While I wouldn’t wish the plight of And Roger's protagonist on my worst enemy, I would happily recommend this experience as another strong example of video games' strength as a storytelling medium
While I wouldn’t wish the plight of And Roger's protagonist on my worst enemy, I would happily recommend this experience as another strong example of video games' strength as a storytelling medium
Recent updates have eliminated the tedious grind for upgrades, but the lack of a strong foundation underneath leaves FBC: Firebreak with too little, too late.
Shadow Labyrinth is uneven, overstuffed, and often frustrating. It has decent moment-to-moment gameplay, but it fails to materialize into something coherent.
Black Rock Shooter has plenty of edge, while also offering a touching story. But does gunning down enemies get tiresome after a few levels in this licensed game?
Fans of slasher films know that the joy of a great, campy horror flick
isn’t the destination; it’s the blood-spattered journey. Team
GrisGris clearly understands this twisted secret to shock cinema and
puts it to use in this game.
With the Kinect version, Ubisoft Montreal uses the sensor's body and voice tracking capabilities to give users a more faithful interpretation of the Michael Jackson performance experience -- and mostly succeeds.
Parasite Eve fans
may find themselves turned off by the frenzied action-oriented approach
of The 3rd Birthday, and the execution certainly has its ups and downs.
Even with so much of the gameplay clinging to the formula Traveller’s Tales created for its first LEGO game, The Clone Wars offers a vastly different experience that captures the best of both of the LEGO and Star Wars licenses.
Though it is less accessible than other games in the genre, Tactics Ogre
is a surprisingly adult look at war, rebellion, and loyalty with as
much rewarding strategy as any title out there.
