I’m not really sure what I think of Rise of the Argonauts. On one hand, the game suffers from some poor design choices that can really slow the pace to an insufferable crawl and frustrate the player immensely … so I wouldn’t recommend it. On the other hand, the exciting combat sequences, engrossing story, fine …
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Friday, May 8th, 2009 by tonyReview – Grand Theft Auto IV **
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 by tonyGrand Theft Auto IV is the greatest game in the history of electronics. No game since GTAIII has revolutionized digital entertainment this awesomely (ok — maybe since Halo 3). I bought my copy the night it launched and have already put in over forty hours of play, merely enough to scratch the surface of this …
Review – Lost: Via Domus
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 by tonyThis game is horrible.
I could finish the review there but I think I really need the warped therapy that you can only get by ripping into a game that’s tormented you for a week. Not one aspect of this game is redeemable (except maybe the easy 1000 gamer points — but even then I …
Review – Mass Effect Downloadable Content: Pack #1
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 by tonyMass Effect is one of the best games I’ve played in recent years. The intricate character development, the beauty of the various worlds, the epic music, the quality voice work … fantastic. I’ve already played through the game twice and I can’t wait for the sequel (which was just made official). …
Are you ready to rock? … well you can’t.
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 by tonyWay to go EA / MTV. Way to f up the launch of what should have been your biggest title this Christmas season. Rock Band launched today, or so gamers were told. In reality it seems like there were only a handful of units shipped to retailers with little or no warning …
Review – Portal
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 by tonyPortal is a fantastic little game that really compliments Valve’s Orange Box compilation. If it were just a Half-Life collection with Team Fortress thrown in (as it pretty much always was with the PC versions of the franchise) then the Orange Box would still be a steal at $60, but Portal adds some great new …
Virtual Console Previews/Reviews – Week of May 20th
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 by tonyWii Virtual Console:
Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis): One of my favorite games of all time. So simple, yet so amazingly fun … and a great soundtrack, too. I’m still amazed that they can get music that intricate from a console less powerful than my phone. Same-screen co-op makes this game even more fun with a …
Virtual Console Previews/Reviews – Week of May 14th
Thursday, May 17th, 2007 by tonyWii Virtual Console:
Ninja Gaiden (NES): Play as Ryu Hayabusa, a ninja warrior who embarks on a quest to avenge his father’s death. A classic, albeit frustrating game. I would hope that unlimited lives are included in this version as dying repeatedly because of wonky wall-jumping mechanics would bring back too many traumatizing memories.
Ninja Spirit (TurboGrafix): …
Virtual Console Previews/Reviews – Week of April 16th
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 by tonyWii Virtual Console:
Glass Joe, you were so misunderstood.
Punch Out!! (NES): Not Mike Tyson’s Punch Out, but I actually liked this one better anyway. Quite possibly my favorite NES game of all time. At 500 points, this is a complete no-brainer. Go get …
Virtual Console Previews/Reviews – Week of April 9th
Sunday, April 15th, 2007 by tonyWii Virtual Console:
30000 high score? n00b.
Galaga (NES): I don’t really need to explain this one to the people who would be reading this article. Galaga was an awesome arcade game and the NES conversion was good enough to recommend this purchase to any fan of classic …