Archive for 'Game Reviews.'

Call Of Duty: World At War BETA Multiplayer Preview

November 4th, 2008 – 6:41 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Previewed On: XBOX 360 / PC
Treyarch are taking players back to World War II in Call Of Duty: World At War (CoD: WaW) and despite a return to one of the most common and reused settings for a first person shooter ever the numerous changes and additions prove it’s not just any old return to [...]

Review: Star Wars The Force Unleashed

November 1st, 2008 – 9:11 am Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Developer - LucasArts (PS3, 360) - Krome Studios (Wii, PS2, PSP) - n-Space (NDS) - Universomo (Mobile Phone, N-Gage)
Publisher - LucasArts - THQ Wireless
Available On - XBOX 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, NDS, iPhone, iTouch, N-Gage
Reviewed On - XBOX 360
Please note this review is for the PS3 and 360 versions developed by LucasArts. Alternate versions [...]

Review: Ninja Gaiden II

September 20th, 2008 – 10:04 am Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Developer - Team Ninja
Publisher - Microsoft Game Studios
Available On - XBOX 360
Reviewed On - XBOX 360
Violence, looks, speed, and violence. It was a very impressive package to be presented with all in the first level of Ninja Gaiden II. Right from the start the quick moving and unrelenting action started and didn’t let go. A [...]

Review: Battlefield: Bad Company

September 11th, 2008 – 6:33 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Developer - DICE
Publisher - Electronic Arts
Available On - XBOX 360, PS3
Reviewed On - XBOX 360
The Battlefield series has returned to home consoles stronger than ever. Not only does this next Battlefield installment provide a satisfying and expansive online community similar to it’s PC versions, but it also adds several nice engine upgrades, a big graphical [...]

Review: Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (XBOX 360)

August 4th, 2008 – 3:23 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Developer - Firaxis
Publisher - 2K Games
Available On - XBOX 360, PS3, DS/Wii (Later)
I’m not much of a strategist these days but there’s two things that piked my interest in Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (Civ Rev).
1. Most console strategy games are horrible.
2. Sid Meier’s strategy games are great.
So with these two conflicts solidly implanted in my [...]

Review: Haze (PS3)

July 31st, 2008 – 6:31 pm Posted by: Kyle
Filed as: Game Reviews.

Free Radical is an interesting developer for two reasons. The first point of interest is that the company was founded by several former employees of Rare. Back on the Nintendo 64, Rare redefined the first person shooter with Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. Free Radical went on to create their own first person shooter series called [...]

Review: Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (NDS)

July 27th, 2008 – 12:48 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Developer - Team Ninja
Publisher - Tecmo
Available On - Nintendo DS

The Ninja Gaiden games have some diverse roots. To date, our black clad Dragon Ninja Ryu Hayabusa originated on the arcade and has appeared on the NES, SNES, Master System, Game Gear and lots more and now Dragon Sword - our DS title. (more…)

Review: Battle Of The Bands (Wii)

July 19th, 2008 – 10:28 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Developer - Planet Moon Studios
Publisher - THQ
Available On - Wii
It’s hard to discuss a game like Battle Of The Bands (BOTB) and not compare it to the likes of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the market dominators in music games both now also available on the Wii. Though after a brief session with BOTB one [...]

Review: DragonBall Z Burst Limit (XBOX 360)

July 5th, 2008 – 12:23 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Developer - Dimps
Publisher - Namco Bandai / Atari
Available On - XBOX 360, PS3
With Dragon Ball first airing throughout Japan in 1986 it’s not surprising to find a slew of video game releases throughout the years based on one of the most popular manga and anime series ever. DragonBall Z (DBZ) games, more specifically, have been [...]

Review: Iron Man (XBOX 360)

June 29th, 2008 – 11:05 am Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Developer - Secret Level (XBOX 360, PS3);
Artificial Mind And Movement (Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC)
Publisher - SEGA
Available on - Everything!
Creating an enjoyable Iron Man video game shouldn’t be too difficult. Somehow the concept of a man in a flying metal suit with regenerating projectiles sounds like one that would work [...]