Cinematic Gameplay: An Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception review

The Uncharted series has done more for action games and “cinematic gameplay” over the past half decade than nearly any other game in the genre, delivering high action and blurring the lines between what is played and what isn’t. The third installment, subtitled Drake’s Deception, goes further in blending cutscene and gameplay than any other [...]

Taking it to the Streets: A Batman Arkham City review

Batman: Arkham Asylum pulled off something that should have been impossible, it made the player become Batman. It had a few flaws, lame boss encounters and unclear objectives, but on the whole, the game was a brutal, dark combination of the best of the Batman mythos. It was missing Gotham City, and while the claustrophobic [...]

Wow, they finally did it: A Sonic Generations review

After nearly a decade of false starts, half finished games and horrible design choices Sega has finally managed to do what was pretty much impossible, they made a good Sonic game without gimmicks, stupid design or lazy level construction. Mostly. It’s far from perfect, but Sonic Generations manages to break the nearly 10 year long [...]

Not a Bang or a Whimper: Gears of War 3 review

It’s disappointing when a series like Gears of War doesn’t end the series guns blazing with explosions going off in the background, but instead kind of putters out near the end with a resounding “meh.”  Although it doesn’t take any steps back, Gears 3 is mostly a tepid retread of the last game, except with [...]

Just a Little Bit Short: Review of Deus Ex Human Revolution

It’s got bad graphics, worse voice acting and questionable gameplay choices, but Deus Ex Human Revolution still manages to be one of the best games so far this year.  Although it has many, many flaws, the open and polished level design and excellent prompting of player’s problem solving skills more than make up for them. [...]

Retro Gaming 101: Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time review with Alchemist Kitten

Hey everyone, this is a collaborative retro review done with me and none other than the Alchemist Kitten.  Last month, she and I played the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time together and we decided to do a retro review together.  This was actually a whole lot of fun and it looks like we’ll be [...]

Nazi Killin’ Fun

Sometimes a movie will just be a huge surprise, like Iron Man, and manage to be impressive in every way and exceeding any expectations anyone has for the film.  Much like Iron Man before it, Captain America: the First Avenger is that kind of movie.  Clever, charming, if a little simple, Captain America is probably [...]

A Fitting End: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Review

After eight movies in a row, it’s good to see a franchise end with a bang.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 gives a satisfying ending to the lengthy, complex and sometimes questionable Harry Potter series by being tightly focused, well written and, frankly, pretty awesome.  While the movie highlights the issues with [...]

Infamously Disappointing

I hate to be completely disappointed with a piece of fiction or a game by the ending, but InFamous 2 manages to murder any narrative or emotional oomph it had in the last two hours or so.  Compounded by the fact the game does little to innovate beyond the its predecessor, the game starts impressive [...]

Well, if your game sucks…

It looks like someone got all mad that Duke Nukem didn’t get a very good Metacritic score.  As such, some PR guy decides that enough is enough and they’re going to stand up to those mean ol’ critics who just didn’t understand the game and says they’re not going to get games in the future [...]