Hand Circus made a name for itself with one of the iPhone’s early breakout hits, Rolando. After a hugely successful sequel, the developers set their sights on greener, eco-friendly pastures. The result is Okabu, a game that is one part co-op puzzler and one part Ferngully: The Last Rainforest. In Okabu you play as the adorable cloud-whale [...]
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Review: PowerUp Heroes
Posted by Rishi on October 31st, 2011
When I was two years-old, I thought I was Superman. Then I broke my leg trying to fly. At that extremely young age I was already trying to be a superhero. That desire to be someone greater and more powerful is inherent within us, and the kid-friendly Kinect fighting game PowerUp Heroes taps directly into it with [...]
Review: Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Posted by Rishi on October 31st, 2011
Don’t let movies like Happy Feet fool you — penguins are a**holes. Those flightless birds dressed like maitre’ds that dance to Justin Timberlake songs and get fawned over by Morgan Freeman in documentaries can appear to be cute and lovable creatures, but we know the real deal. In truth, penguins are nothing more than zeppelin-flying, power-hungry madmen (madbirds?) that’re hellbent on world domination. [...]
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No Comments »Review: Payday: The Heist
Posted by Rishi on October 31st, 2011
You’re robbing a bank with three of your friends. Which three friends do you choose? Your old high school buddy as a point man? Maybe. Your paintball-savvy co-worker? Might work in a support role. But when the police arrive and the plan breaks down, who can you trust to get your back and help you [...]
Review: Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
Posted by Rishi on October 31st, 2011
Kat Bailey, Associate Editor: Going back to the day of the NES, the Kirby games have typically seen Nintendo at their most creative. That was what I was expecting with Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, but what I found was surprisingly conventional. The levels are all very pretty, and I like the addition of four-player co-op, [...]
Posted in Action, Genres, Platform, Reviews, Wii Tags: Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Review No Comments »Review: Pokemon Rumble Blast
Posted by Rishi on October 31st, 2011
Someone should tell Nintendo and the Pokemon Company that Japanese developer “Ambrella” just can’t make a decent Pokemon game. It would be one thing if Pokemon Rumble Blast was just another unimpressive, watered down version of the series’ source material. But aside from the unique Hey You, Pikachu! on the Nintendo 64, the developer has yet to do anything interesting [...]
Review: Battlefield 3
Posted by Rishi on October 31st, 2011
My evidence is purely anecdotal, but going by what readers and gamer friends (who work outside the industry) tell me, almost no one plays the single-player campaigns of shooters like Battlefield or Call of Duty. Honestly, I couldn’t find anyone outside of the people I know who review games for a living who actually bothers [...]
Posted in Action, Genres, PC, Platform, PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360 Tags: Battlefield 3, Review No Comments »Review: The Cursed Crusade
Posted by Rishi on October 31st, 2011
Medieval combat is pretty damn scary. Maybe that’s just the residual effects of my having recently endured 50-plus grueling hours in the bleak world of a certain notoriously unforgiving RPG talking. It could also be the idea that, when armed only with a stabbing or bludgeoning instrument, one grave mistake at striking distance and there [...]
Posted in Action, Genres, Platform, PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360 Tags: Review, The Cursed Crusade No Comments »Review: Dance Central 2
Posted by Rishi on October 31st, 2011
Whatever other insignificant talents I may possess, no one has ever accused me of being a good dancer. I can shuffle around in stiff rhythm on the dance floor, and I can even put my hands in the air (and wave them like I just don’t care). I realize I look silly, but Dance Central [...]
Posted in Genres, Platform, Reviews, Simulation, Xbox 360 Tags: Dance Central 2, Review No Comments »Review: The House of the Dead: Overkill: Extended Cut
Posted by Rishi on October 31st, 2011
2009′s The House of the Dead: Overkill provided light gun shooter fans with a refreshingly irreverent take on the series’ classic formula of slaying the undead. It’s undoubtedly one of the most unique romps available on Wii, and certainly one of the most gleefully profane, thanks to Detective Isaac Washington’s potty mouth. Sega has seen [...]
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