One of the greatest features on the Nintendo Wii is the Virtual Console, giving players a chance to relive some of the greatest games ever made, including the original Mario Brothers and Zelda games. But try as you might, many people just don’t feel the Wiimote — or even the Gamecube controller — feels right. [...]
Assassin’s Creed fails to deliver
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Forget all the 9′s and 9.5′s you’re seeing in the leading online gaming outlets — that is, if you can wade past the flash and interstitial advertisements for Assassin’s Creed on these sites to see the review in the first place. There are far too many flaws that keep it from being a great game, and with so many other great games available this fall, it’s hard to give Assassin’s Creed more than a passing look. [...]
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Fighting and Puzzles meet in a wonderfully vivid enviroment in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. The game starts as you find a map leading to El Dorado, the supposed lost city of Gold. You follow the map to an island where you find the Spanish Conquestidors long beat you to the treasure. But if they did, what [...]
Super Mario Galaxy
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
For someone who got their start as a humble Italian plumber, Mario has sure had his share of occupations. Mario has tried his hand at everything from driving go-karts and prescribing medicine to becoming a multi-sport athlete and even a music producer. In his latest adventure; Super Mario Galaxy, Mario is once again trying out [...]
Monsoon Hava Gold
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Moonsoon Multimedia’s HAVA Gold is their response to the popularity of the Slingbox and other place-shifting video devices. The device allows users to view and control live television on networked computers via broadband and mobile phone service. It’s novel technology and priced right. The new product has made an impressive splash since its summer arrival [...]
Arctic Tale game
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Based on the National Geographic documentary, Arctic Tale allows you to fight for survival as three different polar animals. The film dramatically follows the paths of a mother walrus and her calf and a polar bear and her cubs. This Nintendo DS game allows you to utilize four survival attributes through 24 levels, several mini-game [...]
iHome iH85B Cycler – Music to pedal to
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
iHome’s new iH85B takes the earbuds out of your ear — and that’s one less distraction when you’re riding a bike. With all the bad press plastic bottles are getting lately, the iH85B, designed with a bike mounting bracket is a great replacement. It takes four AA batteries or an AC adapter for home listening. [...]
EA’s Smarty Pants
Dec. 3, 2007 1 Comment
You have to wonder if someone else — and not EA — made this game, would it be $19.99 instead of $49.99?
Dr. Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the video game
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Time to turn the tables and let the mean one win. It’s your turn to steal Christmas in How The Grinch Stole Christmas for Nintendo DS. You play the mean green one using stealth through a variety of puzzles and challenges, using scenes from the movie adaptation of the popular children’s book. This is another [...]
Zoo Hospital
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Zoo Hospital is a plot-driven collection of mini-games that makes you a summer intern at your aunt’s zoo The adventures unfold as you learn how to treat 40 kinds of animals including mammals, reptiles and birds. It’s your job to diagnose and treat the creatures and return them to their habitats healthy and well-adjusted. Features: [...]
16gb iPod Touch reviewed
Dec. 2, 2007 Leave a Comment
After months of what seemed like torture following the release of the iPhone — and listening to consumers, technology experts, news anchors and my peers bragging about it — I must admit that I was tempted buy one. But I had to weigh a huge termination fee on my existing wireless plan in addition to [...]
Retro: James Bond 007 Agent Under Fire
Dec. 2, 2007 Leave a Comment
From 2002: This game will be worth every cent you pay for it, for an overnight rental.
The Aly & AJ Adventure
Dec. 2, 2007 Leave a Comment
Bubblegum pop princesses Aly and AJ Michalka make their video game debut on one of what appears to be hundreds of Nintendo DS games launching this holiday season. The Aly and AJ Adventure is a collection of 15 minigames that take you throughout London, Tokyo, New York and Hollywood, including a dance-off multiplayer mode. The [...]
Operation Wintersun PC game review
Nov. 29, 2007 Leave a Comment
Undercover: Operation Wintersun looks pretty and had a lot of potential. But utterly boring gameplay, pointless puzzles and dialog overkill make this one a flop. [...]
Palo Alto’s Marketing Plan Pro
Nov. 27, 2007 1 Comment
I was really impressed with Palo Alto Software’s Marketing Plan Pro. There’s a ton of people trying to be entrepreneurial and being their own bosses, and they (we) can’t always hire PR people and a team of marketing pros. In our case, a marketing class from Northeastern took us on as their semester project and [...]
Guitar Hero III
Nov. 26, 2007 2 Comments
Guitar Hero III came into the world with a large reputation to live up to. For months, gamers have been waiting to get their hands on the newest hit in the Guitar Hero franchise. It represents one of the best party games around and with new multiplayer modes, and it’s better than ever. Guitar Hero [...]
Fish Tycoon DS port
Nov. 26, 2007 1 Comment
Fish Tycoon is another one of those tycoon simulation games where your job is to make money by raising, building, birthing or otherwise developing animals, people or infrastructure. This Majesco title stretches the capabilities of the Nintendo DS touchscreen. There are more than 750 different varieties of fish you can raise and sell using genetic [...]
Rugby 08 for PS2
Nov. 23, 2007 Leave a Comment
By Mel Odom Electronic Arts is the powerhouse of sports video games, and they continue that trend with their release of Rugby 08. Even though rugby may never be as popular here in the US as it is in other countries of the world, EA has definitely built a game that captures the excitement of [...]
First look: Rock Band reviewed
Nov. 19, 2007 Leave a Comment
Blast Magazine’s Bradley Ouellette spent a day with Harmonix near Boston, making him one of the first reporters to get to know this hot new game. Read his review and stay tuned for his full report from Harmonix HQ!
