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Awesome atmosphere, challenging puzzles beautiful style and art direction, but still... a bit shallow in the end. :( I honestly think that had the price mark been lower than 1200 MS points (like 400 to 800 - tops - instead) I may have given it a slightly higher score, but the fact that this thing costs 1200 points is a bit perplexing considering it has 0 replay value, as far as I am concerned. There are only a small…
I've always felt that no matter how poor a game might be, as long as it has hype to back it, it will be well received by the vast majority. That doesn't really seem to be the case here with the latest dino-slaying frag-fest. It seems no amount of hype was capable of elevating Turok to anything other than mediocrity. While Turok has all the makings, and definitely the potential, of being a truly exceptional shooter,…
Ever since I first heard there was a new Nights game in the works for the Nintendo Wii, I was filled with joy. One of the most magical feeling games I remember playing was going to be kept alive. In fact, I would go so far as to declare that Nights was one of the main two selling points that made me eventually pick up my own Wii. Man, was I naive. It's not that I feel like I was conned or mislead into believing this…
I've been a fan of the Tenchu series ever since I first got my hands ahold of a copy of the Japanese Playstation import of the very first in the series, nearly a decade ago. I guess, that is why it pains me to say this, but truth be told: Tenchu has definitely lost its edge. In fact, I think that statement is being fairly conservative – a more liberal approach would be to bluntly declare that From Software should…
There is an awful lot which can be said of Bioware's latest RPG offering, Mass Effect. For the most part, it is a very ambitious title screaming of artistic inspiration, but it also harbors a huge list of problems and cut-corners. Both in terms of technical performance and design, development seems to have been expedited. while leaving behind countless traces of either a lack of time or effort. A seemingly very…
The world’s most beloved yellow family is back in their greatest interactive adventure so far. While The Simpsons have made appearances on numerous gaming consoles in even more numerous games throughout the past two decades, this latest adventure is, without a doubt, the greatest so far. Of course, I’d be lying to you if I claimed to have played every Simpsons game there has ever been, because there are probably…
The plumber in red and blue has come a long way from running up slopes and jumping over barrels. In the latest adventure, the Italian hero finds himself in the vastness of space, where up and down have no definitive meaning. Once again, the super-villain, Bowser, is up to no good. He has kidnapped princess Peach, and escaped deep into the universe, and it’s up to Mario to save the day. After the princess is…
Without a doubt, Assassin’s Creed has been one of the most hyped games for the past year. Now that it is finally out, the question on the minds of those who have yet to play it is, “was it worth the wait”? Well, it is a good game with a beautiful presentation, but there still is much to be desired. If you’ve been hiding under a rock then the odds are you know very little about Assassin’s Creed – otherwise you…
When it was first announced that Call of Duty 4 would be departing from its classical roots in the WWII era, I must admit that I was a bit disappointed and worried, to say the least. Not just because I happen to be a WWII "fan" either, but because of how well Call of Duty has managed to capture the feeling of what most of us can only assume it must have been like. Since the birth of Call of Duty, realism has been…
After months of anticipation, Blue Dragon has finally arrived to western territories, to feed the hunger for a traditional turn-based RPG felt by so many eager Xbox 360 owners. Now that it is finally here, the question remains as to whether or not it was even worth the long wait. That's somewhat of a difficult question to answer because Blue Dragon comes through on many ends but simply cannot live up to many of the…
While the latest Metroid offering is a good solid game, you should take care not to approach it thinking you are getting into a traditional FPS. This was the mistake I made. It's been well over a decade since I have even touched a Metroid game, so I guess my expectations were just a little bit off. I was led to believe that this installment was going to simply be a first person shooter, and while from a technical…
Two worlds is not the Oblivion-killer Reality Pump would lead us to believe it would be. In fact, Two Worlds' only real accomplishment is reminding us of how great of a game Oblivion is. Playing Two Worlds can be extremely painful at times, not only because it is mediocre at best on most levels - usually much lower - but also because it is ridden with performance problems, design flaws and bugs. It very well could…
When I first laid eyes on screen shots of Overlord nearly a year ago, I knew I wanted the game. I must admit that I am a complete sucker for nice environments and worlds and the pictures I saw of Overlord resembled Fable a great deal so I knew I'd have to get it. Now it's out and I have finally played and completed it. While it wasn't everything I had hoped it would be, it at least has a bit of appeal which might…
I have very mixed feelings about this game for the fundamental reason that I get quite a bit of enjoyment out of it from time to time, but at its core it is completely lacking substance. When I first got my Wii, I was quite excited to try this game out and quite justified was this desire since it is quite innovative in terms of how you play it. Though, if you put aside it's unique approach to how you play games, it…
Okami is quite possible the most unique and beautiful looking game to grace the video game industry in decades. Aside from it's incredibly stylish and aesthetic appeal, it is a really fun game to play with a very unique approach to how you play the game. You take the roll of the sun god, Okami Amaterasu, and with the aide of a little bouncing bug-sized friend, Issun, roam the land of Nippon trying to restore…
I take critiquing video games quite seriously – in fact, when I prepare to write a review, I take notes while playing the game. To you, it may sound corny to take notes while playing video games, but I find it is the perfect method for me to assure that every impression and feeling I have about a game gets included in my final overview. Now, with all of that said, I would like to point out that I have never before…
I'd be lying if I said RE4 wasn't one of the best games I've played in a very long time. I was a bit worried after playing Dead Rising to death to go back and play Resident Evil, but RE4 definitely filled my thirst for blood and gore. I've been a fan of the series since the very first Resident Evil title, back in the days of the corny b-movie style voice-overs and I'm happy to say Resident Evil is still keeping…
After years of waiting for the next Grand Theft Auto installment, many of us grew quite anxious to finally get ahold of it. In fact, I was one of the many enthusiastic gamers who waited outside my local game shop to get it at the stroke of midnight. Less than half an hour over midnight, I was back home with the game already fired up. Now, you might expect that if I were to go to such lengths to obtain it as early as…
You know, I've thought about encouraging you, the “reader”, to actually sit down and read this entire review before passing judgment, but I won't do that. Why should I? After all, any die hard Playstation or Metal Gear Solid fanboy checking out this review has probably already judged it based on the numerical representation I've used as a score. Such people most likely won't even bother to consider - much less: read…
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