Game Review: Marvel Pinball: Captain America (PSN, 360)
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Posted on June 27th, 2011 by
What better way to spend the upcoming 4th of July than with an American hero in an American game? Marvel Pinball: Captain America pits the famous WWII superhero against Baron Zemo and the Red Skull in a table that may be the best Marvel Pinball game yet. It’ll be available this week on Xbox 360 LIVE and PSN (360 version reviewed here).
The Mini-Games of Wii Play Motion
Posted on June 24th, 2011 by
Everyone’s talking about 3D Zelda this and 3D Zelda that, but everyone forgets that Nintendo just released another game for the Wii recently: Wii Play Motion. It’s like a sequel to Wii Play, except the games this time take advantage of the Wii Motion Plus controller, which offers more one to one movements. In fact, the game even comes packaged with a Wii Motion Plus controller, much like how the original Wii Play came with a regular Wii remote. Also just like the first Wii Play, this one has several mini-games that nearly anyone can jump right in and enjoy, so here’s a blog briefly describing each one of those games!
Child of Eden – 1st Impression
Posted on June 23rd, 2011 by
I love Child of Eden. Love it. I’ve always respected the artist behind it, I enjoyed Rez (though I think my wife enjoyed that more) but Child of Eden, with the Kinect mind you, is a powerful and exhausting experience. More later, but if you like a bit of rhythm, music and spectacular visuals. If you like controlling guns with a wave of your hand. I can’t comment about the controller option, but with Kinect, I also don’t really see the point. Kids? I recommend this for 13+ or maybe a bit younger if the child isn’t easily frustrated. This is a short game, but a very challenging one. More later….
Game Review: Wipeout: In the Zone (Xbox 360 Kinect)
Posted on June 22nd, 2011 by
ABC’s hit game show Wipeout pits contestants to run a super challenging obstacle course for cash and prizes. Now fans of the show can literally jump into the action and run the courses themselves with Wipeout: In the Zone for Xbox 360 Kinect.
Game Review: Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (PS3)
Posted on June 18th, 2011 by
Before there was Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest. Even before Ultima (I think) there was Wizardry, one of the first role-playing video games in history. Despite its steep challenge and learning curve, Wizardry acquired quite a cult following worldwide. Now you can experience all the old school RPG-ness with Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls for download on PS3.
LA Noire
Posted on June 17th, 2011 by
Rockstar Games, the company so rich and powerful they feel they can add an “e” to the end of a perfectly good French word like “Noir” just because they feel like it, has done it again. Redefined the action/adventure sandbox game. The game is amazing and one I will remember fondly for a long time but LA Noire is a flawed gem. After a torturous development process, Rockstar polished it up and shipped it out and created what amounts to a faithfully noir police procedural hampered by an ill-executed overarching story. CSI was the direction to go, because the crime is the thing.
Cary’s Return to E3: Day 3
Posted on June 12th, 2011 by
On the last day of E3, I just had a few last minute meetings and things to do, so this blog will have more miscellaneous pictures and stuff. Plus we’ll take a look at the Video Game History Museum. And we’ll have a “Silly E3 Booth Lady Contest,” and I’ll name my “E3 Best of Show.” Wanna find out the winners? Well you’ll just have to click to read more!
Cary’s Return to E3: Day 2
Posted on June 11th, 2011 by
OK Activision, you send me this little Spyro figure a few days before E3 and tell me to bring it with me? Oh great, another thing to have to remember to pack! Ha ha! Just joking! I didn’t mind bringing it with me. So what’s the significance of this little Spyro toy? Well you’ll just have to read day two of my E3 adventures to find out, and see what other games I played in the South Hall!
Cary’s Return to E3: Day 1
Posted on June 11th, 2011 by
Well another E3 has come and gone. The Electronic Entertainment Expo is the largest trade show for the video game industry, and since I went this year, here’s my coverage of it! Now, I’m going to do things a bit differently for my articles. Most of the hardcore gaming sites out there have already covered the popular and mainstream games. But I never see any coverage of some of the smaller games and family-friendly titles. So since that’s where my interests lie, and since this site is called GamingWithChildren.com, that’s what I’m going to cover. Plus I’m only one person, so I can’t cover ALL the games! So if you want to read about Modern Warfare 3 or Halo 4, you might want to go elsewhere. But click here if you want to know more about some of the family friendly titles shown you may have missed during the E3 frenzy. (of course, every now and then I might cover a T or M rated game) So here’s Day 1 of my E3 adventures!
Game Review: BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (3DS, PSP)
Posted on June 5th, 2011 by
Now you can enjoy Aksys Games’ flagship fighting game sequel on the go with BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II on PSP and 3DS (PSP version reviewed here). The title is a bit misleading as it’s not really a sequel to Continuum Shift on the big consoles. Instead, it’s the same game with a few new features, game modes, and characters only available as DLC in the console versions.
