Portal 2 Review

Portal 2 is the long awaited sequel to Valve’s hit puzzle game, Portal. With a bigger budget, more story, and the promise of a longer game, Portal 2 aims to top what some consider to be one of the greatest games of all time. Adding new elements to puzzles, as well as co-op gameplay, Valve aims to not only meet the bar it set with Portal, but raise it to a new level.

Crysis 2 Review

Crysis 2 is first person shooter set in the near future with a focus on graphics and high tech abilities. Set in New York City, Crysis 2 puts players in the role of Alcatraz, a marine sent in with his squad to extract a scientist with vital information on an occurring alien invasion. When things go wrong, Alcatraz finds himself in possession of a high tech nanosuit, and a new mission: To save New York City.

Plants vs. Zombies Review

Another in the widely popular tower defense genre, Plants vs. Zombies pits a wide array of unique and interesting plants against an equally interesting zombie horde. Defend your house from wave after wave by collecting solar energy to plant rows of defenses to fight off the zombie invasion.

Starcraft II Review

StarCraft II is the long awaited sequel to the 1998 real time strategy game released by Blizzard. Years in development, this game, subtitled Wings of Liberty, is only the first in a trilogy of StarCraft II games. While multiplayer includes all three races, Wings of Liberty's single player campaign is solely focused on the Terrans (The humans), and Jim Raynor's rebellion against the Dominion Empire.

Dragon Age Origins: Awakening Review

Dragon Age: Origins Awakening is the expansion content for the RPG Dragon Age: Origins. Why they didn't just call it Dragon Age: Awakening is beyond me. Anyway, Awakening picks up where the main game ends, continuing the journey of your Grey Warden. Moving to a new region of Fareldin, the game puts your Grey Warden in the role of an Arl, governing the land as a military Grey Warden ruler. Meanwhile, the Darkspawn are still at large, and a new threat looms on the horizon.

Game Review: Mass Effect

Mass Effect is a science fiction role playing game with elements of a third-person shooter. Bioware, known for storytelling in RPGs, has set out to make a space action adventure on an epic scale. Intended as the first part of a trilogy, Mass Effect sets the stakes high for itself, promising to deliver a rich gameplay experience with a compelling story. Does Mass Effect reach the stars, or does it fall short?

Game Review: Sam & Max Save the World

Game Review:
Sam & Max Save the World

Sam & Max Save the World is X-Box Live Arcade's re-release of the downloadable episodic PC game, Sam & Max: Season One. Sam & Max, a classic franchise that many gamers may not have heard of, started off as a series of classic Lucas Arts point and click adventure games. As Lucas Arts has since shifted its focus away from the adventure genre, Telltale Games has taken the franchise under its wing, releasing new episodic content for the PC. Released in episodes, and compiled in a season, the game works much like a TV show. Each episode contains its own story and adventure, all the while retaining the same characters and an overall arching storyline.