Sam & Max: Season 3: The Devil’s Playhouse: Episode 3: The Stole Max’s Brain! (PC, PS3, iPad)
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Posted on June 22nd, 2010 by
Sam & Max aren’t your regular police force…they’re the Freelance Police. Sam is a no-nonsense dog detective and his pal Max is a hyperkinetic rabbity thing. For more than 20 years they’ve been serving their brand of justice on the pages of underground comic books, on a Saturday morning cartoon, and in some popular computer adventure games. Now they’re ready for their third season of crazy madcap episodic point and click adventures! (PC version reviewed here)
100 Classic Books – DS
Posted on June 9th, 2010 by
Reading on a screen never really took off until Amazon released their Kindle, and quickly created a new book market based on convenience, a cheaper price point and the idea that you can now put something else on your bookshelves. I’m an avid reader, so I liked that last part. I’ve read maybe 20 books on my iPhone then iPad and that’s just one year. These things add up and cause clutter. Still, a Kindle, Nook, iPad or iPhone/Pod Touch is an expensive option for onscreen reading. That’s why I’m so impressed that Nintendo has been forward thinking enough to put out 100 Classic Books for their ubiquitous handheld. All on a single cartridge. Article UPDATED 6/10.
Game Review: Snoopy: Flying Ace (Xbox LIVE)
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by
When I was a kid, it wasn’t truly Halloween unless I watched the Peanuts TV special in October. But I didn’t watch it to see if Linus would finally meet The Great Pumpkin, or if Charlie Brown would get candy in his sack instead of rocks. No, my favorite part of the Peanuts Halloween special was Snoopy’s WWI Flying Ace fantasy. Yes, Snoopy’s ace pilot was my favorite of his many personas. And I bet you can guess what one of my favorite Christmas songs is, too. So you can imagine how pleased I was to see a Snoopy: Flying Ace video game for download on Xbox LIVE last week.
Dominions HD for iPad/Pod/Phone
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by
Dominions is like Risk. Actually it’s so much Risk it IS Risk. But it’s Risk with vector graphics and that’s a good thing (why haven’t they made Risk yet?), not a next best thing. Dominion has a style all it’s own. There are three modes of play here and I spent only enough time with Custom and Modern as I could to say they’re interesting and … oh heck, I barely played them. Lets just say they’re THERE and go on to say that Classical mode is the way to go.
Game Review: Shrek: Forever After: The Final Chapter (Wii, PS3, 360, DS, PC)
Posted on June 5th, 2010 by
The ogre Shrek has rescued Princess Fiona and found his one true love, and saved the kingdom of Far, Far Away in the process. Now he’s famous throughout the fairy tale land, but Shrek longs for the days when he was just a fearsome ogre. The conniving Rumplestilskin tricks Shrek into allowing him to become a regular ogre for a day, but now our green hero is stuck in an alternate reality where Rumple rules and Shrek and Fiona have never met! Now you can help Shrek and his friends save the day one more time with the video game based on the movie for Wii, PS3, 360, DS, and PC (360 and DS versions reviewed here).
Angry Birds – iPad, iPhone, iPod
Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by
The birds are angry my friends and they’re on the various Apple i products. Don’t have an i product? Well, read this anyway because this is a game you’ll want to watch for if it comes to XBoxLiveArcade, the Wii/DS store, the PSP/PS3 store, or wherever else. The short of it is: Angry Birds is a POPCAP game that POPCAP didn’t make. It’s that good. Really, it is that good.
I Gots Me a PS3!
Posted on May 30th, 2010 by
Hey folks, guess what? I recently got a PS3! So here’s a blog about my initial impressions of it, what games I got, and what I plan to get.
Game Review: Doom II (Xbox LIVE)
Posted on May 29th, 2010 by
Now the first-person shooter classic Doom II is available on Xbox LIVE. But how well does the 15 year old game hold up today? Read on to find out.
Game Review: City Builder (Wii)
Posted on May 29th, 2010 by
What do you get when you combine the classic action-puzzler Pipe Dream with the popular metropolis construction SimCity series? You get City Builder, of course! It’s a new puzzle game for Nintendo Wii.
Game Review: Supermarket Mania (PSP Mini)
Posted on May 27th, 2010 by
PSP Minis are small games you can download on your PlayStation Portable. Supermarket Mania is a PSP Mini game that should please fans of other casual-styled time management challenges like Diner Dash. Keep your customers happy with well-stocked shelves and clean aisles as you run your very own grocery store!
