Halo is as popular a game series as there is, yet I have always felt like it has suffered from a case of identity crisis. First everyone derided the series as being a dumbed down FPS for jocks and kids. Then a wave of revisionism swept through the land, and now even the snobbiest folks …
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 by christianReview – Silent Hill: Homecoming
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 by christianThe last time I reviewed a Silent Hill game, I was playing through SH:Origins, a PSP original developed by an American team with a greater focus on combat than previous games in the series. At the time, I made two points which I thought encapsulated the nature of Silent Hill games. Firstly, I …
Review – Wanted: Weapons of Fate
Monday, August 31st, 2009 by christianThese days, it does not take much to get a 3rd person, cover based action game greenlighted for production. Do you have some sort of licensed property to link it to? Then you’re golden! But if you really want to spice it up, find a property that has some sort of silly …
Review – Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 by christianUncharted: Drake’s Fortune is a strong candidate for the title of “most beloved exclusive in the early days of the PS3″. While this can, in part, be attributed to the lack of competition, there were also plenty of good words said about its quality. I believed them, but any number of screenshots suggested …
Review – Sony Go Media Software
Saturday, August 8th, 2009 by christianSlowly but surely, Sony has finally gotten their act together with downloadable content on the PSP. Aside from their recent ramp up of releases, they have given PSP users a variety of ways in which to acquire games and content. My favorite option has always been to download to the PS3. While Sony has rarely …
Review – Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament
Friday, July 31st, 2009 by christianThe Steambot Chronicles series can’t catch a break. The PS2 original, while rough around the edges, garnered a solid cult following. Eventually, developer Irem teased its fans with footage of a PS3 sequel, and then…nothing. It still looks to be in development, but it is anyone’s guess as to when, or if, …
Flaws, Fighters and Fanboys
Saturday, July 25th, 2009 by christianFighting games are, sadly, one of the few areas of gaming where I can still get worked up into a fanboy. Shameful, I know, but every gamer has their flaws. My problem is that I am a hopeless, shameful SNK fan. I buy their games when they treat the fanbase like crap. I buy the …
Review – Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Monday, June 29th, 2009 by christianPoor Klonoa. The plucky little dog/cat thing has appeared in two well regarded platformers and five spinoffs (two of them well regarded GBA platformers). Yet he has always dwelled in relative obscurity. With the release of the Wii remake of the original Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, nothing much has changed. Klonoa …
Metroidvanias and Me
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 by christianThis past Sunday was spent almost entirely playing Symphony of the Night on my PSP. It is rare these days for a game to grip me so much that I not only desire to spend my gaming time with it, but put aside other duties in order to make more gaming time. Symphony was one …
Unlocking Okami
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 by christianAfter owning it for two months, I finally started playing Okami in earnest. After six or so hours, I still feel the urge to continue, but I feel as if I already know the game all too well, and if I keep going it will only mean me abandoning the game later down the …
