The best way to describe Blur, a new game from the developers of Project Gotham Racing, is basically this: Blur is a gateway drug for everyone tiring of the kart-racing shtick. Having not heard too much about Blur prior to its release, I opened the box knowing only that it was developed by Bizarre Creations, the studio that made stylistic racing and Kudos synonymous with an awesome multiplayer experience. Really, what more did I need to know? Come to find out, a little more guidance would've been helpful. Blur takes … [Read more...]

Robert Downey Jr. has made plenty of good films and decisions in his life, but he's also made some pretty bad ones. Fortunately for him, not lending his voice to the Iron Man 2 videogame was not one of them. Coming off the heels of an impressive theatrical run but an underwhelming videogame adaptation, Downey was all but assured of returning for Iron Man 2 -- in both media. The movie sequel has performed relatively well, and to be fair, the videogame sequel shows some improvement over the original. But improvement does … [Read more...]

I was one of the few reviewers out there who really didn't have a big problem with the first Army of Two. Many people joked about its so-called homoerotic buddy system, but in reality those people were just hopping on a bandwagon that shouldn't have been launched in the first place. The only warranted jokes were those about the game's bad attempt at humor, as the first Army of Two bombed more opportunities for humor than Desert Storm blew holes in the sand. The gameplay had a few issues, most notably opponent AI with … [Read more...]