What makes gamers everywhere cringe all at once?  When a video game is created based off a popular movie. Very rarely does this idea ever truly work out, because it always just feels scheme-ish in nature.  It is just another way for a big company to try and make money off the little guy.  You can be as objective as [...]

Old games are being remade more and more often nowadays. Under Defeat HD is the latest in this trend, being a remake and update of the original Under Defeat title that came out on Sega Dreamcast back in 2006. Nostalgia wraps around this title like a blanket. It has the authentic feel of an old-school arcade game, and many gamers will [...]

The Spookening‘s main character is a ghost. No spoilers, but that should have been evident from the name alone. At the beginning of each stage, the character dies from a horrible accident—like tying his bow tie too tight and suffocating, or tripping on his scarf and breaking his neck—and must scare enough  townspeople in each level to be resurrected. It goes [...]

Naruto is a name almost everyone recognizes to some extent, even if you aren’t necessarily into anime.  Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is the latest video game spin-off of the highly successful animnated series. It takes the general game mechanics from Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, but adds a few bells and whistles to present a more updated game.  There is a question [...]

Let’s face it, whether violence in video games actually has an effect on a person or not, shooters are still going to be cranked out of the factory.  Most of the time, if you’re playing a shooter, you are either a heroic soldier or some mobster trying to make it to the big times.  The Army of Two series has [...]

There’s no denying that a fad for military shooters has been circulating for years and continues to do so today.  Games like Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, and Battlefield allow you to play as multiple soldiers to give you a feel for different military units.  Every first-person shooter has at least one sniper level, stealth level, vehicle level, etc.  Sniper: [...]

There are two main types of first-person shooters.  There are the regular, “realistic” shooters like Call of Duty and Battlefield.  They rely mostly on gameplay mechanics and enjoyable basic combat.  They have normal soldiers fighting in normal ways (no supernatural phenomenon basically).  Then, there are the shooters that have some gameplay feature to exploit.  In the game Inversion, you can control [...]

Finding a good JRPG with a classic feel seems to be getting harder as of late, but every so often, one rises to the occasion, showing that an old-school vibe can still hold up in today’s world.  Ni No Kuni – Wrath of the White Witch has accomplished this feat exceptionally well, and it is not something to be missed.  Level-5 [...]

HD collections are usually only done with very successful and renowned game series; some examples are God of War, Ratchet and Clank, and Metal Gear Solid.  That’s why it’s somewhat strange to see Zone of The Enders being rereleased.  The games weren’t horrible by any means, but there are many people out there who have never heard of them.  That could work [...]

Let’s get the most obvious comparison out of the way first.  Yes, this game is very similar to the Super Smash Bros series.  And while that’s true, Playstation All-stars Battle Royale is different enough that it doesn’t feel like a rip-off.  Although differences are definitely good, they don’t automatically make the game itself good, and this is the case with [...]