Game Review: The Legend of Kage 2 (DS)
Game Review: My Baby Boy/My Baby Girl (DS)
Game Review: Metal Slug 7 (DS)
When it comes to 2-D side scrolling action shooters, the Metal Slug series from SNK usually comes to mind first (or at least second or third). These arcade games have been munching quarters for more than ten years, but now you can save your laundry money and get the newest in the series: Metal Slug 7 on the Nintendo DS instead.
GamerDad’s Week in Games 11/21/08
Left4Dead – PC, 360
Valve makes great games – only, they don’t make them often enough. After loving Half-Life, Half-Life 2 and then the embarrassment of riches that was the Team Fortress 2 and Portal in the Orange Box (all but one of those are rated M). Today Left4Dead was released and it’s, frankly, an amazing step forward in terms of multiplayer, co-op, and politeness. Valve once again has knocked the industry down a peg and created a game that will lead, hopefully, to a lot of copy-cats.
Game Review: Monster Jam: Urban Assault (Wii)
For my fifth or sixth birthday (can’t remember exactly), my dad took me to a monster truck show. You know, “Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY” and all that. Early childhood memories can sometimes be a little fuzzy, but I have a vivid memory of going to see that monster truck event. I remember that the big wheels crushing all those cars was so loud that we had to wear earplugs. And for the grand finale, they had a demolition derby with three Mac trucks with trailers attached! For a little kid, that was the coolest thing in the world. Heck, even as a grown up, that sounds kind of cool. Now, surely at some point, most likely while being stuck in traffic, maybe you imagined what it would be like to take one of those monster trucks out on the town, smashing and bashing anything in your way. Well now you can do that in the comfort of your own home on the Nintendo Wii with Monster Jam: Urban Assault.
Review: Buzz! Master Quiz (PSP)
Party quiz games have been a huge market success since Trivial Pursuit launched back in 1982. Over the past several years there have been thirteen games in the Buzz! and Buzz! Junior lines, including the recently released Buzz! Quiz TV for the PS3. Buzz! Master Quiz is the first time the franchise has ventured onto a handheld gaming system, So how does the attempt to capture the fun party game spirit fare on the PSP? more…
Game Review: Rapala’s Fishing Frenzy (Wii)
Review: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Mac)
There is a reason why Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on PC and consoles has remained so popular for nearly a year since release – it is an excellent game. Often by the time a game is ported to the Mac players on other platforms have moved on to other games, making multiplayer matchups difficult and sharing the single player experience irrelevant. This was certainly the case with the recent release of Fable: The Lost Chapters, which hit the XBOX in fall 2004 and PC a year later in fall 2005. Three years is a very long time to move to the Mac from the PC, and that was reflected by the interest shown by Mac gamers slowly waning to the point that the actual release was met with a collective yawn. Three years is too long, but one year is not too bad at all – again witness the huge outpouring of excitement of Mac gaming forums.