Nicholas Bale
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo tries to take the look and feel of SOCOM 3 from the PS2 and make it portable, and in a few ways, it succeeds. At the same time, however, it feels like there's elements that should have been improved a long time before I slotted the game into my PSP. Read More.
Everyone knows the deep philosophical roots of Lemmings. After all, is it not just a metaphor for life, as we shamble on ad infinitum until we fall to our dooms, reaching our goal only by way of some cosmic being? Or perhaps it's just a game to stop some cute little green-haired buggers from getting crushed, zapped, crisped, or meeting any other untimely doom before reaching their goal. Read More.
In the past, there have been a fair amount of games that combined the RPG and RTS genres. Many of these involve just adding RPG elements to a fully-developed RTS engine, but developer Phenomic went a different path with SpellForce, instead opting to start with a more RPG-centric form of gameplay, and adding RTS elements into the mix, creating the impression that a single hero was now commanding an army, as opposed to having the hero thrown into an already-developed fighting force. Read More.
In The Warriors, a tale loosely based off of a Greek story of a group of Spartans trapped behind enemy lines, eight gang members must make their way back to their turf, Coney Island. They've been falsely accused of killing the leader of the largest gang in New York, and every thug in the city wants a piece of them. Read More.
Are you a fan of horse racing? Do you know the differences between GIII and OC? Does breeding horses of various pedigrees interest you? If not, then perhaps Gallop Racer 2006 is not for you. Read More.
Every story needs a beginning. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater went into the past of the legendary Big Boss, showing how he became the figure that led the great FOXHOUND group. But to series creator Hideo Kojima, now something of an icon among gamers, this wasn't enough, and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence was released in order to add more to the game that is one of the most entertaining experiences on the PS2 yet. Read More.
It must be tough for developers to make a new sports game that differentiates itself from the competition on the market. Sony has tried this with MLB 06: The Show, and in a few ways, they've succeeded, but The Show is only slightly better than other baseball games on the market. Read More.
