EA Sports first entry into the world of virtual mixed martial arts has arrived and arrived with a bang. Before playing this game there were a lot of questions with how this title would stack up against THQ’s UFC titles. EA Sports has a particularly tough challenge ahead of them because THQ has locked up…
Rock Band 3 has arrived and with some new changes to the Rock Band formula. Of course, how much of these changes you experience will depend on the type of financial investment you want to make and how long you want to play. It should be stated immediately that we were not able to get…
Shaun White Skateboarding is Ubisoft’s entry into the skateboarding genre that was once dominated by Activision, however, in recent years, EA has come along and claimed the crown with the Skate franchise. In Shaun White Skateboarding you have to deal with the Ministry who is all about conformity. The world is a really dull blue…
It is that time of year once again. Time to lace up the boots and step into the virtual ring with THQ’s WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011. Smackdown vs Raw 2011 features a host of new features as well as improvements to modes that have been in previous titles. There are also a whole bunch…
DJ Hero is back with their sophomore effort and this year’s version is bigger and better. It seems that the development team took both the compliments and criticisms from last year’s version and really set out to improve on the DJ Hero formula. The turntable itself is a little better with a little more resistance…
Comic Jumper recently hit Xbox Live Arcade and is the latest title from Twisted Pixel. For those unaware, Twisted Pixel is also the studio behind The Maw and Splosion Man and their humor from those two titles has carried over into Comic Jumper. Going through this title I found myself chuckling at some of the…
The second piece of downloadable content for Alan Wake has arrived and Remedy has done another great job. Having to go back and review these pieces of downloadable content only reinforces the feeling I had earlier in the year that Alan Wake is going to be one of my candidates for Game of the Year.…
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock recently hit store shelves from Activision. This year’s version of the annual Guitar Hero franchise features an all new quest mode, social networking features, the biggest track list on a Guitar Hero game to date and much more. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is a solid title that is built…
Going into Front Mission Evolved I wasn’t sure what to expect. I normally am not the biggest fan of mech games, however, Square Enix and Double Helix Games have done a great job with this title. Long time fans of the series, or of this genre in general, might not like some of the changes…
Hydrophobia recently hit Xbox Live Arcade as the first title in the “Game Feast” promotion that Microsoft is currently running. As soon as you launch the game you will immediately see that Hydrophobia is definitely one of the best looking XBLA titles that has ever been released. Dark Energy Digital did an amazing job in…
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