Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Review
I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts! Luigi’s Mansion was one of the launch titles for the Nintendo GameCube alllll the way back in 2001. Time hasn’t done it any favors, but back then it was one of the most unique gam...
Charlie Murder Review
Offbeat GemThis Ain’t Your Momma’s Punk Rock I’ve played literally hundreds of sidescrolling brawlers in my lifetime, and quite frankly I’m sick of them. I know the drill. Tap one or two buttons until an enemy falls, rinse and rep...
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Review
Gold AwardI Am My Brother’s Keeper It’s been a few days since I completed Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. I’ve been playing several other games since then, but I keep getting distracted. My mind keeps drifting back to ...
Ride to Hell: Retribution Review
Ride to Hell? Damn Straight Rarely do I play games that leave me absolutely speechless after I’ve completed them. They either have to be really, really great…or really, really bad. Ride to Hell: Retribution is reall...
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale Review
Offbeat GemWhat It’s Like to Be a Kid I think “life simulation game” is a label some people slap on games that are hard to describe. Series like The Sims and Animal Crossing are labeled as such, but they each come wi...
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Review
Silver AwardCharming As All Get Out Animal Crossing released in 2002 for the GameCube. It was unlike anything anyone had ever played before. However, the GameCube had its limitations. The multiplayer mode in Animal Crossing was dead on ...
Fast & Furious: Showdown Review
Driving Into a Wall It should come as a surprise to no one that Fast & Furious: Showdown sucks. It’s based on a film franchise. The developer, Firebrand Games, spent little to no time working on it. It was rushed out ...
Gunman Clive Review
Silver AwardOffbeat GemJust a Good Old-Fashioned Gunfight The 3DS eShop is the place to go to experience some inexpensive old school fun. However, the games offered that aren’t from the NES/SNES library are usually hideously awful games with su...
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate Review
MetroidGodofWarPrinceofPersiavania Castlevania: Lords of Shadow released in 2010 to critical success. A sequel has since been announced, but it focuses on Dracula’s journey through a modern world, which is sure to leave s...
Embrace the Past or Shut Up
I recently got into a heated argument with a friend over the relevancy of backwards compatibility in today’s world. I was a little pissed after Don Mattrick’s comment about the players who like backwards compatibili...
Resident Evil: Revelations Review
Bronze AwardThe Return of Survival Horror? Resident Evil 6 was disappointing. It just was. I found it completely average at best and mind-numbingly boring at worst. But Capcom, for all its sins, is still a fine video game company that puts...
Remember Me Review
Totally Forgettable No one can accuse Dontnod Entertainment of not taking a risk with Remember Me. Its story centers around a strong female protagonist, which is supposedly a big risk according to several people within the gam...
