Review: “Rock Band” Part 1: hardware, difficulty, modes
Note: we have it for the Xbox 360. Each person needs to be signed into an Xbox profile (it can be the same one). Some things may be a bit different on PS3. I started writing this review right after getting the game, two months ago, and have since added to it. There is so…
Guest Review: Guitar Hero III
My own quick thoughts on GH3: It’s a solid game. It’s fun, with great songs, but a lot of it is hard for the sake of being hard. The timing window is much bigger, which makes for sloppy playing. You can pretty much just mash the buttons during the solos. Speaking of mashing, that’s basically…
Some Thoughts on TimeShift
I had been looking forward to TimeShift for a while, but getting closer to release my excitement had been waning a bit. People sounded a bit unimpressed, the time powers weren’t really as interesting as they first seemed, and the delays meant it was no longer as groundbreaking as it may have been. I was…
Quick Review: “The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay” (Xbox)
I’ve had this game sitting on my shelf for over a year. With the remake coming out, I figured I’d at least throw it in and play for a little bit, and then wait for the remake to actually finish the game. Well, guess what? I got hooked on it. Finally I checked online to…
Hardware Review: Thylus (DS thumb stylus)
Update: Since posting this review, I created a promo video for Thylus. —— The Thylus is a thumb stylus designed for PDAs, Nintendo DSs, and other touch screen devices. The makers were nice enough to send us a few to test out. We tested them on a DS, DS Lite, and many different games.
Review: Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath (Xbox) — More than an FPS?
One of the comments made about Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath was that it’s basically just an FPS, despite its attempts not to be. There are some drastic differences between this and most FPS games, at least on the surface, but what does it amount to in the end? Quick Summary: You play as the Stranger. Use…
bit Generations quick reviews, and “Orbital” FAQ is up!
I recently got a chance to play all of the bit Generations games (GBA imports). Some of them are not so great (Boundish, single player anyway, kinda boring Pong), while others rock (Dotstream). I had already seen footage of Dotstream, so I knew I’d like it. Basically a racing game but with some interesting twists,…
Review: Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (Xbox, PS2, PC)
Like most of my reviews, I’m not going to explain the whole game, I assume you already know basically what this game is about. Click on any screenshot to see the full-size version. Quick Summary: You play as Trane, a graffiti artist in New Radius, a fictional city. You climb around tagging stuff and beating…
Review: Alice in Wonderland (Game Boy Color)
Note: Please see this post to know why I wrote this. I’ve had the game for a couple days and I already beat it, it’s really short. Still, it’s actually quite good! It’s mostly a platformer, but there are some other things thrown in. For instance, when you fall down the rabbit hole, you have…
Fable: The Lost Chapters — The choice is yours…sort of.
I beat the game last week. The original content took me just under ten hours, and the whole game took about 13 hours, which is really short for an RPG, and even short for a regular game. I did avoid a lot of the side-quests (didn’t really interest me, although I did get married twice,…