Author: Lee Baxley

  • MMOholics Anonymous Level 2

    Welcome back. As you can see, I have gained a level! This time around, there will be much more meat in the column, and some interesting commentary. Expect the average column to look something like this.

  • MMOholics Anonymous Level 1

    Hi, my name is Lee, and I’m an MMOholic. I’ve been hooked on them for about 4 years now. Some of you have probably read me before, but I’ll give a little brief rundown on myself in general. I’ve written for the site in its past incarnations (411 Games, Inside Pulse, and now Diehard Gamefan),…

  • Review: Seven Kingdoms: Conquest (PC)

    Genre: Real-Time Strategy Platform: PC ESRB Rating: Teen Developer: Enlight Software Publisher: Dreamcatcher Release Date: 3/11/08

  • Review: Europa Universalis: Rome (PC)

    Genre: Strategy Platform: PC ESRB Rating: E10+ Developer/Publisher: Paradox Interactive Release Date: 4/15/08 Try It! Buy It!

  • Staff Bio Week 6 – Lee Baxley

    Name: Lee Baxley Nicknames: FLee, FLeedawg, The Bad Guy Location: Tulsa, OK Three Favorite Genres: Role Playing Games Driving Games Massively Multiplayer Online games Favorite Console: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Three Favorite Games: Final Fantasy IV (SNES/PS1) Super Metroid (SNES) Actraiser (SNES) Bio: Lee Baxley has been gaming since the early days of consoles, but…

  • Review: Wild Arms XF (Sony PSP)

    Genre: Strategy RPG Platform: Sony Playstation Portable ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ Developer: Media Vision Publisher: XSEED Release Date: 3/11/08

  • Review: Burnout Paradise (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Genre: Racing Platform: XBOX 360 (also on PS3) ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ Developer: Criterion Publisher: Electronic Arts Release Date: 1/22/08 Welcome to Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty. Well, actually, this Paradise City doesn’t have any girls, and if you are looking at the grass, you’re going too slow.…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.16

    Hey yo. Christmas has passed us by, yet New Years is fast approaching. I never really wax poetic about the changing of the years, because it’s just another day. I will be using it as an excuse to do a little drinking, but I’ve been doing that a lot lately. At least I do it…

  • Review: Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (XB)

    Genre: Action Platform: Xbox (also available for PS2) ESRB Rating: Teen 13+ (Violence) Publisher: Midway Release Date: 12/12/05 Official Website: http://gauntletsevensorrows.com/ Almost anyone who was born prior to 1980 knows of Gauntlet. Released in the arcades in 1985, Gauntlet told a story of 4 heroes (Warrior, Valkyrie, Elf, Wizard) who must travel to the top…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.15

    Hey yo. It’s only three full days until Christmas. I’m getting excited. Are you? I’m not really sure what I’m getting for Christmas, but I suspect it will involve a lot of DVDs…some with Bats, some with Vampire Slaying, some set in a Prison. And hopefully one will even contain a Guitar! We’ll see. I’ve…

  • Review: Kameo: Elements of Power (XB 360)

    Genre: Platformer, Action/Adventure Platform: Xbox 360 ESRB Rating: Teen 13+ (Animated Blood, Violence) Developer: Rare Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Release Date: 11/7/05 Official Website: Kameo.com Rare is a company that most gamers have heard of. They have a long and storied history in gaming. Primarily a second party developer for Nintendo, Rare has produced a…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.14

    Hey yo. Welcome to another edition of the Mid-Week Mid-Boss. There is nothing really new or special this week, just more of the same stuff that you’ve come to expect from my column. It seems to me as if the column has been getting longer, or at least that there is more actual content than…

  • Review: Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)

    Genre: Traditional Role Playing Game Platform: Playstation 2 ESRB Rating: Teen (Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, Simulated Gambling, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes) Developer: Level 5 Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: 11/15/05 Official Website: http://www.dragonquest8.com/ Here in America, it’s pretty safe to say that Final Fantasy is the most popular RPG series, especially amongst the mainstream public.…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.13

    Hey yo. Well, it’s another week. And for the record, I’m tired of people telling me I’m nuts for not selling my Xbox 360 on eBay. I’ll tell you why I didn’t. a) I hate people that buy something and sell it for inflated prices just so they can make a buck. It deprives others…

  • Review: Project Gotham Racing 3 (XB 360)

    Genre: Racing Platform: Xbox 360 ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ (Mild Lyrics) Developer: Bizarre Creations Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Release Date: 11/16/05 Official Website: http://www.projectgothamracing3.com/ Since the early days of gaming, games involving racing cars have been pretty popular. They have changed quite a bit over the years though. Back near the beginning, one of the…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.12

    Hey yo. It’s the last day of November, and we’re in the full swing of holiday shopping season. And here I am and I haven’t gotten a damn thing. Maybe if I get them all online they’ll be here in time. I can always hope can’t I? I just hate dealing with the insanity that…

  • Review: Condemned: Criminal Origins (XB 360)

    Genre: Survival Platform: XBOX 360 ESRB Rating: Mature 17+ (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language) Developer: Monolith Publisher: SEGA Release Date: 11/16/05 Official Website: http://www.sega.com/gamesite/condemned/ When I think of games I’d play to give me a little scare here and there, I certainly wouldn’t be thinking of anything by Monolith. Well, until recently that…

  • Review: Fatal Frame III – The Tormented (PS2)

    Genre: Survival Horror Platform: Playstation 2 ESRB Rating: Mature 17+ (Blood, Violence) Developer: Project Zero Publisher: Tecmo Release Date: 11/08/05 Official Website: Fatal Frame III on TecmoINC.com The survival horror genre has been going strong for several years, with the Resident Evil and Silent Hill series selling very well with every release. But the Fatal…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.11

    Hey yo. Welcome back to the Mid-Week Mid-Boss. In case you couldn’t tell, my excitement level is going pretty crazy right now. I don’t know why, but once I get excited about something, it just kind of builds until it lets off. Like a snowball. And right now I can think of little else other…

  • Review: Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (XB)

    Genre: Action Adventure Platform: Xbox (also available for PS2) ESRB Rating: Mature (Blood, Violence) Publisher: Konami Release Date: 11/01/05 Official Website: http://www.konami.com/gs/officialsites/castlevania/ A little over two years ago, Konami released Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (you can read my review here. At the time, it was Konami’s latest attempt to bring the beloved Castlevania franchise into…