Heavy Rain wasn't the only PS3 exclusive released on February 23rd. There was also NIS America's Last Rebellion, a JRPG which casts players as Nine and Aisha as they attempt to restore peace and balance to their world. The quest took me just under fourteen hours according to the timestamp on my save game, and I had a lot of fun throughout. However, Last Rebellion's casual difficulty and lack of an...[Read More]

MLB 2K10 has arrived! Baseball fans across the country couldn't be happier, unless you're a Reds' fan. Things have come and gone for the series and this looks to be the best out of the bunch. As with life, though, nothing is perfect and the same rules apply to MLB 2K10.

MLB: The Show series has been ever so close to being spectacular for many years. The game has always had one or two elements that has kept it from moving even or ahead of the 2K competition. With that said, Sony has pulled out all the stops in attempts to pull ahead of MLB 2Kxx for the title of best ball game around. This year SCEA added a Home Run Derby and Catcher's Point of View to their librar...[Read More]

Lost in Nightmares, the previously released Resident Evil 5 downloadable-content package, worked for me because it took the better parts of Resident Evil’s nostalgia and wrapped it around the RE5 interface. The hallowed ground of the Spencer Mansion pushed aside my problems with the friendly AI, and the frantic pace and puzzle-solving focus made the experience short and sweet. Desperate Escape opt...[Read More]

Get your Japanese on.

Finish the fight. A beautiful death. War, War never changes. Slogans for mature rated videogames often play to one specific method of conflict resolution: combat. It’s design 101 to set a challenge, empower us to overcome our aggressors, and finally receive gratification by means of victory. Halo 3, Assassin’s Creed, and Fallout 3, the three games from which the above slogans are respe...[Read More]

A new Aliens Vs Predator game has been a long time coming, and as of last week, it's here. Developed by Rebellion -- the same studio that created the original Aliens Vs Predator game in 1999 for Windows, the new Aliens Vs Predator once again allows players to play as a Marine, Xenomorph, or Predator. In addition to short campaigns for each species, an online multiplayer component is included that ...[Read More]

The long running Dynasty Warriors franchise got its newest entry last week with Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce. Strikeforce has been on PSP for sometime now, but the console version offers a variety of additional features while simultaneously pushing the franchise to new boundaries. In many ways Strikeforce is the same Dynasty Warriors game we've come to know, but fans of the series and newcomers a...[Read More]

Critical reception of Resident Evil 5 was across the board. One particular observation I whole heartedly agreed with centered on its apparent genre reclassification. Resident Evil 5, a serious knowing for pioneering survival/horror, had been into a pure action game. Gameplay issues aside, my chief disappointment with the game arrived with its inability to create tension. The sense of dread so prev...[Read More]

Nothing like a little Rapture under the sea. Take two!

Vandal Hearts was first released on the Playstation in the mid 90s, and was well received. A sequel was made and enjoyed by many, but the series has been quiet until a prequel was just recently released on XBLA and the PSN. Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment is a competent and traditional strategy RPG that should appease fans of the genre who aren't expecting anything more than a typical gameplay e...[Read More]

Almost a year ago, I was reading up on this title through a Famitsu review. I know that Japanese have a different taste than Americans when it comes to gaming. That taste has been different since the video game industry was born. Different expectations and different ways to play have always led to this difference in opinion with final product. So, when Famitsu published their score for White Knigh...[Read More]