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While I can't say it factually, of course, I would like to think that the folks at Robot Entertainment spent countless hours playing numerous tower defense games to the point where they knew almost perfectly what works and what doesn't. I say this because Orcs Must Die! captures everything great about the genre while stripping away the bits that are outdated and cumbersome. Levels are short and varied and enemies…
Final Fantasy is without a doubt one of the most recognizable names in the video game medium, and as such people expect great things when a new game launches, especially one stuck in development as long as the thirteenth entry into the main numbered series. Older fans of the franchise may be disappointed that following in the tradition started by Final Fantasy X the thirteenth game throws out anything before it and…
Much like the Game Boy Advance title Chain of Memories , Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is another story that bridges the gap between the two console Kingdom Hearts titles, answering many of the questions or filling in plot holes any fan of the series may of had. Though in a lot of ways it is far more similar to another Square Enix spin off on the Playstation Portable , Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII . You play as a…
Every now and then a game just catches my curiosity and I am not satisfied until I buy it and see what it is all about. Space Trader is one of those games, traveling between planets buying and selling goods while helping people hunt bounties on the side for extra cash. On the surface it sounds like a lot of fun, and to its credit it really is. However, once you dig past the surface there isn't much to see. You start…
While the original Left 4 Dead was a lot of fun, running from safe room to safe room killing hordes of zombies , an argument could be made that it was lacking content from the release. That is clearly not the case here, however, right out of the box Left 4 Dead 2 features almost double the content of the original game. It is still the same concept though, four survivors who have somehow avoided being turned into a…
Bioshock is at first glance another first person shooter. You run around with a vast assortment of guns and shoot down opposing enemies that get in your way. That however, is only one way to get around the world of Rapture . Bioshock offers a multitude of ways to accomplish goals and has the tools necessary for almost any play style thanks to the plasmid and tonic systems. The massive city of Rapture. Plasmids are…
Since the launch of the Wii many developers have been trying to create some sort of working control scheme for first person shooters , and rightly so as in theory the Wii should be the perfect console for a good fps. Many have came and gone but none have left as much of an impression on me as Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 has. Up front I will say I am not even a fan of World War II settings in video games, they have been…
Infinite Undiscovery is solid RPG even though there are flaws all across the board. This is a heavy story driven Action RPG with a focus on timing combos and deflecting attacks while in combat. You take control of a teenage flute player named Capell , who bares a striking resemblance to a man named Sigmund "the Liberator". He is head of a force who opposes a group known simply as The Order. This resemblance causes…
At first glance Prey might just seem like another shooter about an alien race trying to destroy humanity. However, from the opening scene it tries to separate itself from the flooded genre. Prey puts you in control of Tommy, a Native American who has an openly strong hatred for his heritage. The game opens in a bar on his old reservation where he is trying to talk his love interest, Jen, into leaving the reservation…
The Nintendo DS is a wonderful console for exploring new ideas. Games can be made cheaper than their console counterparts and with a touch screen it gives developers more opportunity to implement wacky ideas, Elite Beat Agents is one of these games. It is a rhythm game similar to Dance Dance Revolution or Guitar Hero only controlled with the DS touch screen by tapping instead of a pad on the ground or a plastic…
Enchanted Arms is the first traditional Japanese developed RPG on the Xbox 360, though it is not exactly traditional in design. The game takes place in this semi-modern world full of people called Enchanters. These people have pets of sorts called golems, which have pretty much replaced the working man on the more lame jobs in the world like vendor selling and maids. Of course it would not be a Japanese developed…
The Guilty Gear series is probably known for its insane anime-inspired character designs and the rock n' roll soundtracks that accompany them. They, however, are also just plain fun as fighting games. But the developers for Guilty Gear Judgement are not satisfied with that apparently as Judgement drops the 1 on 1 character battles in favor of 2D sidescrolling beat em' up gameplay, and thats all there really is to…
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations is the sequel to Justice for All and also the last game in the original Phoenix-focused trilogy. It picks up one year after the events in Justice For All, at least when you get to play as Phoenix that is. The biggest change to Trials and Tribulations is noticeable right from there start – playing as different defense attorneys for a change. The first of five cases…
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Console RPGs with an emphasis on farming are not to common in this generation of gaming. Games with a short story mode that can be cleared in one afternoon, though even after that someone may pump in hundreds of extra hours just running a single level over for a specific piece of loot. Too Human works in this way, which makes it a fun and unique experience on the Xbox 360 even if it lacks in many other areas. Like…
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift is another pseudo-sequel in the Final Fantasy Tactics series, much like its forerunner on the Gameboy Advance was to the original Playstation classic. This time around the two games share very similar names, but don't fret if that turns you off this new entry as the two games are very different. While most of the sprites and icons look like they were pulled from the GBA…
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