Reviews
Guest Review: Rune Factory 2
Today we have a fine guest review from Frank Y. about the game Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest moon. If you happen to be interested in the Rune Factory series that has supposedly mixed the best parts of an action adventure role playing game, and a life simulator, but never really wanted to give it a chance. Consider reading this well though out review on the game and the series in general. Also ...
Review: Mortimer Beckett and the secrets of Spooky Manor
Mortimer Beckett and the secrets of Spooky Manor is a one game in a series of Mortimer Beckett PC games. Spooky Manor is one of three different games that Real Arcade has decided to use to jump into the console game market with, and even though this game is a port of a PC game, they have added some extra features to make it stand out. Did they add enough to give it that extra edge in a sea or dece...
Your take on Tomb Raider: Underworld
I’m reviewing Tomb Raider: Underworld for Wii and I’ve hit a snag. I can’t finish the intro level. There’s something about how they want me to jump across a chasm, shoot a grappling hook, and swing somewhere, but I constantly die. I’ve worked on this for 15-20 minutes. It’s very wonky and frustrating and gives me little hope for the rest of the game if t...
Review: Neopets Puzzle Adventure
Looking for some type of “Puzzle” game fix during the holidays? How about a game that was developed by Griptonite Games? Or maybe you are just looking for something casual with colorful graphics and nice music. Well before you actually decide to pick anything up be sure to check out my review as it may save your life.
Review – Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades
Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades decides to break up the sets into venues that specialize in specific decades of music. You start out in the Modern club playing songs that came out in 2007 (and one from 2005) and then move on to the New Year’s Eve themed club called “2000s” playing songs from 2000-2005. It’s a clever idea and the venue owners who talk to you are actually pr...
Review: Call of Duty: World at War (Wii/DS)
Are you actively looking for that special kind of typical World War II shooter with a shiny coat of paint? Then look no further, as Activision’s new Call of Duty World at War recently hit the shelves on both the Wii and the DS. Not only does this game feature some dramatic scenes that would even make the “Geneva Convention treaties” cry, but it will also make some of us shout pro...
Review: Bond loses a step, or 007, in Solace
Like James Bond himself, cookie dough is sneaky and deceptive. Sweet and gooey, it tempts an abandonment of the baking process altogether; why finish when something so delicious has already been made? Eat copious amounts, though, and reality sets in with stomach pain and a nagging thought: Why didn’t I just cook it properly? Quantum of Solace prompts similar questions. And bellyaches.
Resident Evil Degeneration made for fans
I was recently invited out to the New York premier of Resident Evil Degeneration by Capcom and Sony pictures. The premier was held at the New York Horror Film Festival at the Tribeca Cinemas located on Canal and Varick, a very pleasant small theater with a homey feel to it. Anyway, if you feel like reading about some horror movie based on some horror game series, hit the jump.
Review: SimCity blueprint builds well on Wii
As part of our unofficial Sims Week, we’re bringing you an early review of SimCity Creator for Wii. In case you missed it, we posted an in-depth preview of SimAnimals on Sunday, and we’ll be finishing up with a hands-on preview of MySims Kingdom on Friday. Infendo visited Electronic Arts headquarters Friday for a demo of SimCity Creator, the latest in the popular and elaborate city-bui...
Guest Review: Groovin’ Blocks [WiiWare]
Today we have a fine guest review from Michael Thornton about the WiiWare title Groovin’ Blocks: Groovin’ Blocks has just been added to the all ready abundant amount of puzzle games on Wiiware this past week. The title of the game may seem generic and silly, the developer may be unknown, and though it may just look like a watered down version of Lumines. I urge readers to take another ...
Review: Summer Athletics: The Ultimate Challenge
Based on some preview videos, I was really excited for this game. It seemed like a great Olympic game just in time for August without the cartoony qualities of Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games. Unfortunately, the controls for the jumping events (poll vault, long jump, etc) are extremely kludgey. Events like javelin and archery were fun, but they barely make up for the clunky controls i...
Review: SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1
The important thing I needed to remember while playing the titles in the SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1 collection is that they were first and foremost arcade games. The fighting games are purely quick brawls, the adventuresome titles are very short in length, and the sports titles are fairly simple in their controls. That said, I had a great time playing a group of NEOGEO games I had never experie...