I have loved platforming video games since the day I started gaming, and they have held a place in my heart among all the more realistic and visceral genres. There was nothing more fun for me than hopping around and collection things, finding a boss at the end of …

This game was one of the first stealth action games, the first as far as I know being Metal Gear Solid, this game has great graphics for it’s time, you can climb, crouch, punch, use a silenced pistol or silenced machine gun, knock people out with a punch or …

Epic Mickey is an action-adventure and platforming-themed video game for the Nintendo Wii. Fans of Mickey Mouse and old-time Disney cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s will find that this video game is absolutely crammed full of references to Disney cartoons that were a part of the black and …

Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Content Under Pressure for PC is an awesome game with very nicely designed graffiti and interesting storyline. The story follows an inexperienced graffiti artist named Trane, whose dream is to become a graffiti legend. The game starts off with a cutscene set three months after, when …

A friend of mine invited me and two friends to play the Dancin Dogg OptiShot golf simulator in their basement —“ great because it is the dead of winter with subzero weather outdoors! Even better is that you can use your own clubs (if there is enough …

I have always been a huge racing fan. Whether it be playing racing related video games, or simply watching NASCAR on television, I love it all. DiRT 2, by Codemasters, is the sequel to their very popular racing game- DiRT.
There is no real story in DiRT 2, other than …

Hey, I’ve been playing around with this land in a couple of decks, to determine wether using it is actually worth the time. First off, it’s tapped when it comes in to play. This is generally a no no, unless it has a strong ability. It has a come …

Half Life: Orange Box is an interesting collection of 5 games jammed into one package for the PS3.You get Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2 Episode One, Half-Life 2 Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.That is quite a deal considering every game inside the package is a must play.The Half-Life …

Crash Bandicoot was definitely a rather strange game when it came out on the original playstation. But, it was also a huge hit, and it became a franchise pretty quickly, spanning several games and spinoffs over the course of the original playstation and it’s successor, the Playstation 2. Sadly, …

Crysis is a First Person Shooter game, with amazing visuals but somewhat awkward story. This sentence nearly sums up everything about the game, but there are many good things to say about the game apart from story.
The idea of a nano-technology costume and its features are …

This is another military/action/war game (haven’t we had too many of them already?). This time, the mission is to infiltrate a group a terrorists and claim to be “one of them”. After that you need to find out as much as possible out of their activity and avoid getting …

Tetris is a classic game and I find it totally entertaining even up to this day. Right, now, it has been incorporated as one of Facebook games. There is a modification too in the game as it is now called Tetris Battle. I came across this not in Facebook but …

Most people know the series as Castlevania, but in Japan it’s called Dracula X. Castlevania debuted in 1986, so the series has been around for quite some time.
This umd holds on it 2 great games from the series, Castlevania - Rondo Of Blood (originally released on the …

Mortal Kombat Anthology is a video game is which you play Sub Zero and only Sub Zero as you fight through 2-d environments and use your freeze abilities to keep you safe and give you victory. As you progress through levels there are things like columns which come down …

It has been over a year now since I have played this game. And let me tell you, I am not a bit bored of the game. I play more than 2hours everyday with the PC, and then play online.
Why is this game so addictive you ask? Well you …

Emerging in versions for PC, PS3, XBOX360 and Wii U, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist is the sixth consecutive game in the stealth series of Ubisoft. It is also the first title in more than 3 years after Conviction came out in the …

WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2009 for the Nintendo Wii is possibly the best wrestling video game since WWE No Mercy.
Visually the characters are virtually perfect with a few exceptions, notably Stephanie McMahon. Ring entrances are interactive, and blend in actual video.
The match types are plentiful, and …

FIFA 11, released in October this year, was predicted to be revolutionary in the series following numerous sneak-peeks into the workings of the game. I for one, having owned and played it for over two monthes now, must say I am marginally disappointed.
Admittedly, the gameplay was outstandingly smooth and …

Itchy Invasion is one of the more actiony of the games available on Neopets. Basically you are a little flea killer who has to go through the fur of animals to kill off all the pesky little bugs who are attacking the poor petpets.
You have a little gun …

I recently purchased the Sims 3 game for 28 dollars on their official website. While playing this game is entertaining, I believe it is only worth maybe 10-15 dollars.
The Sims is basically creating a virtual world and the people are called Sims. You take care of them and whatnot. …

The Xbox 360 Console Halo 3 Special Edition is a system that was released on September 16, 2007 and I ordered it on Amazon on that very day so that I could replace my older Xbox 360 console. This version of the console has a lot of upgrades which …

Xbox 360 Console by Microsoft is I think the best console gaming device in history. I am just a big fan of it. What I like primarily about my Xbox 360 is its excellent resolution, which I daresay is second to none. It is a tremendously …

Telltale Games have made a reputation of taking various licenses and make intriguing episodic adventure games out of them. Homestar Runner, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, and The Walking Dead have been given keynote releases. On occasion, Telltale has also given gamers some unorthodox small releases.
Poker …

It all started nice. A new CoD, nice modern weapons and customizable killstreaks. I dont like single player shooters, i think they are boring. So i always play online, i think thats a bigger challenge. But recently i hated it more and more. There are much hackers in the …

The game I am here to speak of is one I have played for the past several months, the Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) City of Heroes. Over the past few years, many online games have come out, the kind that opens an entire world for you …

Since the release of Resident Evil for the Playstation, many remakes have arisen, but none have been nearly as good as Resident Evil for the Nintendo Game Cube.
The story of Resident Evil is good, but basic. You choose between 2 characters, Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine, both of which …

Any fan of racing games, especially the Burnout or Kart (Mario Kart, Crash Team Racing, etc.) series, must try this game!
Pros:
+Impressive Audio/Visual Appeal
* Great sounding cars and explosives.
* Satisfying sense of speed.
* Awesome crashes and explosions.
* Appropriate music that gets you into the game.
+Fun and Accessible Driving Mechanics
* Each …

This game is short, and seemed to require less thought that others, but it is still fun. What makes it fun is the extreme challenge and difficulty. The game requires both timing and hand-eye cordination. First of all, when you play the game you may notice the text is …

One game that I have enjoyed playing is Donkey Kong Country. My boyfriend got me playing this game after he gave it such great reviews during conversations we had about him purchasing it, and insisted that I try it out with him. The game is two player game, so …

—˜Lunar Eternal Blue Complete’ is the re-imagined sequel to —˜Lunar: Silver Star Story’. It follows the adventures of Hiro, a teenager tasked with saving the world from impending doom. This is, admittedly, a tag-line that can be applied to most RPGs. —˜Eternal Blue’ still manages to impress, though.
The story …

I absolutely love my Nintendo Wii. But, my biggest complaint has been the large number of batteries the controllers have gone through in the year we’ve owned it.
That’s why I’m glad I got the Nintendo Wii Power Station for Christmas.
The Power Station comes with two rechargeable batteries and …

Usually when games are remade there is always that fear that it will not be as good as the original.
Final Fantasy 3 is a remake of the real Final Fantasy 3 game. For those of us who live outside of Asia (and don’t use fan translated Roms), we have …

Tolkien himself could not have predicted the success that would arise from his book. The lord of the rings now cover all the popular media from books to movies to even video games. For the past couple years we have only seen video games based off the popular movies …

The Nintendo DS is a cool little device that lets you play some fantastic 3D games, such as super mario and Nintendo Dogs. There are two screens, one so that you can touch the touchscreen with the stylus and the other that tells you whats going on. You can …

The game Little Big Planet wowed viewers when it first came out on the market. And now that the new Little Big Planet 2 game is in stores, the first game has some serious competition. Not only does the second Little Big Planet game for the Play Station have …

Fable is an adventure role playing game for the Xbox gaming system. I really enjoyed Fable because it’s full of rich environments, colorful characters, and there’s so much you can do in this game. The graphics are really beautiful, too, and the different areas of the mythical land you …

Personally, I really have enjoyed this game. It has been a lot of fun, and well worth my money. The game has a very similar feel the Grade Theft Auto did (which makes sense, as it’s made by the same people). I own Grand Theft Auto and have played …

Given its generally fairly simple to understand rules and easily drawn board, it is perhaps a little bit surprising that there have not been more, or at least more good quality, darts games for home computers and consoles over the years. 180 Darts is a reasonable effort, although it …

Another game I tried is called “Create”, I bought this from store.apple.com. Like what I have always wanted that I would rather go for the unconventional style rather than a protagonist-antagonist story line, this game is another great experimentation from me. Perhaps the reason why I bought this is because …

With the success the Halo franchise has brought to the 360, it’s no surprise that the developer “Bungie” soon got to work on another Halo game. Halo 3:ODST is Bungie’s said-claimed new pride and joy. But is it THE essential game of the year?
Story:
The Halo games have been praised …

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is great! If you enjoyed the first two installments you will ove this one. Tons of characters and tons of replay value. It includes a single player story mode (1 - 2 players, co-op), regular classic mode (fighting and stuff), brawl, and various other modes. …

Remedy Entertainment is known for their work on the Max Payne series. Going from a series like that to Alan Wake is a huge step for Remedy, mainly since the kind of game Alan Wake is could be risky in the video game market and it is really different …

EA Sports Active for the Nintendo Wii is an interactive exercise game designed to help users get fit and to keep track of their progress. It allows players to customize a character and choose a personal trainer, as well as individual workout plans, which target specific areas of the …

This looks like it would be a great game for the Wii system. It is rated E for everyone. It has badminton, volleyball, miniature golf, horse shoes, lawn darts, basketball and croquet. However, it is terrible. There is no trainning mode so you always have to …

This is one of the first games that we purchased after we bought our Nintendo Wii. The main reason why we bought this video games is that it comes with an extra remote. We like to play games with the whole family together, so we wanted to …

The Resident Evil series is undoubtedly one of the most renowned survival-horror series in the gaming industry. Many people, myself included, believe that Resident Evil 4 is the best yet in this esteemed series.
Story: In this fifth installment you take control of agent Leon S. Kennedy, a character …

Sonic 3D Blast
Sega Saturn 1996
1 Player Platformer
Sonic 3D Blast was not the most conventional Sonic game when it first released on the Sega Genesis. The game was met with poor reviews complaining about the slippery controls and drastic change from classic Sonic side-scrolling game play to the strange isometric …

The Guitar Hero series is probably most popular for the sheer fun it brings to the living room. Guitar Hero III was the first guitar hero game I had purchased after my friends on Xbox Live were constantly telling me “dude, you HAVE to buy this game, it’s just …

I actually didn’t buy this playstation for myself but rather for my nephew on his birthday a few months ago. But whenever possible I play a couple of games and sometimes use it to watch movies. Though it’s quite expensive, the awesome features it has more than makes up …

Let’s Go Fishing is a game that has tiny fishing poles with a board where the fish lay. The fishing pole and fish have magnets on them. The fish “swim” around when the board is turned on and rotates. I found the game at Walmart for $9.78 and it …