Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: Crystal Dynamics
Systems it’s available on: Xbox 360
ESRB rating: T for Teen
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
Lara Croft’s an icon. She’s arguably gaming’s most recognizable heroine, having graced countless magazine covers and been adapted to the silver screen …
Madden NFL 11
EA Sports
Developer: Tiburon
PS3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: E for Everyone
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
EA Sports’ Madden franchise has locked down an exclusive agreement with the National Football League to be the only console-based video game to feature real teams and players. As such, the series has virtually no …
I don’t like to shave. I work from home, which doesn’t help matters much, and find shaving to be too time consuming to make it worth the daily ritual that so many men undertake. So you’d think I have no interest in electric razors, when the fact of the matter is that I’m constantly on the lookout for new shaving technologies that can …
The countless comparisons between feature-rich Android handsets and Apple’s iPhone won’t likely taper off any time in the near future. But believe it or not, aside from being slabs of electronics that make phone calls, access the internet, and feature app stores, there’s really not a whole lot that a phone like the Droid X and the …
RISK Factions is available from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for $10. It’s pretty much a must-download for RISK fans, and other strategy board game fans might find it to be a worthwhile purchase as well.
You can play using standard RISK rules or you can infuse certain objective-based elements into the game. For instance, each player can …
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
Electronic Arts
Developer: Tiburon
Xbox 360, PS3, Wii
ESRB rating: E for Everyone
System reviewed on: Wii
There are few things in life that I’m as committed to as buying the Wii version of Tiger Woods every year. Since I took my first virtual swing with Wii Sports back in late 2006, I remember thinking …
Backbreaker
505 Games
Developer: NaturalMotion
PS3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: E for Everyone
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
Console-based football games are in a tough position. EA Sports has the NFL license all locked up until 2012 so for any would-be competitor to attempt to compete with the Madden series, it needs to be radically …
Quick Overview:
Please note that in the above video I state that the VAIO P will start at $800 and be available June 8th, but Sony’s site has recently listed the price for this model at $899.99 and a shipping date of “on or about 6/25/2010” which is a change since I made the video back in late May.
Since the introduction of …
Last week Red Letter Media’s Mike Stoklasa (as the crotchety, maniacal Harry Plinkett) assaulted yet another Star Wars film in his latest review. The victim was eight-year-old Attack of the Clones, and I’m sorry to say, it didn’t survive the attack. The film’s dignity was ripped out and left bleeding, and I’m sure even the “infallible” …
Like clockwork, the iPad reviews are starting to pour in and the general consensus is positive. Before we get to them, I’ve listed a few notable tidbits from each review.
• Looks as though Apple plans to have at least 1,000 iPad apps at launch
• 60,000 iBooks at launch
• Marvel Comics app “closely replicates printed comics.”
• Some …
Story:
This series takes place between the events of the first and second Mass Effect games. Liara T’Soni has taken transport to the Omega Station in Terminus sector of deep space. She is looking for Commander Sheppard, a dear friend, and the hero of the first game. As she investigates the station for clues on his whereabouts (dead or …
I’ve never been able to play a Tony Hawk game. Not well, anyway.
When the popular skateboarding franchise based on the legendary skater started in 1999 withTony Hawk’s Pro Skater, the title was universally praised. Pushing the right buttons at the right time would allow players to pull off chains of sick tricks never before seen in a …
