Review: Astroslugs

I have a confession to make, creative thinking is not exactly my strong suit. This is ironic because one of my favorite genres in the video game world is the puzzle genre. Stepping outside of a comfort zone, and actually using ones brain has become a thing of the past nowadays. In a world filled with mindless shooters and beat’ em ups, it’s nice a change of pace when something like Astroslugs comes along. While it may not be that complicated to play, the level of challenge on offer here will have you second guessing yourself every step of the way. (more…)

DOA Dimensions: Other M Trailer

Bit Barons Interview

What’s up readers, I am joined here today by Alexander Zacherl, Managing Director of the indie game development company Bit Barons. We are going to be discussing their first creation, a grid like puzzle game named Astroslugs, which will be available tomorrow for both PC and Mac. Let’s not waste any more time and get on with it shall we? (more…)

Astroslugs Gameplay Trailer

Preview: The Cursed Crusade

Atlus, in partnership with developer Kylotonn Entertainment, today revealed The Cursed Crusade, a new action-adventure game featuring two player co-op (online and local split-screen) for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360®, and PC. (more…)

Final Fantasy VII NES Style

In case you didn’t know, Final Fantasy VII was one of my favorite games of all time. It was a timeless classic on the PS1, and many people have been begging the folks over at Sony to do a remake of it for the PS3 for quite some time now. Don’t get me wrong, an HD upgrade would be nice to see, but I don’t think it would give off the same feeling as the first one did so many years ago. That being said, seeing somebody pay homage to the game in an old school NES style was, in the most simple terms, pretty damn awesome. Anyone who is a fan of this RPG like I am should give this video a looksee, Enjoy!

P.S.- I know that this is not really a newsworthy story, just wanted to share something with all of you that I thought was interesting, and more importantly brings back some memories from my childhood.

Review: COD: Winter Assault

Now before the hate mail starts pouring in let me make one thing perfectly clear, this review has nothing to do with the Call of Duty series whatsoever. COD in this case stands for “Crap of Defense”, which is a tower defense game for the IPhone, made by the people over at IFun4All. They have just recently released an update entitled “Winter Assault”, and I have to say that even though not much has really changed on the surface, it is still an enjoyable and addictive experience nonetheless. Who needs 1080p graphics when you can see little pieces of paper blow up instead. (more…)

Review: Match Fish

Sometimes appearances can be deceiving, which is the case when it comes to Match Fish for the IPhone. At first glance, this may look like an easy puzzle game that requires little to no skill whatsoever. The easy to understand controls, calming background music, and simple concept are all a decoy. Eventually the frustration will sink in, and you will realize that this is one of the most challenging downloadable titles ever made. (more…)

Sanity Saving iPhone Games

I know last week I mentioned that I was going to share my thoughts on games that I have played during my hiatus, but because I had left my power cable at home during my vacation, I wasn’t able to share those thoughts. Now that I’m home, I want to share my thoughts on a few iPhone games that I have been playing the past few months. (more…)

A Week with Toradora!

I spent a week with one of Japan’s cutest anime series. My thoughts and opinions after the break. (more…)

Preview: Match Fish

IFun4All, the creators of one of the most fun games ever for the IPhone, Crap of Defense, are back with a title that is less about violence, and more about reflexes. Match Fish is a match 3 game in which you have to guide certain colors of fish onto a grid, and arrange them into groups of 3 at a time to earn points. As much as this feels like something that has been done already, I am sucker for these types of games, mainly because I get addicted to them very fast, and I’m sure that this one will be no exception. (more…)

Kickin it Old School

Now that the Pax plague is officially over, i thought that this would be a good time for me to share my thoughts about some of the the experiences that I had at the event. As enjoyable as all of these new and innovative games were to play, taking a look back at the games from my childhood up to now was alot of fun as well. The classic console freeplay room satisfied my craving for not only some old school gaming fun, but it was just a place where I felt liked I belonged, especially since I spent most of my life playing all of the games that were there. (more…)

Developer Interview: Two Fold Secret

Matt (MrB4) had a chance to sit down with an up and coming Video Game development team by the name of Two Fold Secret. They are the creative masterminds behind the extremely deep PC flash game Where We Remain, an adventure title that has an old school feel to it. What is the game about?, how and why did they start a gaming company together?, do they like to use the word overland alot?, all of this and more will be discussed, so be sure to listen in. (more…)

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Microview: Puzzlegeddon

Part real-time strategy, part match-5 puzzler; Puzzlegeddon is undeniably fun and addictive. (more…)

Week in Review: Feb.21-27, 2010

Topics: Aliens VS Predator, Fret Nice, Crap of Defense, Puzzlegeddon, & P.B Winterbottom

Intro music performed by “Incubus” off their album “Make yourself”
Outro music performed by “Bilithic” off their album “empire”

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