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I like to watch a lot of movies and read a lot of books and play a lot of video games. Problem is that I generally take a long time assimilating all my thoughts about the reviewed material, and either forget to cohesively write a review, or it ends up being so [...]
Developer: Slick Entertainment
Publisher: Metanet Software, Inc.
Genre: Action
Release Date: 2/20/2008
Console: Xbox 360
I cannot say enough positive stuff about this game. First, it’s an Xbox Live Arcade game. Second, it only cost 800 Microsoft points (roughly $10). Third, it’s the most fun I’ve had in a long, long time with a video game. I don’t mean it’s [...]
Developer: Infinity Ward
Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.
Genre: Action
Release Date: 11/6/2007
Console: Xbox 360
This may well be the first game I’ve ever encountered whose vague genre is actually accurate. This is the most action-packed game ever. Period. High praise? Well worth it, says I. From start to finish, the polish in this game shines. The one-player game is [...]
Developer: Rockstar North
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Genre: Action
Release Date: 04/29/2008
Console: Xbox 360
So by now you should know that I’m a fan of video games. I’m particularly a fan of video games that utilize a sandbox approach towards the game development. Oblivion, one of my favorite games, emphasizes sandbox play perfectly — there’s more storyline outside the main [...]
Developer: Irrational Games
Publisher: 2K Games
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 08/21/2007
Console: Xbox 360
I suppose it’s time to talk about BioShock, the FPS (First Person Shooter) just released on the PC & Xbox 360.
The gameplay is the best I’ve had in an FPS. Ever. The story is engrossing, the challenges many and varied, and the choices meaningful in how [...]
Yesterday, finally saw the Simpsons Movie with some folks from the office. If you’re on the hedge about this, you should see it. Rent it, get a ticket, whatever–it’s a fine, fine show. It seems the episodes that I’ve sporadically caught over the past few years are no indication of the quality of the writing. [...]
I finally got the chance to see the epic comic book movie, 300, yesterday. I’d say something about the historical accuracy of the events that took place–something like Xerxes never having magic, for instance–but I won’t.
Manflesh. So much. So goddamn much. I know the film was about something or other relating to Greeks and Persians [...]
Developer: Big Blue Box
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Role-Playing Game, Action
Release Date: 11/14/2004
Console: Xbox
I feel as though I can really speak with some degree of authority now when it comes to this game. I’ve finished it a total of 3 times, amassed a pretty large sum of played hours on it, and I was initially hesitant to play [...]