Too Much Awesome

The Donkey Kong Country Trilogy stands as one of the best grouping of video games you can possibly find, and certainly one of the best platforming experiences next to the holiness that is Mario and early Sonic. Nintendo set out to recreate the glory of DK’s finest hour, tasking Retro Studios with the job. Did [...]

Guys and gals, regardless of your preference behind the Call of Duty series, we have a clear winner this year for outstanding sales: Call of Duty: Black Ops. It’s managed to sell over 5.6 million copies in just its first few days, and I’m pretty certain it’s going to keep right on selling those. What [...]

I’m in sort of a corner here. I wasn’t shy to the concept of writing slander about Fable II no more than a few weeks ago, mostly because I played it to completion. Fable III, however, is a game that I’m told is roughly identical to its predecessor, though things have been simplified even further [...]

Another year, another “modern” take on the war-based First Person Shooters. Medal of Honor, a game series originally praised, then panned, is now praised again with the release of their newest title which scraps World War II entirely and shifts to…a conflict in Afghanistan. Oh goodie. I can hardly contain my excitement for another breath [...]

I’ve never been the best gamer when it comes to the Castlevania series. I’m absolutely not opposed to it though. In fact, I think it’s an awesome series. Super Castlevania IV is one of the games I most recommend downloading from the Virtual Console if you don’t already own it for the SNES. That being [...]

I got to go to PAX this year. It is absolutely vital that I rub that fact in as much as possible. One of the biggest aspects of PAX is the showroom floor stuffed with game demos as far as the eye can see. Being the Nintendo fan that I am, I made a beeline [...]

Bungie managed to do what seemed like an impossibility. First, they created a new IP that becomes universally praised (Halo). Then, they follow up with even better games (Halo 2, 3, and ODST). Now, on the verge of Halo: Reach, their newest game, they have the power to say, “See ya Microsoft, and thanks for [...]

Okay, you know what I’m about to say. I’m about to have a joygasm for at least two full single-spaced Word document pages and none of it is going to be a surprise to anyone. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a good game, end of story. I’m not even the only person saying this. But [...]

Usually I’m pretty on the ball about getting reviews of games out when the game is still extremely fresh. God of War III is a huge title for the PS3 and has been out now for half a month or more, but no review from me yet. That’s because I wanted to actually play this [...]

Can anything come along and uproot Modern Warfare from its place as the dominant FPS? For a while it didn’t appear so, but just as Halo was ousted by Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare has been outshone by Battlefield: Bad Company 2. How is that possible? Read on and I’ll tell you.