Zelda fans, me included, are not an easy crowd to please. Always demanding nothing short of perfection, we complained about the infamous Wind Waker (2003, GameCube) fetch quest, its superfluous amount of sailing, and its measly six dungeons—and that’s not to mention the uproar some of us contributed to over the game’s cartoony art style.  Nintendo listened, and they gave us The Legend of Zelda: Tw...[Read More]

In the future, all of the public parks have turned to wasteland, neglected by government and taxpayers alike.  An increasingly distraught nation turns to a surprisingly compassionate corporation for answers—and the answers they find come in a shiny metal skin.  Chibi-Robo, the product of years of toiling research at Citrusoft, is a highly intelligent robot whose sole concern is the rebirth of thes...[Read More]

Until fairly recently, the developers of the Final Fantasy series chose to eschew sequels, opting instead to dream up new universes for each successive game. Sure, they kept a few familiar names, creatures and items (chocobo, anyone?), but everything else was entirely different. This is what has made the series so remarkable—each game is an experience unto itself, but each is unmistakably Final Fa...[Read More]

Sudoku has very quickly become one of the most popular puzzle games in some time. Personally I have never been drawn to it, but thousands of puzzle lovers have become hooked on the addictive game of placing numbers in particular places on a 9x9 grid. There have been quite a few Sudoku games on the DS thus far, admittedly it’s the best platform for such a game, but is there room for another? Eidos ...[Read More]

Ah, light gun games. I miss them, I really do, and I hope the Wii brings them back in force. That said, I was pleased to receive Touch the Dead for the Nintendo DS in for review. While not really a light gun game, Touch the Dead will seem very familiar to anyone that has played any light gun game. Using the stylus as your light gun, Touch the Dead puts players in the role of Rob Steiner. You never...[Read More]

I recently got a handful of new DS games to review, and of the bunch I have to say my favorite is Time Ace. While not a great game, it is actually quite addictive and fun. Time Ace puts the player in the role of Dr. Clock. In 1914, Dr. Clock creates a time machine with good intentions. His jealous and devious assistant Scythe, however, has other plans when he steals the time machine with the inten...[Read More]

Trading card games have been popular for quite a few years now. Magic The Gathering is still very popular and Yu-Gi-Oh! has become very popular as well. The depth of these games can make them very difficult and tedious for beginners to pick up but once you get the hang of it, a lot of people are drawn into the layers of strategy that encompasses these games. 

Ever get down about not being able to enjoy videogames when your significant other is in the room? I know I do (hopefully she won’t read this part). Mainly due to her lack of interest in mostly what could be described as extremely violent videogames.