Video Games

I Crash, You Crash, We all Crash for Paradise

Friday, March 21st, 2008

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: ‘BURNOUT PARADISE’ Developed by Criterion Games Distributed by EA Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3 Genre: Racer I got the new Burnout video game, and thought I would talk about that. I got the game on February 2nd, and have played a little each day. For those who don’t know, the Burnout series […]

I See You See Me See Me See You

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: ‘PORTAL’ Developed by Valve Corporation Distributed by EA Platforms: Xbox 360, Pc Genre: 1ST Person Platform Puzzle Portal is only one fifth of The Orange Box, along with Half Life 2, HL2:L Episode One, HL2: Episode 2, and Team Fortress 2. So maybe I should only write one fifth of a review, […]

The Killer As Tourist

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: ‘ASSASSIN’S CREED’ Developed by Ubisoft Montreal Distributed by Ubisoft Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 Genre: 3rd Person Platform I’ve got this crazy idea that there should be a college class called “History for Gamers,” which would give lessons on the eras in which video games set themselves. There’s a ton of WWII-era games […]

I Finished the Fight

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: ‘HALO 3′ Developed by Bungie Distributed by Microsoft Game Studios Platforms: Xbox 360 Genre: First Person Shooter Oh, the hype. People have been talking about Halo 3 since 2001. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but they have been talking about it at least since 2004, when Halo 2 hit the shelves. Seriously. Go […]

“Man is Free to Attempt to Survive by Any Random Means”

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: ‘BIOSHOCK’ Developed by 2K Distributed by Take-Two Interactive Platforms: Xbox 360, pc Genre: First Person Shooter Immersive. This is the word that comes to mind again and again when considering Bioshock. Here is a world so complete in detail and execution that you really do find yourself just wandering around in it. […]

This IS Your Daddy’s Shooter

Monday, August 13th, 2007

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: ‘GALAGA.’ Developed by Namco Bandai Games Inc. Published byMidway. Platforms: Xbox 360, (Xbox Live Arcade) Genre: Table-Top Platform There’s not much I’m going to be able to tell you about Galaga that you don’t already know, unless you’ve never heard of the game at all. And if you’ve never heard of the […]

Wakka, Wakka, Verily, Woop-Woop

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: ‘PAC-MAN C. E.’ Developed by Namco Bandai Games Inc. Distributed by Namco Bandai Games Inc. Platforms: Xbox 360, (Xbox Live Arcade) Genre: Table-Top Platform Notwithstanding Mr. Tycho over at Penny Arcade, I’m going to write a review of Pacman. (Penny Arcade! – My Latest Assault). He may, indeed, murder me twice. One […]

This Ain’t Yo Daddy’s RPG

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: ‘SHADOWRUN’ Developed by FASA Studio Distributed by Microsoft Game Studios Platforms: Xbox 360, PC (Vista only) Genre: First Person Shooter I wanted to play Shadowrun when it first came out, but so did everyone else. And they were more enthusiastic than me, beat me to the punch, and then started saying bad […]