All Entries Tagged With: "Review"

Puzzle Quest 2 Confirmed to Release on the PSP

Infinite Interactive, creators of the well received Puzzle Quest 2 have announced that the game will be making its way to the Playstation Portable later this year. If you haven’t heard of the game, check out our review.

Infinite confirms that the PSP version will contain all content from the other versions, as well as some new content:

” (It) will have all your favorite Puzzle Quest 2 content… along with a new Elite Mode, where the battles will be tougher and the rewards far greater!”

The game is scheduled to release before the end of 2010 on the PlayStation store. Puzzle Quest 2 is currently available on the PC, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS. Additionally, the game is als0 planned to be released on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

Shank Review

During this year’s inaugural PAX East show in Boston, there were tons of games on hand. All of the heavy-hitter publishers were there with their fancy gigantic booths trying their best to get the gamers in attendance excited for many of the Summer’s and Fall’s biggest titles. Although there was tons of variety, nothing really caught our collective eyes. That was until we piled into a hotel room that was adjacent to the Hines convention center, where we interviewed Jamie Cheng, the CEO of Klei Entertainment and checked out a rather unknown title by the name of Shank. We all left the room knowing that we just saw the game that was official our pick for “Best of Show.”

It’s felt like forever since we checked out Shank. So was it worth the wait?

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Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip Review (PSP)

Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip brings a comprehensive and robust tennis title to the PSP while also bringing RPG elements such as level-ups, character customization, and narrative-driven story to the table in an attempt to keep players invested in the game. Hot Shots is known for its light hearted approach to the various sporting genres and maintains its anime theme with Get a Grip quite nicely while still balancing a great tennis title with plenty of extras to prevent players from getting bored.

Square Enix Announces Free DLC for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on Xbox 360

Yesterday we brought you a shining review of Square Enix’s new adventure title Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light. The game features varied game play, immense replayability options and two exciting modes of play. Unfortunately, co-op will be a local only affair until the game launches for the PC and PS3 on September 28th.

However, Square has offered a nice condolence to the Xbox gamers who will be waiting weeks for this functionality. The first DLC pack for the game will be available free of charge for 30 days after its release. This is yet another reason to snag this timed 360 exclusive; It’s already an awesome game without the free DLC. The first content pack is expected some time in October.

Young Thor Review (PSP/PS3)

Young Thor is a PlayStation Mini title that can be played on either the PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Portable. The game is a throwback to Norse mythological history which adds a cutesy-theme to the Action you can expect from hammering trolls, unleashing lightning attacks on arachnids, and more. In this brief yet satisfying title you are faced with a decent degree of challenge as well as re-playability and though the PlayStation Minis have no trophy support (at no fault to the developer Frima Studio) this game does feature a built-in Achievement system that will further extend the play for perfectionists and those who seek a higher degree of completion from their games.

Madden NFL 11 Review (PS3, 360)

To understand where this review is going, we need to remember where Madden has been. The series has come along way since that infamous target render during the 2005 NFL Draft and last year managed to surpass even those expectations. So what do you do, when you have reached the pinnacle of football video game greatness? Well if you ask EA Tiburon, you completely re-think the way the game is played making it more accessible to everyone but at the same time making it the most enjoyable football experience yet. Read on to find out just how this was done.

Puzzle Quest 2 Arrives On Steam Next Week

PC owners will soon be able to pick up one of this summer’s most exciting downloadable titles. Puzzle Quest 2 releases on Steam August 12th. That means if you haven’t enjoyed this gem because of console limitations, now is your chance. While it has been available for sometime on the Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS, it is as good a time as any to see what all the fuss about.

In our glowing review of PQ2 (which can be read here) we merited the games depth, game play and appeal. Fans of the puzzle genre and the RPG genre alike should be excited about Puzzle Quest 2 arriving on the PC. The game will run you $19.99, which can be slightly reduced by pre-ordering the game now. I can tell you personally though that if you enjoy puzzle games and RPGs, this one is well worth the price.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 Review (Wii)

The previous iteration of this long running golf series, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 introduced the power of 1:1 controls before any game could, and it showed off what the future held for golfing games. Ladies and gentlemen, the future is here, and I’m happy to say that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 expands on what was great and then some. It has done exactly what a game that releases yearly should do. One year after the introduction of Wii MotionPlus and 1:1 motion controls, the developers at EA had time to listen to user feedback, a luxury unavailable for last year’s title, and this ultimately led to the release of a solid gaming experience.

Behavioral Study Analyzes the Influence of Review Scores

A Study conducted by the Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDR) has recently attempted to isolate the effects of review scores on a person’s opinion about a video game experience. This test’s intention is to show the effect (if any) that “low” and “high” scores have on a person’s opinion of a game.

In Group A participants were shown high review scores of a game they had never played and then played the title for 20 minutes. In Group B low scores were shown before the game-play commenced. Group C was the control group of this experiment which was not shown any review scores or review information about the game before playing.

The game in question was Plants vs. Zombies. After 188 people participated in this experiment (165 of which qualified for the study by not already playing the game) each person completed a review of the game including giving it a score from 0 to 100. Read on for the results breakdown to that study and what EEDAR has concluded from it.

Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2 Review

Some of my best memories of gaming with my friends revolved around a certain kart racing game that didn’t have the word “Mario” in the title. My friends and I would sit around for hours playing a little kart racer called Crash Team Racing for the original PlayStation. For some reason this game held a lot of appeal simply because it wasn’t Mario Kart and was available on a system that rivaled Nintendo at the time. Regardless of the reason we latched on to it so well, we loved that game back then. This is why it was a lot of fun being able to review Crash Bandicoot Nitro Cart 2 for the iPhone.

The question at this point should be – did this iPhone iteration of the franchise bring back the feeling of playing with my friends all those years ago? Unfortunately, it didn’t quite hit the mark in that regard, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t fun and isn’t a great title. Let’s talk about it for a bit.

Alpha Protocol Review

When you hear the word “delay” what do you immediately think of? As a gamer, the word is just as bad as any other four-letter word out there. Whenever it’s said in conjunction with a particular title you’re looking forward to it’s enough to make anyone cringe. After Alpha Protocol’s second delay I still held out hope, and now I’m left wondering why I even bothered.

Green Day: Rock Band Review

It seems like there is no stop to the inertia that Rock Band has created and they are not afraid to go in different and very specific directions to push units. The most recent entry into the franchise is Green Day: Rock Band, which is exactly what it advertises to be, a Rock Band game with a Green Day skin and feel. Does it deliver hard punk rock action or fizzle out? Well, this really depends on how much you like Green Day. Seriously.

This version of Rock Band will quickly be compared to Beatles Rock Band and really that will be its downfall. What I mean by that is that Beatles Rock Band served as a more iconic view into a generational, influential band, while I don’t think the same can be said for the Green Day version. The simplest way to sum up Green Day: Rock Band is to take Rock Band 2, remove the ability to create your own avatar, insert Green Day characters and songs, and viola.