Games: Mini Ninjas Review
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Jesse Cohn
Posted September 15th, 2009 at 7:47 am
Mini Ninjas is a game that stands out among the dozen of similar titles released a year (by that I mean games aimed at children but with an all-ages appeal) that actually transcends the normal stigma of being aimed at children and is rather good. The game has a Mario and Sonic kind of classic style feel to it, and the game truly is one that would feel right at home next to them, and certainly is better than the current generation of Sonic offerings.
You control Hiro, the youngest of the titul...
Video Games: Shadow Complex Review
Shadow Complex is the love child of Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in every way, including being not quite as great as either of those two classics. However, the game stands strong against the competition offered pretty much exclusively on the Xbox 360, and stands out amongst all the other Xbox Live Arcade titles. Shadow Complex is quite possibly the best XBLA game to date, and most certainly this year’s Braid.
Shadow Complex takes place in the near future setting of Ors...
Video Games: Red Faction: Demons of the Badlands DLC Quick Review
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Jesse Cohn
Posted August 18th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Red Faction: Guerrilla, as I stated in my review of it, is a great game, and very much worth the playing. And it has only become even more worthwhile with the release of the first of three planned download content packs. This first, dubbed Demons of the Badlands, is a great little prequel tale that answers some questions about one of the main game’s central characters Samanya, while simultaneously providing background on one of the creepier segments of Mars’ populace.
The DLC puts players...
Video Games: ‘Splosion Man Review
Ah 'Splosion Man, with your ever present 'splodes, who could have guessed how much fun such a ridiculous premise could be? Well, obviously the developers did, because the game is insanely fun. And by insanely fun, I mean I dare anyone to pick up the game and not have any fun. The amazingly insane main character combined with the ridiculously simple gameplay make a game that is easy to pick up, extraordinarily tough to master and a blast (no pun intended) to play.
There is a story, however lik...
Video Games: Battlefield 1943 Review
About two weeks ago, EA released Battlefield 1943 on XBL and PSN. It was pretty under the radar until a few days before release in which the BF community really started to salivate for a chance to revisit the Pacific Theater. Unfortunately for EA, they didn't quite realize how popular it was going to be even with the low price of $14.99 attached to the game. On both the PSN and XBL fronts, the game was almost unplayable for the first few days of release. Servers were overflowing with players ask...
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