Greg Schardein

Samba de Amigo Wii It took me until around 2:30 on Thursday (around the time when the convention was winding down) to be able to play Samba de Amigo because the game was such a hit and thus crowded for much of the time. This cult classic from the Dreamcast has been completely reborn on the Wii and it’s as fun as ever this time around. You can play with either the WiiMote and nunchuk or for the fir...[Read More]

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 There are few Command & Conquer fans that are as devoted to the franchise as editor-in-chief Steve and myself. To us, Command & Conquer is the defining RTS series and since the original title, we’ve enjoyed the series like none other. Though I really haven’t loved the more recent titles such as Generals and Command & Conquer 3, I still enjoyed the tit...[Read More]

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Castlevania has most certainly become a staple series on the DS and it continues to thrive further with a new game on the horizon. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia takes an interesting turn in the timeline of Castlevania by placing the vampire killing in the hands of a non-Belmont. And, continuing with the theme of change, this game is also the first where you actually...[Read More]

Dragon Quest IV Before I knew that the Dragon Quest 4-6 trilogy was coming to the internet, I was surfing the internet and literally thought it was a typo. I mean, I knew Dragon Quest IX was coming to the DS but I had no idea that IV was as well. It’s very hard to express my excitement when I finally realized that these titles were coming in the near future (5 & 6 have been Japan only up until...[Read More]

Empire: Total War I’m always a sucker for strategy games and the Total War series is one of the more in depth ones that I enjoy. Though I have only really played Rome: Total War, I am very excited to get my hands on Empire: Total War because the game looks down right beautiful. The game was in the pre-alpha state but it still looked magnificent. It takes place during the colonial times of the U.S....[Read More]

Rock Band 2 Rock Band 2 is turning out to be everything we had hoped for and more. Consistent with the “first we innovate, then we perfect” motif, the folks at Harmonix and MTV games have provided the full Rock Band experience with even further polish. So, I’ll try to run through everything that I heard that separates the title from its previous installment as well as its rival, Guitar...[Read More]

Smashcourt Tennis Smashcourt was the first title we played at our Atari booth tour today and its appeal was most definitely its low price tag. As was noted multiple times by the exhibitor, the game has lots of depth for only $39.99 on the Xbox 360. Featuring an all star cast of playable characters including Federer, Nadal, and Sharapova, a character editor packed with editable stats and truly cust...[Read More]

King’s Bounty: The Legend Toward the end of the Atari interview, Eric and I were about to head on to Sega when I was stopped, if not dumfounded by a game. Being one of the biggest Heroes of Might and Magic fans on the face of the planet, I couldn’t help but notice a game that looked quite familiar to the recently released Heroes of Might and Magic 5. As I glanced a little closer, I noticed that th...[Read More]

Nintendo As is the case every year at E3, I get pretty excited going into the Nintendo conference. Maybe it’s my enduring love for the company that has been with me since my days of youth or it’s just the fact that I love their innovative ideas that keeps me hooked. Thus, last year I was pretty excited to see some of the stuff that Nintendo had up their sleeves. Unfortunately, seeing Nintendo with...[Read More]

It’s been a long day of travelling (around 10 hours to be exact) and we can finally relax at the local Figueroa hotel in LA and get a great night’s rest to boot. Though we know the next 3 days are going to be a lot of work meeting with developers and trying out all the games, we know that there really is nothing better than E3. Currently my 4th year at the expo, I’ve seen the glo...[Read More]