peachey @ January 27, 2009 # No Comment Yet
As the maximum size limits of Xbox LIVE Arcade games continues to rise, we’re bound to see more ambitious and polished projects. The Maw strikes me as one of the first few forays into this brave(r) new world of Xbox LIVE Arcade development. A remarkably solid production in aspects reserved for full retail discs, The […]
peachey @ December 14, 2008 # One Comment
We core gamers are at a crossroads. The Wii and the rise of casual gaming will influence game development for the foreseeable future. With increased frequency, games once meant for us will be reshaped into something palatable for others. Prince of Persia, whether intentional or not, feels like one of those games. The value of […]
peachey @ November 26, 2008 # One Comment
Vocal detractors of Gears of War dismiss wholesale its alleged simple gameplay, its standard setting presentation masking this all too obvious flaw. Its popularity is underserved, it’s the quintessential stupid hot chick, a reflection of easily duped and shallow gamers, they say. There’s some truth in this: Gears wouldn’t have the same impact without its […]
peachey @ November 9, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A nuclear holocaust is a terrible thing. Living in a world that suffered a nuclear holocaust is worse. Such is the lesson from Fallout 3, which plants you firmly into as hostile an environment as one could imagine, and scarily true to the pitfalls of the aftermath of such a destructive event. With, of course, […]
peachey @ October 30, 2008 # One Comment
To what degree you lose yourself may very well be the best measure of any adventure. Indeed, this is the mark of any great fantasy, the willingness to forgo the strictest of logic and enjoy the fruits of an imagination uninhibited, expressed in a sort-of believable universe. Aside from the highest of expectations and the […]
peachey @ September 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Too Human has been mired in controversy: in development in some capacity for 10 years, it’s received notoriously poor evaluations based on early builds which have haunted developer Silicon Knights for years. And in the midst of it all, late in development, Silicon Knights launches a lawsuit against Epic regarding Unreal Engine III, the same […]
peachey @ June 23, 2008 # 2 Comments
Fans of Ninja Gaiden know what to expect from this game: brutally tough and epic action. But brutally tough action isn’t going to appeal to those just looking for an excellent action game - this game is not for the faint of heart. That said, even fans are going to have a hard time struggling with Ninja Gaiden II’s […]
peachey @ May 20, 2008 # 3 Comments
SCORE: 4/5
From the get-go, Grand Theft Auto IV promises to be something quite special. Niko Bellic arrives in Liberty City aboard a boat that carried him across the Atlantic, away from a horrifically scarred past and towards the hope of starting over. The supporting opening cinema is slick and brilliant, and captures the mood of […]
peachey @ March 5, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Score: 3/5
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is the stand out entry in the Turok series. It certainly had its issues, a sometimes erratic frame-rate chief amongst them, but what it lacked it made up for in its presentation, beauty, expansiveness, explosiveness, and gore. Memories of the utterly brutal Cerebral Bore still float through my mind. […]
