Nicholas Bale
Great War Nations: The Spartans is a game that, on the outside, looks like it's trying to add some depth to the standard real-time strategy formula. Once you play it, however, you realize that there's really no depth at all, even where there should be. Read More.
In the original Crysis, you fought off North Koreans, discovered an extra-terrestrial plot, and began the fight for humanity, all as the special-ops agent codenamed Nomad. But as you saved the day in the main storyline, your cohort Psycho was off on his own mission. Read More.
Guitar Hero has been a popular series since its release many years ago, allowing anyone to fulfill their fantasy of becoming a Rock God by strumming their way through a variety of popular music. For the first time, it has now hit the portable market in the form of Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS (not to be confused with World Tour, its next-gen console sibling). Read More.
When I first saw a gameplay video for Crazy Machines 2, a lot of thoughts ran through my head. Thoughts like: why haven't I heard of this before, is this a spiritual sequel to The Incredible Machine series, and how many different objects can they fit into this game? Read More.
When is a Rainbow Six game not a Rainbow Six game?
I never played the original Rainbow Six Vegas title, simply because when it came out, I was too busy playing another Rainbow Six game (might've been Rogue Spear, if I remember correctly) with some friends in a friendly competition of who-can-shoot-the-most-badguys. Read More.
I remember City Life 2008 Edition, I remember it well. Why? Because I remember reviewing it when it was called City Life: World Edition. At least it certainly feels that way. Read More.
A really good strategy game is not easy to find. Sure, any game can have you build units and send them to die, but making a very good real-time strategy (emphasis on strategy) is not an easy task. Enter Sudden Strike 3, the latest game in the World War II strategy genre. Read More.
If you've ever heard the word 'anime' uttered, ever, you've probably heard of Naruto. A popular ninja academy-based anime series about a young ninja who houses a dark creature within his body, it's been running for many years now. No surprise, then, that a bevy of games bearing its name are also available, right? Read More.
I'm not quite sure what to say about Battle of the Bands. What we have here is, more or less, a rhythm-based game, but not quite. There's a story there, but not quite. There's a decent experience there, but not quite. I think you see where I'm going here. Read More.
Chaos Wars is an interesting title featuring a variety of characters from a number of Japanese RPGs thrown into a strategy role-playing game with a loose plot to connect them all. While the market certainly isn't overloaded with strategy RPGs, the audience of Chaos Wars is pretty niche, considering the number of characters involved. Read More.
Assassin's Creed was released late last year for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and features two separate plots that run in parallel. Set in the area around Jerusalem, Damascus, and Acre during the Third Crusade, the first storyline features the actions of a trained assassin by the name of Altair. Read More.
Ninja Gaiden has had a certainly controversial history over its life. It's always been an involving title, whether you're playing the originals or the more recent console versions. There may be some broken controllers involved, gnashed teeth, and possibly periods of extreme rage. Read More.
Are you bored? Want to play an RTS? Are you reaching for Seven Kingdoms: Conquest? Stop. There are too many problems with the game to list in this opening paragraph, but rest assured, you're going to want to skip this one. Read More.
The Europa Universalis series has proven to be top-notch when it comes to strategy gameplay. Embroiled in historical battles, politics, and realism, the series has been quite the proving ground for strategists. At the same time, though, it successfully pushes away all of those who wish to play a strategy game that doesn't require a week of learning just to understand the interface. Read More.
So Crypto is back, and he's ready to destroy a whole lot of humans again. But how will he do it this time? Death ray? Zombie panic? No! This time the harbinger of doom is….fast food! Read More.
