Nicholas Bale
It must be quite a challenge to go from a book full of adventure, action, and magic, and somehow turn it into a game that doesn't contain any of those things. Eragon seems like one of those stories that's perfect for a video game. A fantastic world filled with dragons and swordplay, but there just isn't enough here to make it anything worthwhile. Read More.
With the 2005 release of "And Then There Were None", based on the Agatha Christie novel of the same name, it seemed only a matter of time before one of her more famous pieces, Murder on the Orient Express, was turned into an interactive experience. While the game matches to the story for the most part, the developers took a few liberties in certain plot points and characters, including adding a couple endings to the twist. Read More.
George Stobbart of previous Broken Sword fame is back, but this time he's left his adventurous life behind. He's settled down in a quiet job as a bail bondsman, but it's not long before a woman enters his office, followed by a whole boatload of trouble. Before you or George realize it, a plot of powerful implications unfolds that has ol' Stobbart caught up in ancient legends that threaten more than just his life. Read More.
The previous Metal Gear Solid games for the PSP required some turn-based gameplay that I always found it difficult to get into. So when I found out that MGS: Portable Ops would be returning to the stealth-and-shoot gameplay traditionally seen in the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 editions, I was relieved. Read More.
I remember Bubble Bobble. I remember I was terrible at the game, and I also distinctly remember being absolutely terrified of the ghost-thing that would appear as you ran out of time. But I had a lot of fun, even if I completed every level just so I wouldn't have to meet the hideous apparition. Read More.
As to be expected, many budget titles fall short of an enjoyable experience, something seemingly incomplete or lacking in polish. Legion Arena, however, is different in this respect. While there isn't a whole lot of game within it, what is there is fairly robust, and I found the hours whizzing by as I took on the enemies of my legion. Read More.
The gaming community has seen dozens upon dozens of games set in the WWII era, and traditionally they are set with the European background, as the Allies wage a land battle against the Axis. Very few games focus on the conflict in the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the United States. Read More.
The Dawn of War series has always been a little different from other real-time strategy games. Based on the Warhammer 40K strategy board game, Dawn of War tries to shift the focus away from resource collection and management, and instead focuses the gameplay on your units and of land control. Read More.
Mercury and Mercury Meltdown for the PSP were both fairly innovative games that followed the vein of destination-based puzzle games like Marble Madness. Only this time, you were a ball of mercury, and that meant a whole new slew of challenges and new ways to look at problems. Read More.
A mysterious explosion occurred in 1908, in the Tunguska region of Siberia. This explosion, more powerful then the bomb dropped on Hiroshima at the end of the Second World War, has been shrouded in mystery, with most of the witnesses killed by the blast. So what caused this tremendous explosion? Read More.
ParaWorld is one of those games that tries a new concept or idea, but concentrates so much on that idea that it fails to bring anything terribly interesting in other areas to the table. Whenever someone asks me to describe the game to them quickly, I generally end up saying something like "It's a real-time strategy game…with dinosaurs" because really, that's all that it feels like. Read More.
Some games tend to set their goals too high, and fail to achieve them. Others however, set their goals too high, and still achieve them, but not without leaving a trail of mistakes behind in their wake. Gothic 3 is one of these games, what could have been a very enjoyable game if not for various issues that continuously crop up. Read More.
"Welcome to Bullworth Academy! Here you'll be receiving tutelage from some of the finest teachers in the country (that we could afford), rubbing shoulders with some of the best and brightest (that haven't run away or been grabbed up by the other schools), and interacting with the prestigious locals of the nearby town. Read More.
Set on one of Jupiter's moons, Ganymede (made habitable in the optimistic year of 2050), you'll take control of one of the mechanics on the base, an ex-soldier named Wesley Tyler. As usual, what turns out to be a routine maintenance task of restoring the power thrusts you into a battle with all manner of monsters and aliens as you struggle to survive your way through battle after battle in what looks to be an alien invasion. Read More.
When I was told I'd be reviewing The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, a game based on a cartoon that I've only seen a few times, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Not having much background on the game, I was preparing myself for a platformer of sorts, but what I didn't really expect was a 1-to-4 player brawler. Read More.
