Game Review: Dino Strike (Wii)
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Posted on May 5th, 2011 by
Perhaps the easiest arcade genre to translate to the Wii home console is the point and shoot type hunting game. Dino Strike, by Zoo Publishing, is one that mixes hunting with that perennial favorite, dinosaurs. Dino Strike is a simple hunting game on rails, where the players shoot nearly everything on screen while the game controls the screen movement. While its story mode is somewhat short, it makes a pretty good game for the younger gaming set. It isn’t perfect, but would make a good budget title selection for younger gamers who would enjoy the mix of simple gameplay and dinosaur theme.
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Game Review: Portal 2 (PS3, Xbox360, PC, Mac)
Posted on May 3rd, 2011 by
When it was released as a small bonus section to The Orange Box collection of Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2, Portal received such critical acclaim that many gamers bought the release primarily to give this new game a try. Based around the use of a portal gun that can generate two linked openings in any wall, allowing free passage between them, Portal remains one of the most unique games of the past decade, in a genre that can best be described as puzzle-first-person-shooter. Portal received such high praise that it spawned numerous discussions of the debate of quality over quantity among video games. Some worried that the stand-alone sequel, Portal 2 – which recently released, would not stand up to comparison to the dark humor-laden, but short original. However, the new Portal 2 does not disappoint. Containing much more content than the original, at least as mind-stumping puzzles, and perhaps even more humorous material, Portal 2 is a recommended purchase for nearly any video gamer.
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Game Review: Back to the Future: The Game, Episode 4: Double Vision (PC)
Posted on May 3rd, 2011 by
Last time we left Marty and Doc in the Back to the Future point and click adventure from TellTale, they had just returned to 1986 after beating gangster “Kid” Tannen back in 1931. Only something happened in the timeline to make their present Hill Valley a police state, with Doc Brown in control. Now Marty has to escape the new Hill Valley and return to 1931 to prevent Emmett Brown from marrying Edna Strickland, the cause of the bad future. But it won’t be easy, as the time circuits in the DeLorean are malfunctioning and end up sending Marty into the past two months too late! Will he run out of time?
Game Review: Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection (PSP)
Posted on April 27th, 2011 by
Final Fantasy IV wasn’t my first RPG. Sure I played the original Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior on the NES back in the day, but it was at a friend’s house. And while I had fun playing those early RPGs over there, I never felt compelled to buy them myself. But then, early into the Super Nintendo’s life, I played Final Fantasy IV (called FF II back then). I was totally enthralled with the story, characters, and gameplay. So even though FFIV wasn’t my first RPG, it was certainly the first one that got me into RPGs in the 16-bit days. Now you can relive or discover that special game with Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection on PSP. It includes the original game, The After Years follow-up, improved graphics and sound, and more extra goodies than you can shake a Chocobo at!
Game Review: Pac-Man Battle Royale (Arcade)
Posted on April 22nd, 2011 by
How long has it been since you’ve played a brand spanking new Pac-Man arcade machine? Well, that’s too long! Recently I FINALLY got to play the new multiplayer Pac-Man Battle Royale tabletop arcade game (thanks to my friends), so here’s a short picture blog and review of it.
The Games of The Dreamcast Collection (360)
Posted on April 20th, 2011 by
Since I love game collections and enjoy writing blogs about them, here’s one about the Sega Dreamcast Collection for Xbox 360. It’s not the best collection in the world, and I certainly would not pay full price for it. But I found it recently on Amazon for 15 bucks, so I decided to snag it then. So here are all the games on it!
Mars Table Blasts Off on Pinball FX 2
Posted on April 18th, 2011 by
There’s a new downloadable Pinball FX 2 table about to blast off onto your Xbox 360! “Mars” has a space motif, with a futuristic mission to Mars theme complete with spaceships, ancient Mars civilizations, and cute little ball-saving robots!
Game Review: LEGO Battles: Ninjago (DS)
Posted on April 16th, 2011 by
Ninjago is a new LEGO toy line that includes playsets, cards, and spinners so your little ninja LEGO dudes can spin into battle. There are similarities between it and collectible card games and battle top games like BeyBlade. Now ninja fans can enjoy hours and hours of battles on their DS with LEGO Battles: Ninjago. It’s a Real Time Strategy game (RTS) featuring LEGO ninjas as they try to stop the Skeleton Army from acquiring legendary weapons of power!
Game Review: Squinkies (DS)
Posted on April 15th, 2011 by
Squinkies is a popular toy line for girls, which includes cutesy collectible miniature critters that are soft and squishy. They come with playsets and other goodies, and now they have their own video game on the Nintendo DS. Choose to be one of three Squinkies princesses as you rescue your hidden Squinkie friends.
Game Review: Country Dance (Wii)
Posted on April 13th, 2011 by
If you like country music, now’s your chance to boot scoot on the Wii with some of the most popular country songs. In Country Dance, hold the Wii remote and move it up, down, side to side, and around in circles in time with the beat, using picture cues on the bottom of the screen. The fewer misses you have and moves that are closer to the beat by the end of the song will boost your score. Kick up your boots with more than two dozen hit tunes.
