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Category Archives: Editorials
Pay To Play
Console gamers don’t need to worry about upgrading systems, but only PC gamers potentially can buy up the way a game looks and plays. Which are you?
Keepin It Clean
Chella finds out that "M" rated games are not necessarily aimed at "mature" audiences.
Play Ball Bugs!
Todd begins his annual baseball roundup, only to find not only has quality dipped from last year, but some copies of ESPN MLB don’t even work.
Chella Gets Mad (at games)
They say there is no fury like a woman scorned. See what happens this week when Chella’s best games turn against her!
Todd Is A Classic
Even with the latest titles coming out for the PS2, XBox, and GameCube, I still have a love for the classics. Sometimes I will just pull out the old 2600 and relive the great titles of yesteryear; a time when games didn't have an end and getting the highest score was the only thing that mattered. It was a simpler time back then, and for classic gamers like myself, just playing was well worth it. Retrogaming is back in full swing, thanks mostly in part to the rise of console and arcade game emulators that can be run on any … Continue reading Todd Is A Classic
Two Hearts, Beat As One
Back to back, surrounded by fiends on every side – co-operative play is the only way to go down. Cue Butch and Sundance style sepia-toned freeze frame, for that added element of pathos. Yep, if you're gonna go, then it's best to go side by side with a fellow gamer. Let's face it, co-operative gaming is the future. Halo opened my eyes to the power of co-operative play and its ability to make levels endlessly replayable. Hours and hours are lost covering each other's backs and taking point whilst your partner takes out enemies strategically. Of course, you can opt … Continue reading Two Hearts, Beat As One
Ninja Gaiden Slight, Righted
It turns out my prediction of Ninja Gaiden was wrong. I do apologize to Tecmo, and in particular, to Tomonubo Itakagi for my comments a few weeks back. I only mentioned them because I have had to deal with countless delays on other products which turned out to be sub par. Not this time, because Ninja Gaiden was well worth the wait, but I would have granted them more time to fix the pain in the butt camera and to offer an easier difficulty mode. Otherwise, I am very pleased with the final product. In any event, I have meant … Continue reading Ninja Gaiden Slight, Righted
Protect Yourself Online
It's the case of the gamer who wasn't there, or who was there too much. The other day a friend emailed me a link to a spot of online gaming Korean style. This pal of mine is big on his MMORPG's so I thought I'd give it a go. Nothing like swinging a sword or casting a spell in the general direction of a gang of goblins, I thought to myself. Half an hour of downloading later, I started filling in the registration form and then alarm bells started ringing. I was halfway through the form before I began to … Continue reading Protect Yourself Online
The Slow Months
Already we are two months into the New Year, and for me it has been painfully slow. With almost no titles coming out I ended up going back to playing old games such as Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament. It has been painfully slow for me. This week, however, I did get some relief, in the form of 007: Everything or Nothing. While I'm still waiting for the true second coming of Goldeneye (which EA is rumored to be working on), the latest Bond title actually diverts from first person shooting to a third-person Dead to Rights style game. However … Continue reading The Slow Months