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Author: Mark B.

  • Review: Corpse Party: Book of Shadows (Sony Playstation Portable)

    XSEED brings us Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, the sequel to 2011’s fantastic Corpse Party. As you’d think, it’s a fantastic game for fans, but for everyone else…

  • Diehard GameFAN’s 2012 Video Game Awards

    After much deliberation and consideration, we present Diehard GameFAN’s End of the Year Awards for 2012! Come check out what won and tell us what you think!

  • Review: Anarchy Reigns (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    The final game in the publishing deal between Sega and Platinum Games, Anarchy Reigns, isn’t quite the gem it could have been, but a budget price makes it easily worth checking out.

  • Review: DJMax Technika Tune (Sony Playstation Vita)

    DJMax returns to the US with more K-Pop and new touch screen controls, and it’s one of the best yet.

  • Review: Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable (Sony Playstation Vita)

    The Earth Defense Force returns on the Playstation Vita, with a remake of the Xbox 360 release. How is it? Find out here.

  • Review: Gunman Clive (Nintendo 3DS)

    Gunman Clive Genre: Platformer Developer: Horberg Productions Publisher: Horberg Productions Release Date: 01/03/13 Gunman Clive is a deceptive little game; it’s priced under two dollars, comes to us as a port from the smartphone gaming scene, features no plot beyond “save your captured beloved” to speak of, and looks for all the world like a…

  • Diehard GameFAN 2012 Year in Review Staff Commentaries

    So here we are, a few days after the end of 2012. As usual, several of the Diehard GameFAN staff have sat down and written up their own personal “Top Ten Games of the Year” list. This gives you, the reader, a chance to see each of our own specific tastes and preferences. It also…

  • Review: Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sony Playstation Vita)

    Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed Genre: Racing Developer: Sumo Digital Publisher: Sega Release Date: 12/18/2012 The Vita has been doing a decent service to console owners who’d like to have their favorite console games available on the go, as ports that would have been borderline impossible (or highly broken down in any case) on the…

  • Review: Dance Central 3 (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Dance Central 3 Genre: Rhythm Developer: Harmonix Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Release Date: 10/16/2012 While the Kinect has had something of a rocky time, between developers that have lofty but awkward ideas about what to do with the hardware coupled with developers who are just dumping “flailing simulators” out onto the hardware, dancing games generally…

  • Review: The Walking Dead (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    The Walking Dead Genre: Adventure Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games Release Date: 12/11/12 I have been exposed to a fairly extensive amount of zombie media over the course of my life, and while I wouldn’t claim the sort of knowledge of zombie media someone like J. Rose or ML Kennedy might, I’ve certainly seen…

  • Review: Power Rangers Super Samurai (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Power Rangers Super Samurai Genre: Beat-Em-Up Developer: Namco Bandai Games Publisher: Namco Bandai Games Release Date: 12/04/12 Games geared towards children generally tend to be sub-optimal gaming experiences; at best they are either surprisingly competent or at least tolerable to those who are not amazed by the franchise, at worst they are painful enough that…

  • Review: Far Cry 3 (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Far Cry 3 Genre: First Person Shooter Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Release Date: 12/04/12 The Far Cry series is one that has generally been filled with good ideas, though outside of the first game, the execution hasn’t always been terribly satisfying. The original was basically a solid first person shooter set in the jungle,…

  • Review: Rise of the Guardians (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Rise of the Guardians Genre: Action/RPG Developer: D3 Publisher/Torus Games Publisher: D3 Publisher Release Date: 11/20/12 Let’s get this out of the way up front: Rise of the Guardians is the sort of game more developers should be trying to make for the “small children” market. That’s not to say that the game is very…

  • Review: XCOM: Slingshot (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    XCOM: Slingshot Genre: Turn Based Strategy Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Release Date: 12/4/12 Times certainly change; while back in the days when the original X-Com: UFO Defense was making the rounds your options were generally full sequels, expansion packs or mods, these days developers can just dump some DLC into the game and…

  • Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified (Sony Playstation Vita)

    Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified Genre: First-person Shooter Developer: Nihilistic Publisher: Activision Release Date: 11/13/12 You wouldn’t think it would be that complicated to develop and release a first person shooter on a handheld that can be conventionally be considered as “good”. It’s not like the developer has to make use of the missing…

  • Review: Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale (Sony Playstation Vita)

    Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale Genre: Fighting Developer: Bluepoint Games Publisher: SCEA Release Date: 11/20/2012 Sony isn’t the first company one thinks of when one thinks of giant, mascot-filled brawls; while they have a few characters who are notable as Sony exclusives, for the most part they don’t really have the large, crazy roster one would…

  • Review: Hitman: Absolution (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Hitman: Absolution Genre: Stealth/Third Person Shooter Developer: Io Interactive Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: 11/20/12 The Hitman franchise hasn’t been seen in a good several years, despite generally solid critical reception overall. Hitman: Blood Money was the last entry in the series (assuming we ignore the movie, which we really should) for about six years…

  • Review: Ben 10: Omniverse (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Ben 10: Omniverse Genre: Action Developer: Monkey Bar Games Publisher: D3 Publisher Release Date: 11/13/12 I have a generally vague understanding of the Ben 10 series; aside from knowing that it’s been on TV somewhere around seven years, I’ve been exposed to it all of once, in Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction, a video…

  • Review: Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed Genre: Racing Developer: Sumo Digital Publisher: Sega Release Date: 11/18/12 For reasons that only seem to be apparent to Sega, they’ve been trying to get Sonic and his assorted friends over in a racing game environment for over a decade at this point, starting on the Game Gear of all…

  • Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Microsoft Xbox 360)

    Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Genre: First-person Shooter Developer: Treyarch Publisher: Activision Release Date: 11/18/12 You can almost set your watch by the new Call of Duty releases anymore; there’s a new entry in the franchise every year, going on six years strong (at least) now, and gamers certainly don’t seem to get tired…