Author: Ashe Collins

  • Review: Arcania: Gothic 4 (PC)

    Arcania, brave new reboot for the Gothic series, or simplistic dud?

  • Review: Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 (Sony PS3)

    Raging Blast gets a sequel, but is it worth plunking down the cash or should you stick to the first?

  • Diehard GameFAN Hall of Fame Nomination: Galaga

    This weeks Hall of Fame nominee features a single ship against an alien bug hoard and a classic shooter. Did it make the cut?

  • Review: DJ Max Portable 3 (Sony PSP)

    DJ Max Portable 3 hits the PSP. Another great entry in the series?

  • Review: Quantum Theory (Sony PS3)

    Quantum Theory postulates that you won’t notice that it’s not very original nor much fun.

  • Review: House M.D. (PC)

    A tie-in game to the television show of the same name, House M.D. tries to mirror the medical mystery formula from the show, but is it enough to really get fans of the show into the game, or will it need to be resuscitated?

  • Review: Landit Bandit (Sony PS3)

    What’s a “Thopter”? Find out in Ashe Collins’s review of this affordably priced PlayStation Network helicopter simulator!

  • Review: TransFormers: War For Cybertron (Sony PS3)

    TransFormers: War For Cybertron Developer: High Moon Studios Publisher: Activision Genre: Action Release Date: 06/22/2010 The first release we’ve gotten from Activision in the TransFormers line that’s not tied into a movie or tv show, War For Cybertron, is it’s own stand alone title meant to tie into pretty much any continuity you want to…

  • Review: Tales of Monkey Island Bundle (Sony PS3)

    Tales of Monkey Island Bundle Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games/LucasArts Genre: Adventure Release Date: 06/15/2010 So last year I had the pleasure of reviewing the Tales of Monkey Island as it was released on PC in monthly installments. This year I snuck in and nabbed it for the PS3 and was pleasantly surprised to…

  • Review: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Sony PSP)

    Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Developer: Kojima Productions Publisher: Konami Genre: Action Release Date: 06/08/2010 The saga of Big Boss, aka Naked Snake, continues in this latest installment of Metal Gear on the PSP. A sequel to Metal Gear Solid 3 and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops, the game picks up 10 years after the…

  • Review: Final Fantasy XIII (Sony PS3)

    Final Fantasy XIII Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix Genre: RPG Release Date: 03/09/2010 The visuals look pretty, as they always do in a major Final Fantasy title. The game cues up promising hints of adventure and excitement, drawing you into what you hope is going to be a magnificent ride across this land you’re…

  • Review: Metal Slug XX (Sony PSP)

    Metal Slug XX Developer: SNK Playmore Publisher: Atlus Genre: Action Release Date: 02/23/2010 SNK has gone and done it again. Much like the revamp of Metal Slug 2, Metal Slug X, Metal Slug XX is a redo or revamp of Metal Slug 7 which came out on the DS a few years ago. Metal Slug…

  • Review: Age of Zombies (Sony PSP/PS3)

    Age of Zombies Developer: Halfbrick Studios Publisher: Halfbrick Studios Genre: Shooter Release Date: 2/25/2010 When we first got a chance to review this one, I kind of shrugged my shoulders and poked around and wasn’t all that impressed with the screens. It falls under the Minis category for PSP and PS3 games, which means it…

  • Review: Star Trek Online (PC)

    Star Trek Online Developer: Cryptic Studios Publisher: Atari Genre: MMORPG Release Date: 02/02/2010 One of those games that seems to have met a successful resurrection from development hell, Star Trek Online has had its up and downs before it was unleashed on the public from the somewhat controversial Open Beta. With a ton of different…

  • Review: Torchlight (PC)

    Torchlight Developer: Runic Games Publisher: Encore Software, Inc. Genre: Action RPG Release Date: 01/05/2010 Diablo, Diablo II, FATE, Mythos, all great action RPGs. What, pray tell, do they have in common, you might ask? Why, they all have a connection to the game I’m reviewing here. The designers and leads on these games got together…

  • Review: Mass Effect 2 (PC)

    Mass Effect 2 Developer: Bioware Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre: RPG Release Date: 01/26/2010 When the first Mass Effect hit the shelves I was ecstatic. I love space opera and rpgs, and I’d been clamoring for a new one that wasn’t on a console since Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.…

  • Review: Greed – Black Border (PC)

    Greed: Black Border Developer: HeadUp Games / Clockstone Publisher: Meridian4 Genre: Action RPG Release Date: 01/13/2010 So this is my second action RPG that I’ve reviewed this year, the first being FATE: The Traitor Soul. At first glance this one appears geared toward a much older audience and on the outset has a bit more…

  • Review: Fate: The Traitor Soul (PC)

    Fate: The Traitor Soul Developer: WildTanget Publisher: Encore Software Inc. Genre: RPG Release Date: 10/13/2009

  • Review: Treasure Island (PC)

    Treasure Island Developer: Radon Labs Publisher: Dreamcatcher Interactive Genre: Adventure Release Date: 12/18/2009 After having the joy of reviewing Tales of Monkey Island, our Adventure Game of the Year, I ended up reviewing a new game from Dreamcatcher based off the book, Treasure Island. Going from something a bit campy and fun to something far…

  • Review: Dragon Age: Origins (PC)

    Dragon Age: Origins Developer: Bioware Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre: Role-Playing Game Release Date: 11/03/09 While I waited with some impatience for the next Mass Effect title to hit the store shelves, Bioware managed to sneak this title out of the gates with some fanfare and blood-letting, but is this RPG just a filler to keep…