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Author: Ashe Collins

  • Review: Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter Five – Rise of the Pirate God (PC)

    Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 5: Rise of the Pirate God Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games/Lucasarts Genre: Adventure Release Date: 12/08/2009 The final chapter in this, the latest Monkey Island saga. We’ve reviewed the other chapters here, here, here and here. So how does this last chapter compare to the others? Does it keep…

  • Review: Dragon Ball Raging Blast (Sony PS3)

    Dragon Ball Raging Blast Developer: Spike Publisher: Namco Bandai Genre: Fighting Release Date: 11/10/2009 After a slew of Dragon Ball titles under other publishers, Namco Bandai has now thrown their hat in the arena, so to speak, with a new title from developer Spike. With so many other fighting games in this series, how does…

  • Review: Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (Sony PSP)

    Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Developer: High Impact Games Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Genre: Action/Platformer Release Date: 11/03/2009 Jak and Daxter have held a spot in my action and platforming heart since they popped up on the PS2 back in 2001. Their quirky and fun humor, the great platforming, and with the later titles,…

  • Review: Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 – The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (PC)

    Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 – The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games/Lucasarts Genre: Adventure Release Date: 10/30/2009 The latest in the ongoing monthly Tales of Monkey Island series, this latest chapter has quite a bit of plot going on in it, and so far it’s got some…

  • Review: NBA 10 The Inside (Sony PSP)

    NBA 10 The Inside Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment America, San Diego Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. Genre: Sports Release Date: 10/06/2009 I was one of those kids in high school who played basketball and could follow a game, but was picked last because, well, I’m terrible at it. I’m a big guy, can’t run…

  • Review: Elven Legacy: Ranger (PC)

    Elven Legacy: Ranger Developer: 1C:Ino-Co Publisher: Paradox Interactive Genre: Turn Based Strategy Release Date: 10/20/2009 Back in March I got to review a nice little turn-based fantasy strategy game called Elven Legacy. It had a few faults, but overall was pretty solid and well put together, especially for the price tag. Here it is coming…

  • Review: Pacific Liberator (Nintendo Wii)

    Pacific Liberator Developer: Team6 Game Studios Publisher: Zoo Games, Inc. Genre: Action Release Date: 9/15/09 Looking at the cover for Pacific Liberator, I’m reminded of the old helicopter game for the SNES, Desert Strike. Unfortunately, that’s where the similarities end. Desert Strike was a half-way decent action game where you dealt death from above in…

  • Review: Dungeons and Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (PC)

    Dungeons and Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited Developer: Turbine Publisher: Atari Genre: MMORPG Release Date: 09/09/09 So DDO, as it’s become called by its players and the MMO community, has opened things up and changed its pay model. It’s also overhauled a few things including raising the level cap to Level 20, something more reasonable for…

  • Review: Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan (PC)

    Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3: Lair Of The Leviathan Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games/Lucasarts Genre: Adventure Release Date: 9/29/09 The third chapter in Telltale Games adventure series continues the tale of Guybrush Threepwood as he attempts to rid the world of the Pox he unleashed by finding La Esponja Grande (the big sponge)…

  • Review: My Friends (Nintendo DS)

    My Friends Developer: Oxygen Interactive Publisher: Oxygen Interactive Genre: Simulator Release Date: 08/21/09 A game where you create your own friends and then have to play with them and give them gifts to keep them happy? Sounds like a weird stripped out version of The Sims, only you don’t grow up and it’s aimed at…

  • Review: Wolfenstein (Sony PS3)

    Wolfenstein Developer: Raven Software/id Software Publisher: Activision Genre: First-Person Shooter Release Date: 08/18/09 You probably heard we ain’t in the prisoner-takin’ business: we in the killin’ Nazi business, and cousin, Business is a-boomin’. With that out of the wa,y we can delve into Wolfenstein here and see if it’s worth plunking down that hard earned…

  • Review: Crazy Chicken Jump’n Run Atlantis Quest (Nintendo DS)

    Crazy Chicken Jump’n Run Atlantis Quest Developer: MumboJumbo Publisher: MumboJumbo Genre: Platformer Release Date: 06/11/2009 So, why did the chicken decide to look for the sunken island of Atlantis? To find Poseidon’s Trident? To discover why his ancestor’s invaded and sunk the island (I wish I was kidding)? To find a more advanced and steampunkish…

  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Character and Map Pack Plus (Sony PS3)

    This just hit the PSN on the 28th due to a delay in updating the store, so just what are you getting for $9.99 to go with your Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen experience? To start off with they’ve added eight new characters on the multiplayer end of things, along with three new re-skins as…

  • Review: Brave: A Warrior’s Tale (Nintendo Wii)

    Brave: A Warrior’s Tale Developer: Collision Studios Publisher: SouthPeak Games Genre: Action Platformer Release Date: 08/10/09 Pulling from the mythologies of the Native Americans, Brave: A Warrior’s Tale tells the story of Brave through a series of flashbacks and then through Courage, the young warrior set to take up Brave’s position as village hero. While…

  • Review: Madden NFL 10 (Sony PS3)

    Madden NFL 10 Developer: EA Tiburon Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc. Genre: Sports Release Date: 08/14/09 The latest game in the long-running NFL simulation series and the 4th game to hit the PS3 console, this latest addition to the long-running Madden franchise is looking to make the overall NFL playing experience even more authentic, while providing…

  • Interview: Dan Wallace Senior Producer of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

    A while back, we had an opportunity to ask the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 team some questions and Dan Wallace, the game’s Senior Producer, was kind enough to answer them for us. Diehard GameFAN: Why focus on the Civil War events in the game instead of many of the other big crossover events Marvel has…

  • Review: Trine (PC)

    Trine Developer: Frozenbyte Publisher: Nobilis Genre: Action Platformer Release Date: 07/10/09

  • Review: Strikers 1945 Plus Portable (Sony PSP)

    Strikers 1945 Plus Portable Developer: Arc System Works Publisher: PM Studios Genre: Traditional Shooter Release Date: 06/30/09 Ahhh, the top down shooter. I have no idea how many thousands of my parent’s dollars I wasted on game like these back in the day. Galaga, 1942, Strikers 1945: Oh, how I loved you. Oh how, I…

  • Review: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (PC)

    Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Developer: Techland Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: First Person Shooter Release Date: 06/30/09 Ahh, First Person Shooters. The game genre that dominated my earliest PC playing games, from Doom through Quake II, few other genres captured my attention. My tastes have changed dramatically over the years, needing more story to keep…

  • Review: Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal (PC)

    Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games / LucasArts Genre: Adventure Release Date: 07/07/09 The latest in the Monkey Island series, Tales of Monkey Island marks the return of some of its former creators to the game, but does it contain the magic and fun…