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 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 [...]
By Carolyn Petit
28 July 2008
Despite a cruel learning curve this bridge-building puzzle game is both fun and unique.
Heavy elephants encounter flimsy bridges time and time again in 8bit Games’ new puzzler, Elefunk. This combination poses quite a predicament, and in tasking you with designing a solution to the problem, Elefunk provides an unusual, challenging experience [...]
By Tom Mc Shea
The third time is the charm for Traveller’s Tales–logical puzzles and great offline co-op play make this the best Lego game yet.
Now that Traveller’s Tales has conquered a galaxy far, far away, it has set its sights on giving a Lego makeover to a more terrestrial franchise. Lego Indiana Jones: The Complete [...]
