Category: Features

Today we’re looking at two systems that are now in the console graveyard: the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo Game Cube. At one time both systems won Console of the Year from us. Now, they’ve been surpassed by the new line from Nintendo: The DS and the Wii. Let’s look back at these recently…

Happy Halloween everyone! Hopefully you all have some sort of party or event to go to tonight. I’ll be out and about as Doctor Orpheus from The Venture Bros. in the DC Metro Area. If you see me give a shout out to your favorite cartoon necromancer. Today we’ll be looking at two appropriate awards.…

In 2003, we only had a single award for RPG. It was aptly titled, “RPG of the Year.” In 2004, we broke it out into 3 awards: Turn-based, Action, and Tactical. This was done mainly because the majority of the games we reviewed were RPG’s and it was also the genre readers indicated they cared…

Man, it’s hard to believe we’re coming up on four years of the Nintendo DS. The GBA lasted 6 years (2000-2006), so the DS is going pretty strong compared to most hand helds (save the original Game Boy itself). We’ll also be taking a look at the Best Online Game, which is an award we…

18. Best Remake-Re-Release Award Winner in 2004: Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Game Freak Release Date: 09/07/2004 Genre: Turn Based RPG System Released For: Nintendo Game Boy Advance Award Winner in 2005: Taito Legends Publisher: Sega Developer: Empire Oxord Release Date: 10/25/2005 Genre: Compilation SystemsReleased For: Microsoft Xbox/Sony Playstation 2 Award Winner in…

Our own Mark B. has the reputation for playing the worst games possible, but as we look at today’s awards, we see it is poor Mr. Lucard who really seems to play the worst games each year for your amusement. Today we look at each year’s winner of the Most Overhyped Award, as well as…

Today we’ll be looking at two awards we started back in 2004: Most Unique Game, and Best All Ages Game. Most Unique definitely offers some of the weirder award winners out there, which is of course what the award is for, while Best All Ages gives props to a game that will appeal to a…

Today we’re start going back to 2004 as we look at awards that have had three winners or more. The two sets of awards we’re looking at today are ones that are more fun when you play them with friends. 12. Best Party Game Award Winner in 2004: Mario Party 6 Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Hudson…

I hope you had a good weekend, because the look back at the past 4 years of Inside Pulse Gaming Awards continues. Today’s it’s the long dead Best Alternative Sports Game award, and the best PSP and 360 awards. 9. Best Alt. Sports Game (DEAD) Winner in 2003: Tony Hawk’s Underground Publisher: Activision Developer: Neversoft…

Today we’ll be looking at three awards we started back in 2006. This will be your first chance to vote on which game you think is the best overall for the award amongst the winners, but as there will only be two choices, it won’t be as interesting as a full 3-4 choices. 6. Best…

The 2007 Gaming Awards will be Inside Pulse’s (and before then 411mania’s) 5th year doing video game awards. I thought it would be fun to look back at 44 different categories we’ve given awards out for over the years and see who won each year. As well, in the forums we’ll be having a poll…

You know, I remember back in 8th grade, my father picked me up a pack of cards called “Magic: The Gathering.” I had no idea what it was. I flipped through the cards and the rule book and it made little to no sense to me. It appeared that it was LIKE a roleplaying game,…

Super Mario Kart first appeared on Super Nintendo in 1992 and since then a variety of sequels have followed, as well as a fair number of copycats. This week’s Pulse 10 takes a look at the top kart racing games of all time — did anyone top Mario and his buddies? 10) Atari Karts (Atari…

Check out the best of the past week at Inside Pulse Games: Super Paper Mario review by Guy Desmarais Virtual Insanities – Smash Bros, Wrestling, Halo And Doubledipping by Guy Desmarais Crackdown Review by Jacob York Vs! – Volume 4 – Glazer vs. GRUT! Be sure to check out this week’s poll on which next…

I recently had a chance to speak with Codemasters about their upcomming off-road racing game, DIRT: Colin McRae Off-Road. Expect to see DIRT: Colin McRae Off-Road for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 in the second quarter of 2007. Inside Pulse: First off, what’s new in Dirt? Codemasters: As the name suggests DIRT: Colin McRae…

Wowzers. Upon reading that response to the final question, you could imagine the skepticism running through my mind. “…the single greatest contribution to the good of mankind since HR GEIGER played Starcraft.” That’s a hell of a mountain to surmount. In a world where people contend with broken promises left and right, you might be…