Author: Lee Baxley

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.10

    Well, look at these morose motherf*ckers right here. Looks like somebody shit in their cereal. – Ben Affleck, in probably his greatest line ever I meant no disrespect to anyone by that quote, but that’s how I feel. There’s a lot of sadness going around these parts, and I won’t shit on that by any…

  • Review: Lost in Blue (Nintendo DS)

    Genre: Role-Playing Adventure Platform: Nintendo DS ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ (Mild Violence) Developer: Publisher: Konami Release Date: 9/27/05 Official Website: http://www.konami.com/gs/officialsites/lostinblue/ Being the RPG aficionado that I like to think of myself as, I try my best to keep up with every RPG release coming up for every game system. I try to play them…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.09

    Hey yo. I’m back again. Like herpes. You just can’t seem to get rid of me, can you. No matter how hard you try, and how much you hope, I’ll always be around. How do you like the new look? I said I was going to spiff things up a little around here. In addition…

  • Review: Sid Meier’s Civilization IV (PC)

    Genre: Strategy/Simulation Platform: PC ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ (Violence) Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Release Date: 10/25/05 Official Website: http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/home.htm System Requirements Review System: Pentium IV 3.0GHz Processor with 1GB RAM, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, Onboard Sound, Windows XP OS Box Contents: 2 CDs, Tech Tree Poster, Manual Many gamers may not have heard…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.13

    Hey yo. Well, it’s another week. And for the record, I’m tired of people telling me I’m nuts for not selling my Xbox 360 on eBay. I’ll tell you why I didn’t. a) I hate people that buy something and sell it for inflated prices just so they can make a buck. It deprives others…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.08

    Hey yo. Well, here were are, back for yet another week of goodies. Nothing too terribly big happening this week. Just more of the stuff you’re used to. I’d like to say that at some point in the near future, I hope to clean up the column a bit, make it more presentable and pleasing…

  • Review: Blitz: The League (XB)

    Genre: Sports Platform: Xbox (also available for PS2) ESRB Rating: Mature (Blood, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, Violence) Publisher: Midway Release Date: 10/17/05 Official Website: http://www.blitzleague.com/ In the years of 2004 and 2005, football fans were happy. Sega had partnered up with ESPN, and they were releasing the first real competition against the…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.07

    Hey yo. What’s happening everyone? Another fun filled, exciting, captivating week here. Ok, yea, I know it’s not that exciting, and certainly not captivating, but I know I’m having fun! This weekend was much better than last. The room has been staying cool and I’m staying sane. I ended up rearranging some, and it’s a…

  • Review: Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song (PS2)

    Genre: Turn Based RPG Platform: Playstation 2 ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ (Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes) Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: 10/11/05 Official Website: Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song The SaGa series has kind of gotten a bad reputation in America. The first two games released in the States under the SaGa banner were SaGa…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.06

    Hey yo. Welcome back to another fun week in my house. Actually, this weekend WASN’T fun. My AC broke, and from Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon, I was cooking. It sucked, but in the end, I’ve got a window unit that’s working nicely for my room. The rest of the 2nd floor of my house…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.05

    Hey yo. It’s another week, and I’m now one year older. Though I feel 10 years older than this time last year. I guess that’s the way it goes. I’m only 28 but sometimes I feel like 40 or 50. I need to get into better shape so maybe I actually live that long. My…

  • Review: The Suffering: Ties That Bind (XB)

    Title: The Suffering – Ties That Bind Genre: First/Third Person Action, Survival Horror Platform: Xbox (also available on PS2 and PC) ESRB Rating: Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs) Developer: Surreal Software Publisher: Midway Release Date: 9/26/2005 (10/2/2005 on PC) Official Website: Suffering: Ties That Bind About a…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.04

    Hey yo. I’m back for another week, as usual. Last week my column was a tad bit late, and I don’t know why. But it was up, so no biggie. I’m going to be posting this one a little earlier, so hopefully it goes on the site earlier as well. This past week was pretty…

  • Review: Indigo Prophecy (XB)

    Title: Indigo Prophecy Genre: Adventure (Interactive Cinema) Platform: Xbox (also available for PC and PS2) ESRB Rating: Mature (17+) – Blood,Partial Nudity,Sexual Themes,Strong Language,Use of Drugs and Alcohol,Violence Developer: Quantic Dream Publisher: Atari Release Date: 9/20/05 Official Website: Fahrenheitgame.com Several years ago, around the late 80’s or so, adventure games were all the rage. They…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss v2.03

    Welcome back to a brand new week. You may have noticed (but probably not) the slight change in the title. The reasoning behind this is because I needed a way to keep my columns apart from one another. In our system, if I just look at a list of my columns, I’m just shown the…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss

    Welcome back to the world famous Mid-Week Mid-Boss! Ok, yea, sure, it’s not world famous. But that doesn’t mean it’s not awesome! A word of warning for this week: this column is pretty long. With the Tokyo Game Show happening this past weekend, there was quite a bit of news that I care about coming…

  • Review: Radiata Stories (PS2)

    Title: Radiata Stories Genre: Real-time RPG Platform: Playstation 2 ESRB Rating: Teen (Fantasy Violence, Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs and Alcohol) Developer: tri-Ace Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: 9/6/05 Official Website: Radiata Stories Tri-Ace has really made a name for themselves. While their first game was Star Ocean for the Super Famicom (which wasn’t…

  • Mid-Week Mid-Boss

    Hey Yo. Welcome to the Mid-Week Mid-Boss! Yes, yes, I have returned, once again. I think I’ve left and come back way too many times, but then again, I’m Kliq 4 Life! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m a self-proclaimed video game and anime addict. Though sadly, I haven’t had the funds…

  • Preview: Rogue Galaxy (PS2)

    Title: Rogue Galaxy Genre: RPG Platform: Playstation 2 Developer: Level 5 Publisher: Sony Release Date: December 2005 (Japan) Official Japanese Website: Rogue Galaxy (Japanese) In 2000, while the Playstation 2 was still relatively young, a new company called Level 5 produced a game called Dark Cloud. While not the greatest game in the world, it…

  • Review: Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (PC)

    Genre: RPG Platform: PC ESRB Rating: Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language) Developer: Troika Publisher: Activision Release Date: 11/16/04 Official Website: VampireBloodlines.com For the uninitiated, Vampire: The Masquerade was a popular pen-and-paper RPG by White Wolf involving, you guessed it, vampires. The concept is that there are vampires all around us…