2010 - Hey Poor Player

Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light (Xbox 360)

Dec 31, 2010 1456

Boobtastic Brilliance Chances are that if you’re a thirtysomething male gamer like myself, you remember Boob Rai… uh, Tomb Raider, being released for the original Playstation in the ’90’s. You’ll also remember Tomb Raider II. And Tomb Raider III. Then Tomb Raider: Underworld. Tomb Raider: Underwear. Tomb Raider: The…

Dec 31, 2010 1456

The Eternal Question: Platformer vs. RPG (Part III)

Dec 30, 2010 1899

C’mon, admit it. You don’t even know what Worlds two or three look like.

Dec 30, 2010 1899

X-Men Arcade Game Review (Xbox 360)

Dec 21, 2010 2153

X Marks the Spot? Konami hit on a good thing when they snatched up the video game rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and put out its arcade game for it. Little did they know that they’d be setting up the gravy train for years to come. The TMNT…

Dec 21, 2010 2153

Donkey Kong Junior Retro Review (Arcade)

Dec 19, 2010 1696

I can't lie. I wasn't a part of the golden days of arcade gaming. Hell, my birth alone in 1983 is actually the cataclysmic event that caused the video game crash of the '80s. While the world was infatuated with...

Dec 19, 2010 1696

The Eternal Question: Platformer vs. RPG (Part II)

Dec 19, 2010 1093

For a while, it seemed like the heyday was over for Platformers and RPGs. The First Person Shooter, the new kid in school, had taken the stage. And really, how could you blame us for forgetting our old friends, the platformer and the RPG?

Dec 19, 2010 1093

The Eternal Question: Platformer vs. RPG (Part I)

Dec 14, 2010 1880

At risk of sounding like a pariah on a gaming site, I really have no desire to play Call of Duty or Halo. In a videogame world dominated by FPS shooters (I’m looking at you Halo players), there have always been two stalwart standbys for me. Thankfully, I had…

Dec 14, 2010 1880