Andrew Sztein
Pata-Pata-Pata-Pon!
You'll have to forgive me, I've had this rhythm stuck in my head ever since I put that little Patapon UMD in my PSP. If you play this game, you too will succumb to the curse that is Patapon's infectious rhythm. Not that this is a bad thing. Read More.
Hironubu Sakaguchi is a legend among game developers.
The man responsible for putting the Final Fantasy series on the map has been doing his own thing recently by making games for the Xbox 360 under the Mistwalker moniker. Mistwalker's first title, Blue Dragon, was an interesting, yet ultimately unfulfilling adventure that was too immature and sugary sweet to hold most adult Xbox gamers' attention. Read More.
Tune your TV to any sports station on a Saturday afternoon and you'll likely either see people flying off jumps on dirt bikes, or D-list celebrities sitting around a table playing poker. It's debatable which activity has the bigger fanbase, but unlike televised poker, the appeal of motocross is easy to see. Read More.
Tune your TV to any sports station on a Saturday afternoon and you'll likely either see people flying off jumps on dirt bikes, or D-list celebrities sitting around a table playing poker. It's debatable which activity has the bigger fanbase, but unlike televised poker, the appeal of motocross is easy to see. Read More.
Rainbow Studios has made a killing on their ATV franchises. Getting its start on the PS2 as ATV Off-Road Fury, Rainbow has sold millions of copies of their yearly instalments. Now that THQ is holder of the licence, the franchise has free reign to appear on several other platforms, including the new DS iteration. Read More.
Just like they did with Tomb Raider Legend, the sales success of Tomb Raider anniversary has prompted Eidos to publish it on every system known to man, and now it's available on the Xbox 360. While it is still the definitive version of the game, it's a shame that the experience wasn't more optimized for the 360's capabilities. Read More.
A few months ago when I reviewed Tomb Raider Anniversary, I thought it was a superb example of how to remake a classic game. The graphics were great, the controls solid, the storyline improved, and the game immersive. Since the game proved popular enough on the PS2 and the PC when it first came out, it was only a matter of time until Crystal Dynamics would begin distributing the game on every other system known to man. Read More.
I'm just going to lay this out there right now. You may think you're a hardcore gamer, but unless you've successfully completed a Contra title on a difficulty level higher than easy, you're just not. While the Contra series began as hardcore masterpiece 20 years ago, it veered wildly into craptacular territory during the PlayStation days (Blue and Red 3D glasses? Read More.
I love adventure movies, especially the Indiana Jones series. It's all about the thrilling chases, precarious situations, exotic locales, and wisecracking hero with a wit as quick as his fists. Unfortunately, for all of the great stories and experiences in gaming, I've never experienced the same whimsy and wonder of those Indiana Jones movies, even within the Indiana Jones games; until now. Read More.
I remember seeing a trailer for an Xbox exclusive game a few years ago. Microsoft was touting the game as an action title that would feature production values right out of Asian martial arts cinema with deep and engaging action gameplay. Then the game disappeared from the release radar. Read More.
Xbox Live Arcade is great one thing; determining which games have truly stood the test of time. Some games such as Street Fighter II, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Pac-Man have all found a home on Microsoft's download service, while other unfortunate titles are exposed as the menial timewasters that time has long forgotten. Read More.
I'll be the first to admit, I've never been really into the Ratchet and Clank series on the PlayStation 2. For whatever reason, I found it difficult to get into a series that combined furry and cute creatures with weapons of mass destruction. The last title in the series that I played was Going Commando way back in the day. Read More.
I have a bone to pick with Tom Clancy. In the past ten years, I've given most of his franchises the ol' college try, only to give up in frustration because his games are simply too realistic for my tastes. Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell, and even the older Ghost Recon games gave me fits of anger that belies my easygoing demeanor. Read More.
Like many Canadian gamers, I breathlessly anticipate each new installment of video game hockey. Ever since NHLPA 93 on the Super NES, I've been an avid hockey gamer each and every season, guiding my beloved Ottawa Senators to the ultimate prize that they just can't seem to win in the real world. Read More.
Halo is a cultural phenomenon. Early sales reports indicate that Halo 3 has a higher first day gross than other major media releases such as Spider-Man 3 and Harry Potter's final book. Halo is the franchise that saved Xbox for Microsoft, and essentially legitimized first person shooters on a console (1997's Goldeneye on the N64 perhaps not withstanding). Read More.
