“Well, howdy Stranger!” I can still hear the chicken humanoids cheerfully welcoming me to their town. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath was a last generation game that gave you third-person adventure mixed with a first-person shooter. I loved it back in the day, even with some of it’s control issues. I would have to say that this port is absolutely perfect. Every aspect of the game has been ported including the controls issues. Trust me though, that...
When I first started playing Fuel Overdose I realized that the warning I received from the publisher about the difficulty of this game was not something that I should have taken in vain. Even for skilled gamers it is going to take a couple of sittings before you will feel that you can truly compete against other racers. The controls are very touchy and precise and the slightest adjustments can take a player from a straightaway to a wall in an instant. It is this challenge...
Pangolin is a quirky puzzle platformer from the team over at Feedtank. Pangolin has you controlling a little dinosaur through various puzzles, but with everything turned on its head. You see, in Pangolin, you don’t control your character; you control the platforms he jumps on. By two points you’ll make a platform that will shoot Pangolin through the air with varying speed depending on the length of your platform. This is a fun and innovative new way to mix up the...
Survivor Z is the latest title from the creators of the zombie survival simulator “ZDay”. Survivor Z has the same basic elements of its predecessor, only with more fun baked in. You’ll start Survivor Z at the same time the outbreak occurs in the original ZDay, as all hell starts to break loose you’ll be given text based choices to make as you make your way towards your stronghold. The game plays like a text based adventure for the most part...
This being the first Hitman game that I have ever decided to play, I have to admit that I was curious if Agent 47 could stand up to some of the other stars of the industry. After just the opening couple missions I was quite aware that not only could 47 compete with some of our favorite lead characters, but that he would make his case to be among the baddest of them all. From the onset 47 is lead through a series of objectives and contracts that put his back against the...
Ever get that feeling Metal Gear games take themselves way too seriously? Enter Metal Gear Rising: Revengeace, the closest thing the Metal Gear series has to Die Hard.
Having been a big fan of platformers and the Sly Cooper series in general, I was a bit skeptical when I heard that the team that helped do the HD re-launch of the original series was making the next game instead of Sucker Punch developing the continuation of the series. All of my worries were put to rest when I loaded up the game and saw what the team at Sanzaru Games had put together. It was Sly in all his glory back in action with his best friends Bentley and...
Stick Streets is a game similar to many games I have played before. It is a side scroller where you play as a simple stick figure, where you dodge and jump over several obstacles. That doesn’t seem so bad, but the game is practically unplayable with all the things you have to remember to do. You have to tap the other stick figure people but only at a certain distance. You have to slide under ladders, and you would assume to jump over a stack of boxes but instead you...
Dead Space 3 is an intense roller coaster ride from start to finish. There are a couple bumpy patches but the overall package is a glorious and fantastic triumph of solid design and gameplay mechanics. It has extremely high replay value and is worth playing for newcomers and veterans.
Aliens: Colonial Marines is Gearbox’s video game sequel to Aliens. Gearbox has stated that the game is canon and if done right, Aliens 3 would be a better movie. I don’t think that happened at all. Even worse, I think Alien 3 had a better story… I know, right! As the game begins, I was greeted with the most-screen-tearing-in-a-game-ever-award, cinematic scene. I arrived at the Sulaco in response to a distress call by Corporal Hicks. Obviously, the Sulaco is...
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