The Cold War Era was a time in our history defined by fear, paranoia and the lingering threat of nuclear holocaust. Fortunately for us, a group of hard nosed special operations soldiers were secretly raining hurt on the big red machine in all sorts of Michael Bay inspired ways. 80’s Movie Smorgasbord Call of Duty: Black… Continue reading
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Mail This: Halo: Reach Wasn’t Broke, But Fix It Anyway, Bungie
Dear Bungie, Unlike JDevL, I’m a completionist, and an achievement whore. Whatever. Pigeon-holing aside, I’m cautious in the games that I buy because I know I’m going to go for 1,000/1,000 gamer points, including the “Insane!” achievement. I have a deep appreciation for titles/developers who take care to not only create a game that can… Continue reading
Gamer’s Journey: Modern Warfare 2 to Halo: Reach
In December 2007, my friend and I were in Target doing some Christmas shopping for the women in our lives when we, like we always do, stopped in the electronics department to check out the video games. I remember seeing pictures of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in a recent issue of Game Informer… Continue reading
Review: STALKER: Call Of Pripyat: Solid Fallout Hunting
Are you indifferent to the demilitarized sites of a nuclear meltdowns? Can you shoot a gun and/or fight for your life on a day to day basis? Do you like vodka? Does a new career opportunity with endless financial possibilities sound great? If you answered yes to any of the above, you might be perfect for an… Continue reading
Subway Shenanigans Saturate Metro 2033
Oh those crazy Russians! They’ve been defeated with high school fueled guerrilla warfare, pummeled with Italian pugilism and now they’ve gone and nuked themselves into oblivion in THQ’s latest Metro 2033. Luckily for them and American filmmakers, the ever dangerous Russian machine is alive and well under the streets of Moscow. Metro 2033is a FPS game… Continue reading
Web Gaming Fix: Zelda II the FPS
Remember back when Nintendo blew everyone away with their original franchises, then proceeded to confuse their new fans by releasing questionable sequels? Zelda II: The Adventure of Link made a big switch to 2-D side-scrolling that people either loved or hated. I do not have fond memories of Zelda II, only that it was frustrating and… Continue reading
Halo: Reach Anticipation
Ever since the good old LAN party days of Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, I’ve been a lover of all things multiplayer. These days if a game doesn’t have a replayable multiplayer experience then I simply don’t have much respect for the game. That said, I do concede that there is still a place… Continue reading
InRapture(d) Again
Well, the sequel to the game that won game of the year in 2008 has come out. BioShock 2 brings you back to the underwater city of Rapture, where you get to fill some big, not to mention heavy, shoes. The campaign starts off revealing your role as a big daddy prototype. It’s been ten… Continue reading