Just when you thought Activision had beaten the Guitar Hero franchise to death, much like a couple of its other franchises, the rise of new consoles is a valid enough reason to bring back plastic instruments and the music game genre. With Rock Band 4 serving as some serious competition, can Guitar Hero Live differentiate itself and feel like a new experience? After being one of the first to go hands on with Guitar Hero Live in New York City, I would have to say the answer is...
Last week, Sony updated the world on Project Morpheus, its virtual reality headset for PlayStation 4. The near final version revealed had a number of impressive updates including a higher resolution display, a refresh rate that’s almost double the refresh rate of the Oculus Rift DK2, and the ability to play games at 120 FPS (frames per second). The final version was announced for launch in the first half of 2016. I’ve had a fascination with Virtual Reality for...
The undisputed king of twin stick shooters is back for another round. I have great memories of playing the original Geometry Wars on my Xbox 360. What I love about it is how simple it is to play and how much fun it can be compete against the high scores of friends. I was very excited to learn the series has come back for a third round, this time on both current gen and last gen systems. The third Geometry Wars game from Lucid Games, a studio containing much of the staff who...
Being successful on the iOS App Store is a rare feat. One of the first games to suck millions of hours out of millions of iPhone owners was Doodle Jump. The addicting motion controlled game finally made its way to the TV where players can now control their Doodler with their own body in Doodle Jump for Kinect. While the gameplay of Doodle Jump for Kinect is similar to its mobile counterpart, there are a few key differences. The first is that the goal is no longer to...
At E3 this year, one of the most eagerly awaited games among Nintendo fans was Mario Kart 8, the next big Mario Kart game set for release in Spring 2014. The new game keeps what everyone loves about Mario Kart with the addition of HD graphics and anti-gravity. I got my chance to race on three courses from the upcoming game. The first thing I will say is that this clearly is a Mario Kart game. It plays exactly like past games. Everything from the boost...
One of the most anticipated Nintendo games this year leading up to E3 was the 3D Mario action game Nintendo promised they would reveal at the show. When Nintendo President Satoru Iwata revealed Super Mario 3D World, fans were quite shocked. It’s a little different than we all expected, but my short hands-on time with the game proved that it is a Mario game with a lot of promise. Super Mario 3D World looks and plays exactly like Super Mario 3D Land on Nintendo 3DS...
Being a fan of the Pikmin series since its debut in 2001, I was very excited to get my hands on the latest Pikmin game coming out in August on Wii U. Pikmin 3 may not contain any old characters aside from the Pikmin, but contains a brand new control scheme, pretty visuals, and new ways to command your Pikmin army. I got to play co-op in one stage of mission mode. The level I played is one Nintendo has shown in the past. It uses both red Pikmin and the new Rock Pikmin...
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has always been one of my favorite Zelda games to date. It was also the game that introduced me to the entire series. I was very excited when Nintendo revealed that an HD remake of Wind Waker would be arriving this year. I was even more excited to actually go hands on with a small portion of the game as well. When seeing the game running for the first time, I was in awe of how pretty the game looks in high definition. The visual...
Nintendo has really done a lot this year to make their E3 experience better for both attendees and consumers. Although there is no press conference, Nintendo will be delivering their news through a Nintendo Direct broadcast. Not only that, but Nintendo will put four upcoming Wii U games in the hands of all gamers if they visit a participating Best Buy on the Wednesday or Saturday afternoons of E3 week (Nintendo World in New York City will have the games...
Since the beginning of this year, Sony has had a constant stream of news regarding the three platforms they plan to talk about at E3. Each system is in a very different situation. Sony’s biggest focus will obviously be revealing more games and features for their upcoming PlayStation 4 console. While they will show more of the four games already revealed, expect a lot more during the press conference. It really has been impressive to see the support the new system...
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