At this point, we should all know what to expect from Dynasty Warriors: Chinese history, the video game interpretation of the deification of said history’s most famous warriors and more cheesy guitar riffs than in Dragonforce’s entire discography. Tearing through thousands of grunts like butter isn’t for everyone, but the fan base is there, and with each entry Koei has gone to great lengths to deliver the goods. This time around, we have one of the most complete, robust entries in the series, with enough interesting content and meaningful mechanical tweaks to keep fans happy for a long time. READ MORE
Back in April, Atlus and Old School Games released God Mode, a third-person, arcade-style co-op horde shooter set in the afterlife. Now, Atlus and Old School Games have released R.I.P.D.: The Game, a third-person, arcade-style co-op horde shooter set in the afterlife. And based on a movie. If you’re a fan of God Mode, which wasn’t half bad, you should… probably go back to playing God Mode. READ MORE
Oh, Deadpool. Always a character with an inherent identity crisis. Originating as a product of the ’90s and transforming into one of the most prolific joke characters in comics, there are a ton of variables involved with the guy. He is reliant, more so than any other character, on the writer, the sole force responsible for his effectiveness as a character. Sometimes he’s a great vehicle for satire, a destructive force constantly breaking the fourth wall and giving all of geekdom a good chance to have a laugh at its own expense. Other times he’s a pandering money grab, his creative team opting to tell lazy jokes aimed at the lowest common denominator. He’s a chaotic mixed bag of wildly varying quality. How appropriate then, that his new game is kind of a sloppy, albeit entertaining, wreck? READ MORE
Everyone has guilty pleasures. The paperback section at the grocery store. The out-of-place, lower-than-B-grade DVD racks at gas stations. Novelty shot glasses. Keiji Inafune’s Bugs vs. Tanks! is the game equivalent of those things, the things that people who take life far too seriously would turn their noses up at. It’s the eShop parallel to that absurd horror movie you found on the shelf behind the Steven Seagal direct-to-video releases at your local, non-chain convenience store. Even compared to most of the other Guild titles available, it isn’t very good. However, it’s infectious in its earnest adherence to being silly. I likely won’t miss it, but I didn’t put it down until I was finished. READ MORE
The addition of a new title to the 3D, “core” Mario series wasn’t a surprise going into E3, but what it ended up being sure was. Most folks were expecting something more grandiose, along the lines of Super Mario Galaxy. Instead, we got something a little more unconventional in comparison. Don’t worry; it’s a blast. READ MORE
