Master Control Program

CHUD.com’s video game column, chaired by Cav Gallagher and his staff of inglorious gaming bastards, MCP is where you come to discuss the very best the console, PC, and handheld realms have to offer with varying levels of wit, verve, and, occasionally, pure, seething, psychotic venomous hate. If you fancy yourself a gamer, you’ve come to the right place. Press Start To Continue.

MCP: THE BIT PLAYERS ROUNDTABLE #3

Welcome to the revival of CHUD.com’s video game presence, Master Control Program. Since it’s an exciting [and expensive] time to be a video game aficionado, what better time to bring back the column that almost was, a look at all things console and handheld? That is what they call in the business a rhetorical question. … Continue reading

MCP REVIEW: RED STEEL

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! PLATFORM: Wii ESRB RATING: T PUBLISHER: Ubisoft DEVELOPER: Ubisoft ParisThe PitchYou’re heading to meet your Japanese fiance’s father when all of a sudden a bunch of Yakuza gang bangers kidnap her and shoot up the restaurant. Seems your flame hasn’t exactly been truthful about her father’s business dealings, as … Continue reading

MCP: EXCITE TRUCK REVIEW

While I knew that I’d be picking up Twilight Princess at the Wii launch, I wasn’t sure what else would be worth buying. The purpose for most launch games is to display the abilities of the new system. Sometimes they are groundbreaking (Mario 64) and sometimes they are poor games with many bells and whistles … Continue reading

MCP: THE BIT PLAYERS ROUNDTABLE #2

Welcome to the revival of CHUD.com’s video game presence, Master Control Program. Since it’s an exciting [and expensive] time to be a video game aficionado, what better time to bring back the column that almost was, a look at all things console and handheld? That is what they call in the business a rhetorical question. … Continue reading

MCP REVIEW: RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE PLATFORM: Wii (Also coming for PS2, Xbox 360 and GBA) ESRB RATING: E PUBLISHER: Ubisoft DEVELOPER: Ubisoft MontpellierRayman has always been a great series. Maybe because it was made much later than the classic platformers, maybe because it was a little too French, but for some reason it never … Continue reading

MCP: MOMENT

During the past year, I’ve experienced many changes. I’ve changed jobs, bought my first house and got married. Its times like these you go back and reflect upon the life and the moments where you realize that life as you define it, has been altered and that you can never go back. It was around … Continue reading

MCP REVIEW: CALL OF DUTY 3 (WII)

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Wii, PS3, Xbox 360ESRB RATING: TDEVELOPER: TreyarchPUBLISHER: ActivisionI’m sure most of you who are fans of Call of Duty have only one question on your mind for the Wii version: how does it look, and how does it play? To that I say to you, that’s two questions, stupid. … Continue reading

MCP REVIEW: WII SPORTS

You get Wii Sports free with the system, so it can’t be any good, right? Wrong. Wii Sports is the perfect introduction to the workings of the Wii Remote. It also happens to be a damn good party game, much more so than most video games meant for that purpose. Sure, we’ve all got that … Continue reading

MCP: WII- THE LAUNCH

The alarm clock blared from the bedroom. I started to get up then wisely decided against it. Shit. I’d fallen asleep. I turned my head to the TV, from where I lay on the couch I could see that Slither was still playing. In my blurry vision Grant Grant sliced a man in half with … Continue reading