Pep is a Magic Dragon
Pep the Dragon is a charming 2D run-and-jump platform game for the Apple iOS platform. And as cute little games go, this one is tops.
Live and Learn
Everything old is new again with Sonic Generations, featuring memorable gameplay and levels from classic Sonic games, reworked to play perfectly on modern systems.
Retro Love
Billy and the Time Waster have found love…true love. Honestly, he’s WAY too young to be feeling this level of nostalgia. I’m not even sure he was alive when all of this happened. Some kids these days. Anyway, enjoy Abobo!
Gearing Up For War
The world of Gears of War 3 is a bit of a political and social wasteland, and in the Gears of War: Coalition’s End novel, we learn how things fell apart to set the stage for the game.
War In The North
Real Warfare II: Northern Crusades features a very difficult real-time strategy campaign that combines more or less reasonably with an RPG component.
Shake Your Squirrel
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked challenges players to dance alongside those lovable rodents from the hit movie of the same name. Oh la la!
Sling Away Baby!
In this week’s Time Waster Billy finds himself slinging the baby. No, that doesn’t mean THAT. It just means he’s flinging immature humans with a slingshot. But it’s OK. There are Doritos involved.
Games That Changed Everything
Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time is a detailed study of the games we all know and love.
A Crestfallen Sequel
Medieval castle building fans waited years for Stronghold 3 to finally be released. While the game looks great, a myriad of bugs and some core design flaws will forever mar its gameplay.
Rock Out, And Learn Something Too
Rocksmith is the next logical step in guitar music games, where you plug in your actual guitar to your console, and then learn how to play it. It’s a neat concept done well, but may not have mass appeal.