Portal defied expectations. Some three and a half years later, Portal 2 has done the same. Game: Portal 2 Publisher: Valve Developer: Valve Genre: First Person Puzzle Price: $59.99 Console, $49.99 PC/Mac Verdict: An incredibly built game that perfects the formula presented in Portal. Purchased by...

Japanese gamers have apparently been losing sleep over Catherine.   According to Siliconera, the intense difficulty of the tower-climbing “Nightmare” sections of Atlus’s recent Japan-only outing is generating complaints from players – enough complaints to make the company take...

A lot of the Atlus faithful are getting a bit hot and bothered about the Persona team’s first game for HD consoles: the intriguing, mysterious and sexy Catherine. So far details on the game have been relatively hard to come by. Past preview videos have done little more than tease, leaving those who...

So I’ve decided to make a triumphant return to Wall of Sound with somewhat of a timely piece (as the third installment in the series hit US store shelves on Sunday) featuring the music of the Professor Layton series. I honestly have had a difficult time qualifying where the series and it’s associated...

Developer/Publisher: Infinite Interactive/D3Publisher Genre: Puzzle RPG Price: $29.99 Acquired: Review Copy Provided Verdict: Great Puzzle Game with flaws keeping it from becoming a classic Pros: Puzzle and RPG mechanics are rock solid Cons: Art and Sound Design are abhorrent Puzzle Quest 2, the direct...

In an interesting move, Konami is releasing Puzzle Chronicles on February 18, 2010 for the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. Wait, that’s not interesting. What’s really interesting is the fact that the game will be releasing on XBox and PS3 soon after that. Yep, these games are STARTING on the portable...

iCasual: Evil Bits is a free audio podcast that we deliver to you! Click HERE to subscribe in iTunes | Click HERE for the RSS Feed. Title: LIT Developer: WayForward Technologies Platform: Wii- WiiWare Genre: Horror Puzzle Price: 800 Wii Points ($8) Verdict: Not very creepy but excellent puzzles Pros:...

iCasual is a free audio podcast that we deliver to you! Click HERE to subscribe in iTunes | Click HERE for the RSS Feed. Originally Released: July 28, 2009 (US) Publisher: Square-Enix/Taito Genre: Puzzle Download This Episode Subscribe free in iTunes Buy this game at Amazon Written and produced by...

Publisher/Developer:Atlus/Climax Entertainment Genre:Adventure Puzzler Price: $34.49 Verdict: So much potential but ultimately not quite hitting the spot. Pros: Great game to play in short bursts. Cons:Irritating controls and sometimes frustrating puzzles Over the years, the Japanese publisher Atlus have...

Publisher: http://www.atlus.com Developer: Blitz Arcade Genre: Puzzle Platform: X-Box Live Arcade Price: 800 Microsoft space-bucks. Pros: Nice chill soundtrack and visuals. Cons: Game modes are locked away and are difficult to earn. Quick game-overs. Verdict: Not a casual game. Only for hardcore puzzle...