Feb 3, 2012
When one thinks of the phrase Role-Playing Game (RPG), the Final Fantasy series is definitely one that comes to mind. One of the longest series of games running, with more than 20 games and multiple movies, Square-Enix has a lot to live up to when they release a new game. For a long time there were two steadfast rules involving the series. The first is that...
Jan 31, 2012
Single Player Tower Defense: On occasion I find myself in a situation where I’m taken outside of my gaming comfort zone. When asked to play a first person shooter (FPS); I’ll play the game, but do not expect a stellar performance from me. Racing games? Sure I’ll drive you into a wall instead of trying to win, wonder how I have my license sometimes....
Jan 10, 2012
Single Player PC: Today, games are all about intricacy and details. Complex and detailed characters are created by mirroring real life people with motion sensors. Even their sweat patterns are taken into account in some games. Immersive worlds are so lifelike that if one were to look closely enough they would probably see ants walking across the ground the...
Dec 26, 2011
Sonic Generations: First Person Platform It’s surprising how much really changes in twenty years. People grow older, technology gets better and better, and people always talk about how good things were in the old days. Obviously, when you are the receiving end of one of those conversations you will usually tune it out, casually nod your head and agree with...
Dec 22, 2011
Ever since the beginning of the dominance of World of Warcraft, there have been many people trying to make the game that would be the “WoW Killer”. Though there have been many attempts so far no one has come close to actually toppling the Blizzard giant…until now. Star Wars the Old Republic (TOR), by Bioware, is a continuation on the very popular Knights...
Dec 14, 2011
Have you updated your Xbox recently? If so, then you might be enthused…yet confused…at the new interface. You might be excited about the prospects of this new cloud storage thingy. You also might like the new tablet style look to it. But enough about you! We’ve been looking at the same thing and we have decided that it bears discussion. So, if...
Nov 28, 2011
Single Player: WAAAAAAAAAAR! This is the battle cry that dawns the third installment in the Serious Sam series. Serious Sam 3: BFE takes elements from modern day shooters, and incorporates them in to the classic Serious Sam format, which is basically kill ridiculous amounts of enemies. Although, by today’s standards, this format may seem too simplistic,...
Nov 22, 2011
Some of the most iconic games to come out in the past few years have had worlds that are impressive and absolutely gripping. The lines between your world and the virtual residence you have been calling home for the past week starts to blur and you being to wonder what is in that dresser and why exactly haven’t I looked. I have not had a game be on my mind...
Nov 21, 2011
Single Player: Ezio Auditore. The Man, the Myth, the Legend. Above all though, Ezio is a Master Assassin with a penchant for tearing down the Templars who, despite all of his ability and charisma, always seem a step or two ahead of him. Or at least that’s how it feels in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations as you try to unravel Ezio’s predecessor’s secrets....
Nov 17, 2011
Life in Saint’s Row is different from the real world, and from the very beginning of Saint’s Row: The Third, you start seeing into the life as a third street Saint; World famous criminals that strike fear and inspire love in the hearts of civilians. Even law enforcement wants two things: you in prison, and your autograph. Despite what the game is...
