LOL of the Year
sonictempest Poor console-to-PC ports are getting annoyingly common these days – Ubisoft\’s Assassin\’s Creed (and almost assuredly Prince of Persia since it runs off the same engine) is the most recent…
Gaming
Fallout 3: Return to Uncanny Valley
I\’ve spent about an hour with Fallout 3 so far, and unfortunately the one thing that\’s stood out to me so far has nothing to do with the game mechanics.…
Well, that was a surprise
My opinion of Sonic Unleashed has improved somewhat from my last post, which was made after being made to slog through two consecutive Werehog levels which nearly put me to…
Bet you saw this coming a mile away
After 3 or so hours of playing, the best thing that I can say about Sonic Unleashed for Wii is that it\’s not terrible. It\’s just unrelentingly bland. No, I…
Left 4 Dead is bloody brilliant
I\’ve been getting my ass kicked (with friends) in the first campaign, and I love it. It\’s the first real FPS I\’ve played that relies on co-op so much, and…
TF2, according to the experts
One of the things I do to pass the time when I\’m bored is read the official Team Fortress 2 forums on Steam. A lot of different types of players…
Disappointment beckons
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/games/mirrors-edge-review.ars It looks like my worst fears about Mirror\’s Edge might have come true – great platforming mechanics hobbled by substandard level design. The best I can hope for is…
The undead hordes lie conquered around me
So yeah, Left 4 Dead is pretty damn fun. There aren\’t nearly enough dedicated servers to meet demand, though. I spent more time trying to connect to games yesterday than…
Razor sharp
A demo for Mirror\’s Edge hit PSN today, so I took it out for a spin. The demo consists of a tutorial level and what I assume is the first…
Ruminations on a revival
So, King of Fighters XII. A lot has been said about the quality of the graphical makeover – I\’ll say that based on the 720p screenshots and videos I\’ve seen,…