Line Rider 2: Unbound
Developer: InXile Entertainment
Publisher: Genius Products Inc.
Genre: Line Drawing Extravaganza
Release Date: 10/07/08

The Bourne Conspiracy
Genre: Action Spy
Developer: High Moon Studios
Publisher: Sierra
Release Date: June 3, 2008

When people think of creative or unique video games, the original Xbox system isn’t the first system to jump into anyone’s mind. The PS2 spawned a million games, including some games that were considered to be pretty odd by western gamer standards. Games like Katamari Damacy immediately come to mind, since that was [...]

Game: Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4
System: Microsoft XBox
Genre: Music/Rhythm
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Released: 11/15/06
Sometimes I really wonder what goes on in the collective minds of a single corporation. What REALLY goes into the decision-making process when push comes to shove? Some ideas are brilliant in their common sense. Some are completely devoid of logic. And others seem [...]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Raven Software
Genre: Action RPG
Release Date: 10/25/2006
Marvel Ultimate Alliance is the third action RPG from Raven, with the first two being the ultra popular X-Men Legends games. This time however, Marvel has opened up their entire universe to them; allowing Raven to make a game that pits an army of Marvel’s heroes [...]

The Top Thirty-two Worst Horror Games, Ever, Part Five

Hola folks. Mark B here, bringin’ the sexy back with Part five of the Top Thirty-two Worst Horror Games, Ever.

And I’m Matt, and… wait, you’re what?

Bringin’ the sexy back.

…

Because, you know… all those other IP columnists, they don’t know how to act.

Why do you hate me [...]

Xyanide
Developer: Playlogic
Publisher: Playlogic
Genre: 3-D Multi-Scrolling Rail Shooter
Release Date: 08/17/2006
To tell you the truth, I have no idea how I happened on this game. I must have been looking at a coming releases list or heard someone else talk about it, but somehow I saw it, assumed it was going to be some gritty dark [...]

King of Fighters: NeoWave
Developer: SNK
Publisher: SNK
Genre: 2D Fighter
Systems Released on: Microsoft Xbox, Arcade Coin-Op, Sammy Atomiswave
Release Date: 4/18/2006
In a day and age where a console lasts about 5 years (and things like the PSP or N-Gage last even less), it’s amazing to think that the Neo*Geo had games coming out for it for a little [...]

Sonic Riders
Genre: Racing
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: Sega
Release Date: 2/21/06
Hey, look, it’s a Sonic the Hedgehog racing game! That’s new!
Okay, so this is Sonic’s third foray into the world of racing games. The first two (Sonic R for the Saturn and Sonic Drift for the Game Gear) were, shall we say, less than stellar, so I’m curious [...]

Samurai Shodown V
Developer: SNK
Publisher: SNK
Genre: 2D Fighter
Release Date: 12/21/2005
You know there was a time that feels so long ago. A time clouded with the haze and mists of age. It was a time when neither Mortal Kombat nor Street Fighter 2 reigned supreme as the most popular fighting game on the block. And no, [...]

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 of a tower, collecting treasure [...]

Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
System: Xbox (Also on 360, PS2, Gamecube, PC, DS, PSP, GBA, Mobile Phones Apparently. I’m sure they stuck it on the Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 too)
Players: 1

Sometimes you feel like a nut. And sometimes you feel like a gorilla. A great [...]

Review: Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Developer: Ubisoft
Distributor: Ubisoft
Genre: Platformer/Action
Release Date: 12/1/05
Prince of Persia is one of the longest running game series around. It started on the PC and has since seen an iteration on almost every major gaming console around. And if you haven’t heard of it, then you’ve probably been [...]

Game: Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3
System: Microsoft XBox
Genre: Music/Rhythm
Developer: Konami Digital Entertainment America
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment America
Released: 11/16/05
Around this time last year, I was playing the ever-loving crap out of DDR Ultramix 2 for the XBox. At the time, I thought it was one of the finest games in the series I\’ve ever played, and [...]

Review: Half-Life 2 (XB)
Developer: Valve Software
Distributor: Electronic Arts
Genre: FPS
Release Date: 11/15/05
In 1998 Half-Life burst onto the gaming scene and completely shook up the FPS genre with its in-depth storyline, smarter enemies, and almost cinematic feel. It became the gold standard by which all other FPS’s have been judged, and has spawned numerous expansions, [...]

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 the third dimension. The [...]

Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare (XB)
Developer: Konami
Distributor: Konami
Genre: Action
Release Date: 11/01/05
If you are like me, you remember the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as being a group of pizza eating, wise cracking, “cowabunga, dude!” saying, campy super heroes that graced our televisions back in the late 80s. They became so popular [...]

Game: Tony Hawk\’s American Wasteland
System: Microsoft XBox
Genre: Extreme Sports / Skateboarding
Developer: Neversoft
Publisher: Activision
Released: 10/18/05
A few years ago, there was a time when I would relish the release of a brand new Tony Hawk game. I fell in love back with Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 for the PS1, and played the hell out each incarnation [...]

Taito Legends
Developer: Taito
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Retro Compilation
Release Date: 10/26/05
Slowly but surely companies are realizing that compilations of old school games are an easy way to make money. They sell well due to the ability to offer a lot of classic games for a low cost. Younger gamers get to a chance to see a lot of [...]

The Bible Game
Genre: Party game
Developer: Mass Media Inc/Crave Entertainment
Publisher: Crave Entertainment
Release Date: 10/25/05
I’d like to start this review off with a little bit of personal observation. Feel free to skip to the “Game Modes” section if you like.
I’ve been playing video games for, roughly, about twenty years. In that time, I’ve played a whole lot [...]