05/08/08
Skullcrushers. The name sounds more
like a medieval torture device or a fantasy-game clan than it does a desirable headphone system, and the first half of that equation is probably true. Folks in the Middle Ages likely weren't big fans of bass, opting instead for lutes and harps rather than drums and rhythm, so to slip on a headphone system that absolutely glorifies every ounce of bass in a song would probably send serfs into a drumline-induced....
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05/07/08
They always say first impressions
are the strongest. Making a good one is important when getting to know people. Making a bad one can be tough to overcome, but with some luck you might get to have a good laugh. Guess which kind I have in mind? As I was out merrily working to hone my PVP skills and regularly getting splattered all over screens worldwide, I decided to have go at it on the cheap using a free rookie ship, one of the little Reapers. The....
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05/06/08
When THQ announced Battle of the
Bands, the first thing that came to mind was a Wii-exclusive "me too" band game a la Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Yeah, yeah, it would use the Wii Remote rather than a peripheral ... whatever. Add on top of this unoriginality the confusing concept of "musical combat" and songs that dynamically changed genre in mid-level, and THQ was sure to have a stinker on its hands, right? Not even close....
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05/05/08
Run-and-gun videogame basketball really
got its start in the arcades, when NBA Jam introduced its over-the-top style and mixed NBA all-stars with, if you knew the codes, a handful of unlockable players like Bill Clinton and "Air Dog." In the years since, Midway and EA have traded shots with their NBA Ballers and NBA Street franchises, respectively, both of which have brought the arcade action home with a bit more hip-hop flair. Midway's latest....
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05/01/08
I was flipping through the
latest issue of Game Informer at a friend's house the other day, and as I looked at the advertisements, I realized something: I no longer knew all the upcoming games for all the systems like I used to. The ads were all over the place, page after page full of so many games I had never even heard of. But somehow they were all familiar. A lot of them looked like games I'd already seen, but in a slightly different shade. You may....
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