November 2008

November 24, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: Mirror's Edge

Mirror's Edge is a lot of things, but it's certainly not boring. The game features the type of visceral action you've never seen before in a video game. The flip side to that is that you're forced t...
November 20, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Who knew that the Mortal Kombat universe and the DC universe would make such a good pairing? Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe isn't perfect, but it's a lot better than most people expected. There ...
November 19, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: Crash: Mind Over Mutants

What the heck happened to Crash Bandicoot? When I last played this franchise it was full of life and creativity, yet here's a game that seems beaten down and on its last legs. The game's stab a...
November 18, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: The Legend of Kage 2

It's the sequel you never knew you wanted; it's The Legend of Kage 2! While it's not especially deep and you can beat it in three short hours, there's no denying that this Taito sequel scratches that...
November 17, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: Midnight Club: Los Angeles

Midnight Club: Los Angeles isn't without a few problems, including a steep learning curve, unfair artificial intelligence and a lack of originality. However, that shouldn't keep you from having a gre...
November 14, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: Vigilante 8 Arcade

One of the best car combat games of the 1990s has been reduced to an arcade game with awful control and terrible glitches. Even if you can get past these game breaking problems, Vigilante 8 Arcade st...
November 13, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace is a solid action game with good graphics and great voice acting. Unfortunately it's also an extremely short experience that isn't very original. Throw in some storytelling problem...
November 12, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ

Who knew that one of the best Nintendo DS games of the year would be called Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ? Silly name aside, this is one of the most creative action 2D shooters I have seen...
November 11, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack

To paraphrase AC/DC: Let there be sound. There was sound. Let there be guitar. There was guitar. Let there be drums. There were drums. Let there be a $40 AC/DC track pack sold exclusively at Wal...
November 10, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is far from a perfect game, but its problems shouldn't keep you from having an amazing time swinging around the fictional New York City. Throw in some of the best boss figh...
November 04, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: Buzz! Master Quiz

The $64,000 question for this game show-inspired video game is whether or not it makes for a good portable game, and unfortunately I have to say that it doesn't. I definitely enjoyed answering questi...
November 03, 2008 Reviews au Courant

Review: Dead Space

It's not without a few flaws, but those who go exploring around Dead Space will find it to be a fascinating survival horror game with an amazing presentation. Considering this is Electronic Arts' fir...