Resistance: Fall of Man
November 30, 2006
Without any first party franchises to launch its latest console, Sony instead turns to its second party developers to turn in a stellar lineup of original games. Resistance: Fall of Man from Insomniac fills the role of appealing to the hardcore action gamer, the one most likely to pick up a PS3 at launch. Were it to come out with lesser graphics for the PS2 or even if it came out 6 months from now for the PS3 R:FoM would be just another first person shooter that gets a lot of things right but doesn’t break the mold. Read more
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess
November 30, 2006
I may generate a lot of hate mail for this, but Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess isn’t … No, let me start over. After numerous trips to, around and outside of Hyrule, Link has become … No, that’s not it either. See, this is tough, because while a solid game, and a very good game to launch the Wii, the latest Zelda game just leaves me with a feeling that something else should have been done with the franchise. Read more
Wii Adds Super Star Soldier
November 27, 2006
Continuing their promise at new Virtual Console games every Monday, Nintendo released Super Star Soldier on the Wii Shop Channel. Most gamers have been wondering if the Big N would release anything today. The update came much later in the evening and without any press release or notification (as of the posting of this article). Read more
Wii Sports
November 27, 2006
Packed in with each new Wii console is the game Wii Sports, which is designed to not only give value to the package, but also introduce the new control scheme Nintendo has centered its new console around. Read more
Excite Truck
November 27, 2006
n the same way that Midway’s Arctic Thunder was a spiritual successor to Hydro Thunder, Excite Truck is a spiritual successor to Excite Bike. Many gamers know and love Excite Bike, so the expectation is high to deliver an arcade style racing game that isn’t a “kart” style but not fixated on delivering realism. Excite Truck delves into this middle ground with a good portion of success in the gameplay department, but still falls short in delivering what it should have at the launch of the Wii. Read more
The Main Event
November 27, 2006
The so-called console wars have just heated up with the release of Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s Playstation 3 this month. As these two new contenders enter the ring to do battle with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 the future of gaming begins to look a little hazy. Which console will ultimately emerge the victor? It’s way too early to tell right now, but there are a lot of factors playing into this 3 way rumble and some are at the very core of the way we’ll define our entertainment for years to come. Sit down, grab a cold one and read on as I take a look at the new launches, what they mean for the industry and which console I personally feel will lead the charge in 2007 and beyond. Read more
Gears of War
November 26, 2006
Epic’s Gears of War has been hyped as one of the best reasons to buy Microsoft’s Xbox360. After what seems like far too long, Emergence Day has finally come and gone. In the aftermath, we have been able to spend some quality time with the title and tell you exactly why this game lives up to the hype and, in many cases, surpasses it. Read more
More Entertainment
November 22, 2006
Films and television programming are now available to download for the Xbox 360: Read more
Assaulting Computers
November 22, 2006
Massive Assault Network 2 is now available for purchase and downloading: Read more
The Retail Hardwood
November 22, 2006
College Hoops 2K7 for Microsoft platforms is now available: Read more