SEGA tried to do some interesting things here and sadly came short, due to the horrible controls and voice acting. The concept is interesting, and maybe with a bit more polish the came could have been a winner. But this is not the case; instead you’re left with a short, forgettable experience that’s more trick than treat.
All in all, RAGE is a great game and a great way to pass the time. If you want a shooter that will have you working for the kill and giving you that small RPG thrill; go for RAGE. If you want that shooter where you can take online and get some top kills with your friends, look somewhere else. In fact, that’s the only reason why the game doesn’t walk away with a 2D-X Excellence Award. The ending is a bit abrupt; it’ll have you waiting in front of your television for more…and then you’ll see the credits roll. It wasn’t a true cliffhanger, but don’t be surprised if id announces RAGE 2.
TekNmotion has given gamers a slice of the luxurious life (at a budget price!) with the Blaster Amplified Universal Headset for the Xbox 360 and PC. This isn’t just a gaming headset; with its multiple adaptors you will be able to use it to place VoIP calls and listen to music, podcasts, and audiobooks. As a self-proclaimed audiophile, I was amazed and surprised that the $30 Blaster sounded so crisp and clear, thanks to the 40mm Neodymium bass drivers, and TekNmotion’s patented XJacKer Soniq Rush amplification technology. Overall, TekNMotion’s headset is an excellent package, with the only negative being its somewhat cumbersome console cabling setup.
Raving Rabbids gets Kinect compatibility and Amazon bonuses this fall.
Most of you have already rid Sera of the Lambent and the Locust horde by now, and are probably wondering what else there is to do in Gears of Wars 3 besides mix it up in online multiplayer. The developer has included an epic amount (see what I did there?) of Easter Eggs on the disc that require you to hunt quite a bit to find them. If you don’t want waste precious time searching instead of shooting, check out this guide. Warning: there are SPOILERS ahead!
Designed for use with the PS3 and Xbox 360, the $159.99 Mad Catz Street Fighter X Tekken Arcade FightStick Pro uses arcade-quality components from renowned Japanese arcade manufacturer, Sanwa Denshi. As such, the 8-button fight stick features a Japanese style ball-handled joystick, and 30 mm action buttons placed to match the Vewlix arcade cabinet configuration.
Treasure’s SEGA Saturn shmup classic returns to action very, very soon.
Are you a Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition king who wants to share your numerous victories and health-draining combos with the rest of the nerd world? If so, Hauppauge has the solution for you in the form of the $199 Hauppauge HD PVR. The box records video feeds from a PS3 or Xbox 360 to a computer’s hard drive in a compressed H.264 format (PS3 records in the .M2TS format, while the Xbox 360 records in .MP4). You can connect the console (or numerous other boxes) via component video, S-video, or composite video, and record in 480i standard definition all the way up to 1080i high-definition. If you’re ready to rock, here’s how to record PS3 and Xbox 360 gameplay videos.
Captain America: Super Soldier is a HYDRA-bashing good time, even if the game is way too easy.
