What does stuffing game dialogue full of profanity really accomplish? Why do you put me in this horribly gloomy environment, then try to make me laugh with sitcom humor? Why the balls does Alex Mercer need an accomplice when he’s already a demigod? These are the questions I ask Prototype 2 after the first hour of gameplay. Prototype 2 is a dark ‘n disturbing, apocalyptic, open-w...
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Megatron is the dominator. Megatron is the destroyer. How do I know this? He won’t shut up about it. The first chapter of Transformers: War for Cybertron is approximately 50% combat, 50% evil robot threatening people with a planet-sized superiority complex. I almost feel sorry for the big guy. Almost. War for Cybertron looks like a mech game such as Armored Core, but plays very smoothly. Mob...
28 bloody races complete… and I still have almost a HUNDRED to go before I’ve beaten the full Championship Cup? Welcome to Mini Motor Racing HD, the iOS top-down 3D racing game by Binary Mill, the folks that brought us Gun Club 2 and Assault Squadron (also on iOS). Mini Motor Racing couldn’t be more simple. Drive your cute little car in multiple laps through various tracks, racin...
iOS is still missing something awesome: A real MOBA, or Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. While the genre title sounds rather vague, it originated with the famed Defense of the Ancients, and spawned games such as League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, and Bloodline Champions. Very few attempts at a MOBA on the App Store have been made, and, well… it doesn’t look too good, yet. “Pla...
No, not so that we can lord our elitism over the loathsome “casuals.” Heck, you may even be a casual gamer, and that’s completely fine. I have plenty of casual gamer friends, and I respect them as people even if they don’t spend as many hours frantically trying to frag random strangers as I do. Consider this, though (warning: theoretical rhetoric ahead): Casual gamers are m...
iOS games tend to have a difficult time catching my attention. Angry Birds? It’s been done and exhausted. Words with Friends? It’s friggin’ Scrabble. Dark Meadow: The Pact? It’s Infinity Blade meets Silent Hill – wait, I think we’re onto something here! Dark Meadow is a “Punchout” style game that’s caught between being story-driven and RPG ...
Your hands are sweating. Your eyes are bloodshot. Your brain is fried. You have been reduced to a primal motor function, your fingers tense over your keyboard and mouse. Nothing exists but what’s on your computer monitor, and all because you’re struggling to press one key at the right time… If you thought I was describing a quicktime event, you probably haven’t played many ...
Strap two PPCs to me and call me a Puma. The Mayans predicted the apocalypse would come in 2012, and they were right! Indie studios Piranha Games and Adhesive Games are set to deliver free-to-play, titanic, walking death in the form of Mechwarrior Online and Hawken this year, respectively. This is huge, and I’m not just saying that because an Atlas assault mech weighs 100 tons. Both games re...
Rage is pretty cool. The game, that is. The id team produced another decent (read: good, but not excellent) title to continue their streak of decency. It’s a fun littleFPS/driving adventure that I wouldn’t take completely seriously, but that’s definitely entertaining in hefty doses (and any single-player game that can hold my attention for more than 45 minutes at a time deserves ...
You know those ubiquitous little barrels with bright red all over them that scream “OH MAN PLEASE SHOOT ME. PLEASE. I’LL EXPLODE FOR YOU.”? It’s time they got some attention. Admit it. You haven’t given much thought to the combustible bastards… yet they’re definitely in, at the very least, one or two games that you play / have played. They’re stupid ...
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