When Alien: Isolation was first announced the reaction of the gaming community was muted with cautious optimism at best coming off of a needless disaster like Colonial Marines that really should have been a fantastic game but unforgivably wasn’t. As more footage and information leaked out the sense of optimism grew in spite of itself including from yours truly. The logic was: It can’t be … Continue reading Alien Isolation Review
Today we shall look at a fun, but slightly flawed game, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Middle-Earth is an action adventure RPG romp into the universe of the Lord of the Rings. With that established and without further adieu, let’s get this show on the road. I believe that I have stated on numerous occasions that am not the most picky when it comes to graphics. There … Continue reading Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Review
It’s been three weeks since Destiny released, and after over 85 hours of gameplay, I’m finally ready to deliver my verdict on the game as it stands now. This review is based on a purchased digital copy for PS4 with over 85 hours logged in my main character (I also have two other low level characters going). As of this writing, I’m level 28 with … Continue reading Destiny Review
Since there have been gaming consoles, there have been golf games for those consoles. While I don’t ever watch golf on TV, I do enjoy playing it (for real on occasions, though it’s been a while since I’ve done it) and on consoles. We’re nearing the one year anniversary of the release of PS4 and Xbox One, and thanks to HB Studios we finally have … Continue reading The Golf Club Review
I played and reviewed last year’s Madden NFL 25 on PS3 when it released. That game later came to PS4 and Xbox One, but as I didn’t get a PS4 until May, I didn’t experience last year’s Madden game on the current gen systems. So the first thing I noticed when getting into a game on Madden NFL 15 was just how much better it … Continue reading Madden NFL 15 Review
Rogue Legacy was a critical hit when it released on PC a little over a year ago, and today Cellar Door Games have brought their hit title to PS4, PS3, and PS Vita with cross-buy and cross-save. Rogue Legacy is now available on the PlayStation Store for $16.99, and that’s a great price since you’re getting it for three systems and because the game is … Continue reading Rogue Legacy Review
This series is a welcome breath of fresh air against run and gun shooting and you can see from my previous reviews that I’m overall enthusiastic about this series despite some quibbles and annoyances which, unfortunately, remain for this new game. Being a sequel this means I have to be a little less forgiving this time around since there weren’t enough fundamental improvements that needed to happen. Continue reading Sniper Elite 3 Review
Murdered Soul Suspect starts off with a bang, or more accurately, a crash. Detective Ronan O’Connor is thrown out of an upstairs(4th floor I believe) window of an apartment building in Salem, Massachusetts. O’Connor was pursuing the a vicious serial killer known only as The Bell Killer. The multi-story fall didn’t kill O’Connor, as The Bell Killer makes his way downstairs and finishes the detective off … Continue reading Murdered Soul Suspect Review
Let me preface this review by saying that not only am I a huge MMA fan in general but a pretty diehard fan of MMA games in general. So much so that I actually downloaded the EA Sports UFC demo on both XBOX One and PS4. XBOX One because it was available hours before it’s PS4 counterpart and I simply didn’t want to wait and … Continue reading EA Sports UFC Review
There was a time when a console would have many baseball games released in the same year resulting in a vast library of baseball games. Gamers who were baseball fans had no shortage of games to play. These days, Sony’s MLB: The Show is the only game in town following the demise of the multiplatform series from 2K Sports. So unless you were a PlayStation … Continue reading RBI Baseball ’14 Review
I am always happy to welcome a new Wolfenstein game. The previous Wolfenstein game from 2009 was slagged on certain quarters. I would contend it was a bit underrated and overlooked. I want to state upfront that this is game that merits a strong Mature rating most notably for some grim sequences and at least one very notable torture sequence that in my opinion was … Continue reading Wolfenstein: The New Order Review
Ever since E3 2012, Watch Dogs has been one of the most hyped and anticipated titles on any system and for good reason. The now near legendary and certainly controversial video that Ubisoft showed at the E3 was a jaw dropping, gorgeous looking game that teased a slick cyberhack Grand Theft Auto variant with everything “cranked to 11.” To be fair, nothing was going to … Continue reading Watch_Dogs Review
This is a series that has been on hiatus for too long. Like many other long fans who have held their breath since the mixed bag but IMHO overly hated Dark Shadows, the news of a new Thief game was at first met with jubilation and then as media and details came forth a sense of caution and concerns on certain details. Some of these … Continue reading Thief Review
The time has finally arrived, the first big Next Gen exclusive has launched. While Titanfall certainly had a whirlwind of hype pushing it forward the real question would be whether or not it was worth your time. Some seemed unsure of the lack of a single player campaign in which the game launched with. It should come as no surprise though that the guys who … Continue reading Titanfall Review
Horror influenced video games walk a very fine line within the video game industry. There are in an essence one of two ways that things can play out. You can attempt to be scary which in itself is tricky do for the sole fact of creating an outright scary atmosphere within the realm of a video game is no easy task. The other is having … Continue reading Outlast Review
I am a huge fan of the Assassin’s Creed games so admittedly I approach these games with a healthy benefit of the doubt and positive bias in place. I hope I’m not an outright fanboy and I don’t think I am since I can harp on some quibbles and nitpicks I had from previous games, whether it be the KBM controls on the first one … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Review
While I owned both a PS3 and a XBOX 360 last generation I definitely considered myself more of a fan of the 360 overall. Going into this generation I honestly wasn’t so sure how I felt about what Microsoft was offering up as it’s new entry into the console world. Truth be told my initial reaction was if I was only getting one console at … Continue reading Xbox One Review
EA DICE returns after two years following the release of the very successful Battlefield 3 with this inevitable sequel. I am happy to report that this game is not a quickie BF3 retread with a slicker coat of varnish on it. They did listen to the fans feedback over the course of the last two years, as the return of Commander Mode easily indicates along … Continue reading Battlefield 4 Review
It’s somewhat of a miracle the Ryse in its current state exists at all when you truly think about it. What was originally intended to be a Kinect title on the 360, had to be gutted and completely reconfigured to be a live action launch title for the XBOX One. Truth be told I was pretty skeptical of the title at all prior to seeing … Continue reading Ryse Son of Rome Review
One of the biggest complaints of last year was the overall lack of realism and difficulty by the A.I. There was an obsession by the A.I. to want to take you outside and put you through the announce table no mater what, sometimes the obsession with being outside would be so bad that you could actually win by count out. The A.I. also had a … Continue reading WWE 2K14 Review
