Author: Tom Pandich

  • Gaming Zen (9/19/05)

    Hey everyone. Now that Lee is back I’ve moved to Mondays. The Tokyo Game Show was this weekend, and we now know the gist of what the Revolution controller looks like. Pretty much everyone will say what they think of it this week. I’m pretty much on the fence about it until I get a…

  • Gaming Zen (9/8/05)

    Wow, another week, another new column. How spiffy is that? Very spiffy dear readers, very spiffy. I’m Tom Pandich, but you can call me Al. Life is hectic as usual. As one of the younger members on staff, I still have to deal with the whole college thing. ÃÆ’‚Ԛ¡No me gusta Espanol! So let’s do…

  • Review: Nintendogs: Chihuahua and Friends (DS)

    Nintendogs: Chihuahua and Friends Genre: Pet Simulator Platform: Nintendo DS Rating: E (Everyone) Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Release Date: 8/23/2005 Ah, remember the days of your first dog? I do. Sure, I was wheezing the entire time because of my horrible allergies, but I loved my Dalmatian Moo. I had to get rid of him…

  • THE TRIBUNAL: Madden 06

    THIS SESSION HAS NOW BEEN CONVENED Order! Order in the Tribunal Court! *janitor coughs* Ok, so it’s been a while since we’ve had a Tribunal, but the court is now back in session. We’re here today in Tribunal Hall to judge the biggest sports game of the year Madden 06 which is available for the…

  • Gaming Zen (8/31/05)

    Howdy all. Welcome to the end of August. I’m Tom Pandich, and this is where I usually say something along the lines of “we have a lot to cover this week” or some variation of this. Truth is that there isn’t too much to cover this week, and I’ve got a shitload of other things…

  • Gaming Zen (8/24/05)

    Greetings all. I’m Tom Pandich and you haven’t seen this column in, oh let’s call it six weeks. I’ve been in a million and one moods and figured that it’ll be a good time to start writing columns again considering that the semester has started and my Mondays and Wednesdays are brutal. They start at…

  • Gaming Zen

    Welcome all to the triumph return of Gaming Zen. I’m Tom Pandich, and I’ve had a hell of a month with all sorts of things like road trips, surgeries, and family outings that delayed my column for this long. So let’s get things started. I’m working a 80 hour week and mortgaging my house to…

  • Gaming Zen- 6/8/05

    Welcome one and all to the first ever, hopefully weekly, Gaming Zen report. I’m Tom Pandich, the slightly bitter yet lovable newsboard reporter, occasional reviewer, and general IP whore. This column will look at all of the aspects of games, pop culture, and dare I say, life!?! So let’s begin. Microsoft likes it in the…

  • E3 2005 Roundtable: XBox 360 MTV Special

    Greetings all and welcome to the Inside Pulse Games Roundtable reaction to MTV’s X-Box 360 unveiling. We collected our thoughts on the special, the X-Box 360, and some of the games. Who’s on the Roundtable this time? Well we’ve got: Alex Williams: IP Games Co-Editor in Chief and god of all things with rhythm. Tom…

  • Review: Sega Classics Collection (PS2)

    Title: Sega Classics Collection (PS2) Publisher: Sega Developer Sega Release Date: 3/24/05 Sega has been, in a word, masterful about how they’ve handled compilations over the years. As one of the first companies to put out a compilation, the good old 6 Pack way back on the Genesis, they were ahead of the trend. Now…

  • Review: FIFA Street (PS2, XB, GC)

    FIFA Street Platform: PS2, X-Box, GC Developer: EA Big Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre: Sports I consider myself a bit of a connoisseur of sports that nobody cares about. I set my sleeping schedule every two years for the Olympic sports that no one regularly cares about. Professional table tennis is unbelievably cool. I live for…

  • Review: Tekken 5 (PS2)

    Tekken 5 Developer: Namco Publisher Namco Genre: Fighting Release Date: 2/24/05 Ah Tekken. Has it really been ten years since you’ve first popped up in arcades? Time just seems to fly. Now that you’re a teen, we’re going to have to have a talk. First off, you’re going to start noticing girls. Also, you may…

  • Review: Top Gear RPM Tuning (XB)

    Top Gear RPM Tuning System: X-Box Publisher: Kemco Developer: Kemco Genre: Racing Release Date: 2/15/05 Well, it’s a budget title. It’s a racing game. That’s all I’ve got. Wait… this isn’t just a racing game. This is a street racing game! Awesome, freaking awesome. This is high octane, pulse-pounding racing. Top Gear RPM is the…

  • Review: Dragonball Z Budokai 3 (PS2)

    Dragonball Z: Budokai 3 Genre: Fighting Platform: PS2 Rating Teen Publisher: Atari Developer: Dimps Dimps’ Budokai series has been a high note in the history of anime games. Before they stepped in, the Dragonball Z series had been host to some of the worst fighting games ever. Dimps changed this with their first attempt at…