Greg Schardein

Surviving on a deserted island can be tough work. Just watch any movie or show such as Castaway or Lost and you’ll get the idea. But, despite what the movies tell you, doing so in real life is even more difficult. If you don’t have the correct knowledge or skills to make tools, find food, and create a shelter, you’re in bad shape.

 After over 30 years of videogame production, it seems as if truly original (and successful) genres are becoming harder to come by. And though unique gameplay ideas are becoming harder to conspire on traditional consoles, newer tactics have been implemented in the current generation in order to further innovate on game design. For instance, online play on both the handheld and console scene has ta...[Read More]

It’s time to roll out the tanks and conquer your opponents again in this latest installment of Advance Wars. But don’t expect more of the same (at least in terms of presentation). This time around, all of the old cast has been dropped, the visuals have been enhanced and the game’s story has become much more serious. Long gone is the light hearted nature of the older games and instead, Intelligent ...[Read More]

If there is one genre that Nintendo has paved the way for in this current generation of handhelds and consoles, it’s puzzle games. With the unprecedented control schemes of both the DS and the Wii, Nintendo has succeeded in providing the perfect platforms for puzzling perfection. And though the Wii hasn’t seen many puzzlers to date, the genre thrives on the DS. From Meteos to Picross DS, puzzling ...[Read More]

What was the first intuitive idea you thought of when Nintendo first announced its Dual Screen wonder, the Nintendo DS? Like many of you, I immediately imagined playing spinoffs of some of my favorite Real Time Strategy titles on a handheld and even fighting my friends using wireless internet. After giving developers a lengthy grace period there was no doubt in my mind that some company out there ...[Read More]