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Ikari III: The Rescue Developer: G1M2 Publisher: SNK Playmore Genre: Action Release Date: 04/23/2012 First, let it be known that the internet is a truly wondrous invention. Without it, we wouldn't have many of the modern conveniences we take for granted today. Whereas one would have to ta »»
Samurai Shodown Anthology (PS2) Developer: SNK (Parts 1 through 4), Yuki Enterprise (5) and SNK Playmore (6). Opening sequence and navigation shell by SNK Playmore. Publisher: SNK Playmore Genre: 2D Fighting Release Date: 3/24/2009 When I first turned on Samurai Shodown Anthology (henceforth »»
Puzzler Collection Genre: Puzzle Developer: Route 1 Games Publisher: Zoo Interactive Release Date: 08/05/2008 First off, I have to beg a collective pardon from the review-reading audience that just might have happened to stumble upon this review. Chances are you've come looking to see if an i »»
Name: Fred Badlissi Nicknames: ...they exist. Inquire within. Location: Austin, TX Three Favorite Genres: At the moment... 2D Fighters Light Gun games. Anything with RPG elements outside of traditional RPGs Three Favorite Games Samurai Shodown 2 (Neo Geo) Dr. Mario (NES) Legacy of Kain »»
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 »»
Fight Night Round 2 Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: EA Chicago Genre: Sports/Fighting Release Date: 03-01-2005 Once upon a time, there was a barbaric sport that was enjoyed the small and rich elite of society. Entrepreneurs, who operated as either single persons or collaboratively in s »»
Dateline: Some random place on the West coast that I call home. (Hint: it's namesake is that of the high school that calls Charlie Sheen alumni!) In the midst of organized chaos that endlessly placates itself across the urban sprawling condo wasteland, there sat three gamers. In the daytime, thei »»
"Da, da, da, da-daaaa da-da, do-Do DO-DO(?) Do-DO!" Hell- I was thinking of making that the teaser of the column, but after careful and lengthily thought (read: 2-3 seconds), I realized that the propensity for a visual transcription would have been futile. You know, futile! Like trying to take Ro »»
Damnit Eidos, it could have been perfect. So perfect, in fact, that I wouldn't have to spend an entire column on the mixed blessing that has been Legacy of Kain: Defiance. "Mixed, you say? But why, LOK devotee?" Well you see, respective heads of Eidos and Crystal Dynamics, over my precious win »»
Endorphins! still! in! effect! ugh! But not in nearly enough force to keep the Conscience down! Let me tell ya- when you take two sloth-breeding elements like "Thanksgiving" and a "6 Day Weekend" in a compound dose, all elements of work become non-existent. In the face of such lethargy, finals ar »»
Cubixx HD (PSN) Developer: Laughing Jackal Publisher: Laughing Jackal Genre: Puzzle Release Date: 09/20/2011 It's an odd way to begin a review with ephemeral speculation, but I'd like to start by sharing a thought with you, dear reader, that might better root where I'm coming from when review »»
M&Ms Adventure Genre: Platformer Developer: Nikitova Games Publisher: Zoo Games Release Date: 11/12/2008 As I sit here, about two comfortable yards away from the Wii that housed a once happily-spinning disc with the name M&Ms Adventure emblazoned on it, I’m compelled by a sense of bitterswe »»
World War 2: Road to Victory Genre: Turn-based Strategy Developer: IQ Software Publisher: Matrix Publishing, LLC Release Date: 07/24/08 After spending some time with the strategy behemoth that is World War 2: Road to Victory (henceforth referenced as RtV), I find myself walking away from the »»
Microsoft Solitaire (PC Build 2600.xpsp_sp2qfe.070227-2300 : Service Pack 2) Publisher: Microsoft Developer: Wes Cherry Release Date: Original 1989, Review Copy circa XP installation in June 2005 One day, a Microsoft intern by the name of Wes Cherry was in a deadlock with other Microsoft progr »»
Rise of the Kasai Platform: PS2 Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: Bottlerocket Entertainment Rating: Mature Release Date: 4/5/2005 OK. So, first off the bat, I've got to apologize for quite possibly getting that asinine commercial for Coke with Lime stuck in your head. At thi »»
Star Wars: Republic Commando Developer: LucasArts Publisher: LucasArts Genre: First Person Shooter Release Date: 2/25/2005 Well, if you look at Dictionary.com's 2nd definition of 'synergism,' you might almost think that LucasArts tried to do: "The doctrine that individual salvation is achi »»
Ha ha! the 'big game'! Be it the specter of responsibly, or my utter disdain for ethnic-food shaped balls, the semi-conscious abdication of my cultural duties as a US citizen felt good. Yeah- that's right. Rather than watching Janet Jackson get exposed via Mr. Timberlake's slick moves, I spent my »»
And to think! you nearly pulled one over me, Namco. So infinitely close, yet a decade later and no cigar! Kudos to you indeed. Took me a while, it did- more than ten years to be exact! But your quirky opus involving your, mine, and Jay Sherman's favorite video game mascot Pac-Man held within it's »»
Oh man, is my head gonna roll for this one! But before I open the proverbial floodgates, leaving my feeble academia-inflicted mind open to the barrage of madness that will no doubt soon run the gamut, I must say this: outside of biological vices both chemical and bi-partite, there is no greater f »»
Oh, what a long year it as been. With that in mind, I could start to ramble on about how 2003 was such a kick-ass year for gamers everywhere. You know- talk about something NEW and FRESH. And along those lines, there are a requisite number of things to talk about. Topics like SNK Playmore resurre »»
