Recent Game Reviews
By Brad Gallaway on November 20, 2009 - 9:31am.
Frodo, meet Commander Shepard
HIGH Superb characterizations, story, and role-playing.
LOW The combat system is a mess.
WTF Screwing up a quest by missing one line of dialogue 20 hours beforehand.
By Tera Kirk on November 15, 2009 - 11:33am.
Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate-at-Law 
HIGH The Harry Potter-esque way that the plotline connects back to Chapter 1.
LOW The gameplay connects back to Chapter 1 (i.e. the jungle) as well.
WTF Morgan?! Nooooooo!
By Brad Gallaway on November 13, 2009 - 10:27am.
Three Heads Are Better Than Two
HIGH Excellent concept, great production values.
LOW Lack of any real boss battles.
WTF Experience comes in glowing green bottles?
By Brad Gallaway on November 12, 2009 - 2:21am.
Super Heroes? More Like Pretty-okay Heroes...
HIGH Going multi with Luke Cage and Iron Fist, together again.
LOW Generally poor selection of heroes from Marvel's vast universe.
WTF What happened to the QA process?
By Richard Naik on November 12, 2009 - 1:23am.
You Won't Even Notice That All The Humans Are Gone
HIGH: Overlooking the city from the game's high points.
LOW: The somewhat anti-climactic ending.
WTF: The oddly convenient series of pipes in one of the puzzles.
By Gene Park on November 10, 2009 - 12:43pm.
Above And Beyond The Call Of At Least One Duty
HIGH Covering a human player with AC-130 armory.
LOW A hole-ridden plot that ends in obvious sequel bait.
WTF Tactical nuke?!
By Alex Raymond on November 4, 2009 - 7:02pm.
The Style Is In The Details
HIGH Finally glimpsing the lost city of Shambhala.
LOW Quickly dying ten times during a chase sequence before getting a hint as to what I should be doing.
WTF "Don't you love how the water makes your jeans all squidgy?"
By Brad Gallaway on November 2, 2009 - 10:12am.
In This Case, The Length Is A Good Thing
HIGH It's a real JRPG, except it doesn't waste your time.
LOW The Knight 30 mode could have used a little more work.
WTF Why is nobody talking about this game?
By David Stone on October 29, 2009 - 9:31am.
Sometimes Even An Umlaut Isn't Enough
HIGH The world is metal.
LOW Almost everything else isn't.
WTF "Everybody thinks I'll betray them someday. Now gasp as I betray you!"
By Brad Gallaway on October 28, 2009 - 10:01am.
Stranded (And Bored) In The Wasteland  HIGH Millions of guns to choose from, theoretically...
LOW The "adventure" is pure contrivance, utterly lacking a soul.
WTF Where's the onscreen mini-map? Why do weak guns auto-equip?
By Brad Gallaway on October 28, 2009 - 8:03am.
Bland Name, Tasty Game
HIGH A new, predatory twist on puzzling.
LOW The difficulty of the final third feels haphazard and unrefined.
WTF Rainbow-colored regurgitation.
By Brad Gallaway on October 27, 2009 - 8:09am.
Beating Down An Entire City... And Loving It
HIGH It's dripping with testosterone and has machismo to spare.
LOW Accidentally stumbling into the last battle with a sliver of health.
WTF Four words: big yellow banana suit.
By Richard Naik on October 26, 2009 - 5:04pm.
Foiled By A Fence
HIGH Seeing the consequences of a choice I made much earlier in the game.
LOW Having to keep re-entering conversation trees that I haven't fully explored yet.
WTF Buying stuff from the same fat guy with the same bell around his neck a bazillion times.
By Sparky Clarkson on October 24, 2009 - 10:13am.
Touch The Void
HIGH The moody and atmospheric section in the ice caves, featuring a perfect use of the Wii remote.
LOW The meditation sequences, which feature a painfully imperfect use of the Wii remote.
WTF Am I seriously smashing pots for loot at the top of a mountain?
By Jason Karney on October 24, 2009 - 9:50am.
Swing Low, Ghoulish Chariot
HIGH Look at that castle! That giant jack-o'-lantern! The moon!
LOW Aw man, I plummeted into a track again. Darn those vertical drops.
WTF I put the game down and I can still hear the background tune in my head.
By Sparky Clarkson on October 23, 2009 - 7:42am.
The Blunted Blade
HIGH Gloriously detailed artwork.
LOW Repetitive, simplistic combat.
WTF To access the hot springs, just ask a bath monkey.
By Guest Critic on October 22, 2009 - 6:58am.
Made The Playoffs, But Lost In The First Round
HIGH Breaking through a six man gang tackle to rush for a touchdown.
LOW Having to play the fight for the fumble mini-game when I was the only one near the ball when I fell on it.
WTF Enough with the measuring, it's clearly a first down.
By Tera Kirk on October 20, 2009 - 8:50am.
Rummaging Through Stuff Is Fun. Really.
HIGH The graphics are pleasant, and the game hides objects in very clever ways.
LOW The garden-renovation elements are much too simple.
WTF Live cats and fish. Hidden in rooms amid junk. For sale.
By Tera Kirk on October 18, 2009 - 12:36pm.
"This should be interesting. Or fraught with peril."
HIGH Murray's rendition of the closing credits.
LOW These games are always over too soon.
WTF Much of the game takes place inside a giant manatee.
By Daniel Weissenberger on October 9, 2009 - 12:08pm.
No, I Haven't Heard Of Substance. Why?
HIGH Sliding into a wallrun into a dive and scoring five headshots in the process is as cool to watch and perform as it sounds.
LOW "Learning" how to use a shotgun for the third time.
WTF Seriously? You put the plot twist in the manual?
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