelJunk series of games together is the unique spin it puts on traditional concepts. Q-Games’ first PlayStation Network title, PixelJunk Racers, [...]
By Tom Mc Shea
28 July 2008
Beijing 2008 proves beyond a doubt that rapidly pushing buttons is not fun.
Who knew qualifying for the Olympics could be so difficult? Instead of a worldwide competition crafted around ideas that fit in with the modern gaming landscape, this is just an archaic compilation of mostly old, painful gameplay techniques [...]
