Halo Wars is the final game from famed real time strategy developer Ensemble Studios. Though the company will always be remembered for their Age of Empires series, Halo Wars is a fitting farewell for the company. Set in Bungie's ever popular Halo universe, Halo Wars is a real time strategy game that foregoes the first person view of Master Chief in favor of some good old fashioned, army leading action. Read More.
Let's jump right into this: Tornado is the tale of a group of "Cosmic Cleaners" (what they actually do I'm not entirely sure) that are in the unfortunate position of being on Earth when a malevolent entity steals everything on it. People, buildings, missiles, all gone. Read More.
Games based on movies always suffer from an additional amount of scrutiny. Nobody wants to see their cherished film tarnished in a bad game adaptation. Unfortunately, the genre has had more misses than hits. For every success that manages to truly capture the essence of its source material and make it into an enjoyable game (GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64), there has also been an endless line of failures that have ranged from mediocre to downright embarrassing. Read More.
We all know what you're thinking as you look at this and view the screenshots: Another point-and-click game released several years after they've been an anachronism amongst the gaming market. Well that might be true but snubbing an entire genre based upon the fact that it can be somewhat slow is a really silly thing to do. Read More.
In a world where hyper-violent combat, overwrought storytelling and competitive online multiplayer seems to rule the world it's almost jarring to have games like Kingdom for Keflings come along. Oh sure, it isn't the first game released that attempts to sit in a place that would be comfortable to both hardcore and more casual gamers but it's one of the few to do so successfully. Read More.
Welcome to the fabulous land of Rome, home of a variety of interesting Gods, some of the greatest advances in history and all the orgies you can shake a… Wait, none of that? Oh. I guess we can still look into this one but that disappointment is coming right out of the score. Read More.
Off-road racing has been a staple in the video game world for years now, and thanks to the recent success of MotorStorm on the PlayStation 3, the trend will more than likely continue. Enter Baja: Edge of Control, an off-road racer developed by 2XL Games, aptly named after the real life race, the Baja 1000. Read More.
Off-road racing has been a staple in the video game world for years now, and thanks to the recent success of MotorStorm on the PlayStation 3, the trend will more than likely continue. Enter Baja: Edge of Control, an off-road racer developed by 2XL Games, aptly named after the real life race, the Baja 1000. Read More.
As the years pass it becomes readily apparent that time has not been kind to the Silent Hill series. Silent Hill 1 hasn't aged very well, Silent Hill 3 is outshined by better games and Silent Hill 4 had those obnoxious ghosts ruining your day. Only Silent Hill 2 has really stood the test of time but one game cannot buoy a series. Read More.
When playing a game, you sometimes have to think of it as a home cooked meal. Now in my experience there are two ways to eat this meal. The first is to savor the meal. You try and take in every aspect of it enjoying the taste and smell of every bit. The other is the home cooked meal you never want to eat. Read More.
Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors is the second game based on the wildly successful animated film, Kung Fu Panda. While the original game was produced to coincide with the theatrical release, Legendary Warriors was quickly pushed out to go along with the film's DVD release. And it shows. Read More.
THQ's second kick at wrestling on the DS is unquestionably an improvement over their first title. Thanks to graphics that could easily be mistaken for something you'd find on the Wii (and perhaps at the appropriate angle, the PS2), a bevy of different mechanics that show off some of the DS's more unique capabilities, and a fine selection of both wrestlers and matches to choose from, WWE: Smackdown vs Raw 2009 is a title that looks and feels like it belongs alongside its console contemporaries. Read More.
Black Box dropped a plague on the Tony Hawk franchise back in September 2007 and now they're back to watch the series take its last gulp of air. The original Skate re-invented the Skateboarding sub-genre by creating the "flick-it" controls; using the right analog stick to flip the board in different directions. Read More.
After working for GamingExcellence for nearly two years, I've had many titles come across my inbox for review. I've played great games, lousy games, ok games, games I've anticipated with bated breath, and games that I had never heard of. Read More.
Is there any sweeter in-game persona than a badass ninja with a katana to grind? This reviewer says no. Sure, the commandos from the Contra series or the over-used space marine may be cool alter-egos too, but for my money, nothing beats slashing my way through hordes of baddies, for whatever reason the game feels fit to throw my way. Read More.
