Review: Ys Seven (PSP)
The Ys series is one that is native to Japan and has not seen much — as far as releases are concerned — attention in America. However, Xseed Games was able to bring America a localized version of Ys Seven. The question remains, was it worth the 13 year wait?
Review: Ninja Training (iPhone, iPod Touch)
Ninjas like any other profession have to go through training. Do you think that Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden was decapitating people over night or that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles learned the art of Ninjitsu from watching 3 Ninjas? No, they all went through Ninja Training. The folks at Forge 11 were nice enough [...]
The Game Machine: The Last Blade 2 Sega Dreamcast Review
I finally got off my lazy ass and made some more episodes of The Game Machine. To start off the return I take a look at a great fighting game by SNK, The Last Blade 2 for the Sega Dreamcast. For those who want to play the game and don’t have a Dreamcast you can [...]
Review: Blazblue Continuum Shift and Makoto DLC
Last year we were graced by many great fighting games. Street Fighter 4 and Blazblue Calamity Trigger being among the best. Blazblue stood out for me because unlike Street Fighter this was a new series made from the same people who brought us the Guilty Gear franchise, Arc System Works. Continuum Shift offers so much [...]
Double Kill Reviews: Monday Night Combat (XBLA)
Editors Note: This is something new CtrlAltKill is doing, but the concept of it isn’t. This review will mark the first of CtrlAltKill’s second opinion reviews dubbed Double Kill Reviews featuring two scores and two opinions. Going into this review Jared was not very fond of shooters and Chris was heavily excited for Monday Night [...]
Review: Transformers War For Cybertron (360)
Just like many people my age and older Transformers were a big deal. Early mornings before catching the school bus I was treated to giant robots transforming into vehicles who then tried to kill each other. Nothing could be better besides four teenage mutant ninja turtles who ate pizza and fought ninjas, but then again, [...]
Review: LIMBO (XBLA)
Developer, PlayDead has created one of the most eerily crafted 2D puzzle platformers in recent years. By combining black and white visuals on parallax planes with a unique simplified art style, it’s a testament to the originality the indie gaming scene is known for. LIMBO gives gamers a true example of the old saying that [...]
Review: The Punisher (PS2)
Nostalgia BANG: THQ’s The Punisher retells the story of Frank Castle’s path of rampage and vengeance, from the Rikers. At this point, almost everyone should know who Punisher is. There have been countless comic books (including recent Frankenstein version), animation cameo (Spider-Man), and three movies already (The Punisher: War Zone being the latest). This time, [...]
Review: Bayonetta (Xbox 360)
When I first heard of Bayonetta, I thought it was Sega’s shameless way of attracting socially inept single otakus who had nothing better to do than fantasize about their 5th grade MILF teacher spanking them with a ruler. But, as the project got more previews, it was clear that the game’s intention was to elevate [...]
Review: Espgaluda 2 (iPhone)
Espgaluda II was developed by Cave who are known for their shmup games in Japan. This game is a remake of the 2005 Xbox 360 version ported to the iPhone.
Review: Mega Man 10 (Wii, 360, PS3)
Mega Man 9 proved that retro style games are still in demand by paving the way for games like Contra Rebirth, etc. Capcom shows that 8 bit games are still going strong with their release of Mega Man 10. While Mega Man 10 doesn’t try anything all that new, there are some things that make [...]
Review: Deadly Premonition (Xbox 360)
Nothing is more fun than being scared. Roller coasters, slasher films, and survival horror games are all made to scare us into having fun. Deadly Premonition takes many cues from other popular horror games, but adds a new twist to the format. The game focuses on Agent York who has come to a small town [...]
Review: Tatsunoko Vs Capcom (Wii)
Tatsunoko Vs Capcom is a game that shouldn’t be out in the US, but it is, and oh thank god it’s here. Capcom was able to cut through the red tape of all the licensing issues of all the Tatsunoko characters to bring us this amazing fighting game. For those unfamiliar with Tatsunoko, it is [...]
Review: Bioshock (PC)
I know I’m a little late to the party here, but I actually tried playing Bioshock on a few occasions over the past couple of years–all on the Xbox 360, mind you–and each time I would come away unimpressed and just unable to wrap my head around what everyone was seeing in the game. It [...]
Review: MAG (PS3)
When online multiplayer was really starting to take form with the introduction of large scale 64 player matches like in the Battlefield series, I couldn’t even imagine a game with 256 players without it being complete chaos – aside from an MMO. So here comes MAG, a PS3 exclusive tactical shooter from Zipper — the [...]
Review: Darksiders (PS3)
Is the apocalypse as you imagined?
Review: COD: Modern Warfare Reflex Edition (Wii)
While the HD consoles are busy with Modern Warfare 2, the Wii is getting a version of its own. However, its version is more like “Not-So-Modern” Warfare because it’s really a port of the original game released two years ago just re-dubbed the “Reflex Edition” for some unknown reason. I assume it’s for the twitchy [...]
Cartoon Violence and Comic Mischief: A Scribblenauts (DS) Review
Published by: Warner Bros. Interactive Developed by: 5th Cell Genre: Puzzle Action Release Date: US: September 15, 2009 MSRP: $29.99 ESRB Content Descriptors: Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief Have you ever been stuck in a game where you wish you could write in any object of your desire to help you solve that seemingly impossible jump [...]
Review: Batman: Arkham Asylum
Let me begin by saying Arkham Asylum is the game to play this year so far. Even if you are not a hardcore fan of The Dark Knight movies, Batman comics or Batman: The Original Series, you will enjoy this game.
Ponyo Review
Ponyo Review So the other day I got a phone call from a good friend saying, “call your girlfriend and see if she wants to go see Ponyo.” I called her up and she was really excited too see the movie, so it was decided, we would go out for a movie. I’m not going [...]
Shatter: Brick breaking madness at a price that won’t break the bank.
Shatter is a highly stylized game with all the solid concepts of a brick breaker, and it features some innovative and very refreshing concepts. Some game play elements are very similar to those found in many shmups.
