Video Game Reviews

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Multi-Platform Video Game Reviews

Yakuza 3 Review [PlayStation 3]
Yakuza 3's compelling story, great atmosphere, and abundance of extracurricular activities make it the best game in the franchise so far.

Bejeweled Twist Review [DS]
This explosive puzzle game is sometimes too chaotic for its own good, but it's difficult to put down once you get sucked in.

MLB 10: The Show Review [PlayStation 3]
MLB 10: The Show may still be the best overall baseball game out there, but it's in a holding pattern this year and has some serious problems with online play.

Toy Soldiers Review [Xbox 360]
This beautifully presented WWI-themed tower defense game will have you coming back again and again.

Dawn of Discovery: Venice Review [PC]
This modest add-on to a great game is aimed at players who fancy some multiplayer competition.

Major League Baseball 2K10 Review [Wii]
This bare-bones baseball game doesn't do nearly enough to improve upon its predecessor.

Assassin's Creed II Review [PC]
The PC version of last year's beautiful action adventure is lots of fun, but you'll have to overcome its online-only copy protection and high price point.

Greed Corp Review [Xbox 360 PlayStation 3]
This slow-starting strategy game is deliciously destructible once you learn the ropes.

God of War III Review [PlayStation 3]
Exhilarating combat and an imposing sense of scale provide a fitting end to Kratos' saga.

Final Fantasy XIII Review [PlayStation 3 Xbox 360]
The most beautiful Final Fantasy game yet is an imperfect but still impressive saga that will touch your heart.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Review [PC]
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 boasts a fast-paced and thrilling campaign, as well as some of the most immersive and exciting multiplayer action around.

Gaming Industry News

Silent Hill composer tunes into perfect sound
GDC 2010: Akira Yamaoka of Grasshopper Manufacture discusses how the human brain works and what techniques are effective when creating a memorable audio experience.

Kidz Phone Deluxe! Screens
5 new shots posted.

Baby Musical Wonder Screens
5 new shots posted.

Ghosts'n Zombies Screens
1 new shots posted.

Yakuza 3 Review
Yakuza 3's compelling story, great atmosphere, and abundance of extracurricular activities make it the best game in the franchise so far.

HockPuck Screens
1 new shots posted.

Yakuza 3 Video Review
Dan Chiappini gets his heat moves on in this video review for Yakuza 3.

Battle for Vesta Screens
1 new shots posted.

A Doodle Fly - Fly to the Moon Screens
3 new shots posted.

Ovenbreak-Christmas Run Screens
4 new shots posted.

Game Updates & Previews

GDC 2010: Bit.Trip Runner Hands-On [Wii]
When we tell Commander Video to jump, he jumps, but getting him to stop moving is another matter entirely.

GDC 2010: Wakeboarding HD Hands-on [PlayStation 3]
Bikini babes and inflatable beach toys find their way to the GDC floor in this arcade wakeboarding game.

Mount & Blade: Warband Hands-On - Castle Sieging, Melee, and Dying Horribly [PC]
We try out the sequel to Mount & Blade and die horribly in the game's exhilarating multiplayer.

Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West Hands-On - Classes, Modes, and Multiplayer Shoot-Outs [PC]
We try out this upcoming team-based multiplayer shooter set in the Old West.

Medal of Honor First Look [PC]
We prowl through the mountains of Afghanistan in EA's upcoming military shooter.

Superbike SBK 09 Hands-On [Xbox 360]
Two wheels and tons of speed; the motorcycle racing series is coming to America and we've got the latest look.

Perfect Dark Hands-On [Xbox 360]
We took a trip down memory lane with the Xbox Live Arcade port of Rare's classic shooter.

Splinter Cell: Conviction Last Stand Mode Hands-On [Xbox 360]
We face off against endless waves of terrorists and learn a thing or two about stealth in Conviction's new multiplayer mode.

Drift Street International Hands-On [DS]
We get up to ridiculous speeds in our first hands-on with this DSiWare racing exclusive.

The Shoot Hands-On [PlayStation 3]
Robots (and some civilians) get shot as we try the movie-themed PlayStation Move shooter.

SOCOM 4 Hands-On [PlayStation 3]
We grab the PlayStation Move and its sub-controller to shoot down soldiers in the slums level of Zipper Interactive's upcoming action game.