Category Archives: Reviews

Batman – Arkham City Original Video Game Score

Posted on October 19, 2011 by JamesInDigital

Batman – Arkham City is impressive on many levels. Like I mentioned in my initial impressions of the game everything in the game is top-notch and improved over the already great Arkham Asylum. The game garnered enough attention to earn itself a bigger budget, both for the game and it’s marketing. Because of this, the Batman Arkham City Soundtrack features some big-time names from modern radio.  Now for some of us, that time of music and/or those bands aren’t our … Continue reading →

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Batman Arkham City – Initial Impressions

Posted on October 18, 2011 by JamesInDigital

Arkham City Impressions I spent a few hours with Arkham City this evening. I have to say that I can definitely see where all the positive hype is coming from. As I discussed in the preview article, Arkham Asylum was a bit of a surprise.  There wasn’t much to complain about with the first game and from my initial play-time it feels as though they have been able to improve on virtually everything somehow. I made the brash decision to … Continue reading →

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Recent Gaming Roundup – Juarez, F.E.A.R. 3, Catherine

Posted on August 15, 2011 by JamesInDigital

Hearing the Call The Call of Juarez features a spiritual-successor storyline to the original games. One of the main characters, and if we’re honest the focal point of the game, is Ben McCall, ancient ancestor to the Reverend Ray McCall, gun-toting preacher from the previous two games. That’s kind of where the connection stops.  There are dialogue references and even scenes that are supposed to take place in locations from the original games. It’s a weak call-back at most.  McCall’s … Continue reading →

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On the Brink of Something Good

Posted on June 22, 2011 by JamesInDigital

Brink made a promise upon it initial debut to reinvent or at the least reinvigorate the first person shooter.  Early media gave us glimpses of highly stylized characters and an interesting mixture of traditional shooting mechanics with free-running (parkour) mixed in for good measure.  Most people were touting the game as Mirror’s Edge with much more shooting.  So how does Brink measure up to expectations? Basics of Brink I took me only a couple nights, with a few hours each … Continue reading →

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Knights Contract has been Revoked

Posted on June 20, 2011 by JamesInDigital

Every time I see or hear anything remotely like “has just been revoked” I automatically think of the end of Lethal Weapon 2 after Riggs has been shot, and the South African d-bag claims diplomatic immunity. BLAM! “It’s just been revoked”.  Hell yeah, Sgt. Murtaugh! That was Lethal Weapon 2, wasn’t it?  Where was I… This is supposed to be about Knights Contract, I’d just rather it not be. The Knight’s Contract So the contract was written with the trailer, … Continue reading →

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Killzone Takes a Step Back – Killzone 3 Review

Posted on June 1, 2011 by JamesInDigital

Killzone History I came to the series late. In fact, I never played the first entry. I remember it receiving much hype. I was almost 100% a PC gamer at the time and didn’t by a PS2 until very late in the cycle. As some of you may have read or know I absolutely hate FPS shooting with a controller. It feels clunky and unintuitive after experiencing years and years of precision FPS gaming on the PC. Fast forward to … Continue reading →

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Star Wars – The Force Unleashed II – Collected Reviews

Posted on October 26, 2010 by JamesInDigital

Star Wars the Force Unleashed II isn’t in the budget right now, and I don’t know anyone who has put in the purchase yet, so I can’t comment first-hand on the game. However, I think I end up being glad that this wasn’t the pre-order purchase that I was hoping to have on my list. The collective reviews are not looking good for the game thus far. Typically I don’t form any sort of opinion until I play a game … Continue reading →

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October 12th Game Releases – Big Gaming Month Continues

Posted on October 11, 2010 by JamesInDigital

The giant month for game releases continues this week with a bunch of big name releases tomorrow October 12th.  It features some notable sequels and some GOTY and special editions.  Check them out Below: Borderlands Game of the Year Edition Borderlands the game with seemingly unlimited combinations of weaponry and pseudo-RPG FPS action has received a GOTY edition, and it arrives next week.  The game comes bundled with all three of the previous add-on packs as well as a download … Continue reading →

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Dead Rising 2 Review – Zombie Killing Fun for Everyone!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by JamesInDigital

Head on over to Associated Content for article entitles “Dead Rising 2 Review – Zombie Killing for Fun & Profit“. I go over the basics of the story and gameplay and my thoughts and recommendation. AC had me do a scoring system for Dead Rising 2 which turned out to be pretty close to the average score out there for the game. Dead Rising 2 Collector’s Edition Steelbook case High-Def disc (PS3 Blu-ray)with 83 Minute “Zombrex Dead Rising Sun” motion … Continue reading →

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Mafia 2 Review & Valhalla Rising

Posted on September 1, 2010 by JamesInDigital

Mafia 2 Review Well, the Mafia 2 Review is in the books over at Associated Content.  Check out the Mafia II Review – “Family” is Thicker Than Blood article, and please share your thoughts on the game and feedback on the article.  Although the overall scores for the game are good, and praise for the Mafia II Soundtrack in particular has been high, there seems to be a fairly large faction of gamers who are “hating” on the game.  I … Continue reading →

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