Napoleon Total War – A Rant on Strategy
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Posted on April 6th, 2010 by
What happened to me? I grew up in the 80’s-90’s, I played my fair share of “my hex beat up your hex” strategy games. Games where we had to imagine most of how things work and games that most players probably never understood fully. These were almost absurdly complex games and games built then and called “casual” (like, say, Panzer or Fantasy General) would be considered complex now. I loved Civilization 2 so much I was able to beat it 10 times out of 10 on Deity level (note this doesn’t imply brilliance so much as learning everything enough to exploit the hell out of the Howitzer). My point is, I never shrank from reviewing a strategy game. Has growing older made me stupid? Having kids maybe? Or is it having less freetime? I just downloaded Napoleon Total War and boy is my brain tired.
Game Review: Cheer We Go (DS)
Posted on April 6th, 2010 by
Rah! Rah! Rah! Cheer We Go for Nintendo DS is a music and rhythm action game with pom-poms, jumps, and cheers. But will it make you jump for joy or sit on the sidelines? Read on to find out:
Game Review: Squishy Tank (DS)
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by
OK, first of all, just look at that box art! Seriously, LOOK AT IT! Isn’t that the most awesome box art you’ve ever seen? And with a title like Squishy Tank, you know it’s going to be a good game. Squishy Tank is a touch screen based action puzzler for the Nintendo DS.
Game Review: Bakugan: Battle Trainer (DS)
Posted on April 4th, 2010 by
As they say in the business, Bakugan is ‘hot’ right now. More than 55 million Bakugan toys were sold in 2008, meaning that every four seconds; one Bakugan toy is bought in the US. Just like any other popular playthings, Bakugan has its own cartoon show as well, and it’s the top game for boys ages 6 to 12. So what IS Bakugan, anyway? Well, it’s like a cross between a collectible trading card game such as Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon, mixed with the classic playground game of…marbles?!? Yup, marbles! Marbles that turn into…monsters! No wonder why it’s so popular with the kids. And now young fans can enjoy their Bakugan in a whole new way with Battle Trainer on the DS.
Game Review: BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable (PSP)
Posted on April 2nd, 2010 by
2009’s most impressive new 2-D fighter, BlazBlue, is now available on-the-go via the PSP. It has everything the main console versions had, and then some. But is it worth buying the game again just to have it wherever you go? Read on to find out:
God of War III
Posted on March 31st, 2010 by
Our first submitted reader review comes from Some Guy (age 15). We’ve known Some Guy since he was about 12 maybe 13 and he’s always been one of our most eloquent posters. He’s always passionately defended young teens playing M-rated games so I’m particularly excited to see him debut with the infamous God of War franchise. So, parents, want to know what a Teen really thinks? Here you go! -GD
Game Review: Learn Geography (DS)
Posted on March 31st, 2010 by
With some video games, it’s hard to tell what kind it is by the title. But Learn Geography does what its name sets out to do. It’s like an interactive Geography textbook on your Nintendo DS.
Game Review: Playmobil: Pirates (DS)
Posted on March 30th, 2010 by
Arrr, matey! Playmobil, the international toy line of playsets and figures that encourages imaginative role-play, now lets your kids pretend to be a swashbuckling pirate on the Nintendo DS. In Playmobil: Pirates, be a buccaneer and search for treasure maps to help rescue the mermaid from a wicked army.
Game Review: Playmobil: Knights (DS)
Posted on March 29th, 2010 by
Playmobil, the international toy line of playsets and figures that encourages imaginative role-play, now lets your kids pretend to be a knight on the Nintendo DS. In Playmobil: Knights, help a recently knighted beet farmer save the kingdom. When an evil warlord floods the land and turns all the king’s knights into stone, it’s up to the newly knighted Sir Beetalot to save the day!
Game Review: Shatter (PC)
Posted on March 28th, 2010 by
Some video games both suck and blow. But in the case of Shatter, a game that borrows heavily from brick breaking games like BreakOut and Arkanoid, that’s a GOOD thing! Originally a downloadable game for PS3, you can now buy it for the PC from Steam, and it’s well worth the price!
