Video game review: Patapon (PSP)
It’s rare when a game comes out that is not only unique and refreshing in concept but also straight-to-the-pleasure-center-of-the-brain fun to the point of becoming a welcome addiction. It’s shocking...
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Saw came out of nowhere in October 2004 to take the movie industry by storm and become the most successful horror franchise in history. The refreshingly different thriller, directed by previously...
View ArticleIGN’s guide on how not to argue that apples are better than oranges
Greg Miller, one of the editors over at IGN’s PlayStation 3 channel, posted an editorial about a week ago in which he asserted that the Xbox 360′s highly anticipated exclusive role-playing epic Mass...
View ArticleVideo game review: Patapon 2 (PSP)
It’s not very often that a video game sequel notably improves on its predecessor in almost every way. Left4Dead 2 for the Xbox 360 did it. From what I’ve read in magazines and various websites and...
View ArticleDissecting a fanboy response to Sony’s “10 year life cycle” for the...
In response to a recent IGN interview with Sony executive Peter Dille in which Mr. Dille proclaimed that the PlayStation 3 would “be around in 10 years” and eventually overtake the Xbox 360 in sales,...
View ArticleIn the world of RPGs, West is the new East
It’s been a while since the shift of power in the console gaming industry from Japanese developers to their Western counterparts. Microsoft kick started this trend with the introduction of the Xbox, a...
View ArticleVideo game review: Metal Gear Solid 4 (PlayStation 3)
If you read the review teasers on Metacritic.com, or even go so far as to click through to the actual reviews themselves, you may be inclined to think that Metal Gear Solid 4 is the greatest game in...
View ArticleVideo game review: Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360)
Zombies have always frightened me. The idea of an easily communicable disease or pathogen that forcibly removes all sense of self and converts a person into an essentially mindless husk of what was...
View ArticleVideo game review: Lost In Nightmares DLC for Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360)
I know I’m not alone in wishing for a remake of the first (and second for that matter) Resident Evil games using the new perspective and game play style employed by Resident Evil 5. That may be a pipe...
View ArticleVideo game review: Desperate Escape DLC for Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360)
Resident Evil fans can be generally split into two groups: players who enjoy and embrace the action-oriented third-person game play style of Resident Evil 4 and 5 and those who prefer the old school...
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