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 … Continue reading
Two quick blurbs for ya today. Prince of Persia (the newest version Forgotten Sands) and James Bond Bloodstone both for the PS3. Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands Thoughts Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands is the newest entry in the Prince of Persia series and yet another reboot for it as well. I guess, technically it is just a return to the story-line that was broken up by the appearance of 2008′s Prince of Persia which … Continue reading
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, … Continue reading
Every time I see or hear anything remotely like “has just been revoked” I automatically think of the end of Lethal Weapon 2 after Riggs has been shot, and the South African d-bag claims diplomatic immunity.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 “It’s just been revoked”.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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Well kiddos, I was lucky (or unlucky) enough to receive Kane & Lynch 2 Dog Days from Gamefly on the week of launch release. The game came in the mail and I promptly went and beat the game. I had heard tales of the single player being ridiculously short. Those reports were not in any way mistaken as it took less than 5 hours to complete the single player campaign. Not so good Al…. Also … Continue reading
A Deathspank review for the Playstation 3 Deathspank is a new downloadable only game from Hothead Studios and Ron Gilbert, one of the original creators Maniac Mansion and the Monkey Island series. For a discussion of one of the best games of all time, and my favorite, Monkey Island 2, check the posts archives. Below is the trailer for Deathspank where Diablo and Monkey Island meet and then destroy chickens. I discuss everything in my … Continue reading
