Maybe, just maybe, not every old console title needs to be ported to the iPhone, especially when far superior arcade versions of the title exist. Sega has now released Virtua Fighter 2 for iOS, but not the Virtua Fighter 2 that… Read More ›
Month: January 2011
Kingdom Hearts: Re:coded – It’s a tad Wonky
To be up front about it, I am a huge fan of the idea behind the Kingdom Hearts series – mashing up Disney Characters with Final Fantasy ones to tell a new story is odd and yet the first title… Read More ›
Reliving the Glory Days – Samurai Shodown
Stop me if I’ve told you this story of my youth before… Growing up I spent a number of Friday night’s at the local pizza place. Although it was officially known as “King Pizza,” everyone in my town referred to… Read More ›
Secretariat – Not the Winner You Want it to be
Having a great story to tell doesn’t necessarily mean that one is going to end up with a great movie. Is story an important component in putting together a film? Unquestionably, but it isn’t the only thing and while it… Read More ›
Season Four of Battlestar Galactica Hits Blu-ray – Was it Worth the Wait?
It would be difficult to imagine exactly who would go out at this moment and purchase Battlestar Galactica Season Four on Blu-ray not having seen the first three seasons, but this new release does mark the first time that the… Read More ›
Revving up SBK X: Superbike World Championships
Videogames make lots of things possible in a virtual world that would in no way ever be possible in reality. Even simulation games, no matter how real they may seem, are never quite able to approximate the real world. For… Read More ›
Back to the Future: The Game – It’s About Time
At this point in time, Telltale Games’ style is well established. They have become very successful in recent years putting out “seasons” of a game made up of several different “episodes.” The games’ style harkens back to the classic LucasArts… Read More ›
Soap Opera Dash – Because DinerTown Games are Fun
Do not let anyone tell you that making a soap opera isn’t hard work. Soap opera stars put in incredibly long hours day after day after day, and when you consider the fact that they’re often making on the order… Read More ›
How I Met Your Mother and the Countdown to the Big Moment
Normally watching an episode of How I Met Your Mother takes me roughly 23 minutes – episodes of the sitcom run for 30 minutes, but subtracting time for commercials due to watching via TiVo, I’m able to shave a few… Read More ›
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