Archive for October, 2010
DJ Hero 2 Review
Posted by Jim Hunter in 360, review on October 28, 2010
Last year’s introduction of DJ Hero was a breath of fresh air for rhythm games. Not only did it introduce a new way to play, but it did so within a genre that was–up until that time–largely untouched. While Activision’s Guitar Hero is clearly creatively bankrupt, their platter spinning series has made serious improvements over [...]
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Posted by Jim Hunter in PSP, review on October 25, 2010
After God of War III, I was pretty sure the series was completely dead. Kratos had turned into a raging, emo asshole who was unsympathetic in every way; the core gameplay hadn’t evolved; and the grand finale ended on a serious flat note. God of War: Ghost of Sparta proves that meaningful character development is [...]
Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Posted by Jim Hunter in review, Wii on October 20, 2010
It’s hard to remember a game that made me smile with a delight that wasn’t being brought on by some extreme explosion or sick move. Sure, time spent with Comic Jumper made me laugh out loud, but I never wanted to sit down and give Captain Smiley a big ole hug. Enter a pink marshmallow [...]
NBA Jam is Terrible
Posted by Jim Hunter in review, Wii on October 15, 2010
When playing through games for review, I like to finish any single player content given to me, as well as play a sizable amount of multiplayer. There comes a time however, where you just have to throw up your hands and say “to hell with this.” I’m at that point with NBA Jam, the newly [...]
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Posted by Jim Hunter in 360, review on October 7, 2010
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: Dude’s on a ship locked away in some sort of pod-thing and a catastrophic event happens which frees him. He escapes, while the ship crashes and then has to fight bad guys. This nameless fellow also sees a pretty young girl while escaping the doomed vessel, but [...]
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
Posted by Jim Hunter in 360, review on October 6, 2010
When I first read details and saw screens from Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (GH6) I was actually fairly intrigued. Here we had a game that appeared to know exactly who it was. Neversoft was channelling heavy metal album artwork, characters appeared to be crisp and redesigned, and they were focusing on something that most [...]