Matthew Kaplan

History

Member for: 3 years 34 weeks
Blog: view recent blog entries

Profile

Title(s): Critic
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mattgkaplan
Brief Bio: Matthew has been a fan of video games since watching his older brother play Dark Castle on the original Apple Macintosh (age: five). He has owned approximately ten computers and over twenty-two consoles; sadly, he has purchased the Sony Playstation Portable five separate times.
Ten All-Time Favorites Games: 10. Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis), 9. Star Fox (SNES), 8. Prince of Persia (PC), 7. Contra III (SNES), 6. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES), 5. God of War II (PS2), 4. Maniac Mansion (PC/Amiga), 3. Tempest 2000 (Atari Jaguar/PC/PS1), 2. Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC/Xbox), 1. Half-Life 2 (PC)
Five Current Favorites Games: 5. LittleBigPlanet 2 (PS3), 4. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3), 3. Metro 2033 (PC), 2. Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3), 1. Fallout 3 (PC, 360, PS3)
Favorite Types of Games: Everything except RTS and simulation, but even those if they are done well.

Recent Writing

Title	Published
Persona 4: Golden Review	Nov 29 2012 - 6:53pm
Saving the PlayStation Vita	Apr 22 2012 - 7:29pm
Sumioni: Demon Arts Review	Apr 22 2012 - 6:49pm
Atlus's Vita game round-up	Apr 17 2012 - 7:52pm
Uncharted: Golden Abyss Review	Apr 8 2012 - 9:16am
Sony PlayStation Vita hardware impressions	Mar 3 2012 - 3:38pm
Resistance 3 Review	Dec 18 2011 - 7:41am
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Third Opinion	Dec 15 2011 - 5:54pm
God of War III: A disappointing finale	Apr 18 2010 - 11:42am
Mini Metamorphasis	Apr 1 2010 - 7:57am
Lost in translation?	Mar 26 2010 - 8:23am
What the hell is game studies good for?	Mar 23 2010 - 7:05am
The sincerest form of flattery	Mar 11 2010 - 8:28am
A Sony PlayStation Portable Wish List	Mar 10 2010 - 12:32am
How video games helped me to talk to my father	Feb 6 2010 - 11:07am
Know thy console	Feb 3 2010 - 8:41am
Going through the motions	Jan 27 2010 - 9:24am
And now for a musical interlude...	Jan 25 2010 - 2:06pm
Redefining property: The digital distribution dilemma	Jan 20 2010 - 1:52pm
Gaming and the academic job market	Jan 16 2010 - 1:33pm
Why Demon's Souls isn't GOTY material and other strange tales	Dec 25 2009 - 6:34pm
A PlayStation Portable Buyer's Guide	Dec 16 2009 - 10:00am
What if Mario were a Jew?	Dec 12 2009 - 11:04am
Matt's Year in Review, Part III: My Favorite Games of 2009	Dec 11 2009 - 5:19am
Tilt	Dec 11 2009 - 4:51am

Code of Conduct

Comments are subject to approval/deletion based on the following criteria:
1) Treat all users with respect.
2) Post with an open-mind.
3) Do not insult and/or harass users.
4) Do not incite flame wars.
5) Do not troll and/or feed the trolls.
6) No excessive whining and/or complaining.

Please report any offensive posts here.

For more video game discussion with the our online community, become a member of our forum.

Our Game Review Philosophy and Ratings Explanations.

Follow Us

GC T-Shirts for Sale

Best Game Review Sites

Matthew Kaplan

History

Profile

Recent Writing

Code of Conduct

Review Video Games Here

Recent Video Game Reviews

Recent blog posts

Recent Podcasts

Recent comments

Forum Discussions

Game Tips Forum

User Submissions