Game Reviews

I’m gonna start off this review with an odd angle. Bear with me and it’ll all make sense. My wife and I have decided to sponsor a kid. He’s 16 years old and,despite the fact that Star Wars is popular enough to have spawned its own

If something ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That was the thought that kept returning to me every time I booted up Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance. Everything from the characters, to the attacks and weapons, to the skills and even the overall aesthetic, reminded me time and time

Act of Aggression reminds me of the original Command and Conquer, the one from Westwood that started it all.  Don’t get me wrong, Act of Aggression is solid.  A handful of bugs that spoiled saved games were taken care of quickly after release and the engine runs well even

Stop me when this starts to sound familiar: You are a female prisoner in a test facility that is run by a mysterious entity. You are given a gun that warps the laws of physics, and forced to solve a series of puzzles using said gun. You are spoken to

Telling a story is something video games have attempted to do since their inception. For years, people have worked tirelessly on providing a narrative through-line within their projects. However, one genre that has avoided this is sports. It has never seemed possible to integrate a story into a game so

Sometimes even a murderous demon deserves a second chance.  Rarely does a soul shackled by evil redeem itself, just as rarely does a lackluster game suddenly gain appeal.  That does not mean, however, that we should always turn away from possible redemption cases.  Those few that manage to turn the

Being the total gaming nerd that I am, it should come as no surprise that I consider the first gaming moments my children have as important milestones in their life. Two years ago, the youngest of my three had her first real gaming moment with Skylanders Swap Force, and I

After the resounding success of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, fans have been waiting with bated breath to see what Frictional Games will come up with next. SOMA, their most recent survival horror title, is a step in a different direction that is both refreshing and utterly unnerving. Unlike the Amnesia