In 1997, we were blessed with the original Magic: The Gathering game on PC. With a fun single player campaign and infinite possibilities with the robust in game deck builder, it was really all a fan could ask for. Today, we have Duels of the Planeswalkers, which is the latest Magic game released on XBLA. Does it live up to the original?
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The iPhone is enjoying unrivaled success as a mobile gaming platform. Even major development studios like EA, SEGA and Konami have taken notice and released for iPhone, such as Spore, Star Wars: Force Unleashed, and Metal Gear Solid.
What makes it so successful?
The eagerly anticipated Broken Steel DLC for Fallout 3, raises the level cap to 30, adds new perks, new weapons and 3 main storyline quests. Does it live up to expectations?
My local arcade has been able to get their hands on this highly anticipated fighter, and I’ve been lucky enough to play it a few times. How does it stack up with the rest of the King of Fighters series?
Capcom released the power pack update for SF4 last week, adding new features. These include a replay viewer and a new ‘Championship mode’, which is supposed to be the replacement for the very broken Ranked match system. Does it offer anything substantial or is it just another lazy update?
Ever since 1993, gamers have had to endure crappy adaptations of their favourite video games. With every game movie that comes out, people have come to expect less and less, with the final product bearing little resemblance to the original game. Why are movie games so terrible?
In 2003, I played my first Super Robot Wars game. At that time I was only a fledgling Gundam fan, with little knowledge of mecha and Japanese in general, but this series totally blew me away with its beautiful animation, and I’ve been hooked ever since.
I would like to extend my thanks to Yu Suzuki for making this awesome game. I would also like to extend a massive FUCK YOU to Yu Suzuki for making this game.
Here’s why.
Where YJ revisits an old favourite
In 1999, Sega released the Dreamcast. The system had a good variety of games, most of which were arcade ports, but fans of the system were hoping for an RPG that could be the system’s own Final Fantasy. In the following year, gamers were blessed with this true gem of a game.
Skies of Arcadia was a refreshing breeze in a rather depressing era in terms of RPG settings. Final Fantasy 7 and 8 had given us some of the most emo main characters ever, with Cloud and Squall, who’d much rather be a douche than banging his hot 18 year old teaching carrying a bullwhip. So with much surprise when I booted this up, I found everything to be so…uplifting.
EB Games has gathered much scorn over the past few years as being the gaming retail outlet that charges RRP for everything. Why buy at EB when you can go to JB to get it much cheaper? Despite this, I actually do most of my games shopping at EB nowadays. Here’s why.