Just Dance 2014 Review
Just Wait The ultimate party game is back. This time instead of it being called the fifth in the series it got a brand new name: 2014. This new version of Just Dance does what the name assumes. It gives the audience more of wha...
The Wolf Among Us: Episode One – Faith Review
Silver AwardWho’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Telltale Games brought the graphic adventure back into relevancy last year with the The Walking Dead.  The Walking Dead  was a perfect marriage of gameplay and narrative, so much so th...
Ascend: Hand of Kul Review
No Strings Attached I’ll be honest: I hate microtransactions. I don’t like it when they’re shoved in my face, like they were in Dead Space 3 (which I enjoyed). I especially don’t like it when I canR...
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Mega-Review
Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto Hideo Kojima has made great strides in the world of gaming, but Raiden is not one of them. Ever since his first appearance in Metal Gear Solid 2, the character has received poor reception from fans and c...
Lost Planet 3 Review
Extreme Conditions, Mild Gameplay It’s very rare to see a normal person playing the role of protagonist in an action game, much less a sci-fi game. In a genre mostly comprised of various space marines, it’s nice to...
Star Trek Review
Live Long and Prosper…by Avoiding this Game The new Star Trek movies directed by J.J. Abrams have been doing well so far. With mostly positive reviews from critics and movie goers, the rebooted franchise has become a sign...
FIFA 14 Review
Gold AwardThe Best Yet, or the Same Old Story? In their last few FIFA titles, EA has had complaints from demanding consumers about too little changes in their yearly iterations, and with consumers wanting more every year, there have ...
Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death Review
Offbeat GemKilling Him Will Only Piss Him Off One of the things I hold proudly in my obsession with video games is the drive I have to play games that fly under the radar, or the ones that just don’t “fit in” with the ot...
Fuse Review
A Fusion of Action, RPG, and Boredom After years of Playstation exclusives, Insomniac Games is back with not only a new IP, but the first game in their line-up to be on both the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360. This game was t...
Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Review
Editor's ChoiceGold AwardHoly.  Crap. Grand Theft Auto V is, in a word, awesome. It’s hard to find a game that so seamlessly combines gameplay and story in a way that isn’t just rewarding– it’s impossibly fun. The characters a...
Dead Space 3 Review
Less Horror, More Microtransactions It is difficult not to compare the Dead Space series with the “Alien” franchise simply because they are very similar. Dead Space is like “Alien” because it was more ...
Anarchy Reigns Review
Introduce a Little Anarchy As the beat ’em up genre slowly fades into obscurity and fighting games try to stay relevant after the passing of the arcade generation, it is nice to see a developer take a stab a creating a ga...
Madden NFL 25 Review
Honoring 25 Years In Style Twenty. Five. Years. That’s how long the Madden series has been around. Take a moment and let that sink in. That’s older than most of the people on staff here a SpawnFirst, myself included. Th...
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Review
Silver AwardLet The Tournament Begin! Team Ninja, the developer of Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, have brought forth a game that can be enjoyed by players of all skill levels. Whether you’re a player who likes to knuckle down and master ...
Aliens: Colonial Marines Review
Game Over Man, Game Over! “Aliens” is a great film that has inspired countless movies, video games, and other forms of creative media since its debut on the big screen. Unfortunately, just about everything else in...
