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Review: Uncharted 2 — Among Thieves (Single-Player) (PS3)

By Dave on October 19, 2009

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The Charge:

“Aw crap.”

Opening Statement:

Back in the early days of my PS3 ownership, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune was the first game I played. It immediately shot to the top 3 of my favorite-for-this-gen list of games. I had never before seen such a masterful approach to cinematic gaming; the folks at Naughty Dog has crafted the finest game/movie hybrid effort ever, mixing quality gameplay with an engrossing story and memorable characters.

Needless to say, since the announcement of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, I have been gripped in a churning excitement, restless with the anticipation of what delights Naughty Dog has cooked up this go-round. Click the jump for the review.

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This entry is filed under PS3, Reviews and tagged naughty dog, PS3, review, sony, uncharted 2.

Review: Brütal Legend (PS3, Xbox 360)

By Jon Mercer on October 14, 2009

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The Charge:
A slice of gaming heaven that is louder than hell!

Opening Statement:
My hands quaked as I tore away the plastic cocoon as I had done countless times before. Visions of a teenager tracing his fingertips along the stack of heavy metal vinyl’s he had been given ownership of for an entire summer flashed before my eyes. I could feel a deep pulse building in the pit of my very being, like the marching hooves of an iron clad war machine. Just holding the disc, I could feel its electricity dance between my digits, threatening to suddenly spark, sending a jolt straight to my brain. As searing tears of joy carved trails down my face, and my bear trap grin spread wide and vicious, I looked up to the clouds and held aloft the horns in praise of the metal gods. Brütal Legend, Double Fine overseer Tim Schafer’s latest baby has arrived on crimson wings, its fiery mane blazing with the undulating power of heavy metal. But is Schafer’s latest labor of love a face-melting, soul thrashing, black magic epic, or another sad stroll down Hollywood Boulevard?

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This entry is filed under PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360 and tagged Brutal Legend, Double Fine, heavy metal, Jack Black, review, Tim Schafer. | 1 Comment

Review: Muramasa – The Demon Blade (Wii)

By Jon Mercer on September 16, 2009

Lyrics, fill in the gap -- Drop that bass and get the Ninja Rap!

The Charge:
Slice like a ninja – Cut like a razor blade!

Opening Statement:
Okay, every red-blooded kid who lived and breathed during the 1980s knows that ninjas are concentrated awesome. And I don`t mean that watered down, sugar-rush Naruto crap. I`m talking straight up, sword swingin’, star flingin’ shinobi bad-ass. Hell, even Michael Dudikoff had a cup of coffee with fame and fortune because he made a few movies concerning ninjas, and he was a total douche (my apologies to any hardcore Dudikoffers out there). I’ll usually try any video game that features Ninjas in a prominent role (usually to my regret), which led me to this day’s review. Continue reading Review: Muramasa – The Demon Blade (Wii)

This entry is filed under Reviews, Wii and tagged Muramasa, Ninja, review, Vanillaware, Wii.

Review: Batman Arkham Asylum

By Dave on September 2, 2009

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The Charge

I’m Batman!

Opening Statement

No, for real, I finally am. That Batman: Arkham Asylum is the best comic book game ever made is a no-brainer. That it’s definitely in the conversation for game of the year? Believe it.

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This entry is filed under PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360 and tagged Batman Arkham Asylum, PS3, review, rocksteady, Xbox360. | 2 Comments

Review: Wii Sports Resort

By Jon Mercer on August 11, 2009

Scoreboard reads: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1, Dude Lebowski 0

The Charge:
Does solid tech a good game make?

Opening Statement:

When the Nintendo Wii launched in 2005 to a shockingly positive reception, its bundled pack-in title, Wii Sports played a huge part in its success, eventually going on to outsell the original Super Mario Bros., becoming the best-selling pack-in title of all time with near 50 Million titles moved. Just to help drill that little statistic home…that’s more than six times what Halo 3 sold, ten times that of the last console Zelda title. Continue reading Review: Wii Sports Resort

This entry is filed under Reviews, Wii and tagged Motion Plus, nintendo, review, Shovelware, Waggling, wii sports resort. | 5 Comments

Dave’s Take: Red Faction Guerrilla

By Dave on August 4, 2009

Open world games are typically a tough sell for me unless they involve a superhero who can demolish buildings (Ultimate Destruction), a moody hard-ass who eats people with tentacles (Prototype) or rhymes with “Sackdown.”

Or if they have a gimmick that is just too hard to ignore. The gimmick in Red Faction: Guerrilla is destruction, and it’s tech that has my vote for some of the most impressive of this generation.

All the stuff in the large-ish Martian game world can come down in a glorious heap of explosions, steel and debris, and demolishing these buildings with some well-placed remote detonators, a thermobaric rocket or a big-ass truck is one of the most satisfying feelings in gaming.

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This entry is filed under PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360 and tagged Red Faction Guerrilla, review, volition.

Review: Street Fighter The Legend of Chun Li (Blu-ray)

By Dave on July 10, 2009

The Charge

“Your father has been the milk of my business. But even milk has an expiration date.”

Opening Statement

Say you’re a renowned video game publisher and you’re sitting on one of the most lucrative intellectual properties ever created for the medium. The fan base is rabid, there’s worldwide recognition of the characters, a highly anticipated video game is forthcoming, and there’s nowhere else you can go but up after your last theatrical treatment of the material. What do you do? If you’re Capcom, you slap together a Street Fighter movie that bears pretty much no resemblance to the games, turns the best-loved characters into no-shows, poops all over the characters that are included, and make it all excruciatingly boring.

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This entry is filed under Reviews and tagged blu ray, legend of chun li, review, street fighter. | 3 Comments

Jon’s Take: Ghostbusters

By Jon Mercer on June 23, 2009

Mother pus-bucket!

Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Have your or your family ever seen a spook, specter or ghost? If the answer is yes, then don’t wait another minute. Pick up the phone and call the professionals…or know that I’ve just confirmed how big of a loser I am (my sister will love this); read on to find out if the Ghostbusters, twenty five years after the first film set the box office ablaze, FINALLY have a videogame worthy of wearing that unforgettable little logo.

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This entry is filed under PC, PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360 and tagged Ghostbusters, Jon, review. | 1 Comment

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