‘Video Games’ Archives
‘Madden NFL 12’ dominates
Often, when a new sports game is released, gamers debate with themselves whether it is “different enough” to justify spending 60 hard earned dollars on it. Hardcore fans still line up to get the new version of their favorite game, but the casual fan can be dubious. This year’s version of [...]
Valve’s ‘Portal 2’ takes funny to new level
The hottest operating system this year is not Windows or Mac— it is GLaDOS, the Genetic Life and Disk Operating System from the “Portal” series. She is still alive, she is awake, and she is slightly irritated players attempted to murder her. “Portal 2,” the follow-up to 2007’s [...]
Comic book enthusiasts dreams come true in ‘Marvel vs. Capcom 3′
“Marvel vs. Capcom 3” hit shelves on February 15, 2011, to critical acclaim ten years after its predecessors. With improved graphics, gameplay schemes and, of course, a fully-fleshed roster, the newest title in this series has impressed fans worldwide in the past couple of weeks. “MvC3” [...]
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, new milestone in horror
The first thing you need to know about “Amnesia: The Dark Descent” is that it is all about puzzles. Puzzles and scaring the complete and utter crap out of you. It is not that the puzzles themselves are scary; the vast majority are not. It is just a tad hard to think when something terrifying [...]
‘Cataclysm’ brings new experiences to ‘World of WarCraft’
After preventing an insectoid empire from swarming over the planet, the heroes of Azeroth went on to thwart the imminent invasion of the demonic Burning Legion, and with the release of “World of WarCraft: Cataclysm,” we can expect further trials. After the Burning Legion, the Lich King, one [...]
