Dear Journal, Today I fought a giant centipede for control of a garden. Centipede is pretty much what you would call a classic. The game has been around forever and has existed in almost as many forms as there are legs on a giant centipede. So a “true reboot” of the franchise sounded interesting, and the bright colorful graphics of […]
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Dear Journal, Today I spent some time with my psychotic father hunting deranged animals all over the world. That is to say, what the hell did I just play? I had seen them in stores quite a bit, and there is no shortage of them, so I had wondered for quite some time just what these Cabela’s games had to […]
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Dear Journal, Today I realized I have a problem. How did this all begin anyway? I suppose I have Cheap Ass Gamer to blame, at least in part. At what point does a deal on a video game literally become so good that you can’t resist it? Well, apparently, for me that point doesn’t take much. I mean, how did […]
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There aren’t many games that rely exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS’ touch activated screen. The truth is that it is hard to justify having a game of that nature when you have buttons, right there, just chillin’ and waiting to be used. On the iPhone it makes sense, there are no buttons. The touch screen in the only option, but […]
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It is arguable that no one franchise defines video games, both in terms of an unofficial mascot and overall quality than a little Italian plumber by the name of Mario. From the days of the original NES up till today, Mario has been the focus of more games than lines done by Charlie Sheen at a strip club. Unlike Mr. […]
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Like car keys, stray dogs and socks after you put them in the dryer, some video games simply get lost in the shuffle. Sometimes they were just released at the wrong time, eclipsed by a much bigger game, or a surprise chart topper. Sometimes they just had bad marketing, or too many misconceived ideas about the game spread by word […]
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I feel like the first thing I should say is that I am a big fan of Rock Band. I enjoy playing it on my own or as part of a group, and have had some especially great times with the latter. I am also fairly good at them as well. I say this, as a form of disclaimer and […]
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