All Entries Tagged With: "Reviews"

Puzzle Quest 2 Review

Puzzle Quest 2 is a sequel to the 2007 downloadable and portable hit Puzzle Quest. Developed again by Infinite Interactive, Puzzle Quest 2 aims to provide a refreshing change of pace in the mundanely saturated RPG market, and for the most part it succeeds. Like the first game, the player battles monsters in a turn based combat system. Essentially grid based, you must earn mana by matching colored gems in either vertically or horizontally adjacent rows. This mana is then used to cast spells and curses, among other techniques. On the surface, PQ2 provides casual Bejeweled –esque puzzle fun. However, do not be mislead by this seemingly simple outset.

Pool Pro Online 3 Video Review (iPad)

Have you ever wanted to be a hustler? A pool hustler that is. Well now is your chance to pony up on your iPad and start hitting balls like they owe you money. “Oh, did I stutter? Everybody gone all quiet and shit? About a minute ago it was like an evening at the Apollo up in this motherf***er, now all of a sudden it’s quiet as a church.”

Name where that line is from for bonus DualShockers points?

Pac Man HD Video Review (iPad)

Here we take a look at everyone’s favorite yellow pellet eating hero as he transitions to the iPad in full HD. Welcome all to the age of Pac Man HD on your iPad! What can you expect, what is different and is this a purchasable version? All will be answered soon, let’s go to the video, shall we.

Split/Second – Video Review

The premise behind Split/Second is that it is a new TV reality show and you are the star. You race and the film crew follows your every turn and crash. Split/Second has some fantastic explosions that rival some war games at times and some solid racing that does have some flaws. There are also some innovative game modes that were created for this game like Aerial Strike where a helicopter tries its hardest to destroy you with its missiles, but is that enough to make Split/Second a must buy? Watch on Shocker-heads and find out.

Weekend Wrapup of May 16

First off, we offer our apologies for any inconvenience the delay in the Weekend Wrap up may have caused our readers. We normally like to provide this service on Sundays but this week we are bringing it to you on a Monday. This week was another exciting one as we were bombarded by trailers and developer walk-through videos from upcoming heavy hitters like Red Dead Redemption, LittleBigPlanet 2, Split/Second, and Fable III. Four more solid reviews were released here at DualShockers and the team even managed to avoid all of the god awful titles out there this week. Our Editor-in-Chief and long-time, competitive Halo: Combat Evolved player Yaris Gutierrez gave his impressions and then some on Halo: Reach based on his time in the beta.

Senior Contributing Editor Chad Awkerman gave his raw uncensored thoughts on Bioware and their latest headline scandal (*cough cough* publicity stunt?) involving insults being thrown at a certain RPG most gamers love. Beyond this the team engaged in hot debate and discussion over the Nintendo VS Apple feud that is brewing, based on the comments being made back and forth between the two consumer electronics giants, in our latest ShockCast Episode which you can listen to below. Enjoy the following highlights of the past week after the break.

ShockCast 14: Nintendo Needs To Bow Down To Apple, Should All Games Have RPG Elements?, Reader Feedback and Questions Answered, LittleBigPlanet 2 Announced, Steam on Mac, and more.

Tecmo Bowl Throwback Video Review

We take a look at the recent football game Tecmo Bowl Throwback in this episode of our DualShockersTV video reviews. As the title implies this is a throwback title and is for those gamers that really enjoy old school fast paced action. If you were a fan of the old times where there were no penalty flags and just raw football then this is right up your alley. Also for $10 you get a 3D styling along with the classic version, which you can toggle between on the fly.

GodFinger – Video Review (iPad)

Here we are taking a look at another free iPad game, GodFinger. Watch as we walk you through becoming a God to your followers and having fun at the same time. Lets us know your thoughts and if you will be playing GodFinger as well.

We Rule – Video Review (iPad)

Ok so here is our first in a series of iPad reviews brought to you by DualShockers. We take a look at We Rule for the iPad and give you some hands on looks at the game. Let us know what you think and if you like the review style.

Reviewing Games – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

For many out there, being able to review games is a dream job. In my younger days, I always looked up to game reviewers, which I really only had access to through print media in magazines like Nintendo Power and Electronic Gaming Monthly. As time progressed and the Internet became more and more popular, there was an explosion of video-game-related sites popping up everywhere and, so it seemed, everyone and their mother was writing game reviews, for better or for worse.

Some are paid to write, some do it because they enjoy it, some aren’t gamers but journalists forced to play and write in this industry – needless to say, there is a wide variety of people out there right now reviewing games. Who are you to believe? What qualifies them to review a game? How long should they play a game before giving their opinions to thousands of people across the Internet? Is it really a dream job?

MLB 10 The Show Review

MLB 10 The Show's Cover Boy Joe Mauer

It seems that with every passing year, video game sports simulations are constantly becoming more authentic.  In the past 4 years, no series has lived up to that standard more so than MLB The Show from SCE San Diego Studio. With little room for improvement, they have once again proved why not only is the series the best baseball game on the market, it also sets the standard for sports simulation as a whole. Sorry Madden fans, while MLB 10 The Show may not be perfect  it really is just that damn good.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope International Review

I’m having a feeling of déjà vu, but in a good way. There was a time, not all that long ago, where I was really hurting for some decent JRPGs. To my surprise, they turned up exclusively on the Xbox 360. With that in mind, I purchased my little Microsoft box in late 2008, because I knew what was coming up – the latest Star Ocean game by tri-Ace, one of my favorite JRPG franchises. I pre-ordered and played the game on the 360 and really enjoyed it, for the most part. I was so enraptured by actually having a fresh JRPG to play that I let a lot of things slip by in my mind, possibly putting the game up on a higher pedestal than it really should have been located. How did my second encounter with this latest Star Ocean game fare, taking into consideration all the additions to the PS3 iteration? Read on to find out!

The Saboteur Review

The Saboteur is another World War II themed game but this time set in Paris. You are Sean Devlin an Irish man with one agenda to avenge your slain best friend while taking out as many Nazis as possible. Sean is not your typical main character and often has some good one liners right before puffing on a cigarette in his 1940’s environment. The opening scene with topless women was one that I was not expecting and something that many gamers were probably not expecting either, but was a very interesting experience to see how developers are willing to incorporate mature content.