Archive for May, 2009
Review: Plants vs. Zombies (Mac, PC)
When it comes to designing incredibly addictive, infinitely playable casual games, no company can match the track record that the magicians at Popcap have produced. Zuma was marvelous. Even more so, Peggle. But with the release of Plants vs. Zombies Popcap has truly outdone itself by crafting what is one of the most fun, engaging, [...]
EGM Rises From The Grave; Will Continue Publishing Later This Year
Back in January, just a week into the new year, Electronic Gaming Monthly was purchased by media giant Hearst, promptly closed, and purged of all its employees. That was a particularly black day as I considered EGM the bible of videogame journalism, even when the content lost some of its luster in the Ziff Davis [...]
Interview: Dekker and Julia, the DJs Mixin’ It Up At 8bit FM
My diverse musical tastes have motivated others, both friend and stranger, to toss heinous names of all sorts in my general direction. I’ve been called a hipster, hipster-wannabe, blipster, and sell-out for my love of just-off-the-mainstream sounds. If I were to share my Slacker stations with you, you’d find programming that leaps from The Talking [...]
Review: Contra (NES)
Nowadays, when folks think of Konami, their minds invariably drift to the wild and wacky adventures of one Solid Snake, as he stealthily makes mincemeat of all manner of sci-fi/supernatural/G.I. Joe-level paramilitary freaks. But if you were to hop into the Way Back Machine and touchdown in the late ’80s/early ’90s the Konami name was [...]
Raiden 4 Coming to Xbox 360 This August; Shooter Fans Splooge
Is there any genre capable of delivering as potent a cathartic release as shooters? I reckon there is not. Unfortunately, the genre (much like brawlers), have yet to reclaim the popularity that it once had 15 years ago, but some titles (such as Valcon Game’s recently released Raiden Fighter Aces) have brought explosive joy to [...]
THQ Hopes Drawn to Life Sequel Will Finally Put Your Doodles to Good Work
They say that honesty is the best policy, so, since I’m not one to shy away from the advice of wise words, I’ll make a confession: When Nintendo first unveiled the DS, I was most definitely not a believer. Some would even go as far as to label me a “hater.” Dual screens? Gimmick! Touchscreen? [...]
King of Fighters XII Online Details Revealed: Lots of Options, PS3 and Xbox 360 Exclusives
Today, Ignition unveiled new King of Fighters XII info that’s sure to please fighting fans that miss the arcade experience of days past. Although word of online play was previously announced, the depth of it was kept on the hush hush. But not anymore! KOF XII will feature global online play (no region restrictions!), and [...]
Beat Em Ups: How to Properly Resurrect the Genre
A few weeks ago, my friend Gabriel stopped by to take in a couple of rounds of Hokuto no Ken for the PlayStation 2, as he’s a huge fan of the American Fist of the Northstar movie, hilariously bad Streamline dub and all. After several minutes of being dazzled by the sexy visuals and fun [...]
X-List: The 6 most bad-ass military action games
This Memorial Day, the 2D-X crew pays respect to the courageous men and women who’ve bravely entered the line of fire by looking back at some of the more awesome videogame examples of soldiers at work. We’re not talking realistic first-person shooters like Call of Duty; it’s all about hardcore, near-mindless twitch soldiering that dominated [...]
Review: Boing! Docomodake (DS)
Unless you’re an aging hippie or experimental college student, it’s very unlikely that mushrooms have played a major role in your life. Even in the Super Mario Bros. franchise, where mushrooms act as sidekicks or the ultimate boosters, they play second fiddle to our squat Italian plumber. Fortunately, if you’re pro-mushroom, there’s good news: AQ Interactive [...]
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