Going into TNA Impact I had high hopes this title would revitalize what has otherwise become a stagnant genre the past few years. The past few WWE titles have suffered from the Madden syndrome in that you could only really consider each year’s version an incremental increase. All the signs leading up to Impact’s release…
Madden 09 is one of those annual franchises where no one really knows if it will be good or not. Since EA Sports acquired the exclusive NFL license a few years back one could argue that the Madden team has been complacent in the absence of 2K Sports. Well, this year the Madden franchise turns…
Most gamers who grew up with the Nintendo Entertainment System are familiar with the classic title Bionic Commando. After approximately twenty years Capcom has decided to update this title and put it on Microsoft’s burgeoning Live Arcade service. As soon as you start playing this game you will immediately feel at home as Capcom has…
A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft unveiled their “Summer of Arcade” lineup for the month of August with some high profile titles that people have been waiting to play. One of the titles in that list, Braid, was released last week. Braid is one of those titles where you don’t really know what to expect…
When the Xbox 360 launched back in 2005, Geometry Wars was the breakout hit of Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade. Priced at just 400 Microsoft points there were a lot of people who got addicted to it in addition to the title launching the twin stick shooter genre into the spotlight. Well, almost three years later,…
1942: Joint Strike is a pretty faithful recreation of the arcade classic, although it is not a port. You can either choose to go through the campaign by yourself or hook up with a friend to try and fly through the campaign. The game runs seamlessly with no frame rate issues at all for both…
Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rain Slick Precipice Of Darkness is the first of four titles that are inspired by the Penny Arcade comics and developed by Hothead Games. When you first start out you will create and customize your own character and once that is done you will join Gabe and Tycho as you…
With 2008 off to a roaring start in terms of game releases, THQ has now released Frontlines: Fuel of War. Frontlines is a first person shooter set in the not too distant future with a relevant storyline about oil shortages and the lengths some will go to secure that oil. You are a “stray dog”…
Arkadian Warriors is one of those titles that harkens back to the old hack and slash role play games, such as Diablo. This is a basic dungeon crawler where you will talk to a person in town and he will tell you about the current plight that the town is facing and will ask for…
This year’s edition of Smackdown! vs Raw is a mixed bag. In some instances THQ improved on some of the shortcomings from last year’s titles. In other areas THQ not only didn’t improve but they made some things worse than last year’s version. While THQ would love for this title to have mass market appeal…
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