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Flap Jaw Space: the DigitalChumps Podcast [Episode 10]
We’ve somehow coined a new term and learned to hate ourselves even more, but we also seem to think our podcast is growing legs. As such, Black Ops is here, but we elect to talk about GoldenEye 007 for the Wii instead. There’s some more anecdotal Fallout: New Vegas stories that lead to yet another discussion on accidental emergent gameplay and cyborgs. Shinji Mikami makes another appear...[Read More]
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage is an interesting case, to say the least. The game targets a special niche, one that loves the rhythmic repetitiveness of the modern beat ‘em ups that follow the Dynasty Warriors model. Those that hold dear the classic man-battles of the Fist of the North Star manga should take notice as well, as Ken’s Rage spews forth enough post-apocalyptic bikers that serve as...[Read More]
Flap Jaw Space: the DigitalChumps Podcast [Episode 9]
The only podcast with a non-unlockable BMX XXX minigame is headlined by more Fallout: New Vegas discussion, as we once again begin musing about a utopian state of gaming, the nosedive of the Japanese industry, and the time and place for experimental games. Are games favoring presentation and experience more than gameplay mechanics? We don't know, but we talk about it anyway. Also, Eric chokes on h...[Read More]
Flap Jaw Space: the DigitalChumps Podcast [Episode 8]
After a brief hiatus, we have returned with tips for J(urassic)-Parking your car and we learn how to avoid being crucified by electricity. Hold on to your butts.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 is an ultimate storm of slick discord, featuring a stalwart character-action game structured like an average fighting game. While the battle mechanics are almost strong enough to stand on their own merits, the overall structure of the game becomes cumbersome and inept at times, forcing the player into a dimwitted RPG-style adventure. Despite its dissonant m...[Read More]
Costume Quest
Costume Quest is about being a kid. It's about the nothing-is-bigger-than-you and the no-adventure-is-worth-turning-down attitude. Through the eyes of a child, the ways of the world aren't convoluted or complex. There's no sinister, overarching conspiracy, and there's no menacing entity pulling strings from behind a curtain. To a child, the world is exactly as he sees it – and from beginning to e...[Read More]
NBA Jam
Arcade classics are a difficult thing to reintroduce to the mass market; the challenge plays out like a balancing act of nostalgia and innovation. NBA Jam honors its source material with the utmost amount of efficiency without straying far from the original formula, but by ultimately doing so it misses some opportunities.
Flap Jaw Space: the DigitalChumps Podcast [Episode 7]
Another wonky podcast inspired by a CG-version of The Rock's face on a scorpion is here. This week's episode features more terrible downloadable content combined with a look at NBA Jam, a preview of the unreleased Dead Nation, and a slew of other games that may or may not begin with "Dead". Our Retroactive Sh*tstorm segment turns a loving, critical eye on Chrono Trigger. Also, we muse over the mas...[Read More]
NBA 2K11
From its goose bump-inducing introduction, to its celebratory perspective on a legendary career, NBA 2K11 does more than the typical yearly sports iteration. The annually-released sports norm has been established: update the rosters, refine a few mechanics, and occasionally introduce a feature. Taking a newer, fresher perspective on the sports sim genre, NBA 2K11 overthrows the old regime by intro...[Read More]
Flap Jaw Space: the DigitalChumps Podcast [Episode 6]
Some strange, ice-forged turns are taken, as we take a look at some new and old topics that somehow spawn new levels of gaming discussion absurdity.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Lara Croft and the Guardian Light is not a lesson in raiding tombs, but an all-out assault on everything that lies within. In her latest adventure, the player’s perspective is relegated from the behind Lara’s polygonal short-shorts to the often-ignored isometric angle. Of course, any sensible gamer will be privy to the fact that a switch an isometric view is not a relegation at all. In all truth, ...[Read More]
Flap Jaw Space: the DigitalChumps Podcast [Episode 5]
The summer is over! Dead Space 2 multiplayer beta, Michael Jordan's badassery, and a coming of age story starring Final Fantasy combine with other adulterous topics for an episode of Flap Jaw Space that is sure to alienate even more of our listeners!