Nicholas Bale
It must be tough being Link. It seems that no matter how many great evils and destroyer of worlds he vanquishes, there's always one more to step up to play the part of tyrant oppressor. Link's new adventure, Phantom Hourglass, proves to be a classic title that merges classic top-down Zelda gameplay with a new style of controls that function exceptionally well. Read More.
Tarr Chronicles starts out as your standard fly-and-shoot space fighter game, and doesn't really deviate from the formula. However, it throws in enough content, as well as a pretty decent amount of customization to satisfy quick action cravings. Read More.
The Transformers have come to the DS to wage war, and though the style of gameplay is interesting to see (especially on a movie-to-game conversion), it's too ambitious for its own good. The game sells in two cartridges, one for the just Autobots, and one for the devious Decepticons, but the only difference between them is the story you follow and your allegiance in the Allspark Wars, so pick a side and, as a great big talking truck says, roll out. Read More.
The Transformers have come to the DS to wage war, and though the style of gameplay is interesting to see (especially on a movie-to-game conversion), it's too ambitious for its own good. The game sells in two cartridges, one for the just Autobots, and one for the devious Decepticons, but the only difference between them is the story you follow and your allegiance in the Allspark Wars, so pick a side and, as a great big talking truck says, roll out. Read More.
Glory Days 2 plays as a side-scrolling piloting action game with elements of strategy and resource management to keep your mind whirring. Each battle involves two sides (the generically named Union and Liberty) fighting for control of a battlefield. You, the player, control one pilot in a single airborne vehicle, either a helicopter or a jet, aiding the battle by shooting down other aircraft, bombing tanks and bunkers, and strafe-gunning infantry before they get too close. Read More.
When Guitar Hero was released at the end of 2005, people raved about how fun it was to play, the quality of songs, the enjoyment factor that came out of the entire package. Guitar Hero II added to this formula, completely changing everything from the songs to the menu design, and even added in a new co-op mode. Read More.
Saving a world is easy. All you need to do is find a big bad guy, defeat him, and you're done. But how many heroes have to study for their exams late into the night? How many heroes need to meet up with friends after school, enjoy going out for dinner and singing some karaoke, or worry about staying up too late and being too tired to defeat evil when the next threat comes around? Read More.
Almost everyone knows of the tales of Hans Christian Andersen, even if they didn't recognize that he was the mastermind behind them. Stories like The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, or the Matchstick Girl might ring bells for some who remember the tales. Read More.
For anyone who has played the Hitman series, the memories of Agent 47 won't soon be forgotten. There's nothing quite like a bald head with a barcode stamped into the back to inspire some fear in his targets. Eidos has found it fit to release the three most recent games in the series as one packaged purchase, dubbed the Hitman Trilogy. Read More.
Games have evolved over the last twenty years, and not just in terms of graphical detail, or how many particles can be independently rendered. This is referring to gradual changes in the core gameplay of video games. Way back in the days of the NES, we as gamers were content to run across and screen with no other purpose or reason than to reach the other side, collecting coins, tokens, strawberries, or lima beans along the way. Read More.
In this day and age, there are too many people counting polygons in order to justify how impressive a game looks. Everything is shader-this and lighting-that. It's refreshing, therefore, to see a game like Odin Sphere, something which eschews three dimensional models to present a lovely looking art style that looks straight out of a story book. Read More.
Welcome to the sunny sands of Pen Gu island, where the sun is high, the waves are higher, the weather is perfect, and the penguins surf. A chicken, too.
Surf's Up is based on the movie with the same name. Seven characters from the film make their appearance as playable ("surfable") characters, as does another eighth character, which makes a guest appearance from another film. Read More.
Death Jr. makes his appearance on the DS, migrating over from the two PSP games that bear his name. The resulting offering is something that lacks in many critical areas, making this one into yet another mediocre platformer. Read More.
Ah, Myst! If only you had known that your conception would've brought about a flurry of clones in your wake, each one trying to reach the heights of success that you did. The Sacred Rings for the PC is just one of many of these clones, a sequel to Aura: Fate of the Ages. Read More.
The survival of man is once again at stake from alien creatures, and once again, it's up to you to save them in this latest instalment of the UFO series. It's more of the same gameplay, but unfortunately that means both good and bad things for the player. Read More.
