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Castlevania Judgment Review

You could say that a respected game franchise is coming of age when it finally gets it own fighting game, particularly if prior titles in the series weren't rooted in the competitive genre. After all, even Nintendo took the time to run away with the idea through Smash Bros., and then there's Final Fantasy Dissidia featuring a generous mix of some of the most beloved characters drawn from many of the games. The Ninja Turtles are also revisting multiplayer brawling with an upcoming Wii title from Ubisoft. One would think it's about that time in history when action platforming series Castlevania gets the fighting game treatment of its own. Yet from the moment of its revelation, the Wii game which would become known as Castlevania Judgment was met with skepticism and disappointment.

January 4th, 2009

Soul Calibur IV Review

Soul Calibur IV is the last in a long line of highly successful fighting games but the first next-gen title in the series. We'll explore the various new modes and bonus characters, and take a look at just what this fourth and final SC fighter has to offer.

August 1st, 2008

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Review

The Super Smash Bros. franchise is one of the most popular series out there, right at the top with Mario, Metroid, Zelda, and even series from other platforms such as Halo! Starting from the original Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64, the developers have aimed to please and have always hit their mark. Super Smash Bros. Brawl was just as a delight to play as the others, but with more modes, characters, levels, and more to make you excited and stimulated just by reading about it! Being one of the most highly anticipated games for over a year now, Brawl does not disappoint.

April 11th, 2008

Painkiller First Look

A new era of shooters are on the horizon, games such as Doom III and Half Life 2 are making a huge showing in the FPS arena with impressive levels of graphic development and game play styling. They are greeted by another though; the name of the game is Painkiller presented by Dreamcatcher Interactive. Painkiller features massive levels full of architectural details and massive hordes of monsters to accompany them while the player searches to make it out alive through all of the chaos.

June 19th, 2003

Guilty Gear X2 Review

Guilty Gear X2 is the latest addition to Team Neo Blood and Arc System Works' fighting game franchise. It boasts gameplay that is faster and more balanced, as well as a variety of new gamplay modes and features.

February 14th, 2003

Half-Life BlueShift Review

Half-Life: Blue Shift is another sequel to the popular Sierra FPS series – Half-Life. Yes, “another” one. Among countless number of mods, add-ons, value packs, and special editions, Blue Shift is the second official expansion for Half-Life. Originally being developed as a bonus pack for the Sega Dreamcast, Blue Shift has oddly made its appearance on the PC and not the console.

August 2nd, 2001

Tribes 2 Review

…Mokona suddenly found himself drop out of thin air and onto a patch of grass. A light breeze gently blew against his face as he looked around to get his bearings. Light rain fell from the sky as he observed men, women, and cybrids moving about in a panic – there seemed to be something going on. “Defend our base!” a terse voice barked into the radio.

April 29th, 2001

Giants Review

Once in awhile, there comes along a game with a good story that makes you want to play it, slowly and inexorably drawing you into its world. I’m happy to announce that Giants: Citizen Kabuto is one such game. Giants is also one of those games that manages to defy genre conventions as well, combining elements of FPS, adventure, and RTS games into one really nice package.

March 14th, 2001

No One Lives Forever Review

Lara Croft seems to have some competition on her hands, there’s a new girl in town and her curves seem to be up to the challenge, that would be due to her high polygon count, of course. Introducing the gorgeous Agent Cate Archer, the starlet in Monolith’s new FPS spy game “No One Lives Forever”. Just take Tomb Raider and James Bond's Golden Eye and bash them together like a couple of terrorist skulls, add an essence of Austin Powers and you’ve got the idea.

December 6th, 2000

Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force

Once again there is an attempt to capitalize on the Star Trek series. Activision and Raven Software have released a new first person shooter: Star Trek Voyager-Elite Force. Elite Force begins much like the Voyager television series with one stipulation; you are playing the main character from the first person's point of view. In this episode, Voyager has been transported to an uncharted region of space by an unknown alien intelligence.

October 9th, 2000

KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child Review

Third Law Interactive's Kiss Psycho Circus- The Nightmare Child is based on famous comic book writer Todd McFarlane's monthly comic "Kiss: Psycho Circus". Kiss: Psycho Circus chronicles the adventures of an unusual traveling circus. In the video game adaptation of the comic book we find that the members of Kiss waging war against evil.

August 28th, 2000

Mafia Preview

Mafia is a third-person mobster action game in development by Illusion Softworks, the same company that produced the atmospherically rich WWII combat sim Hidden & Dangerous. Mafia is set in the 1930's during the height of mobster infamy and prohibition-era bootlegging.

August 25th, 2000

Daikatana Review

As Hiro Miyamoto, you must retrieve the time-travelling Daikatana blade from a traitor. While Daikatana has been in the works for 4 years, does John Romero succeed in using the elderly Quake 2 engine to make a masterpiece?

June 23rd, 2000

Thief 2: The Metal Age Review

Relive again the elusive adventures of Thief; with new graphics, riveting missions, and all the gameplay thrills of the original title, Thief 2 is every bit worth the wait.

April 14th, 2000

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