Here’s a rundown, in language CHUD can understand, of what’s happened since the last time we got a new, numbered Street Fighter game: The Coen Brothers were great. Batman got nipples. Cop Land. DVD arrived. The Coen Brothers started to suck. George Lucas raped everyone, everywhere, at once. The Manitou arrived on DVD. The Coen … Continue reading
A man stands before a large group of enemies out to do him harm, all carrying weapons of some sort. Our hero is wearing sunglasses, a leather jacket and a take-no-shit scowl on his lips. He pulls out his own weapon, a beam katana, a similar weapon to a lightsaber except with multiple "blades", and … Continue reading
Turn on your Xbox 360 after work today and you’ll get an update for the dashboard. A lot has changed and will take a little getting used to. Things aren’t where they used to be, others are lumped together, you’ve got new features, options, games, cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria. Now when you … Continue reading
BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: WiiESRB RATING: EPUBLISHER: NintendoDEVELOPER: Nintendo He’s back! He’s back! No, not in a tennis, baseball, golf, soccer, kart, party, doctor, rpg, olympics, or dancing game (that all of them?), but in full 3d platforming goodness. THE PITCHThe story here is same as ever. Bowser’s trying to marry and … Continue reading
Know what the best game this year still is for me? Bioshock. Read Russ’ review if you haven’t and all will be explained. Sure, the Orange Box is an incredible set, Mario Galaxy is pure platforming goodness and Rock Band is the best goddamn party game ever made, but nothing immerses you in its world … Continue reading
Rockstar just put up the box art for Grand Theft Auto IV on its website, via a trailer showing you how it was made. A little excessive, no? It’s bad enough we’ve got release days and times for trailers, but now the cover art? Come on. Just get that game out, okay? Check out the … Continue reading
BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Xbox360, PS3 ESRB RATING: TPUBLISHER:: EADEVELOPER: Harmonix This is actually a provisional review. Any Rock Band review written over the next month is going to be incomplete. In part, because this is four games in one. More to the point, for some it will live or die on … Continue reading
BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Xbox360, PC, PS3 on 12/10ESRB RATING: TPUBLISHER:: MidwayDEVELOPER: Midway Studios Austin Blacksite: Area 51 is the video game equivalent of watching a younger sibling grow up to be a criminal. You feel bad at what’s going on, fight and argue with it to stop its downward spiral, but … Continue reading
First Impression: Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario. . .in Space For the past year, gamers have gobbled-up the Wii like they were Michael Moriarty at the Maker’s Mark distillery. However during this time, Wii owners have encountered mirages, instead of great first-party games. Twilight Princess was a great Gamecube game that really didn’t hit the … Continue reading
BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: XBox360, PC, PS3ESRB RATING: M PUBLISHER:: ActivisionDEVELOPER: Infinity Ward THE PITCHIt’s Call of Duty, finally free of its WWII shooter roots!THE PLAY The Call of Duty series has always been known for giving you an incredibly immersive experience, filling the screen with hundreds of soldiers, taking you through … Continue reading