Reviews
Our take on games, hardware and accessories
KontrolFreek FPS Freek Review
Does this accessory really help to improve performance on FPS games? That is the very question that led me to order a set. FPS Freek is an attachment that snaps on top of your Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 sixaxis controller. The premise is that these attachments increase analog stick height thus giving the player more leverage that translates into increased precision when playing first person shooter...[Read More]
Super Street Fighter IV Review: Here Comes a New Challenger!
Just a little over a year after Street Fighter IV hit consoles Capcom is back with Super Street Fighter IV their final game in the Street Fighter IV series. The decision to announce that this game would be the final game in the IV series was an interesting move considering the long history of iterative sequels in the franchise. The Street Fighter III series had three iterations with New Generation...[Read More]
Just Cause 2 Review: Rico Likes This Sh*t
Just Cause 2 is like James Bond meets Grand Theft Auto meets Rambo. It is a sandbox third person shooter action game by Swedish developer Avalanche Studios and Eidos Interactive and published by Square Enix. In Just Cause 2 you play as Agent Rico Rodriguez and your goal is to find your ex boss Tom Sheldon, and to overthrow Pandak “Baby” Panay the evil dictator of the fictional tropical...[Read More]
After Burner Climax Review: Target! Fire! Fire! Fire!
After Burner Climax is originally a 2006 arcade, combat flight video game developed by Sega-AM2 and published by SEGA. The game is the sequel to the popular arcade and console After Burner games and is the fourth title in the series. The game was first released in arcades in 2006 and just released on Xbox Live on April 21, 2010 and PlayStation Network on April 22, 2010 for $10. Make no mistake thi...[Read More]
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Review: The Superior Underdog
Battlefield Bad Company 2 is a first person shooter by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. The game is more tactical and thus slower paced than the Modern Warfare series. Battlefield Bad Company 2 has both single player and multiplayer modes though known most for its superb and robust multiplayer. The online multiplayer mode pits players in huge sandbox maps. The game uses DICE’s Frostbit...[Read More]
God of War III Review: The Story Is Meh, But It’s Still Awesome
Don’t get me wrong. The God of War III game itself is highly entertaining. The visuals are some of the best you will see in a high definition video game to date. The game has great graphics. Other than slight frame rate slowdowns the game is outstanding from a tech standpoint. There are spectacular lighting effects and detailed visuals. At times though Kratos does move a bit jerky. A good ex...[Read More]
Dante’s Inferno Review
If ever there was a game that has been unfairly judged it is Dante’s Inferno, developed by Visceral and published by EA. Players assume the role of Dante, who descends into Hell after returning home to find his beloved Beatrice murdered, with Lucifer seducing her soul into the underworld. Dante sets out on a rescue mission to save Beatrice, but he soon realizes he is also in Hell to face his own d...[Read More]
Bioshock 2 Review
It’s no secret that I was a huge fan of the original Bioshock. The story and mystery surrounding the underwater dystopia of Rapture was one of the most intriguing and compelling to ever grace a videogame. I was understandably very excited when I heard they announced a sequel but not too happy that development of the game would be split between a bunch of different studios. However when screen shot...[Read More]
REVIEW: UNCHARTED 2 PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack
Naughty Dog has just released the PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack for Uncharted 2. A fan of all things Uncharted 2 I dove right in and purchased the skin set. After playing a large set of multiplayer matches with all the skins I must say I am pretty torn as to whether the $4.99 skin pack is worth it. First off I must say that I am huge fan of Naughty Dog. Not only did they produce my favorite game of...[Read More]
Bayonetta Review
After playing through Bayonetta I must say that the game is enjoyable and lives up to the hype and not just because the main character is scantily dressed. Actually for me its refreshing to play a game that makes no excuses for being a game. Bayonetta reminds you at every turn that your playing a video game. The “Angel Attack” mini game, the practice session during the loading screens,...[Read More]
REVIEW: Logitech Driving Force GT Wheel
So here’s the back story. Back in the days I was a HUGE Outrun fan. Other than Street Fighter II and most likely before Street Fighter II I would pump as many quarters as I could scrounge up, or beg to get into Outrun machines. The shaking steering wheel on the stand up or seated cabinet was among my favorites. Later on around 1995-1996 I was addicted to Ridge Racer and then Ridge Racer Revo...[Read More]
Ninja Assassin Movie Review
For those 80’s babies, or rather those that were fortunate enough to have a chance to see those classic Ninja movies such as Enter the Ninja your in luck. Ninja Assassin is a throwback to those movies. Bear in mind that in retrospect those 1980’s Ninja movies are almost laughable by today’s standards in terms of fighting choreography and special effects. In any case Ninjas are ba...[Read More]