Review: Soul Calibur V
The next installment in the Soul Calibur series, Soul Calibur V, is here with a handful of old and new characters, new stages, and some notable changes to the battle system. The game takes place 17 years after the events in Soul Calibur IV. The story portion of the game follows Patroklos and Pyrrha, the son and daughter of Sophitia and nephew and niece of Cassandra.
Review: LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7
The Lego games have truly become an art. As with all art, it is becoming increasingly difficult to review the games, and so I think that instead of giving this game a traditional review, I am going to attempt to give it a critique.
Before I do so, let me first just say that the game is great, and if you liked the first one, there is no reason not to get the second to complete the collection. I just wish that there was some sort of connection between each game; a way to import data to tell the second game what you have accomplished in the previous game(s). Any other issues you can read about in my review of the first game, as they are essentially the same.
Review: Ben 10 Galactic Racing
Ben 10 is a Cartoon Network television show that has been pretty popular for the last six years or so. The show has undergone a few changes as Ben Tennyson has grown older, spawning Ben 10 Alien Force and Ben 10 Ultimate Alien. Since the fall of 2007, the franchise has spawned several games across all current game systems.
However, Ben 10 Galactic Racing marks the first racing themed video game for the series. The game is a pretty straight forward kart racing game. The gameplay is very similar to Mario Kart, where the race to the finish line is about disabling your opponents using power ups and special attacks and coming in first place.
Review: Disney Universe
When you think of Disney, you think children, magic, and innovention. When it comes to video games, most of us don’t necessarily want to play games that are aimed at children. Heck, some gamers don’t want to play anything that is remotely cutesy. However, Disney Universe takes that child-like cuteness and wraps it up into a pretty fun and innovative game for gamers of all ages and skill level.
Review: The Sims 3 Pets
The Sims game was developed by Will Wright and the first game came out in 2000 for the PC. Two years later, The Sims was the best selling PC game in history. Several expansion packs and sequels have been released since. The Sims was ported to the PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube in 2003 allowing console gamers to join in on the action. The Sims 3 was released in 2010 for home consoles and now we have The Sims 3 Pets for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Nintendo 3DS. This also marks the fifth PC/MAC expansion in the Sims 3 series.
Review: Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
I have to state up front that I haven’t played an air combat game since Rogue Squadron: Rogue Leader, so I had a little trepidation loading up this game. I don’t consider myself a fan of flight games, but then I realized that I have played more than I had originally thought, like B-17 Bomber, Red Baron, 1942: Pacific Air War, Top Gun, After Burner II, all the Rogue Squadrons, Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron, Sky Captain, Pilot Wings, Super Thunder Blade and Crimson Skies. Granted, some of the games are for kids like Sky Captain, but I have had a little more practice at flight controls, but have played very few actual flight combat sims. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon really focuses on the chaotic and tense aerial combat that you might imagine our Air Force might endure, and it does a great job at making you feel like one mean pilot.
Review: Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
When Capcom announced that they were working on Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, I couldn’t help but feel a little confused. Only one year ago, Capcom released the highly anticipated sequel to 2006′s zombie action title Dead Rising, aptly named Dead Rising 2. Instead of continuing the with Frank West, we get Chuck Green, a motorcycling dad of a turned little girl trying to get to the bottom of things in Fortune City. Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is a new game based on the storyline featured in Dead Rising 2.
Review: RAGE
Bethesda, makers of some of the greatest RPG games like Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fallout 3, have teamed up with id Software, makers of landmark FPS games like Doom and Quake, to bring us Rage. Rage is an action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world after an asteroid impacts the Earth. The game is sort of a mix between Fallout 3 and Borderlands, but it isn’t really like the two games at all.
Review: Dark Souls
Dark Souls is probably one of the hardest games I’ve had to review. Considered to be the “spiritual successor” to 2009′s Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls may be the hardest game you’ll ever play‚ if you dare. Take the game’s tagline (and its web url), Prepare to Die, to heart because you WILL die and you will die A LOT.
Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
The Original Ocarina of Time for the N64 was a commercial and critical success. It heralded a charge into 3D action/adventure, and invented some new mechanics that have been staples in video games ever since.
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