Force Unleashed – Which to Buy?
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Posted on September 15th, 2008 by
The NDA is lifted, so I can tell you all that Star Wars: Force Unleashed is a mediocre game! Sorry, it’s true, the reviews coming in are from magazines so I haven’t read them but the scores – mid 70’s – are exactly right. There’s an unpolished rushed feeling, cutscenes interupt action and the story is propelled by a lot of button mashing combat. You can fight strategically, but button mashing works good too. When I finished the 360 version I was done with the game and glad to be frankly but then I remembered – I had to check out the Wii version. This leads us to the most important line in this post. IF YOU HAVE A WII – GET THE WII VERSION! The Force is much stronger on Nintendo’s white rectangle of interactivity.
Ask GamerDad 9/12/08
Posted on September 15th, 2008 by
Violence, Drugs, Mercenaries and Ninjas – Oh my! The most recent Ask GamerDad is up and helping parents at WhatTheyPlay. It’s been helping people since last friday. What have you been doing with your time? Sometime worthwhile I can only hope!
10 Things Parents Need to Know About Force Unleashed
Posted on September 12th, 2008 by
Packed with spoilers – sorry, nature of the article – WhatTheyPlay has my massive 10 Things Parents Should Know About Star Wars: The Force Unleashed from LucasArts. There are spoilers and more spoilers here, but if you’re the parent of a tween or younger and you want to know if you oughta graduate from Lego Star Wars to this let me say … read the article. There are spoilers, but it’s also packed with great info and I worked hard on it. My 7′ tall asthmatic daddy would be proud! How’s the game itself? Can’t say until Monday. I owe my soul to the NDA.
For our kids, 9-11 is part of reality
Posted on September 11th, 2008 by
A couple of days ago I picked up the pottery my kids made during their two-week drama camp at the end of summer. They made several items, which augmented the singing, dancing and acting work they also did in the class. We only heard about a couple of items, so it was great going through the ‘unveiling’ process and seeing how differently the two boys think. But one thing in particular was fitting – and striking – to see this week.
Space Siege (PC) Review at RPGWatch
Posted on September 10th, 2008 by
My latest epic review for RPGWatch is focused on Gas Powered Games not-so-epic Space Siege. The game is an action-RPG in the tradition of the companies previous Dungeon Siege efforts. So how does the team that last checked in with Supreme Commander handle the transition to making an action-RPG in space? more…
Happy Birthday, Dreamcast!
Posted on September 9th, 2008 by
The sixth generation of video game consoles in the US officially began nine years ago today on 9/9/99, with the introduction of the Sega Dreamcast. Join us as we take a look at what made the Dreamcast special, and what made it a miserable failure.
It’s also the PlayStation’s birthday, but for some reason everyone only wants to talk about the troubled system, not the runaway success 😉
Mercenaries 2
Posted on September 9th, 2008 by
I hate this guy. I hate the braided goatee, the feauxhawk, the attitude, the tattoos and the supposedly “extreme” bad-assery he’s clearly meant to represent. I’d go further to say that if this guy – Mattias, I’m told – actually existed, I wouldn’t want to meet him. Since he doesn’t, I’ll go further and say I also wouldn’t want to meet the people who made him up, packaged him, and sold him. I loathe this character . . . so I was pretty glad I could also be a black guy or a sexy girl instead. Not because I wanted to play Mercenaries 2, I did not, I feel like I’m too old for this one. But because it’s a good idea for me to check out anything based on destruction if it’s rated Teen. I’m bound to get questions about it.
Cary’s Favorite 2-D Side-Scrolling Beat ‘Em Ups
Posted on September 7th, 2008 by
In honor of Castle Crashers being released on Xbox Live Arcade recently, I figured I’d list my favorite 2-D side-scrolling beat ‘em ups.
Movie Review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
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Posted on September 6th, 2008 by
In anticipation of the upcoming CGI TV series, LucasFilms has released a full length animated feature film based on the period between the Episode II and Episode III films. What did I think about it? Head on over to MoviesWithChildren to find out!
GenCon 2008 – The Boardgame
Posted on September 4th, 2008 by
For me, the raison d’être of GenCon is boardgames. Sure, there are role playing games and video games around, but I look forward to several days of gaming at the convention followed by still more days after the convention while I work my way through all the games I picked up during my visit.
