Diablo 3 Review: Hell Breaks Lose in a Linear Fashion
Diablo 3 was worth the wait, but it’s design might upset veteran players.
It has been almost 4 years since Blizzard finally lifted the sheet on Diablo 3, and like every other Blizzard release, fans of the series have been waiting eagerly to take down the Lord of Terror once again. With over a 10 year development cycle, does Diablo 3 live up to its insane amount of hype?
Diablo has been a franchise that has been a king in PC gaming ever since its original release way back in 1996. Since then, Diablo has continued to be the standard for the RPG hack and slash dungeon crawler genre, and to this day, gamers are still playing Diablo 2 which is now a 12 year old game. Diablo 3 has a lot to live up to.
Awesomenauts Review: Blast in, but with Friends
Awesomenauts is a lot of awesome mixed with MOBA.
The MOBA genre (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) is one that I personally have never been into, but once I saw the beautiful and witty art style of Awesomenauts, I decided to give it a endeavor. If you can deal with some unbalancing issues, you will find Awesomenuats to be a simplified 2D arena shooter with some real legs to keep you coming back.
If you are familiar with the MOBA genre then getting into Awesomenauts will not take long. The goal of each match is to conquer your opponents’ base by destroying their turrets defending their main base. This is done by players controlling a group of different classes, each with their own set of unique abilities. Each stage possess its’ own set of different ways to approach your opponents’ base, and some even have hidden paths to sneak up on your enemy.
The Walking Dead Game Episode 1 Review
I’m going to do something a little different in this week’s Michael’s Gaming Corner; I’m going to do a small review like I did with Journey, why?
Mainly because reviews are just somebody’s opinion, so I felt that game reviews would fit nicely in my editorials, it’s nice to change things up every now and then don’t you think? So here’s The Walking Dead game review.
Walking Dead on arrival?
Telltale Games have done plenty of point and click games based off of popular IPs, from Sam and Max to Jurassic Park, so it was no surprise when TT Games announced they were making a Walking Dead game.
The big question was how well can TT Games transfer the world of zombies to a point and click adventure without losing out on the action or pressure of being pursued by the living dead?
For those who are not familiar with point and click games, characters are usually set in in one spot until told to move by a cruiser which the player controls.
I’m happy to say the Telltale Games handle the thrill of a zombie apocalypse very well, nearly everything works.
Trials Evolution Review: the Truth Behind the Title
In August of 2009 RedLynx released Trials HD; a physics-based motocross racing game in which the player treks across a straight track ridden with numerous obstacles including hill, jumps, loops, and even dynamite. Based less on realism and more on puzzle solving, Trials gives you the ability to reload at multiple checkpoints throughout each track. The player is also given the ability to create and customize their own track, using any and all obstacles available in the game.
Trials Evolution: The Awesome Evolution of Trials
Last month RedLynx debuted the sequel, entitled Trials Evolution. Trials Evolution maintained all the popular aspects of the original that made it such a success, but RedLynx didn’t stop there. Evolution is not just a name; the simplicity of the original received a serious overhaul in every facet of its awesomeness. In the time I’ve spent racing across the epic quantity of premade career mode tracks, I’ve been introduced to more new features than I could shake a stick at!
Generals 2: Five Elements That Will Command and Conquer
Command and Conquer: Generals, released in 2003, was a departure from C&C in almost every respect. In a series that had, up to that point, focused on the unreal and absurd, Generals addressed a real world problem.
Sim City: Five Things That Will Make it Great, in Plain Simlish
Sim City, A Worthy Reboot
Welcome back, mayor. It’s been a long and bumpy road since your last true term of office (Sim City: Societies was just an awkward, disastrously interrupted holiday). Consider raising your transportation budget so we can work on those potholes, and then read this briefing to avoid creating more of them.
Do that, and the legacy of Sim City 4, which is and shall ever be the grand master of the modern city builder genre, will get a worthy successor. A worthy reboot, if you want to take into consideration the removal of any sort of numeral qualifier from the title on the incoming game.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Review
I was never very good at the Resident Evil games when I was younger. I had always hoped that one day, Capcom would release a more action based title that put you in the shoes of an elite mercenary unit sent out to eradicate zombies rather than flee from them. Lo and behold, my prayers have been answered over a decade later with the release of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, a squad-based third-person shooter developed by Slant Six Games. Classic enemies and environments from the series are infused with the sensibilities of modern day shooters in order to create a hybrid that’s, well, almost as terrifying as a Nemesis.
Mass Effect 3 Review
Mass Effect 3:The End of Commander Shepard’s Trilogy
Mass Effect 3 is a torrent of emotion. There is excitement over the grand, and promised-to-be truly final, conclusion to the series. There is satisfaction and lack of concern over the fact that this game completely stole three days of my life. And when I get to the end there is frustration and sadness, but also some closure. This is the end to the saga of Commander Shepard, and all that entails. The conclusion has created a bit of a stir; Mass Effect 3 players who have avoided the controversy and just want to beat the game had best prepare themselves.
Super Mario 3D Land Review
Super Mario 3D Land:
Nintendo’s EAD Tokyo studio, who made Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, as well as the two Super Mario Galaxy games, never worked on a portable system before making Super Mario 3D Land. Fortunately, they have some kind of inherent knowledge about how to make a fantastic portable experience, as they created a game that doesn’t only excel at being a great Mario game, but also at being an amazing portable game in its own right.
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SSX Review: A Reboot Worth Your Time
SSX Has Never Felt and Looked So Good
It’s been a long time since gamers have received a proper SSX title. Way back in 2003, EA released the last memorable SSX title, SSX3. Now it’s 2012 and EA looked to bring back the classic franchise from its snowy vacation.
When we first saw SSX, it was known as SSX: Deadly Descents. EA said that gamers would have to tackle some of the most dangerous real world locations scattered around the world. The Deadly Descents name has been dropped, but the idea is still here. Returning snowboarder Griffin Simmons has decided to ditch the SSX team, and take on the Deadly Descents himself. To combat Griffin, Elise Riggs decides to gather some old and new faces to not only beat Griffin, but conquer the most dangerous snowboarding drops on the planet.
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