Patrick Calkins

  Twin Sector is a first person puzzle solving game developed by DnS Development that definitely takes its cues from Portal. I suppose imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but this low-budget imitation from production value to game play is far from flattering.

Serious Sam was all about fighting against what seemed endless hordes of enemies. Once you’re done with the first wave, you catch your breath, find power ups and do it all over again. Even way back in 2001, this style of game play in a first person shooter was starting to wane as squad based, class selection player vs. player became the status of quo. So here we are, 9 years later with a HD update...[Read More]

Tower defense games, we've all played them at work, during class or at home when we're bored out of our mind. Prior to the days of free flash based tower defense games, you had to shell out your hard earned money for them on the PC. The Stronghold games have much more going for it then having your men defend a castle from wave after wave of enemy soldiers. Since all the Stronghold games have simil...[Read More]

If you're not familiar with the Left 4 Dead series, where have you been? The first Left 4 Dead was a survival horror FPS that that fitted 4 four players against hordes of zombies that could be played cooperatively or competitively (4 other players on the "infected team"). Left 4 Dead 2 takes the same gameplay mechanics as its predecessor, but is there enough there to warrant spending another fifty...[Read More]

Star Wars: The force Unleashed The Ultimate Sith Edition follows the story of Darth Vader's apprentice, Starkiller. Starkiller is given the task to hunt down Vader's enemies. The game takes place in between episodes III and IV where you get to visit some familiar locations in 9 missions (3 new missions in the Ultimate Sith Edition for a total of 12). Along with new missions you get the option to...[Read More]

The PC platform is infested with MMO's and RTS games as it seems these two genres don't translate well to consoles. So the developers behind Worldshift mixed the two genres in a blender for an experience that seems all too familiar for anyone that has played an RTS in the past decade or so.

Sanitarium is you typical "point and click" adventure game that came in with the 90's and sadly went away with the decade came to a close. Games such as Sam and Max, Kings Quest, come to anyone who spent countless hours gaming on the PC. DreamForge Intertainment took the familiar genre and placed into the horror realm that makes this game unforgettable. So let us go back to 1998, where Brittany S...[Read More]

Fallen Earth is a post-apocalyptic MMO developed by Icarus studios that tries to separate its self from its fantasy based counter parts. But being without elves, mages, and other iconic elements in MMORPGs will it really make this game much different than rest of the sea of MMO's out there that plague the PC?

As you probably know by now, Borderlands is a billed as a FPS and RPG hybrid that's been developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2k games. There have been FPS/RPG hybrids before on the PC, so how does Borderlands stack up?  

Alice Drake has always been different. Alice has the ability to telepathically link her mind with others around her while they're sleeping. Having such an ability to enter the dream world she decided to become a psychologist to help people rid them of their mental ailments with her unconventional talents. Unfortunately for you, you'll be suffering from Déjà vu.