Reviews
Back in 2010 a basically unheard of Swedish game designer made Minecraft as a small indie PC game. The game was about randomly generated worlds, creating and destroying and having fun. Mining the world for resources in order to create your dream home had the feel of Legos on the PC, and almost any computer could run it. Eventually the game changed thanks to it’s audience being able to join the Beta for a low cost and soon the game became a giant hit with people playing in strictly a creative fashion, a survival fashion and with friends in giant worlds filled with monuments to the things they love including retro gaming and internet memes. To call it one of the biggest and most important games in history is an understatement. So why do I feel like the Xbox 360 players are getting shafted? (no pun intended). Keep reading to see why the 360 version of Minecraft just doesn’t quite measure up.
There’s no denying that the Playstation Vita has a strong library of games for a system that’s only been out for a few months. With games that have also been on home consoles like Rayman Origins, MLB 12 The Show, Lego Harry Potter and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 all arriving and all being incredibly good it’s safe to assume that Nether Realm Studios would also be able to port their award winning fighter to the Vita and make just as playable and fun. Nether Realm did just that, and more by adding Vita Specific modes and mechanics that make it worthy of the full price… but there are some draw backs. Read on to see why this hand held carnage is worth the investment.
I’ve been reading comics the majority of my life. Ever since my parents named me after the last son of Krypton I’ve had a strong attachment to comic as a form of entertainment. Whether it was picking up a large bundle of Marvel or DC comics at Costco (where it was cheapest and meant for resale at a news stand) or scrounging through the dollar comic bins at my local comic and trading card post (the long gone Cooper’s Town Comics), comics have always been an escape. Comics can be anything and tell any story the author wants to tell. We’ve had comics about alien invasions, best friends in high school, murder mysteries, impossible to kill super heroes and even cancer. Movies based on comics with all those themes have been made as well. Everything from Scott Pilgrim to American Splendor to Richie Rich. And of course there are the greats like Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, The Mighty Thor, The Invincible Iron Man and now they’re finally together in a film and The Avengers is the most beautifully bombastic thrill rides you can take in theaters this year. Keep reading as I praise this glorious film that is all things nerds love.
Are you Jonesing for some Avengers? Can’t wait to plop your butt down in that seat this upcoming weekend and watch Loki and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes do battle? Or maybe you just want to explore a bit more of the other interpretations that The Avengers have had over the years. Either way Netflix totally has you covered. The majority of what Marvel is offering on Netflix right now is their animated features they made in partnership with Lionsgate. Sadly these can be pretty hit or miss but there are a few other items that make me squee like a little girl who just saw Justin Bieber. We’ll give you the full run down. Read on.
This is a review for the PC port of the SEGA title Binary Domain. The PS3 and Xbox 360 experiences are in all honesty probably more fun, run better and have better controls.
I found myself yelling “CHARGE!” into my microphone at 2am in an effort to move my troops forward in the new game Binary Domain. This wasn’t a gesture I was making because I was so into the game, the same kind of gesture a gamer makes when turning the controller in hopes that their actual movements might make their character move just that perfect amount. Rather this was something I’d have to do in order to actually get my troops to be effective in combat. I pity my neighbors. Read on good citizen.
I had lost faith in Telltale Games for a while. They simply weren’t delivering the products that they promised me and I had become annoyed with the latter half of Back to the Future and all of Jurassic Park was a giant mess to me. It’s safe to say that I had zero interest when going into The Walking Dead, the latest episodic game from Telltale… but they have full redeemed themselves. The Walking Dead is everything I could possibly want it to be, and things I didn’t even know I wanted from an episodic game or any game for that matter. Read on for the full review.
The Cabin in the Woods is one of those films that is best viewed with as little prior knowledge as possible. I was careful to avoid reading too much about it but unfortunately I wasn’t able to avoid the barrage of trailers and tv commercials, and some of them give away a little too much about the premise. But even with a surprise or two spoiled, this brilliant and highly-entertaining film is an early contender for my top 10 of the year. Click through to find out why.
Bullet Hell is a scary place. The entire genre of the bullet hell shooter can be intimidating even to the experienced gamer. Some people shy away from it because the difficulty factor is so high. Sine Mora invites you into Bullet Hell with a diesel punk style, anthropomorphized characters and a fully realized world with a story about rebels taking on an evil empire. Sure it’s not totally original but it’s beautiful to look at, fun to play and features some interesting twists on the Bullet Hell sub-genre of shooters. Click to read the full review.
ThatGameCompany has this perfect formula for bringing out emotions with a simple story, music and natural game play mechanics. Their latest title, Journey is one of the best gaming experiences I’ve had so far this year and as much as I liked their previous efforts I think it’s their best title to date. Journey is a short platforming adventure title with beautiful design, great controls and style all its own. Playing it is easily one of the best ways to spend an afternoon. Read on about this wonderful PSN title.
I love RPGs, I love third-person shooters, and I really love sci-fi, so as you might expect, the Mass Effect series has been one of my favorite things ever since it debuted in 2007. The feeling of choice and consequence is second to none, and the huge cast of both lovable and hateable characters make the universe really come to life. Mass Effect was hands down my favorite game of 2007, and likewise Mass Effect 2 in 2010. It goes without saying that I expected Mass Effect 3 to take the title for 2012, but things aren’t so clear cut this time around.
