X-Men Origins: Wolverine Review–
Well, it finally happened. And you can direct your thanks to the team at Raven for creating a movie tie-in game that isn’t awful. In fact, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is really good. So good that it’s almost unfair to categorize it as a movie game, given the stigma attached to the genre. Of [...]
Velvet Assassin Review–
It’s hard to find something new to do with the World War 2 setting, but Velvet Assassin does so by taking a familiar gameplay style, stealth, along with a couple of Nazis. Even for gamers sick of WW2, the combination is pretty successful. While none of the gameplay elements here are particularly new [...]
Despite the ongoing “imminent death” of the PSP (just check the shelves at your local game store), there are still plenty of new and interesting games being released for the system. Patapon 2 isn’t really anything new, but it sure is interesting.
Evil Eyeballs
Patapon is one of those games that you either “get” or you don’t. [...]
Battlestations: Pacific Review–
Eidos’ action-RTS hybrid Battlestations: Pacific, their follow-up to 2007’s Battlestations: Midway, lets you experience some of World War II’s most significant Pacific battles from the perspectives of land (kind of), sea and air forces and from both the American and Japanese point of view. Seeing as the majority of WWII titles (at least on [...]
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason Review–
In this day and age of name-brand horror, it’s rare to find a completely unheard of title creep out of the ether and prove that the genre still has plenty more to offer. Yet Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason on the PC does exactly that. Part first-person shooter and part brooding, atmospheric adventure [...]
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon Review–
Persona 3 and Persona 4 have gone a long way towards bringing the Shin Megami Tensei games to a broader audience. There’s nothing wrong with that, either – there’s something to be said for giving the series some friendlier character designs, a brisker pace, [...]
A G4tv.com Online Only Review of Klonoa–
It’s sometimes a little strange reviewing an older game remade for a current gen system. It’s even harder when that system is the Nintendo Wii, which was supposed to be a revolution is how we think about and play games. So what are we to make of Klonoa which [...]
Punch-Out!! Review–
There’s really no point in rehashing the role the original Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! played in shaping the lives of gamers everywhere, so I won’t. What I will do though is assure anyone looking to reconnect with those long lost feelings of inadequacy and failure generated by the unrelenting and unforgiving brutality of the original [...]
Bionic Commando Review–
It’s been 22 years since the world was first introduced to Nathan Spencer and his swinging, flinging bionic arm. After two decades, fans and newcomers might both have serious questions about the franchise: did GRIN strike gold a second time in their efforts to introduce the modern gaming populace to Bionic Commando? Did [...]
UFC 2009 Undisputed Review–
Re-enter the Octagon! Five years have passed since an official UFC game last graced consoles. Many who played UFC: Sudden Impact on the PS2 would rather forget the experience. THQ signed an agreement with UFC in 2007, and to their credit didn’t rush a bland WWE port out the door. Yet they did [...]