Gitaroo Man is PS2 rhythm game originally released way back in 2002 At the time, lack of availability prevented it from gaining anything but niche popularity, but a 2005 reprint by online retailer Games Quest Direct brought it back into the gamer’s eye right around the same time that Guitar Hero was poised change …
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Review – Gitaroo Man Lives!
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 by christianTomb Raider Underperform
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 by christianMy newest Gamefly mailing was Tomb Raider Underworld, one of the only games on my queue that isn’t new and low in availability. I figured that if the last two Crystal Dynamics led TR games were solid, that they’d follow it up with another winner. Boy was I wrong.
It isn’t that Underworld is …
Review – King of Fighters XII
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 by christianThe King of Fighters XII has been out for close to four months. I have had it since day one. I apologize for the delay, but I finally came to terms with why it took me so long. KOF XII is not a good game, and my old review tried to …
Review – The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 by christianThe Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, was not simply good relative to other licensed games. It is one of the best games in its genre, both upon release and to this very day. People with no interest in the genre have picked it up and had a blast. Shooter …
Review – Ninja Blade
Monday, November 9th, 2009 by christianThey say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but don’t tell that to us gamers. We love to find copycats and string them up. Whether it is this year’s triple-A game taking ideas from last year’s, or some media darling that stole its innovations from an ancient and obscure release, we …
Demon’s Sells
Monday, November 2nd, 2009 by christianNiche publisher Atlus USA is known for having a strict policy of printing very limited quantities of their games. This allows them to keep costs down, and it keeps their fanbase in a rabid state wherein they will scoop up any new releases right away, even if they have to wait a year to find …
Moving Pictures
Friday, October 30th, 2009 by christianWhile the details are scarce, apparently Insomniac Games did some sort of “study” that came to an interesting conclusion about graphics fidelity. Apparently, if gamers had to choose between great visuals with a choppy framerate, or smooth framerate and simpler visuals, they would choose the former. Not only that, but they concluded that games …
Review – Wheelman
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 by christianWheelman is a straightforward looking Grand Theft Auto clone, made by a dying publisher and featuring the voice and likeness of Vin “I End Lives” Diesel. A recipe for failure if there ever was one, save for the fact that Diesel’s track record with the game industry has been stellar. After the two …
Figuring out Brutal Legend
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 by christianBrutal Legend is out this week, and already the praise and reviews are rolling in. That’s great, considering Tim Schafer’s Doublefine Studios has been around for ages with no apparent source of significant revenue, but I am not going to lie – I have no intention of playing it in 2009, and no idea …
Quick Take – Persona
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 by christianThe PSP remake of Persona 1 is out and about, and as expected both Chris and I are playing it. Since Chris will most likely review it before I even finish (I have yet to finish an SMT game), I wanted to share some quick observations.
I knew that P1 would be different in many …
