BUY THE GAME ON XBOX LIVE!PLATFORM: Xbox Live ArcadeESRB RATING: EPUBLISHER: NatsumeDEVELOPER: Hudson Soft Ahh, the good old days, when men were men and men played shooting games. There’s nothing quite like a shooter… it’s the most difficult type of game there is. I grew up on a steady stream of side-scrollers (Gradius, R-Type, 1942) … Continue reading
Kent Jones’s documentary Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows truly is a loving look at a man who deserves more praise for what he contributed to film. If you haven’t seen any of Lewton’s films, you’re missing out. His work is beautiful, haunting and so much more than you’d expect from their shlocky titles, … Continue reading
BUY THE GAME AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Wii, PSP, PS2ESRB RATING: N/APUBLISHER: CapcomDEVELOPER: High Voltage Software "That seemed right in my head! Stupid head!" -Harvey Birdman THE PITCH You’ve probably heard of the Harvey Birdman cartoon. It’s one of the first original shows to appear on Adult Swim and still one of their most popular. … Continue reading
Back when Soul Calibur 2 was released, it came with exclusive characters for each system. The Gamecube got fairy-boy Link to dance around in his green elf pants, the Xbox got a capeless Michael Jai White version of Spawn, and PS2 owners got the biggest who-gives-a-fuck character, Hitachi from Tekken.At this year’s CES, it was … Continue reading
BUY THE FIRST SEASON AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: PCESRB RATING: N/APUBLISHER: Telltale Games, GametapDEVELOPER: Telltale Games The second episode of the second season of Sam and Max continues with our anthropomorphic heroes… taking a vacation to Easter Island?THE PITCHAfter defeating the demon that’s possessed Santa up at the North Pole and returning home to their … Continue reading
Since the Virtual Console’s inception with the launch of the Wii, gamers have been asking for one thing. Goldeneye. We were getting other N64 games, why couldn’t we get the best of them all? If you somehow missed on the craze, Goldeneye was the first great console shooter. It took the innovative Turok FPS controls … Continue reading
Ahhh, here are the games! Sorta. Finally we have some titles worth… well, at least worth a rent. Harvey Birdman is on the top of my list this week, if only because of how strong Phoenix Wright is. Plus, we’ve got at least one forgotten classic and one possible new one on the downloadable front. … Continue reading
Bully hit the PS2 at the wrong time. When everyone’s eyes were focused on the next generation of consoles, Rockstar’s game came and went in October 2006 without much of an impression. Not even screenshots of boys kissing boys could inspire their usual level of controversy, and while the game did well, a whole lot … Continue reading