Category Archives: xbox 360

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 →

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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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finding Wolverine

Posted on July 3, 2009 by

On the surface, X-Men Origins: Wolverine seems like a single player verison of Raven Software’s own X-Men Legends/Marvel Ultimate Alliance, that focuses more on the immediate thrill of the action instead of stat boosting and party management. Most importantly, they … Continue reading →

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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 →

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sinking creativity to new depths

Posted on May 15, 2009 by

Now that proper BioShock 2 video previews are circulating instead of scanned magazine covers and wild fan speculation, I can’t help but feel like the gaming public is being duped and they don’t even realize it. Or maybe they don’t … 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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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 →

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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 →

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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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