Video Games

King Arthur: Fallen Champions Review

Being a newbie to the King Arthur series of strategy RPG’s I approached King Arthur: Fallen Champions with cautious optimism. I’ve never tried King Arthur before, but I’ve heard it compared to the Total War games and I have a history of sucking at those games. On the other hand, some gamers have described it as a real-time version of Heroes of Might and Magic and that has me interested to dive into the series with the latest installment in the series, King Arthur: Fallen Champions.

Indie Uprising Continues With Train Frontier Express

The Xbox Live Indie Summer Uprising approaches its conclusion with today’s game Train Frontier Express, a multiplayer train simulator by the two person development company of Team Train Frontier.

E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy Review

E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy is an ambitious independent game being released through Steam, with heavy inspiration from the original Deus Ex, while adding its own story and gameplay. It achieves its goal of re-creating Deus Ex with a cybermancy flavor — sometimes.

Catch Up on the Uncharted Story with This Greatest Hits Dual Pack

If you’re like me, you may well have missed out on the phenomenon that is Uncharted.  So many games, so little time, right?  Well, as of September 6th, in North America at least, we no longer have an excuse.  At an unbeatable price of $39.99, the Uncharted Greatest Hits Dual Pack is coming.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Review (Xbox)

My Adam Jensen is cooler than your Adam Jensen.  My Adam is silent, fast and invisible.  He can run past you without you knowing he was there at all.  If he feels like killing you, his pistol is so silent that you’ll never hear it even as your friends start dropping all around you.  If you’re wearing a lot of armor, that’s not a problem for his revolver.  It isn’t silenced, but it’ll be the last thing you ever hear.

Mass Effect 3 Heats Up (Cosmetically), Ends Shepard’s Story

The votes have been cast, and the winner is…the redhead!  The Mass Effect community
selected the new female Commander Shepard pictured below in a contest
to choose the look of their new playable heroine (you can thank concept
artist Patryk Olejniczak for the fiery vixen).  Unfortunately for her,
her only entry in the franchise’s trilogy will be her last, as BioWare
has recently confirmed that the upcoming Mass Effect 3 will “complete” Commander Shepard’s story.

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Review

When the words “Street Fighter” are brought up,
many hark back to a simpler time.  A time when one would beg their parent
to borrow an extra quarter in order to play as the guy who could shoot
electricity, or the Russian giant who could overcome any foe.  With the
release of 3rd Strike Online Edition for PS3 and Xbox 360, these memories can
be relived in the comfort of one’s own home.  And while 3^rd Strike may have ditched most of the
cast of previous SF games, the characters provide a fun change, something that
is held perfectly intact with the Online Edition.  With arcade-perfect gameplay and GGPO online integration,
this version of 3^rd Strike may be the best one yet. 

The visual features that this version of 3rd strike offers
are quite astounding.  It allows
for the choice of 4 screen sizes (Normal, Widescreen, Stretched, and Arcade
Cabinet), 3 character visual filters (Crisp, Smooth, or None), and even the
option of turning scan lines on or off. 
With so many options, players can adjust the settings to their preferred
specifications with ease.  In
addition to the graphics looking very crisp, each of the moves seems to convey
what it is really well.  When you
press hard kick, the character truly does seem to wind up and unleash a move
that usually knock the opponent back very far.  Similar to Street Fighter 4, when the character is knocked
down, the background will often react in some way (whether it is cans flying up
or snakes falling out of trees), and the way that these backgrounds animate is
also very satisfying.