Ico and Shadow of the Colossus review: A powerful blast of nostalgia

Nov. 21, 2011   1 Comment  

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Two of history’s most impressive games get the HD treatment.

Fatal Frame review

Feb. 4, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 2002. For us, it all started with The 7th Guest for the PC. We were indescribably intrigued by this game at the time.‚ The ability to journey through a beautifully rendered haunted mansion (as good as you could pre-render n 1993) via a first person perspective was something that, [...]

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Need for Speed Undercover review

Jan. 17, 2009   Leave a Comment  

The Need for Speed series has gone through many changes, most of which alienate one portion of the fan base or another. What did EA’s Blackbox give fans this time around?

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Eidos creates a Monster of a game

Dec. 8, 2008   Leave a Comment  

There are a lot of bad kid’s games on the Wii, with even more to come during this holiday season, so we here at Blast are going to tell you about one of the better, younger skewing titles to invest your money into this winter. Backbone Entertainment’s “Monster Lab” is a game that will surely fly under the radar, but it’s worthy of more than that sad fate.

The PlayStation 2 launch titles

Dec. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

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December 2008. Sony PlayStation 2 has been a viable product for eight years, selling about 140 million units wordwide, more than any other video game console in history. The fact that we’re still talking about PlayStation 2 and still talking about new games being made only for the PlayStation 2 in the 2008 holiday season [...]

Yes we do like the AC/DC Live Rock Band Track Pack

Nov. 14, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Not much to say. You have Rock Band. You need this.

Lego Batman fails to deliver

Oct. 2, 2008   Leave a Comment  

It’s no real secret as to why the Lego games appeal to a wide generation of gamers. While the younger set enjoys the run and jump style platforming and easy accessible gameplay, the shall we say, more seasoned of us will appreciate the nostalgic heart, and subtle nods to some of the most famous movies [...]

World Championship Cards is a flop

Sept. 30, 2008   Leave a Comment  

You would think with all the hundreds of examples out there on virtually every platform that it would be impossible to screw up something like video game CARDS … right?

TNA Impact!

Sept. 12, 2008   1 Comment  

The game could use more drama and story injected into its core, but if you’re looking for simple, pick-up-and-go action, TNA Impact! is a good way to go.

MLB 08 The Show

July 7, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Sony put out a pretty good product in MLB 08 The Show, but that’s the problem. [...]

NCAA March Madness 2008

April 5, 2008   Leave a Comment  

EA retools their college backetball line, but did they finish the job?

The Spiderwick Chronicles for Wii

March 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

This largely linear fantasy adventure, based on the book series of the same name, follows the adventures of the Grace family as they stumble into a unique situation when they move into a new house. Freddie Highmore does great double duty as twin brothers Jared and Simon while sister Mallory is voiced by Sarah Bolger. [...]

Sea Monsters, an awful adventure

Feb. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Let us never speak of it again.

King of Fighters XI

Jan. 18, 2008   Leave a Comment  

SNK Playmore’s King of Fighters XI is very similar in all respects to their recent NeoGeo Battle Coliseum in that it is a purely two dimensional fighting game that appeals almost exclusively to hardcore two dimensional fighting game fans. It’s a one trick pony. King of Fighters XI revolves around a new tournament that has [...]

Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground

Jan. 10, 2008   1 Comment  

Proving Ground is the deepest “X-sport” video game ever developed, and that means something considering the Tony Hawk franchise singularly created the alternative sport video game genre. That said, Neversoft should have done a hell of a lot more testing. Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground brings new features like “nail the grab” and the speedy aggro [...]

The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night

Jan. 6, 2008   Leave a Comment  

The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, starts the game off with a recap from the last game, where Spyro defeated the evil dragon Cynder. After Spyro defeated Cynder, she turned into a little dragon, just like Spyro. When Spyro saw that she was like him, he had to save her from the dark power. [...]

Retro: PacMan World 2

Jan. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 2002. An evil force by the name of “Spooky” has been unleashed by those dastardly ghosts and it’s up to everyone’s favorite pepperoni-slice shaped yellow hero to make sure Pac-World is rid of this ancient evil. The objective of the game is to collect various “Gold Fruits” Once [...]

NeoGeo Battle Coliseum

Dec. 27, 2007   1 Comment  

Though you may never hear it in the game, NeGeo Battle Coliseum is set in February 2017 by new Japanese calendar. A man is trying to take over the NeoGeo world by defeating the strongest warriors and claiming the title. If that power were to fall into his hands, contol of the enter world would [...]

Crash of the Titans

Dec. 26, 2007   Leave a Comment  

In a way, Crash of the Titans represents everything about Playstation 2 in 2008 — still bloody good, but there’s not a whole lot more to expect out of it. Even without its original creator, Crash Bandicoot is still a strong video game franchise, and it’s the best thing Sierra has going for it right [...]

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.