Category Archives: console gaming

Prototype: With Great Power Comes No Responsibility

Posted on November 13, 2009 by

Prototype is excess. It is what happens when game designers grow up with American comic books post-comics code and the type of Japanese animation that is more interested in overblown displays of power than telling a story. It is a … Continue reading →

Posted in action, comics, console gaming, reviews, xbox 360 | 3 Comments

The Video Game Demo: advertising catalyst or legitimate demonstration?

Posted on September 21, 2009 by

Within the first fifteen minutes of playing a video game, I can tell if it will be good. I have yet to decide whether this is a useful skill in the context of adult life. Services like Steam and the … Continue reading →

Posted in console gaming, demos, game culture, gaming media, pc gaming, xbox 360 | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in 3ps, console gaming, features, fps, game culture, gamecube, gears of war, pc gaming, real time strategy, rpg | 6 Comments

chasing the shivan dragon

Posted on June 24, 2009 by

Magic: The Gathering is a property that formed the foundation of a tabletop gaming empire for a new generation of gamers, changing the face of a hobby that until then was buried in basements and isolated in musty smelling comic … Continue reading →

Posted in collectible card games, console gaming, game culture, reviews, xbox 360 | 6 Comments

Ninja Gaiden II: born to die one thousand times

Posted on May 1, 2009 by

Ninja Gaiden II is unyielding. It represents my history with video games: a time when I was too stubborn to resist the challenge from an indifferent master that taught the path of practice, patience and persistence. Only a few months … Continue reading →

Posted in action, console gaming, favorite games of 2008, reviews, xbox 360 | 6 Comments

Ninja Blade: regression

Posted on March 25, 2009 by

It has ninjas and big swords, so it must be cool. Right? At least, that’s what From Software is hoping. Trying to come up with a list of “must have” games for the 360 in 2009, I came across the … Continue reading →

Posted in action, console gaming, demos, xbox 360 | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in 3ps, action, console gaming, gears of war, mmorpgs, movies, pc gaming, reviews, xbox 360 | 6 Comments

What I want from Dead Rising 2

Posted on February 20, 2009 by

Updated February 22, 2009 with some new thoughts on weapon durability and the game environment. Now that the existence of Dead Rising 2 has officially been confirmed, the masses can begin speculating on its contents from the few screenshots that … Continue reading →

Posted in action, console gaming, reviews, survival horror, xbox 360 | 3 Comments

the big come down

Posted on January 22, 2009 by

For the last three weeks, I have been completely absorbed by an XBox 360-induced euphoria. Getting this console was both the best and worst decision I made in 2008. As if my current playlist wasn’t big enough, I now have … Continue reading →

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Playing catch-up on the XBox 360

Posted on December 30, 2008 by

I took advantage of the Boxing Day shopping frenzy over the weekend and picked up an XBox 360 Pro Holiday Bundle at a discount that was hard to ignore. This is a purchase I had been deeply considering since my … Continue reading →

Posted in action, arcade, castlevania, console gaming, demos, features, fps, gears of war, platformer, rpg, xbox 360 | 2 Comments