Publisher/Developer: Atlus / Irem Software Engineering Genre: Action RPG Price: $39.99 Verdict: Rent first; buy later Pros: Quick missions, good introduction for beginners Cons: Repetitive missions, forgettable storyline, progress-specific level grinding Normally, the idea of playing through an RPG, even an...

Few games out there have the ability to send up the nostalgia flag like those found on the original NES. For most this was the first real video game console they had, and the games from that era are held near and dear to their hearts. So when I heard they were making another Punch Out, I was a little less...

I’ve disliked the way the Playstation 3 has been handled by Sony for a long, long time. It’s one of the main reasons why, unlike my fellow writers, I’ve been standing firm on not getting one (although God of War III will be my personal tipping point). One of my major gripes was that Europe...

Watch the newly released trailer for King of Fighters XII. This is the first King of Fighters title being released on the current console generation using sprites in HD. Fighting genre fans will recall in the past when arcades were still a viable source of income, fighting games drew the biggest crowds...

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MPs don’t get a fair shake of the stick when it comes to videogames. They’re all beyond the age of the typical gamer, the 33 year old male, and when they think of games, they tend to think about Pong, Tetris and Space Invaders. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule: Keith Vaz, long due for...

Shooters are a dime a dozen these days. This is in part because they are both insanely fun and addictive. The problem is, it is difficult for developers to introduce new and exciting ideas when so much has already been done. Super soldiers, WWII, and zombie games have saturated the market. Hell, there are...

Have you ever thought you could be making music videos, but lacked the incentive or the connections with which to prove yourself? Pepsi and Rock Band are about to provide both. With the Drink Up, Rock Out promotion, they’re giving you the opportunity to win an MTV Video Music Award – the famed...

inFamous is a game that borrows the best parts of several different triple “A” games and rolls them all up into a fun exclusive title for the PS3. Looking back over the history of the PS3, I think I can safely say that there haven’t been that many “must buy” titles that are...

Disclaimer: I’m not promoting suicide in any way, shape, or form. This is just a game (You know, like the ones that you play committing mass genocide…) and a fun one at that. In most games, the object is to stay alive and kick the boss’ ass at the end. That gets boring after a while...