Backlog Quest: Day 3 – Jurassic: The Hunted – Dinosaur go boom!

Dear Journal, Today I kicked a Spinosaurus’ ass. Jurassic: The Hunted is one of those games that I’ve probably seen a million times and have always wondered whether or not I should play it.  I knew it wouldn’t be all that good, there was no way, but (perhaps brought on by early memories of Turok) something in me needed to […]

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Backlog Quest: Day 2 – Centipede: Infestation – C’mon you apes! You wanna live forever?

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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Backlog Quest: Day 1 – Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011 – Awkward hunting is awkward

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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Review: Lollipop Chainsaw

Lollipop Chainsaw is Suda51’s newest game.  The lead heroine is high school cheerleader Juliet Starling.  It is her eighteenth birthday and there is a zombie outbreak at her school but that’s no problem, Juliet comes from a family of zombie hunters.  So not only does Juliet have her family to help her but her boyfriend Nick, who gets bitten by […]

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Backlog Quest: Day 0 – The Adventure Begins

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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Review: Duckers – Go Duck Yourself!

How do you mine for gems in the earth? With a flaming blue duck. DUH! Everybody knows that! You’re so dumb….sheesh. Duckers, developed by Retro Dreamer, is a game where you choose which direction to go pulsing downward through the soil to collect gems, coins, and other prizes, with a hint of Dig Dug added to it. The plot of […]

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Review: Cuboid – 3D Puzzle Fun!

Ready to see how much a single rectangular block can get your puzzle solving brain cranking? Cuboid, developed by HeroCraft, is an awesome puzzle game involving a simple rectangular block that will mess with your brain more than you would of expected. The goal is to rotate the block from face-to-face of the block, across an ever changing grid board […]

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I survived a trip to L.A. and all I got was OH MY GOD E3!

  E3 is the dream conference in the eyes of a gamer.  In that magical land of sack boys and blue hedgehogs you’re treated to all of the upcoming games and consoles.  A lot of us have to experience it through the warm, comforting glow of a computer screen.  However, some fortunate souls get to step through the doors of […]

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Review: Cannon Cat – More Fun than a Flaming Gerbil!

Cannon Cat, by Loqheart, is an iOS only game where a flightless bird named Evil Emu, out of jealousy has captured all the flying fish, known as “Skyfish,” trapping them in bubbles. Evil Emu, with the help of his army of flightless birds and evil robots attempt to give the skies back to birds and birds alone. Only way to free these encapsulated Skyfish is from the sheer force of Meo blasting paws first through the bubbles they are trapped within. MEOW!

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