It’s almost jarring to see SEGA finally deliver on their generation-old promises that SEGA “does what Nintendon’t.” They have finally re-purposed Sonic as a platforming mascot that is, for the first time in ages, wildly definable by its own merits instead of trying to play catch up, tagalong or sorority sister with its mustachio partner in crime. [...]
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Review : Sonic Generations
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Posted in Arcade, Genres, Platform, PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360 
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No Comments »Review : Everybody Dance
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Friday night rolls around. All your friends agree to hit up your place and bring enough snacks and drinks for the long haul. You want a good way to get people pumped up and you think a dance game makes the most sense. Dance games have music, give people a reason to embarrass themselves, and [...]
Review : Worms Crazy Golf
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Worms Crazy Golf is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: Worms mixed with golf. It’s the former influence that’s dominant, though, with courses littered with exploding sheep, irate grannies, magnets, cannons, switches, suicidal worms in silly hats, and other staples of this British videogame institution. The idea is to bat the ball around the madcap [...]
Review : The War of the Worlds
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
“The street was pitted with craters and blocked with smashed vehicles,” says a placid yet quietly panicked voice, “but without weapons to fight back, all we could do was run and try to keep a few paces ahead of their heat-rays.” This quote is important to The War of the Worlds for a couple reasons. First, it’s [...]
Posted in Arcade, Genres, Platform, Reviews, Xbox 360 Tags: Review, The War of the Worlds No Comments »Review : The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Over the past few years, The Lord of the Rings franchise has gone silent. There was a time when the world of Middle Earth was on the forefront of everyone’s mind. The film franchise was doing gangbusters in the theaters, and the books were at the top of the bestseller lists. On the gaming front, [...]
Posted in Action, Genres, Platform, Reviews, Role Playing, Xbox 360 Tags: Review, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North No Comments »Review : Costume Quest
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
It’s been many years since the last time I duct taped together a crappy robot costume out of cardboard boxes, paint, and glow sticks in order to trudge around hassling neighbors for candy. While I might be too old for those kinds of shenanigans these days, I love the way Costume Quest simultaneously recaptures that same exuberant [...]
Review : Dungeon Defenders
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
You’ve probably heard this sort of statement made about certain games, but I mean it: you need to play Dungeon Defenders with other people. Sure, you could struggle alone and fail repeatedly across the many levels and risk missing the core of the game, but if you gather some friends for local co-op, or even go online [...]
Review : Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Gameloft’s Modern Combat 3 is the company’s closest approximation of Activision’s Modern Warfare yet, right down to thebutt-rock guitar riff that plays when you complete a mission or level-up your multiplayer avatar. Over the course of the 5+ hour single player adventure players will ride gunner in an AC-130 gunship, man a turret off the side of a [...]
Posted in Action, Genres, iPhone, Platform, Reviews Tags: Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation, Review No Comments »Review : The Haunted: Hells Reach
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
The Haunted: Hells Reach is a new horror-themed online multiplayer game by KTX Software, winners of Epic Games’ “Make Something Unreal” competition. Made with the Unreal Engine 3, this fast-moving shooter explodes out of the gate with a good number of weapons and melee attacks to draw from, but shoots itself in the foot with a [...]
Posted in Action, Genres, PC, Platform, Reviews Tags: Review, The Haunted: Hells Reach No Comments »Review : GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Gamers who had the fortune of experiencing the Nintendo 64 era firsthand no doubt harbor fond memories of staying up until ungodly hours shooting their friends in the face in GoldenEye 007.GoldenEye 007: Reloaded for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 repackages last year’s Wii remake of the classic shooter, but with the addition of upgraded graphics [...]
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