I have a strong appreciation for Monster Hunter as a series for a number of different reasons. The game world and design elements are outstanding, the gameplay, though frustrating at first, is great once you learn it, and frankly, it’s a whole lot of fun slaying giant monsters with my friends. As such, when Capcom [...]

This is basically revenge for being brainwashed into liking Pokemon back in October of 2006.

Lunar: Silver Star Harmony Limited Edition
Genre: RPG
Developer: Game Arts
Publisher: Xseed Games
Release Date: 03/02/10
Lunar, or more specifically Lunar: The Silver Star, in all of its different incarnations, can quite rightly be considered a “classic” by RPG standards. Anyone who considers themselves a fan of Japanese RPG’s has some version of the game somewhere on their list [...]

Resident Evil 5: Desperate Escape
Genre: Action/Survival Horror
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Release Date: 03/03/10
As we mentioned last month, I’m a huge fan of Resident Evil 5, and I’ve been eagerly anticipating the release of the two expansion packs announced by Capcom for the game. Though both of these expansion packs, as well as two costume packs for Chris [...]

Risen
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Piranha Bytes
Publisher: Deep Silver
Release Date: 02/22/10
Risen has a lot working against it as an Xbox 360 game. For one thing, it started its life as a PC game, and while some genres convert from PC to console easily (FPS titles for instance), action RPG’s can be rather complex to convert, if for [...]

White Knight Chronicles
Genre: RPG
Developer: Level 5
Publisher: SCEA
Release Date: 02/02/10
Level 5 has managed to develop a solid reputation as a developer, thanks to some solid and quirky releases over the years. RPG fans will immediately recognize them as the developers of games like Dark Cloud, Dragon Quest VIII and Rogue Galaxy, strategy fans will know them [...]

Data East Arcade Classics
Genre: Compilation
Developer: G-Mode, G1M1
Publisher: Majesco
Release Date: 02/19/2010
Back in the eighties, arcade games were a whole lot more prolific than they are now, and often a lot more creative to boot. Granted, the games all fit into the genres of the time, be they sports, shooters, beat-em-ups and so on, but the concepts [...]

Ceiling Cthulhu is watching you go insane.

Resident Evil 5: Lost in Nightmares
Genre: Action/Survival Horror
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Release Date: 02/17/10
To say that I’m a fan of Resident Evil 5 would be an understatement. When the game came out, I played it like crazy. I blew through The Mercenaries until I had unlocked every level and character, then ran through the missions over and [...]

Bioshock 2
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Developer: 2K Marin
Publisher: 2K Games
Release Date: 02/09/10

With so many major players in the horror game market, between Capcom’s top-tier Resident Evil series, Konami’s respectable-but-dwindling Silent Hill franchise, and EA’s up-and-coming Dead Space series, among others, it can be hard for new developers to get their foot in the door with genre fans. Siren: Blood Curse and Condemned 2: Bloodshot were solid [...]

Wherein I get arrested for underage drinking and Bob Saget teaches me a life lesson. Or not.

Muscle March
Genre: Mini-Game
Developer: Namco Bandai
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Release Date: 01/18/2010
As the gaming industry expands and more games are released, we’re beginning to see more and more bizarre games filter their way into the regular expected release lists. Third person shooters and RPG’s with pretty male leads only attract so much attention anymore. So if you can’t [...]

Let’s get this out of the way up front: I had mixed emotions about Risen before I went out to preview the game last week. The game, at first glance, looked to be another third person action RPG on a console flush with them. Reviews of the European Xbox 360 release had been unkind to [...]

A new year, a new shirt, what are the odds?

Mass Effect 2
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: 01/26/10
The original Mass Effect was something of an experimental game for Bioware. At that point, the company had primarily been known for more traditional RPG products, like Neverwinter Nights and Knights of the Old Republic. Their first major foray into action RPG gaming, Jade Empire, was [...]

If I may have a moment of your time, I’d like to start this week off with what can politely be described as an inflammatory comment: any gaming website that derided Oneechanbara and Rumble Roses XX as masturbatory pap that devalued women that, in the past week, gave Bayonetta top honors is staffed to the [...]

Bayonetta
Genre: Action
Developer: Platinum Games
Publisher: Sega
Release Date: 01/05/2010

Casebook Episode 3: Snake In the Grass
Genre: Adventure/Mystery
Developer: Aero Cinematic Games
Publisher: Big Fish
Release Date: 11/01/09
Minimum System Requirements: OS: Windows XP SP2/Vista, Processor: 1.5Ghz or better, Memory: 1GB or more, DirectX9.0c or better.
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A new year, a new shirt, what are the odds?