Games Reviews
Taiko no Tatsujin DS - import
This is one game you probably won’t find at your local game store. Taiko no Tatsujin DS is a rhythm-based game from the popular series known in the United States as “Taiko Drum Master.” It is the first of the Taiko DS games and has yet to …
Bioshock (Game/360)
For the most part, the first person shooter genre seems to be one that is aimed at the most mainstream of gamers. It is not uncommon to see nearly every meat head kind of stereotype among any given game’s appeal. From a huge amount of explosions, the most cheesy …
Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure (Nintendo Game Boy)
Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure is a video game for the Nintendo Game Boy handled. It is a puzzle game that incorporates action elements in the form of fighting off enemies. I feel that this is a very poorly designed video game that is more frustrating than fun. …
25 to Life (PC)
‘25 to Life’ tells how the lives like criminals. I can see a criminal act that continuously conducted and the police every day trying to reduce it. Well, it’s the theme of this game. I can choose as a criminal gang members, which must fight hard to maintain my …
Classic British Motor Racing
My wife and I were looking for a budget game we both would enjoy for our Wii. We settled on Classic British Motor Racing.
While I’ll admit the game is somewhat fun, I do have to say I can understand why it was so cheap.
The racing is a bit unrealistic …
Tony Hawk: Downhill Jam -Wii
I am not a skater and never would have dreamed of buying this game. However, I found it on clearance for 5 dollars so I picked it up. I am glad I did.
You race downhill through different location. Each location adds a little extra to the …
Xbox 360 versus PS3
Now we all know that gaming has moved on tese last ten years from the Amiga to the Sega and Nintendo with our beloved ‘Goldeneye’ and now with the next genertion of gamig consoles. Primarily fought out between Microsoft and Playstation. The Microsoft corporation have worked endelessly on …
Tokyo Extreme Racer 3 (Game/PS2)
Racing games have always been a favorite of mine, I have been a big fan of cars for as long as I can remember. There was a point in racing game history where every racing game seemed to go the street racing underground route. Cars could be equipped with …
Cake Mania 3
I love playing games, and I really do enjoy some flash or java games that can be easily downloaded over the internet. Cake Mania is nothing new especially to those who love computer games for kiddies or for girlies. That is how I categorize cake mania and the likes, …
Game : Sinister City (Hidden Object)
The glut of vampire themed games that have come out since the deplorable TWILIGHT movie series is actually quite large. Now this goes for all different platforms but mainly on the PC, and from what I’ve noticed the biggest culprit is the casual games market.
Sinister City, even though …
Back To The Future The Game : Episode One
Just recently i finished playing the first episode of the new download only Back To The Future adventure game released by Telltale Games. I was a very big fan of the trilogy of movies and they are a seminal part of my early teen years.
When i heard that a …
Need for Speed Underground 1 on PS2
I have played Need for Speed Underground 1 for my Playstation 2 for a few years now and I really like the game. I still have not beat it. They made the game really challenging and for that I am glad. I am at least getting my money’s …
Angry Birds iPhone Game
It’s been awhile since I downloaded some applications for my iPhone. I have been hooked with Plants Versus Zombies on my PC that I forgot to check out what’s new on the iPhone applications lately.
But last Monday, I had a few extra time at the office and decided …
Aabatron (videogame)
Aabatron is a computer game written originally quite a number of years ago now and published by Clemoes for the BBC Micro. It is one of the lesser known games produced for this computer, but that has not stopped it from possessing a certain degree of interest. It would …
Lego Batman: The Tumbler: Joker’s Ice Cream Surprise
Lego Batman: The Tumbler: Joker’s Ice Cream Surprise is the coolest Lego set I have purchased in years. I am a bit of a Lego fanatic, and when the Lego Batman sets came out a few year ago I was immediately hooked, but finances kept me …
Mafia Wars 2 Video Game
With the surging popularity of Crime City and the boredom of the old players with text-based task and duels, Zynga has created the sequel to the ever popular Mafia Wars. Given the fact that I have played this for more than a year until I abandoned it because of Crime …
Xbox 360 - Cars
A little while back I purchased The game Cars for my Xbox 360. The game is made from the Disney pixar movie Cars. I am a big fan of Disney, and animated movies in general (especially computer animated ones), so I thought I would give it a try. It …
Call Of Duty: World At War
Call Of Duty: World At War is a good video game for what it’s worth, but it does come off as a bit distasteful in regards to how it glorifies war. I can say that, while I have enjoyed its multiplayer aspects (both competitive and the immensely fun Nazi …
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire game
Harry Potter is an interesting phenomenon. The books by J.K. Rowling, which I am a big fan of, appeared from out of nowhere a few years ago and put a magic spell on the whole world (not only children and teenagers I might add) with the life of young …
Castle’s Einstein Musical Game
Einstein was Castle’s response to the very popular musical game, Siimon and I love it. I’ve had it for years, and I played it quite a bit until I pulled it out recently and realized I’d left the batteries in it. Dumb me on that one. …
Kabuki Quantum Fighter (NES)
The original Nintendo Entertainment System has a huge backlog of games with some very strange names but very fun gameplay. Today’s game is one of those games. Created by HAL labs, the same company responsible for creating Kirby and developing the Super Smash Bros. series, Kabuki Quantum fighter is …
Call of Duty World at War (PS3 & XBOX 360)
Many fans of the Call of Duty series groaned when they heard that Treyarch, known for their work on the less-than-stellar Call of Duty 3, would be the developers in charge of the series’ return to a World War II setting. Fans were also skeptical of how well …
FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa Xbox Game
From the very moment I picked up the wireless Xbox control to play this game, I was immediately taken into a whole other world. FIFA World Cup 2010, by Electronic Arts on the Xbox is one of the best offerings in the gaming world around today for me, and …
PS2:Dynasty Warrior 5:Extreme Legends
This is the latest addition to the Dynasty Warrior Family. Yeah I know some people dislike this game becuase it’s not based on the real history. But folks! this is a game, if everything happens the way it’s suppose to happen, just read the history books! Well, I guess …
SimCity for Nintendo DS
This is a review of the game Sim City for Nintendo DS which I just got. I’ll compare it with its previous versions, mostly the Sim City 2000 version. I got this from Japan so the language was all Japanese, making it slightly irritating in places. I had to …
Costume Quest (2010, PS3)
For a time, Double Fine was the Rodney Dangerfield of video game companies. They made video games that critics and long-time fans loved, yet the games failed to be financially successful. After Brutal Legend, Tim Schaffer made a dramatic change in direction for the company. From …
Sims 2
Many of you have probably heard of Sims 2 - the strategy game which has been a favorite for both kids and adults. This game has been evolving into something huge - from the first edition with limited possibilities, to a Sims 3 coming out soon. From marriage to …
Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament for Game Boy Advanced
The Japanese come out with some incredibly strange things from time to time. But, for all the strange things that come out, there are dozens of agonizingly cute things that come out as well. Hello Kitty, Keroro Gunso, and let us not forget the cute little rabbit… um cat… …
Smackdown vs raw 2008
Smackdown vs raw is the third game in the series and year after year the developer THQ uses the same technique which is basically a similar fighting simulation. The biggest changes in this years game is the fighting style, as there some many to pick from show stopper with …
Starcraft RTS game
Starcraft is a real-time strategy games or an RTS game. It was made sometime in 1998 or 1999. RTS games are in which you command troops or make a city and take over others. Example are the Age of Empires series.
Story: It’s basically a three way war between …
Flight Simulator X
Firstly, I would just like to inform everyone that this is my first review, I do play games quite often as a pass time and games will probably be my backbone in these reviews. Happy Gaming.
Flight Simulator X is a huge real time simulation game for the PC. …
Mass Effect
Mass Effect is a Science Fiction Roleplaying-game ( RPG) made by Bioware, the creators of Knights of the Old Republic.
You start the game as a elite human soldier named Commander Shepard. You can customize the appearance of your character as well as his back-story and class. Soldier, …
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (DS Game)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (Gyakuten Saiban 2) is a text based, point-and-click adventure video game developed and published by Capcom. It’s the sequel to Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. It is available on a few gaming consoles but I am focusing on the DS version, as I …
Booby Trap Board Game
Booby Trap is a board game classic that I have known since I was a little kid. It was my grandfather’s favorite game. We used to play it quite often when we visited them. I remember the game fondly now and decided that I would get a copy of …
Hasee Bounce
Far be it from me to judge a game based on its cuteness factor, but in the case of Hasee Bounce it is hard not to. The game is fairly simple: you control two hasees who are playing on a teeter totter. You’re goal is to grab …
World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Note: This review is mainly aimed towards people who play WoW, not people who are considering playing the game for the first time, as there is some terminology that might not be understood by newcomers.
World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm is the third and latest expansion for the hugely popular MMORPG …
Street Fighter IV for the Xbox 360
I have been a fan of street fighter ever since the first one was released. I’ve mainly been playing them in the arcade even up until street fighter 3 third strike. Street fighter IV is the most recent installment in this massive series and it is the only street …
Deep Raider game
Wow, this game made me painfully aware of the fact that a game could be far worse than I had already experienced. The idea behind Deep Raider is not all clear to me, but I think it has something to do with moving the story of Tombraider to an …
Beware Planet Earth! PC game
Beware Planet Earth! is a PC game released back in mid 2012 which I recently played. I got the game from a site called BigfishGames and it was a steal at only $2.99! It’s a modern tower defense type game where you are the last line of defense against …
Neopets, An Online Gaming Community
Neopets is one of the most fun, safe gaming websites out there for kids! I used to play on their all the time when I was a kid, and I loved it. I highly recommend this website for kids.
There are hundreds of games on the website. Basically, you make …
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
This game by Sega has a pricetag of $19.95, but could easily be a full priced game for what you get. This title comes with a multi-level main game plus 50 mini games (compare that to other $20 games with just 9 or 10). The main game makes …
Diablo II
About five years ago, a friend of mine recommended the computer game Diablo II. He would come to school everyday ranting about how awesome the game was and how I needed to get it. It was only $20.00, and, if anything, I got it just to shut him up. …
Super Smash Bros. Melee (Gamecube)
Over the last few years, Nintendo has been losing its grip on the Video Games market. Although its handhelds are still a success, the Gamecube was considered nothing more than a ‘kiddies’ console’ and because of this, Nintendo began to lose its support, who preferred the more grown up …
Jurassic Park Interactive (3DO Interactive Multiplayer)
Jurassic Park Interactive is a video game for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer video game console. This is a video game that’s essentially split up into “missions” that last anywhere from a few minutes to several minutes. Every mission however has a time limit. I like that the missions are …
Pros and Cons of Guitar Hero: World Tour
My family was one of many that went out and just had to be the first to buy Guitar Hero: World Tour the very morning it came out. We have Guitar Hero I, II, III, and Aerosmith. On the same page we have Rock Band, and bought …
Dirty Minds
If you’re looking for a fun party game to play, Dirty Minds is the one you should go out to buy.
The game provides hours of fun as you read off “dirty” clues about everyday household objects and others have to guess what you’re describing. Some of the objects are …
Wii
The computer game Wii is one of the greatest inventions ever!! It is tons of fun to do and play. You have different skill levels and lots of different games to choose from. It is always a challange. It is hard to perfect any one game. They have all …
Final Fantasy XII
I’ve been following the Final Fantasy series avidly since the release of VII on the Playstation. I’ve liked how each one has brought something new and different to the table, and the story has never been the same. Regardless, each of them has it’s flaws.
Final Fantasy XII is no …
Mini Putt Flash Game
Mini Putt is a simple yet extremely fun game to play. It provides simple controls, variability between holes, and great strategy/skill requirements. You play your way through 18 holes of putting, each hole require a different strategy. The gameplay is simple, use your mouse to aim, the farther you …
James Bond 007: Blood Stone for PS3
The important faces from the James Bond series join-in on the action of Blood Stone. Daniel Craig reprises his role as 007 while pop singer Joss Stone takes the role as the new Bond girl and she also does Blood Stones opening theme, something that musicians always bought over …
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