Arcade Flashback
Having an arcade racer in the palm of your hand seems like good thing, but it’s so pathetically easy that it’s not fun. Unless you turn on the 3D. Then it becomes unplayable.
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Antiques Roadshow Gets Apple Game
Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced that Antiques Roadshow: Discovering America’s Hidden Treasures is now available on the Apple iPad. Based on the popular PBS television series, the hidden object game includes 30 visually stunning locations with hundreds of antique items. The player guides Julia, a history teacher hired at an antiques shop, through an adventure of lost items and photos as she pieces together the story behind the shop and its owner, Mr. Hinton. As Julia finds the objects, a backstory unfolds revealing their historical significance. Throughout the adventure, players can perform … Continue reading Antiques Roadshow Gets Apple Game
Pen Power
Double the pen power and double the fun, if you learn the interface. Dual Pen Sports for the 3DS may be challenging, but seeing the baseball literally leap off the screen is a real treat.
Is This Really What Fans Deserve?
Naruto Shippuden Kizuna Drive offers an original anime story for the PSP, though it’s best described as a filler arc. And the gameplay is repetitive. And the gameplay is repetitive. And…
Galaga Legions DX Comes To Xbox Live
Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America continues the 30th anniversary of Galaga with the release of Galaga Legions DX for Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 800 Microsoft Points. Developed by the team behind last year’s award-winning hit, PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX, Galaga Legions DX drops players in the middle of the largest Galaga armada ever assembled and the most chaotic space war imaginable. Galaga Legions DX refines the classic space shooter gameplay loved by millions, turning it into the most action-packed entry in the series’ 30 … Continue reading Galaga Legions DX Comes To Xbox Live
Tekken Hybrid Pack Announced For PS3
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced that TEKKEN Hybrid, a collection of the new full-length 3D compatible feature film TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D, TEKKEN Tag Tournament HD, and additional content yet to be announced, will be releasing on Blu-Ray exclusively for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system this November. TEKKEN Tag Tournament HD is a high-definition remake of the PlayStation 2 classic, TEKKEN Tag Tournament. TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D will be presented as a special NCM Fathom event for one night only in over 375 theaters across North America on July 26 before a home entertainment Blu-Ray release as … Continue reading Tekken Hybrid Pack Announced For PS3
Putting On The Knight Moves
Knight’s Contract is a pretty good game with two major gameplay flaws: horrible companion AI and ridiculous boss battles. Between that tag team, frustration is the name of the game.
Aces In Flight This October
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced that ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation3 computer entertainment system will be released on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 in North America and in Europe on October 14, 2011. The game invigorates the franchise and brings intense action into the fore, with in-air acrobatics, counter-maneuvers and new destructive effects that show buildings shattering and aircrafts getting shredded to pieces. Featuring a story written by New York Times’ bestselling military author, Jim DeFelice, writer of Leopards Kill and Threat Level Black, ACE COMBAT ASSAULT … Continue reading Aces In Flight This October
Good Old Games to Release Ubisoft Titles
Good Old Games (www.gog.com) today announced that they have renewed their partnership with Ubisoft to bring classic Ubisoft games to GOG.com’s leading platform for the preservation and celebration of classic PC gaming. This collaboration will bring additional games from Ubisoft’s catalog of celebrated titles to Good Old Games’ customers, along with the opportunities to participate in new contests and quests managed and run by Good Old Games, associated with the games. The first games being re-released as part of this partnership are available now. They include Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor, and Heroes of Might and Magic … Continue reading Good Old Games to Release Ubisoft Titles
Fighting The Bloody Red Tide
It’s unfortunate that all the marketing for Splatterhouse has been put on the gore factor. A lot of effort went into the game, even though it’s being washed way in a bloody red tide.