Author: Branden Chowen
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Review: NCAA Football 11 (Microsoft Xbox 360)
NCAA Football 11 Publisher: EA Sports Developer: EA Tiburon Genre: Sports Simulation Release Date: 07/13/2010 The name “EA Sports” is synonymous with video game sports at this point in history, and they have taken a near stranglehold on the genre. Some would argue that since EA Sports started eating up the competition, their products have…
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Review: Little League World Series Baseball 2010 (Sony Playstation 3)
Little League World Series Baseball 2010 Publisher: Activision Developer: Now Production Genre: Arcade Sports Release Date: 07/13/2010 Annually since 1947, the world’s best little league baseball players have gathered for the Little League Baseball World Series. This event has become an international phenomena, gathering kids from all around to compete to be the best little…
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Review: Naughty Bear (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Naughty Bear Publisher: 505 Games Developer: Artificial Mind and Movement Genre: Action/Beat-“Ëœem-Up Release Date: 06/25/2010 Having never owned a Nintendo 64 until a few years ago, and the fact that the game is expensive nowadays, I never had the pleasure of owning Conker’s Bad Fur Day. Having played it with friends, though, I know that…
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Review: Dementium II (Nintendo DS)
Dementium II Publisher: SouthPeak Games Developer: Renegade Kid Genre: Survival Horror/First Person Shooter Release Date: 05/04/2010 If I were forced to pinpoint one title that got me hooked on video games, my answer would have to be Resident Evil for the original Sony Playstation. I used to stay awake all hours of the night watching…
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Review: Skate 3 (Sony Playstation 3)
Skate 3 Publisher: EA Games Developer: EA Black Box Genre: Skateboarding Release Date: 05/11/2010 Back when the original Sony Playstation was the most important thing in my life, and when I was still trying to decide which profession to choose – professional skateboarding, playing for the Detroit Red Wings, or becoming a pro wrestler –…
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Review: Shoot 1UP (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Shoot 1UP Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Developer: Mommy’s Best Games Genre: Shooter Release Date: 02/25/2010 I am not, nor ever have been, a huge shoot ’em up (SHMUP) player. I used to mess with them back on the SNES, and have dabbled around with R-Type on Wii’s Virtual Console, but other than that, the genre…
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Review: Metro 2033 (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Metro 2033 Publisher: THQ Developer: 4A Games Genre: First-Person Shooter Release Date: 03/16/2010 While the FPS genre is thriving as a whole, we are seeing online shooters take precedence over single player, with games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 being bought primarily for the multiplayer experience. THQ and…