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Category Archives: Reviews
Turok – Dinosaur Hunter: Life Finds a Way. My Bullets Say Otherwise.
Turok was the zeitgeist of the nineties. Released during the heyday of the Jurassic Park craze (and just three months prior to the the opening of the second movie, The Lost World), Turok was an appealing fantasy for those who … Continue reading
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Crash Bandicoot: This Game Was Designed to Drive Children Insane
Some of you may have noticed that my backlog is getting pretty short these days, and this inevitably means finishing a few of the more loathsome games in my collection. I avoided Crash Bandicoot because I recalled it being hard. I did not recall … Continue reading
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Tagged crash, crash bandicoot, naughty dog, PS1
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Life is Strange – Episode One: Well, I Guess I’m Hooked Now
Fresh off the heels of PAX East with a game code in tow from their panel, I decided to give DONTNOD’s Life is Strange a try before it started collecting dust in my Steam library. Narrative-driven games like this are among my … Continue reading
Evolve: A Refreshing Take on Multiplayer Action
When free time is lean and I’ve only got an hour or two a day to commit to gaming, my go-to games are the ones I can pick up and play at a moments notice. I remember seeing a playable demo … Continue reading
Mario is Missing: Mario Meets Edutainment
My generation’s baptism into the bizarre world of ‘edutainment’ came with our school-mandated curriculum of the Oregon Trail series. Sure, it was supposed teach you about pioneers, but the designers made a crucial mistake – it was actually fun as hell to play. This basically guaranteed two … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, beaten, console, controller, edutainment, mario, nintendo, oregon trail, snes
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Perfect Dark: The Swan Song of the Nintendo 64
In the beginning, there was Goldeneye 007, and it was good. The year was 1997, and console shooters were formless and empty. Thus Rare said “Let there be objectives.” And so it was. And Rare blessed the players with free … Continue reading
Papers, Please: Gaming Satire at Its Absolute Finest
I’ve occasionally heard the argument that it’s impossible to make a game about an ordinary person. An exceptional plot, they say, demands an exceptional protagonist. Somehow he or she must be special. Maybe he’s all-powerful, or maybe she’s exceptionally brave. Maybe he’s simply … Continue reading
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Tagged arstotzka, beaten, beaurocrat, indie, papers please, PC, satire, steam
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Pilotwings: Super Nintendo à la Mode 7
Back in 1990, Nintendo released three first-party titles for the launch of its fledgling SNES console. The first two were Super Mario World and F-Zero, two Nintendo classics that would go on to become iconic entries in Nintendo’s line of flagship … Continue reading
Star Fox Review: No, Not the One On Nintendo 64
Ah, Star Fox. If there’s anything that’ll make me nostalgic for my childhood, it’s memories of flying around the Lylat Sytem in my Arwing and waging war against the forces of Andross.
Jurassic Park: Childhood Trauma In a Cartridge
It’s hard to find anyone that takes licensed titles seriously these days. With a couple of noteworthy exceptions (Spider Man 2, Goldeneye 007), they’re almost always poorly made cash-ins accompanying some movie or television show. Nevertheless, during the late 80s … Continue reading