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
PS3 vs. Wii and the Future When people began discussion the “next generation” of console games, most of the talk centered around who was going to come out on top, PS3 or Xbox 360. And frankly the discussion was pretty boring. It wasn’t about who was going to knock the other one out of the … Continue reading
I love my Sony PSP and it infuriates me to hear how lame Japan is sometimes, buying massive amounts of Gamecubes instead of XBOX 360’s and multitudes of DS’s instead of this vastly superior machine (though the DS is fun). One of the main reasons to own a PSP is the recent arrival of very … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: PCESRB RATING: TDEVELOPER: Red DreamPUBLISHER: Atari Walk into any department store’s electronics section and you can see for yourself that tycoon games are a dime a dozen, or would be if publishers would charge anything less than thirty bucks for their stuff. What, if anything, sets Tycoon City – … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: PC, PS2, XBOX, GCNESRB RATING: MDEVELOPER: UbisoftPUBLISHER: Ubisoft The structure of trilogies allows for a unique entertainment experience. If the first [game/movie/whatever] is a hit, then the directors tend to experiment a bit with the second, sure of at least a decent audience of the new faithful. Then they … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: PSPESRB RATING: MDEVELOPER: Planet Moon StudiosPUBLISHER: Majesco I’ve been a fan of developer Planet Moon since their third-person shooter/eater Giants: Citizen Kabuto. That title blended three variants on the traditional run-and-gun formula into one cohesive package, and stood out from its peers thanks to a wicked, wacky sense of … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: PS2ESRB RATING: MDEVELOPER: Surreal SoftwarePUBLISHER: Midway Apologies all around, folks, both for this column’s prolonged absence and for leaving you without a dope beat to step to. Russ has been busy providing regular and great movie content, and I’ve been busy failing in Hollywood worse than a fat girl … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: PCESRB RATING: TDEVELOPER: Legacy InteractivePUBLISHER: Vivendi Universal “Wait, who let this prick in on CHUD’s video game goodness?” I know many of you are probably asking yourselves just that. Three words: Blame Russ Fischer. Seriously though, I met and spoke with Russ at a junket here in Los Angeles … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Playstation 2, XboxESRB RATING: EPUBLISHER: RockstarDEVELOPER: Rockstar San Diego Get this: I was doing about 130 mph around the rain-slicked perimeter in Atlanta when I realized my next destination was back towards the city. No problem; blast through the breakaway railing and fly down a slope and across Peachtree … Continue reading
For weeks, rumors have been flying about Bungie’s planned Halo 2 expansion pack. What would be included? How many new maps? Do we have to pay for it? And did Bungie finally stop counting its money long enough to write a proper ending for the solo campaign? This morning, most of these questions were answered … Continue reading