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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Review |
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by: Jedi Guardian 2009-01-28 The only complaint I can make so far about the game is that Relic didn't give more info for the game. In fact they kept hushed up for months. I mean, it doesn't matter with me, I know they're sparing us the details so they won't exceed expectations. At least they could've gave more information on the Tyranids, besides the Tyrant Lord and the Genestealers. |
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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Review |
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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Review by: Jedi Guardian 2008-08-27 The campaign is fun in its own fashion. While the original had D-Day and the liberation of France, Opposing Fronts gets two campaigns. That's right, two. You get to play the British 3rd Army beating the Germans in the liberation of Caen and the Panzer Elite holding Holland in Operation: Market Garden. It sounds extensive, but it isn't. |
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Guild Wars Review |
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by: Jedi Guardian 2008-08-24 I know, I know. The Raider hates Online RPGs. Not because they're turning what would be America's future into game-addicted zombies, but because they're pointless. They're fun for a couple of hours and then you're bored. For the record, Guild Wars is not an MMO. Never was, never will. It's an online role playing game with real-time combat. Think Diablo, but more graphically polished and with a bigger idiotic fanbase. |
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BlackSite: Area 51 Review |
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by: Generalissimo Furioso 2008-01-16 The game starts off in Iraq, at the beginning of the Gulf War Two: So Damn Insane. You're put into the position of Captain Aeran Pierce, an elite Delta Force operative sent into the country with your squad to find WMDs (here's a hint W.M.D = M.I.A). Instead of finding WMD's, you stumble across freakish mutants (whom your superior officer deems to merely be someone with extreme encephalitis) and some sort of giant space rock. |
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E3 2007: PC: Uh... |
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by: PC Enthusiast #7 2007-07-19 Oh! Puzzle Quest 3 was announced. I'm not sure if it was specifically at E3, but it was. So if any of you like puzzles, you are set for life. There's also a sequel to F.E.A.R., though it's not called F.E.A.R. 2. They're having a contest on their website on what to call it. I voted for S.C.A.R.E.D., personally. I believe I saw a sequel for Call of Duty as well, but I'm not completely sure. It should be pretty nice. |
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EVE Online Review |
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by: Nixon 2007-07-11 I watched paint dry for months. |
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Crazy Frog Racer 2 Review |
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by: Bruce Banner/The Hulk 2007-06-20 HULK TEACH YOU HOW TO BEAT ENTIRE GAME. YOU BETTER PAY HULK MONEY, BECAUSE THIS EVEN BETTER THEN PRIMA STRATEGY GUIDE! OKAY, HERE HOW TO BEAT ALL OF CRAZY FROG RACER. WHEN RACE STARTS, PRESS 'SPACE' BAR BUTTON. THEN NEVER STOP HOLDING BUTTON DOWN. REPEAT UNTIL RACE IS WON AND YOU IN FIRST PLACE. |
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Starcraft II Announcement |
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by: Doom 2007-06-02 Now that I think about it, a lot of what we've heard about Starcraft II reminds me of Warcraft 3. You know, the last sequel in the RTS series before it permanently became an MMORPG. Yes, something did exist before World of Warcraft. Shocking, I know. Anyway, hero units were unbalanced to the point of comedy, and thus unbalanced the rest of the game with it. This set of units was the main complaint from nerds in regards to Warcraft 3. |
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Supreme Commander Review |
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by: Nixon 2007-05-20 Supreme Commander was marketed as the total revolution of RTS gaming. It isn't. This might not sound like the logical way to open an overall positive review, but I would like to note it. Supreme Commander shot for the stars, but unlike most of Peter Molyneux's stuff, doesn't fall all that short. |
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Command and Conquer 3 Review |
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by: Nixon 2007-05-15 Behold, something EA hasn't screwed up!
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Half-Life 2: Episode 1 Review |
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by: Jedi Guardian 2007-05-14 Unlike a certain series (*cough* Star Wars *cough*), Half-Life 2: Episode 1 isn't a prequel, but a continuation from where HL2 ended. You are Gordon Freeman (again); you are the only man who kills enemies with a crowbar and wear the same suit for years without anyone complaining about the smell, along with your sidekick (and fangirl), Alyx Vance, both of you must endure and escape the decaying, ruined City 17.
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Call of Duty: United Offensive Review |
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Call of Duty: United Offensive Review by: Jedi Guardian 2007-04-23 The multiplayer is truly fun and addictive; with 11 new maps (ex. Bastogne, Kharkov, Sicily) which are immense and gorgeous (I died twice on Sicily for sightseeing instead of fighting). Also included are the new weapons from the single player, which I will get to in just a minute, and 3 modes; Deathmatch, King of the Hill and Domination. None of these are unique to the genre, but it's nice to have some variety from the original (Call of Duty only had deathmatch). |
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl Review |
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl Review by: Generalissimo Furioso 2007-04-18 S.T.A.L.K.E.R is set in an alternate universe where the accident at Chernobyl occurred not once, but twice! This second explosion was so massive and powerful it obliterated the landscape for miles and twisted time and space itself. Of course, capitalism sets its greasy mitts into the affair once it realizes that the time-space anomalies have created incredibly rare materials and Artifacts, and, of course, hundreds of would-be treasure hunters venture into this zone of radiation and unknown horrors to stake their claim in it all. |
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Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Review |
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Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Review by: Nixon 2007-03-21 For example, when entering a town at random I got a quest about a missing painter. He went into his study, alone, and never came out. So the widow lets me in and I look around, expecting some note-like clue that will eventually lead to his body outside of town or something like that. Instead, I notice one of the paintings is interactive. I activate it and am launched into a painted world, where I must retrieve his magical brush so he can paint a way out. While fighting painted troll monsters. |
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Dawn of War: Dark Crusade Review |
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Dawn of War: Dark Crusade Review by: Jedi Guardian 2007-03-21 Graphics-wise, the game delivers. Fluid animations and flawless art style. Seriously, I haven't been interested in graphics in an RTS since Warcraft 3 (even by today standards, the animations are fluid!). And most importantly, the units resemble the miniatures from the tabletop to a great extent. For example, the Karskin in the game look just the models do on the tabletop, as do the Ogryns, Rangers, and even my favorite (The Crisis Team). |
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Knights of the Old Republic II: Sith Lords Review |
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Knights of the Old Republic II: Sith Lords Review by: Jedi Guardian 2007-03-01 I would also like to point out that this game has more bugs than Timon and Pumbaa's oasis in The Lion King. Even worse is the Xbox version has glitches more frequent than the PC version. But not only does this game make your character seem to be running in the same place, even if you meet the recommended system requirements, you will still get framerate drops. You can go to many game forums and see lots of complaining about this problem. Some suggest to change the graphic settings IN THE .INI FILE!! |
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Company of Heroes Review |
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by: Nixon and Lorne Michaels 2006-12-28 Normandy. 1944. The most generic battlefield of gaming history. Are you ready to take on a RTS that boldly goes where hundreds have gone before? Well, fuck, you better be.
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Marvel Ultimate Alliance (PC) Review |
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PC) Review by: Doom 2006-11-08 Playing Marvel: Ultimate Alliance on the PC is like playing it blindfolded, one of your arms cut off, and with a bowl of eyes instead of a keyboard.
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Bad Day LA Review |
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by: Doom 2006-10-07 It's not stupid, it's satire! GET IT |
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Reservoir Dogs: The Game Review |
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Reservoir Dogs: The Game Review by: Doom 2006-09-24 Even then the audio pisses me off with the terrible writing of faux-Tarantino conversations and stories. Note to game developer: you are not Tarantino. You will never be Tarantino. Stop trying to be Tarantino and force feeding us terrible dialogue. |
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Sesame Street Letters Review |
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by: Jack Thompson 2006-09-15 SESAME STREET, TRANSLATED BACK INTO LATIN, TURNS INTO SATAN STREET, OR STYX STREET! IF YOU PLAY AN AVERAGE EPISODE BACKWARDS YOU HEAR A] A HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT CAMPAIGN COMMERCIAL! B] A RECIPE FOR COOKING BABIES C] INSTRUCTIONS ON GAY SEXUAL POSITIONS D] A PRAYER TO 'THE CHILDREN TELEVISION WORKSHOP'S DARK LORD SATAN' AND E] SNUFFLEUPAGUS SNORTING COCAINE OFF THE ASS OF CHARLIE SHEEN! FRANKLY I'M DISGUSTED BY THE AUDACITY THESE FREAKS SHOW IN THEIR ANTI-FAMILY, ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA! |
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Big Oil: The Game Review |
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by: Doom 2006-08-31 Big Oil teaches many important lessons in that regard. Such as learning to quit the game before your oil company goes bankrupt, aka sell your stock in order to reap profit from failure! Or learn to see the entire world through the prism of who has oil and who doesn't, and modify your potential foreign policy thusly, to pay great attention to oil countries and ignore the ones not made of black gold. And last but not least, learn to grow your contempt for the working man and anyone else who doesn't sign their checks with the literal blood of infant Arabs. |
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Finding Humor in World of Warcraft |
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Finding Humor in World of Warcraft by: Nixon 2006-06-15 In real life there's surprisingly few ways to turn into a Libertarian. Beyond actually being the millionaire industrialist who Ayn Rand wanted to desperately give a blow job, the only hope of becoming one is being a spoiled middle class teen who has his/her parents serve them Pop Tarts in their basement for about four years. Sure, if you hate the world and everything in it you might be mistaken for a Libertarian, but that doesn't mean you are one. |
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E3 2006: PC |
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by: Nixon 2006-05-21 Anything that's labeled "next gen" has been on PC for years (exception: Wii remote). Havoc gravity engine? Yeah. Particle effects? Yeah. More free roam gameplay and general innovation? Yeah. PC is the perennial next gen, fanboys blowing their load all over Xbox 360's offering seem ignorant of this fact. |
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World of Warcraft Review |
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by: Nixon 2006-03-15 World of Warcraft is set after the events of Warcraft 3, but unlike DC comics, past issues aren't needed to understand or enjoy. |
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Crazy Frog Racer Review |
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by: Bruce Banner/The Hulk 2006-02-14 After playing this sorry excuse for a game, I sent the publisher an e-mail: "I would like for you to know that playing your 'game' Crazy Frog Racer has caused me great physical pain, mental anguish and has made me consider never playing video games again. If you wish to be a successful gaming company, I suggest that you release games that do not have elementary 3D graphics, vaguely racist character designs, and above all else, visible tracks and tracks that are the least bit original in content and form. And, of course, not making games from licenses that are basically highly concentrated amounts of marketing cynicism." |
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Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Review |
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Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Review by: Nixon 2006-01-23 Earned in Blood expands upon all that made Brothers in Arms unique, the squad based combat, the suppressing fire, the realistic inaccuracy that made firefights long, the need for cover, and adds in everything from nice, small features, to levels that are both more challenging (and more rewarding) than what the original offered up. |
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Europa Universalis 2 and Victoria |
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Europa Universalis 2 and Victoria by: Nixon 2005-12-28 Basically, pick a time period of human existence, and expect to be able to play any nation in existence during it. For Europa Universalis II the time period is 1419-1819 and for Victoria it's 1836-1920. The best feature of these games isn't just what they were upon release, but that there is a dedicated community and developer that continually improves both titles. |
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Call of Duty 2 Review |
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by: Nixon 2005-12-20 Now with even less Mussolini! |
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Quake 4 Review |
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by: Nixon 2005-11-10 So like there's this game, and like, it's totally an FPS. Totally. |
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FEAR Review |
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by: Nixon 2005-10-28 FEAR employs excellent slow-mo combat, smart enemies, and a twisty story told in the nature of Doom 3 and System Shock 2 to scare the shit out of the player. Oh yeah, it's got the whole pretty picture thing going on too. |
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Morrowind Review |
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by: Nixon 2005-10-12 I've probably spent more time on Morrowind than any game since the days of Europa Universalis II. Why? Well, it's one of my favorite games, and it's uniqueness makes it hard addiction to substitute, like how nothing can quite mimic that meth habit your dead beat uncle fosters. Except, umm, well, I spend less money on it. |
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Review |
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Review by: Nixon 2005-06-21 The pre-game hype was, of course, all about how this time around the player would play a black criminal, instead of the usual ‘Italian guy’ criminal that filled the previous two titles. The actuality is that it changes very little, beyond more use of the word ‘nigga’. |
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Spider-Man 2 (PC) Review |
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by: Doom 2005-06-17 The first sign that you're in for an experience that will kill brain cells is within the first 5 minutes of the game starting. Immediately, we're treated to a cutscene found in the real Spider-Man 2 game - specifically, Otto Octavius presenting his tiny nuke. Things go haywire, and Peter runs off to become Spider-Man. In the console version, you're forced to actually, you know, stop the catastrophe. But in the PC version, the scene abruptly stops and the player is thrown into a tutorial set in downtown New York. If the developers are going to rip off the better game by swiping cutscenes, at least give them a sort of context that makes sense. Please? |
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Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Review |
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Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Review by: Nixon 2005-04-17 The expedition, upon arriving on Mars, picks up a signal which they trace to the mysterious Site 1. See, Site 1 is the original ruins found on Mars before the first ‘outbreak’, and while mentioned multiple times in Doom 3, it was never visited since the Site had been ‘closed down’. Considering this, the trip takes on the feel that Lost World did to Jurassic Park, as in, “Oh yeah, the other portal to hell, yeah, we could open that one too.” |
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The Punisher Review |
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by: Doom 2005-04-04 Thomas Jane reprises his role as Frank Castle, and he nails the persona of the Punisher once again. Jane was one of the high points of the movie, so it's nice to see him to voice the Punisher here. Hey, at least it's not Dolph Lundgren voicing him. |
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Hearts of Iron 2 Review |
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By: Nixon 2005-01-31 Almost every field got a generally positive overhaul from HOI 1. The most noticeable is the economy, which now involves logic. Hearts of Iron 2 bases the economy off five key resources, energy, steel, rare resources, oil, money, and supplies, with money being the only “new” resource. |
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The Punisher Demo |
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By: Doom 2004-12-31 I'm a Punisher aficionado, I'll say that up front. That's the only reason I took interest in the game to begin with. Surprisingly enough, the game looked quite promising from information from the developers, Volition, along with E3 trailers and screenshots. |
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Hearts of Iron 2 Demo |
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By: Nixon 2004-12-23 Needless to say, get the demo, and if it peaks your interest, get the game when it comes out. |
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Half-life 2 Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-12-14 There’s not much to say in wrap up about Half-life 2 that hasn’t already been said. Its safe to say this is the best FPS of the year, and that it easily trumps the big name competition (COUGH HALO 2). |
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Evil Genius Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-10-18 BEHOLD! MY CORRUPT SAVES! EXILED TO THE TRASH CAN FOREVER MORE! |
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Rome: Total War Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-10-10 Rome gets kept extra unique by the Senate, a one territory nation that controls Rome, and barks orders at the player. The Senate is the counter to having the best armies of any side, it's like the player got a belligerent old hag for a wife! "Take out thrash, invade Gaul, and crush Carthage, why don't you get me pretty things any more?" Meanwhile, Carthage hails their child sacrificing, prostitution encouraging god. |
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Earth 2150 Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-09-28 Begin cranky old man lecture: Earth 2150 had everything RTSs of today lack, and delivered it over 4 years ago. Customizable units, a campaign that does not center around base building, 3 unique sides, and a plethora of options all came to us years ago, but most people in America didn't take notice. |
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Bloodrayne Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-09-20 While the Act II Nazi levels may make the combat slightly less annoying, the levels actually get even drabber. Amazing, really. All the hallways are just concrete tubes, and there is nothing to hint that this building has people working in it, beyond a gun rack a desk every 3 rooms. This just goes on for level after level, until my eyes can not take it any more. |
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No One Lives Forever Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-09-09 Surprisingly, for being mock versions of Bond villain lankies, the enemies in this game have really good AI. |
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Star Trek Elite Force II Review |
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Star Trek Elite Force II Review By: Nixon 2004-09-01 "I'm a doctor, dammit, not a nuclear reactor!" |
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Doom 3 Review Review |
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By: Doom and Nixon 2004-08-28 Guy calls FPS games 'lowest common denominator', and is marveled by graphics. I SENSE A CONNECTION! |
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-08-28 Further, I have seen cars that are halfway through solid ground. Finally, sometimes the plants/trees do not load right, and I am confronted by, instead of 3d trees, 2d cut outs, complete with blue outline. |
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Painkiller Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-08-27 Painkiller's gameplay can best be summed up by one word: easy. Playing through the game first time on Nightmare difficulty, the highest difficulty unlocked by default, I breezed through enemies and levels like no tomorrow. |
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Doom 3 Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-08-26 The shadow work greatly helps the combat, contrary to the common claim that Doom 3 is "OMFG TOO DARK". Doom 3's environments range from poor lighting to no light, meaning the player must always be on the look out. |
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Silent Storm Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-08-24 Wooden door in the way? Don't lock pick it, just vaporize it with a silenced SMG. Don't want to waste three turns walking to that far off door? Just blow a whole in the wall in one turn, and climb right through! The more the player thinks outside the box, the easier and easier this game becomes. |
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Far Cry Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-08-23 Needless to say this turns walking through the jungle in Far Cry into a scene right out Jurassic Park. Just replace velocaraptors with monkeys and a shotgun with a full auto SAW. |
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Max Payne 2 Review |
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By: Nixon 2004-08-20 Max Payne: I arose from my nightmare haunted slumber to the mad cackling of alarm clock, laughing at me that my wife and child were still dead at the hands of the drug addicts. I collected myself like I had collected the shattered shards of my life and marched like a prisoner to his execution into the bathroom. |
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Fallout Fanboys |
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by: Nixon 2004-08-18 If Fallout 3 is a game that plays in the first or third, and you can just set the camera, I will not be angry. If Fallout 3 is a game that is real time, I might be worried. But the only time I will be pissed, is when they fuck up the story and the art style that is Fallout. |
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Patches |
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by: Nixon 2004-08-18 I hate to pick on Paradox Entertainment; they were/are one of my favorite development houses for strategy games, but Jesus Christ. If you have ever picked up a Paradox game you know what I'm talking about. The 1.0 versions of their games are glorified beta and nothing works as indented. For example Victoria was so broke in 1.0 I simply cannot fathom how they could have concluded it was finished. |
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