Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure (3DS)
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Posted on July 20th, 2012 by
Have you ever played a game that ended up being way better than what you thought it would be? It’s such a pleasant surprise, isn’t it? Well that’s exactly what happened when I tried Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure. Play as Raphael, a young chap who lives in Paris, France. Raphael’s secret is that he’s actually the heroic thief, Phantom R. As a thief, he steals artifacts form the Louvre art museum only to return them a day or so later. He does this to uncover the whereabouts of his missing father, and he’ll end up unraveling an even bigger mystery in the process! Gameplay is a lot like the Professor Layton games, except for instead of solving boring math problems, you’ll tackle fun music and rhythm based mini-games!
Ice Age: Continental Drift — Artic Games (Wii, 360, 3DS, DS)
Posted on July 19th, 2012 by
Just in time for the new computer animated summer movie comes the Ice Age Artic Games! The herd has come across a bountiful treasure, but the scurvy ice pirates have their eye on it, too. And the only way to settle who gets the prize is to play a round of Artic Games. Compete in nearly a dozen prehistoric winter sports on the Wii, Xbox 360 Kinect, 3DS, and DS (Wii version reviewed here).
The Great Cookie Thief (iPad)
Posted on July 18th, 2012 by
Based on an old-school Sesame Street skit and later adapted to a children’s book, The Great Cookie Thief for iPad is an interactive storybook starring Cookie Monster. Your child can read the tale and help the Sherriff find out who the Great Cookie Thief is.
My new iPad!
Posted on July 17th, 2012 by
Guess what? I just bought a new ‘toy.’ It’s an iPad! So I thought I’d have G.P. the GamerPuppet (all decked out in his summer duds) help me show it off and talk a little bit about the games I’ve downloaded for it so far. So let’s get started!
Johnny Kung Fu (3DS)
Posted on July 15th, 2012 by
Johnny’s girlfriend Paula has been kidnapped by an evil corporation, and now Johnny must use his Kung-Fu powers to stop them! Help Johnny beat up the bad guys and make it to the top of the building in an hour before his girlfriend gets whisked away in a helicopter for good. This downloadable 3DS eShop game is a crazy mix of old school beat ‘em up and LCD Game & Watch style action.
Frogger Hyper Arcade Edition (360, PS3, Wii)
Posted on July 13th, 2012 by
When I was a kid in the early 80’s, going to the arcade was a family event, and we each had our favorites. My dad would make a bee-line for Centipede, my mom would hop on over to Frogger, and I’d zip on over to the Pac-Man machine, of course. But Frogger was one of the few games to lure me away from the Pac, if only for a little bit. Now you can play yet another Frogger remake on Wii, PS3, and 360, but luckily this is a classic update done RIGHT! (360 version reviewed here).
Reader Review: The Walking Dead: Episode 2: Starved for Help (360, PS3, PC)
Posted on July 11th, 2012 by
The Walking Dead is a super popular zombie apocalypse cable TV show (and comic book I recently learned), and TellTale’s game based on The Walking Dead has already sold over a million copies! And that was only the first episode! But now, the second episode is here, so I had my brother Jeff review it, since he knows more about the show and zombies in general than I do. (360 version reviewed here)
2nd Opinion: The Amazing Spider-Man (Wii, 360, PS3, DS, 3DS)
Posted on July 7th, 2012 by
After Cary’s excellent, positive review, I thought I’d chime in with a few additional comments on the game as well as bring a perspective of the Wii version (reviewed here). While the game manages to be pretty good for a movie-tie in, it didn’t rise to the level of a great, must-play game. It provides a nice playground with which to take on various bad guys and pretend to be Spider-Man, but some control issues (at least on the Wii) prevent it from becoming a must-buy. If you’re looking for a Spider-Man game, you won’t be disappointed, but it doesn’t have as much to offer non-fans.
Final Fantasy Fun!
Posted on July 6th, 2012 by
In honor of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy being released this week, I thought I’d write a blog about my favorite games in the series, as well as my favorite music and characters in each of the games. We’ll even take a look at Final Fantasy spinoffs I like! Plus this year is Final Fantasy’s 25th Anniversary, so I had to write something! You know what’s funny is that while I claim to have been a HUGE Final Fantasy fan back in high school and college, there’s really only three in the main series that I really enjoyed. But I have taken a look at all the other ones, if only for a little bit. So let’s get started!
The Amazing Spider-Man (360, PS3, Wii, 3DS, DS)
Posted on July 4th, 2012 by
Just in time for the release of the new reboot movie, The Amazing Spider-Man, comes a new video game. But instead of being based on the plot of the flick, the video game takes place shortly after the events of the film. After Spider-Man defeats the Lizard, other cross-breed mutants escape Oscorp’s labs and start infecting New York. It’s up to Spider-Man to stop them and save the city. Oscorp’s own robots are all about and programmed to destroy all cross-breeds, including Spider-Man, so Peter Parker will have to watch out for them, too! The Amazing Spider-Man is available for all major current video game consoles, but the 360 version is reviewed here.
