Katamari Forever finally rolls onto the PlayStation 3
Sometimes a name can tell you a lot of things. In the United States, the new Katamari game is called Katamari Forever, which reminds me of Duke Nukem Forever or Batman Forever, which doesn’t scream...
View ArticleEnslaved: Odyssey to the West may be Prince of Persia 2.0
July 6 Fix: Clarified more parts of the preview. I had high hopes when it came to Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. When I went to the Namco Bandai booth, it was the only game I wanted to see. The reason...
View ArticleE311: Dark Souls’ motto should be you die, you learn
I never finished Demon’s Souls. It was way too difficult. Actually, strike that. The title was so punishing that it traumatized me, left me in the fetal position for days and forced me into therapy. (I...
View ArticleE311: Project Soul admits mistakes with Soulcalibur IV, says Soulcalibur V...
For Project Soul, Soulcalibur IV was deeply flawed. The developers admitted it to me. During a closed door meeting at E3, the developers said they didn’t like how their Critical Finish system upset the...
View ArticleE311: Inversion is surprisingly compelling
Before E3, Inversion wasn’t even on my radar. I assumed it was going to be generic shooter No. 5. But one of the best parts of the show is playing a game that surprises you, and Inversion did that in...
View ArticleA quick FAQ from my hands-on time with Street Fighter X Tekken
Fighting games have been enjoying a revival for the past few years. Street Fighter IV kicked it off in 2008 and the success of Mortal Kombat has solidified the fact that once again the genre is more...
View ArticleDark Souls sadistically hard but oh so rewarding (review)
By Emmanuel Lopez Guest reviewer Before writing another sentence, it should be noted that my characters have died a total of 174 times (and still counting) between the two of them while I worked on...
View ArticleAce Combat: Assault Horizon too casual for hard-core fans
By Emmanuel Lopez Guest reviewer Ace Combat:Assault Horizon, the latest installment in the venerable console flight sim (I use that word loosely), returns and it does so with a huge shake-up. Or...
View ArticleTwo Ridge Racer games hint at future, evoke the past (preview)
Ridge Racer hasn’t changed much since its inception in 1993. Through several iterations, the franchise has remained an arcade racer that impresses players with its sense of speed and, of course,...
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Quick thoughts on Bandai Namco’s upcoming lineup
Finally, Bandi Namco is nailing down its confusing moniker. Since Namco, the game company, and Bandai, the toy maker,merged I was always confused with the exact nomenclature of the firm. I’ve seen it...
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