Cary’s Favorite PSP Games
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Posted on September 24th, 2009 by
In “honor” of the upcoming launch of the PSP Go, I wanted to look back at the original PSP and list my favorite UMD games on it.
Game Review: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS)
Posted on September 21st, 2009 by
I enjoy thinking games so when I was offered a chance to check out the recent brainteaser/puzzle title, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, I jumped at the chance. The second title in the Professor Layton series, this game takes players on a mystery adventure interspersed with many, many breainteasers, puzzles, and other sorts of deductive reasoning challenges. While the story element is linear and seems to play itself, the heart of the game are the many puzzles. There are enough here (over 150) to please even diehard puzzle fans and make for a pretty good game that can be powered through or worked through a bit at a time.
Guitar Hero Tasteless
Posted on September 20th, 2009 by
Seen the new Guitar Hero 5 commercial? I’m not going to link to it but I bet you can find it at Youtube or someplace similar. Anyway, the short of it is that, like GH World Tour, they’re doing the Risky Business thing except that where a young Tom Cruise (in his undies and socks) was, a blonde supermodel is. For Guitar Hero 5 it’s a horde of pretty girls wearing socks and button up T’s (and presumably tighty whiteys). Now, I’m not prude or anything and I don’t really mind my kids seeing this but something does bother me . . .
Game Review: Mini Ninjas (360, PC, Wii, PS3, DS)
Posted on September 16th, 2009 by
An evil samurai warlord has captured all the woodland creatures and is using dark magic to turn them into an army to take over the land. And the only ones who can save the day are six pint-sized mini ninjas! Help Hiro and his ninja pals rescue the animals and thwart the evil warlord’s plans in this 3-D action adventure available on all gaming consoles (360 version reviewed here).
Game Review: Reel Fishing: Angler’s Dream (Wii)
Posted on September 15th, 2009 by
OK, so fishing games on the Wii are a dime a dozen. Believe me, I know. I feel like I’ve reviewed them all! So we’re going to do something a little different with this review. I’m going to talk about what makes Reel Fishing: Angler’s Dream UNIQUE from other Wii fishing titles.
Game Review: Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming (DS)
Posted on September 14th, 2009 by
So let’s say you enjoy the idyllic farm life in the Harvest Moon simulation titles, but find the gameplay a little too slow-paced? Then Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming on the Nintendo DS may be the game for you. Frantic Farming is an action puzzle game with ideas, themes, and characters based on the Harvest Moon series.
Game Review: Lode Runner (Xbox LIVE)
Posted on September 13th, 2009 by
Flash back to, oh, 1983 or so. I was only like, in kindergarten or first grade, and we just got our very first home computer: the Apple ][+ (you know I’m hardcore because I used brackets). I used the computer mostly to play games, in fact, you could say it was my first ‘gaming console.’ I was playing near arcade perfect versions of Pac-Man while everyone else was cursing the poor port on the Atari 2600. Anyway, while my two favorite Apple ][+ games were Aquatron and Spare Change, another game that grabbed my interest a lot was Lode Runner. It looked like Donkey Kong, had Pac-Man-like run and chase gameplay (I thought the ‘gold’ you collected looked like hamburgers), and had some puzzle elements, too. Now, 25 years later, you can play a new updated version of Lode Runner on Xbox LIVE. And for the week of September 14, it’s available on sale for only 800 MS Points!
Game Review: Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)
Posted on September 12th, 2009 by
A young ninja in search of the ultimate blade. A princess possessed by an evil demon. Play as both in this brilliantly stylized 2-D hack and slash adventure. Muramasa: The Demon Blade is definitely a great reason to own a Wii.
My Family With the Beatles at iVillage
Posted on September 11th, 2009 by
My family has taken to Beatles Rock Band in a special way. Linda especially. I think it has a lot to do with the music. Everything is familiar, most of it is beloved and my kids know most of the words already. I was lucky enough to get to write about why this is and its something I did that I recommend every parent do. iVillage (a horde of moms in one place) published my article and, hopefully, it’ll inspire some of them – and you – to retire the Kidz Bop forever. The Beatles – with a love like that, any parent should be glad!
Game Review: R-Type: Dimensions (Xbox LIVE)
Posted on September 10th, 2009 by
Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, shoot ‘em ups were a dime a dozen in the arcades. But R-Type stood out from the rest with its graphical prowess, huge bosses, relentless challenge, and unique power-ups. Now you can enjoy R-Type and R-Type II in one package on Xbox LIVE with graphical upgrades or original visuals.
