Reviews

You Don’t Know Jack Review

Well, you don't. Reading this review won't teach you Jack either. Continue »

Magicka Review

Many RPGs start too slow. You use wooden sticks as weapons, scraps as armor, and hide from the most basic creature types until you can cast those crazy looking spells and effects the game promised. Magicka doesn’t put up... Continue »

Bionic Commando Rearmed 2

Jungle Life / I'm far away from nowhere / On my own like Tarzan Boy Continue »

Two Worlds II Review

Having the first Two Worlds game as a predecessor is like having an older brother who was caught on camera trying to molest the family cat; mere association damages your rep worse than Chris Brown’s. Continue »

Plants vs Zombies (DS) Review

The zombies are still coming, the plants are still fighting, Crazy Dave is still crazy, and Plants vs. Zombies for the DS is as enjoyable as ever. Continue »

Raskulls Review

What do you get when you cross the frantic racing action of Mario Kart and the brick-busting puzzles of Mr. Driller with a good dose of slapstick humor? Continue »

Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded Review

By now you pretty much know what to expect from a Kingdom Hearts game: Disney characters interacting with Square Enix heroes, oftentimes with lighthearted yet confusing storytelling, and a satisfying combat system... Continue »

X-Men Arcade Review

I AM COINOPTRO, MASTER OF COIN-OP. Continue »

Dead Space 2 Review

“It’s going to be too action heavy.” “You’ve forgotten about your survival-horror roots.” “It won’t be as scary as the first game.” These were a few of the concerns expressed by the clearly passionate fan base of Dead Space in response to... Continue »

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Review

You’d be hard pressed to find anyone that owned a Game Boy Advance and called themselves an RPG fan that hadn’t at least heard of the original Golden Sun. The classic RPG... Continue »

Mass Effect 2 Review

Due to its previous exclusivity, you guys couldn't talk about Mass Effect without bickering about console supremacy. Thankfully, so we can all focus on how awesome the game actually is... Continue »

LittleBigPlanet 2 Review

When I say “Little,” you say “Big!” LITTLE! (BIG!) LITTLE! (BIG!) LITTLE! (BIG!) Awesome. Continue »

Quake Arena Arcade Review

If you can somehow appraise Quake Live Arena without comparing it to the free Quake Live, it looks damn good. The number of maps and modes is ample, and Quake is still the tightest and fastest shooter around... Continue »

Eat Them! Review

Eat Them! is a really, really bad title. Try saying it out loud. “Eat-Them.” Continue »

Microbot Review

Dual-stick shooters like Geometry Wars defined the downloadable console game space since day one. There is something to be said about the simplistic controls and addictive gameplay... Continue »

Review: Lost in Shadow

It seems like a rarity for a Wii game to have a unique selling point that isn’t about the controls. Yes, we get it, you can flail that sucker around and make things happen. Good for you. Lost In... Continue »

lilt line Review

lilt line, ported to WiiWare by Gaijin Games of BIT.TRIP fame, faithfully checks each bullet point on the list of design tenets this studio clearly holds dear. Continue »

Week in Reviews: The Bomb

The holidays are upon us and all the big games have been released. We’re in a slow time for game releases, so we just have one review this week. Luckily, the game is a good one. It is Bomberman,... Continue »

BOMBERMAN LIVE: BATTLEFEST REVIEW

Bomberman Live: Battlefest puts the ‘game’ back in videogames. Continue »

Disney’s Epic Mickey Review

Undoubtedly the most anticipated game for the Wii not developed by internal Nintendo studios, Disney's Epic Mickey has a lot to live up to. It's a long-awaited return to game-making from bona fide game god, Warren Spector... Continue »