Trevor Houston
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When Metro 2033 arrived on the scene back in 2010, without much hesitation I gave it a positive review. The immersive storyline, solid visuals and overall sound package stood out for me and I walked away having enjoyed my experience with the game. Sure it wasn’t exactly ‘game of the...
There is no question the original BioShock game was a spectacular achievement in visual design, story-telling and gameplay. In many ways it was unlike anything I had played before and when I reflect on the game it is clear it has inspired many other games over the years including Bethesda’s...
To say that the Call of Duty franchise took some heat last year would be an understatement. Despite record-breaking sales and some positive praise from the media, Activision was criticized for pumping out yet another yearly entry in the franchise that many considered unchanged. Much of the criticism originated from...
Before I get to everything that is new to the franchise, let me just go over some basics for those of you who have no idea how Dance Central 3 works. It is essentially a dance rhythm game that plays out in similar fashion to Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution. The...
Over the past year Skylanders has almost become a household name. The 2011 hit, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, seemed to whip everyone up into a frenzy as hordes of fans rummaged through their local Toys “R” Us and Walmart stores only to find themselves unable to secure that one last Skylander...
As I mentioned at the outset, XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based game and is nothing like the other XCOM game that remains in development since 2006. For those of you who are not acquainted with turned based games, they are games that are exactly what the genre states. You...
Lollipop Chainsaw arrives at time when many video game publications are in post E3 recovery mode. After pounding the carpet on the show floor for days I am still trying to get back to 100%. So needless to say, some mindless zombie slaying fun with a chainsaw toting hottie is...
Armored Core V
For those of you who nothing about the Armored Core series, it is a mech-based game developed by From Software which plays out as a third-person shooter where you pilot large mechs called Armored Cores, or AC for short. At its heart Armored Core V is an MMO. Yes, there...
Syndicate
Back when the original Syndicate game was released in 1993, I was just graduating from High School. My gaming was at an all-time low as it took a back seat to partying, girls, sports and all the other shenanigans that go along with one’s high school grad year. So needless...
One of the more ‘under the radar’ PS Vita launch games on store shelves is Ubisoft’s “Dungeon Hunter: Alliance”. Not having played the previous Dungeon Hunter game or any of the other Dungeon Hunter: Alliance games already available on the PlayStation Network and on the Mac, I was curious to...
If ever there was a time THQ needed a TKO in the video game retail market, it is now. Well, maybe they needed it last year. Regardless, the publisher has been ravaged with layoffs recently and rumours of an imminent sale have investors and fans of the publisher concerned for...
It is hard to believe the Xbox 360 Kinect is almost one year old. Over the past year, the 360 peripheral has seen its share of ups and downs. When then Kinect initially arrived, sales were impressive, yet over the past 11 months or so the Kinect appears to have...
