Reviews
Tomb Raider Review
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 (reviewed), Xbox One Note: This review only includes thoughts on the single player experience. Tomb Raider is a franchise that I’ve never been particularly fond of. I’ve played a few games in the series and they weren’t bad, but the tongue-in-cheek nature of […]
Germinator Review
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita (reviewed) Germinator is a “bubble puzzle” game that has you going room to room in your suburban house to rid it of the pesky germs that have taken over. Your goal is to clear each level of static black germs before they reach the top of the screen by using […]
Final Fantasy: All the Bravest Review
Platforms: Android and iOS (reviewed) For those of a certain age, seeing Final Fantasy in sprite form brings back strong memories. If you fall into this age (late 20’s to early 30’s), Square Enix is counting on your nostalgia bringing you into Final Fantasy: All the Bravest. Nostalgia will bring you in and likely nostalgia […]
Jetpack Joyride Review
Platforms: iOS, Web, Android, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita (reviewed), Blackberry 10, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 Jetpack Joyride is a simple game. You strap on a jetpack (which you’ve stolen) and see just how far you can make it through a secret science facility. Along the way you’ll need to avoid various hazards […]
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!! Review
Platforms: DS and 3DS (reviewed) When I was a kid, I used to love watching video game related shows, no matter their quality. Looking back (and even going back and watching some of them), most of them were pretty terrible, relying heavily on being referential to the licenses they were based on. The show Adventure […]
Kirby’s Dream Collection Review
What better way to close out a week dedicated to Kirby’s twentieth anniversary than to go over a compilation dedicated to just that subject? No, seriously. I couldn’t think of much else. Unless you can read Japanese and have access to the Nintendo archives that are locked up nearly as tight as Fort Knox, there’s only […]
Kirby in 3D(S)!
WRITTEN BY SCOTT ROMERO Kirby’s Dream Land Platforms: GameBoy (1992), 3DS Virtual Console (2011) Price: $3.99 Dream Land is Kirby’s very first outing and just so happened to be on Nintendo’s first handheld console as well. The gameplay is mostly what you would expect in a 2D platformer of the early 90s, along with a few additional features. The two most notable features are Kirby’s […]
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Ravnica DLC Review
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (reviewed), iOS When I reviewed Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 earlier this summer I speculated that there might be some DLC coming out that would involve Return to Ravnica (an upcoming set in the trading card game). I’m happy to say that this has […]
Borderlands 2 Review
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360 (reviewed), PlayStation 4, Xbox One In Borderlands 2 you take on the role of vault hunter. Like in the previous game, when you start you’ll be able to choose one of four classes, each with its own special abilities. After surviving a brutal […]