Category Archives: 3ps

Ghostbusters The Video Game: Nostalgia is a Dangerous Weapon

Posted on March 9, 2010 by

Including the New York Public Library as a playable mission in the demo1 should have been a dead giveaway. As one of the signature setpieces in the film Ghostbusters, allowing players to take part in a second trip to this … Continue reading →

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Gaming Made Me, Part 2: Critical Mass

Posted on August 7, 2009 by

This is the second part of a two-part series. Read “Part 1: Discovery” I started thinking about writing full length reviews of video games in late 2001. I was still at University. I was going to make a website and … Continue reading →

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Ghostbusters: The Video Game continues the assault on nostalgia

Posted on July 23, 2009 by

“If you loved the films then this is the game that you have been waiting for.” – Extreme Gamer “If you’re a fan of the movies this alone is largely enough to look past the game’s failings.” – Total Video … Continue reading →

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your cover has just been destroyed. now what?

Posted on May 6, 2009 by

When Red Faction: Guerrilla‘s friendly tooltip “Hit LB while near a wall or an obstacle to take cover” popped onto the screen, my eyes were rolling to the back of my head in pre-emptive disinterest. But I played through the … Continue reading →

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Weapons of Fate

Posted on March 12, 2009 by
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Gears of War: sometimes the answer is more bullets

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

My first exposure to Gears of War was a commercial that aired in late 2006 featuring Gary Jules’ cover of “Mad World”. It was an awkward insertion of a popular song for what appeared to be a grungy, blood spattered … Continue reading →

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Resident Evil 5: the demo

Posted on February 3, 2009 by

Anticipating Resident Evil 5 was clearly a mistake. After playing Resident Evil 4 twice and subsequently labeling it “the most overrated game of 2005″, I should have known better than to expect anything different from a sequel banking on its … Continue reading →

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Gears of War 2: Horde mode

Posted on November 25, 2008 by

If the hype surrounding Horde mode in Gears of War 2 was to be believed, it is the only reason you need to own this game. It made me wonder if the gaming press had finally lost it, by eclipsing … Continue reading →

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