If there’s one title this year that truly deserves to be called “Original”, its Atlus’s Catherine for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Catherine isn’t like any other game out there. Its not about saving the world, it doesn’t involve tough soldiers mowing down hordes of enemies. Instead, Catherine is the tale of an ordinary man named Vincent, who ends up in a situation that is beyond his comprehension. Vincent really looks and acts like any one of us would. He [...]
No one expects movie licensed super hero video games to be any good. Ever. But, I had the delight of being somewhat wrong about my expectations of Captain America: Super Soldier for the Playstation 3. I say somewhat because overall the game isn’t horrible, but then again, it is far from a masterpiece – so let’s get to it.
The game begins with the player controlling Captain America while he dives out of a plane that is flying over enemy territory. [...]
The third map pack for CoD: Black Ops has arrived, bringing four new multiplayer maps and another Zombie scenario to the table. It is evident that Treyarch are listening to the Black Ops community and are taking their feedback into consideration when designing new maps. The Annihilation map pack is a well-rounded bundle with maps that suit a variety of play styles and perhaps the most challenging Zombie chapter to date.
Hangar 18 is a medium sized map that features a [...]
The long awaited return of Duke Nukem has finally come. Duke is back to save the world from aliens in Duke Nukem Forever (DNF), the game that likely holds the record for longest development time. The game has changed developers a number of times until finally being “finished” by pirahna games and Gearbox software, and boy does it show. Much of DNF looks and feels unpolished and is generally disappointing, but is it any fun?
The game is set 12 years [...]
Horror and FPS action cross paths once again in F.E.A.R. 3. Today the FPS genre is densely populated and most shooters usually revolve around stopping alien invasions or joining the army to fight off terrorists and crazy dictators, so picking up F.E.A.R. 3 felt like a fresh breath of air as it mixes familiar gameplay mechanics with its trademark paranormal horror. Sure it borrows some elements from industry heavy-hitters but the game still manages to create a unique feel and [...]
The legendary tabletop RPG franchise Dungeons & Dragons takes another step into the video game world with Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale. In an attempt to bring the D&D tabletop experience to a new and more accessible platform Daggerdale features a lot of the franchise concepts and terminology, but ultimately comes off as a pretty shallow and unpolished dungeon-crawler.
The game tells the story of the Zhentarim building the Tower of Void in an attempt to take over the Dale. Four heroes; [...]
Mortal Kombat returns with the ninth installment in this legendary fighting series. This new Mortal Kombat game is not a conventional sequel, but rather a reboot of the franchise. The game goes backs to its roots and builds on the fighting mechanics of the original trilogy, removing a lot of the features added to the series over the years, while introducing new ones. Mortal Kombat starts fresh in this glorious return to form.
Mortal Kombat plays exactly like a Mortal Kombat [...]
