BurgerTime was one of the true arcade classics of the early ’80s. It was a goofy maze game that cast you in the role of Chef Peter Pepper, a hamburger cook by trade, and tasked you with sending him walking around a set of platforms and ladders to trample gigantic versions of burger ingredients. If you [...]
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Review : Pyramids
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Longtime followers of our weekly eShop Update articles got a first glimpse at this 3DSWare puzzler this past August, and now the final game has shipped into the American eShop. So, how is it? Pretty good, I’d say. Pyramids isn’t going to totally blow your mind, but it is a worthwhile clone of the classic Solomon’s Key design. You [...]
Review : Bring Me Sandwiches
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
When Gourmo the Alien lands on earth, he has but one demand: “Bring me Sandwiches!”. Of course, Gourmo’s ideal sandwich includes such non-traditional ingredients as fire hydrants, little kids, dogs, buildings, and virtually anything in between. As fast food employee Jimmy Nugget, players must run through over 25 2D side scrolling stages, collecting Gourmo’s requested [...]
Review : Sonic Generations
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
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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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 [...]
