Posted on July 24th, 2008 by Dr. Matt Carlson
When Bloom Blox was reviewed last month by GamerDad, it piqued my interest. I decided it might be just the kind of Wii game I appreciate. I went and got a copy to see for myself. The solo game play is interesting but not compelling but the game shines as a party game. It is the best pick-up-and-play party game for larger crowds of tweens and teens since the original Wii Sports pack-in that comes with the system.
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Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by Dr. Matt Carlson
Summer is a time for blockbuster movies, and one of the big hopefuls this past summer was a new Indiana Jones sequel. Hot on the heels of the new movie, Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, is the latest videogame in the family friendly Lego adventure series. So many movies turned video games fail to deliver, but LucasArts once again shows that Legos plus action movie theme equals some great gaming.
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Posted on July 19th, 2008 by Dr. Matt Carlson
Good old summertime, a time to relax and enjoy a slightly slower pace. So why does it seem nearly as busy as the rest of the year? I’ve finally had a chance to catch up with a few of this year’s crop of game releases and thought I’d share my thoughts. The first one is a doozy: Lost Odyssey – a 40+ hour epic RPG on the Xbox 360.
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Posted on June 28th, 2008 by Dr. Matt Carlson
Growing up in the 80’s I was like most other semi-nerdly teens. I was a sucker for arcade machines. One of the best deals of my middle school life was when the local arcade gave out tokens for grades on our report cards. (As a pretty smart little nerd, I was taking something like 10 classes and getting A’s in all of them – at 4 tokens for an A that’s a nice pile of change.) I came into a bit of “fun money” last spring, adding in my birthday presents I decided the time had come, I was going to build myself my very own arcade machine.
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Tags: Misc
Posted on June 6th, 2008 by Dr. Matt Carlson
It’s here! After nearly a year-long media blitz, the complete 4th edition of Dungeons and Dragons releases today. Gamers itching to try out the new version of this classic (paper and pencil) RPG can get all three books at their local store.
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Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Dr. Matt Carlson
In a few short weeks, the mother of all MMORPGs is getting an upgrade. No, not Everquest. I’m talking about the first game to incorporate options such as races, classes, levels for your character, and magic items: None other than Dungeons and Dragons. Today, anxious fans get a taste of the new rules through the new module, Keep on the Shadowfell.
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Posted on May 1st, 2008 by Dr. Matt Carlson
For some, its enough to play a game and enjoy it; others have an urge to dig a little deeper. Settlers of Catan is heralded as a great game. Today, I ask the question: WHY is it such good game? – Lets take a quick look at six specific features that make it one of the great games of all time.
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Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Dr. Matt Carlson
It started the German invasion, it spawned five expansions and countless follow up sequels. Is it last summer’s movie blockbuster? No, it’s a great little board game called Settlers of Catan.
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Posted on April 17th, 2008 by Dr. Matt Carlson
There aren’t any ceremonies with half-naked movie stars falling out of their clothes, but there are several major awards given out for board games. A few of the biggest include: the Spiel des Jahres, the Deutscher SpielePreis, and the Games Magazine Game of the Year .
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Posted on April 15th, 2008 by Dr. Matt Carlson
There’s a fun game out on the market that I would like you to know about. It’s 3D, multiplayer, and runs on a platform you probably own. It came out in 1995, and sold over 2.5 million copies in its first six years. With expansions and follow-up games, the franchise sold over 6 million copies of games by 2001, and it continues to be a strong seller. However, I suspect you might not have heard of the game or even the publisher, before. That is because the game I am referring to is a board game.
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When Bloom Blox was reviewed last month by GamerDad, it piqued my interest. I decided it might be just the kind of Wii game I appreciate. I went and got a copy to see for myself. The solo game play is interesting but not compelling but the game shines as a party game. It is the best pick-up-and-play party game for larger crowds of tweens and teens since the original Wii Sports pack-in that comes with the system.
