For this review, I’m afraid I am going to resort to the greatest cop out in games journalism; you are either going to like Liberty City Stories, or you’re not. To some, it is a downgrade from the huge, deep world that was created for San Andreas, a graphically lesser romp through a city we’ve …
Archive for October, 2006
Review - Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Monday, October 16th, 2006 by christianWeekly News We Care About Wrap Up - 10.13.06
Friday, October 13th, 2006 by jayJapanese consumers want the PS3
Famitsu surveyed people at the Tokyo Games Show and got some interesting if odd results. Although we are talking about Japan so odd is a relative term. About 56% of those surveyed felt the low end PS3 was pricey. Even considering that the TGS would be full of hardcore …
The Wii’s “horsepower”
Thursday, October 12th, 2006 by mattWhile rummaging through the ol’ Interweb tonight, I somehow got onto Wii’s official site and came across a whole slew of new videos that were posted yesterday. Most of them show people trying out the Wii for the first time, and they actually look like they’re having fun. Never mind the fact that they get …
Life as a Game Tester: Episode 3
Thursday, October 12th, 2006 by blue dogAs of this writing, my time in the video game industry is dwindling. When I took this job, I was only guaranteed work until the end of October, which is rapidly approaching. That’s the life of a QA tester, I guess. If your company doesn’t have anything playable for you to test, there’s not much …
Final Fantasy XII: First Impressions
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006 by aliWow, Square|Enix really pulled a fast one on their fans. They released a Final Fantasy game for people who hate Final Fantasy. Or at least that’s what I thought after my three hours with the game.
Let’s start with the pros. The combat system just feels right. It is intuitive, well …
The Electronic Arts I remember
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006 by jayA long, long time ago, back when Electronic Arts went by the abbreviation ECA, the company was not clearly evil. It turns out that they screwed Chris Crawford in the 80’s and undoubtedly weren’t the pinnacle of business ethics, but they also published good games. Every now and then, usually after reading a review of …
Vista: Kodak Moment or Photoshopped?
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006 by mattSurprising me in the mail last week was the DVD Install Kit for Microsoft’s Windows Vista RC1 Client. I signed up for their beta releases a few months ago, but I wasn’t aware that they keep sending you the subsequent releases. Needless to say I’m not that upset about it.
After testing RC1 out for a …
Best Game Ever - Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006 by chuckWarcraft III: The Frozen Throne is my favorite game of all time. With the many hours of enjoyment I have gained from this title, I owe it to you all to spread the good word.
Let me tell you why:
First of all, this intriguing subtitle brings to mind many important questions for the common gamer. Among …
Guitar Hero 2 Demo
Monday, October 9th, 2006 by christianDamn you Harmonix, damn you to hell. The Guitar Hero 2 demo is only four songs large, and I haven’t been able to play anything else all day. Curse you and your innate ability to create unbridled gaming fun!
Yes folks, if you haven’t heard already the new issue of OPM has nice little …
Review - Golden Sun
Monday, October 9th, 2006 by patFor the most part, the library of video games consists largely of clones of previously successful games. Games such as Grand Theft Auto III have spawned so many sorry attempts at duplication that a whole new sub-genre was born. There was a time when there was only Grand Theft Auto, and the imitators were yet …
