Yesterday, many blogs released their reviews upon the interweb regarding the new Sony Playstation Move. With mostly positive reviews, it looks like Sony may have a real winner on hand that could possibly extend the lifespan of the PS3 for another 2 or more years. But with the Nintendo Wii already a staple in millions of families homes, and Microsoft’s Kinect right around the corner, is there room for all 3 of these devices to co-exist? I really don’t think so, and I think Nintendo is going to be the one that falls to the wayside.
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I will admit that I was not looking forward to playing Blood Bowl for the Xbox 360. With an under the radar release, there was not a single piece of hype surrounding the game’s launch. This sometimes creates a nice surprise, giving gamers an experience that doesn’t have to live up to any expectations. On the outside, the game looked like a blast: gather a bunch of elves, goblins, orcs and other creatures into a football arena and let them have at it. My heart started to swell with flashbacks of classic zombie and robot sports games from the Super Nintendo and Genesis era where super moves and power ups made the game winnable at any moment. Sadly, my heart deflated the instant I picked up the controller. Read on to find out what caused me so much heartache.
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Right off the bat, Fish Fun sounds like a grand old time. What could be better than trying to make your way up the aquatic food chain, eating smaller fish to grow your character until you are king of the under water world? Plus, the game title has the word “Fun” in it. So it has to be good, right? Not exactly. Fish Fun has some good qualities, but in the end, it fails to live up to an engaging application that you would want to keep playing or even keep on your iPhone for the long run. Where does it go wrong? Read on to find out.
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The Dragonball series has been out for quite some time and in its era has spawned countless games. None of them ever were critically acclaimed titles, but they always seemed to do the cartoon series justice by including most of the main characters and an art style that was consistent with the animation seen on the television show. I used to watch the cartoon series back in college, usually on a Sunday afternoon, hungover on the couch. It provided mindless entertainment with a slight sense of humor that was perfect as I tried to overcome numerous shots and games of beer pong from the night before. Dragonball: Revenge of King Piccolo has its its ups and downs. Does it have enough ups to provide you with at least a couple hours of mindless fun? Hit the jump to find out.
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Worldwide, soccer is the most popular sport, with passionate fans found in every corner of each of the 7 continents. No other sport generates such loyalty. This may come to a shock if you have been living in a cave, or if you live in the United States, as we still deem football and baseball (our national pastime) as our go-to, sports of choice. Slowly, with the respectable growth of the MLS, we have started to jump on the bandwagon and give futbol, I mean soccer, the chance it deserves. Hopefully, with the release of FIFA Soccer 10 from EA Sports, we will start to appreciate the chess-like strategy and exhilarating tension that makes soccer the great sport that it is.
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At first glance, Orbital from Bitforge looks like a complete knockoff of the popular Geometry Wars. Graphically speaking, it’s hard not to say that they were definitely aiming for a similar look and feel, as the color scheme and space grid background are ripped right from the original Geometry Wars game. However, Orbital definitely offers a completely different gameplay experience, playing more like a futuristic Peggle than a multi-directional shooter. But does that give it any lasting appeal to make it worth a purchase? Hit the jump to find out.
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“Mystery Mania” is not the type of game that I would typically pick up and play, let alone pay money for. It isn’t a first person shooter, there are no fancy graphics, and the overall theme and story arch is something ripped from a Saturday morning cartoon. After playing for 5 minutes, you may actually start to wonder if this game was made for a 5-year old or that you are just THAT good at games. Brought to us from none other than EA, the game is a point and click adventure, where you find yourself navigating a lost robot named F8 through an old mansion, trying to figure out why/how he got locked up in there in the first place. See, what did I tell you, straight from a Saturday morning cartoon, right? However, as the gameplay progresses, the simple mechanics help keep the pace of the game moving, while the difficulty level slowly starts to ramp up, making for a pretty enjoyable gaming experience.
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Writing reviews for iPhone games has become increasingly difficult. The first released apps were well received, even if they didn’t really offer much. The fact that we only had to pay anywhere from $.99 cents to $4.99, made for our willingness to expect nothing earth shattering. But as games quickly started pushing the limits of the device, we as consumers started to demand more and more. Soon, an app that we had to shell out $2.99 for really had to deliver, otherwise it was deemed as “not worth it”. I however, beg to differ. If a game is simple, entertaining and doesn’t crash, those criteria alone should make a game “worth it”, even if it costs 1/20 of the cost of a full fledged console game. “Connected” meets all the previously mentioned criteria which makes for a worthy purchase.
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Back when the PS3 launched roughly 2 years ago, a lesser known game, featuring a swashbuckling treasure hunter, was released. The game quickly earned high praise from various publications and soon became one of my favorite games of all-time. It was one of those rare games that you could play through multiple times and each time be stunned by its greatness. The story, graphics and gameplay (minus some small gripes), all came together to create a game that felt like a great action flick. Since then, the hype has been building for Naughty Dog’s sequel. Expectations were through the roof. If this game was going to succeed, it really would need to be absolute perfection. Now that the game has been released to the masses, I can safely report that this game delivers on all levels, easily making it a candidate for game the year.
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