Review: Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
February 8, 2010 – 12:10 pm | Comments

It is a fine line when attempting to give a gamer the ability to make choices or decisions, and actually having those decisions or choices end with a satisfying payoff.  Some games will give you …

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Stephen Munn is a writer, gamer, lover of technology and a father, not necessarily in that order.

Rocket Knight retro revival gets some character art
February 9, 2010 – 12:18 am | Comments
Rocket Knight retro revival gets some character art

Check out this slick new concept art for the upcoming Rocket Knight game for PSN, Steam, and XBLA. You can see the look of returning characters Sparkster and Axel, and some very defiant looking pigs.
I …

NetFlix fail: our service is underwhelming, Wii users won’t even notice
February 9, 2010 – 12:08 am | Comments
NetFlix fail: our service is underwhelming, Wii users won’t even notice

The Wiire recently had an exclusive interview with the folks bringing NetFlix service to a Wii console near you, and these people are saying basically the same thing about the service as Nintendo of America …

Blaster Master reboot called Overdrive expected on WiiWare tomorrow
February 7, 2010 – 3:32 pm | Comments

The Sunsoft NES classic Blaster Master has had its share of disappointing sequels. Try to think positive thoughts while watching this trailer for Sunsoft’s new “reboot” of Blaster Master, called Blaster Master Overdrive. Note the …

Collector’s Clips: The Magic of Scheherazade travel map
February 2, 2010 – 9:15 pm | Comments
Collector’s Clips: The Magic of Scheherazade travel map

Years ago, I played The Magic of Scheherazade just because it was there. I discovered this obscure Culture Brain RPG on the shelf at my parents’ video store, took it home, and was amazed. This …

MistWalker’s The Last Story coming to Wii, Nintendo publishing
January 31, 2010 – 5:00 pm | Comments
MistWalker’s The Last Story coming to Wii, Nintendo publishing

One thing that’s been dead on Nintendo’s home consoles for the past three generations is the RPG. While there have been some notable quality titles on Gamecube, like Monolith’s Baten Kaitos and some nice cross-platform …

Metroid: Other M stirs from silence with a new video
January 31, 2010 – 3:18 pm | Comments

This video is taken from Nintendo’s Japanese website for the upcoming Wii title, Metroid: Other M. I placed my preorder for this game last week, so I’m ready.
It’s brief, and it’s just some short dialog …

SingStar as a platform? Sign me up!
January 31, 2010 – 2:27 pm | Comments
SingStar as a platform? Sign me up!

Sony recently released the SingStar Viewer in the PlayStation Store, and it’s really a great little (93MB) piece of free software. What you get is effectively a SingStar client that runs off your hard drive, …

Review: Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
January 30, 2010 – 11:39 am | Comments
Review: Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars

What is it?
It’s a fighting game, silly! In the tradition of Marvel vs. Capcom, SNK vs. Capcom, and perhaps even Aliens vs. Predator comes Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, a Wii-exclusive port of an arcade …

The most consistently awesome of the Mega Man series compiled at last… a la modes
January 28, 2010 – 11:32 pm | Comments
The most consistently awesome of the Mega Man series compiled at last… a la modes

If you’ve never played any of the four Mega Man Zero games that came to Game Boy Advance, you’ve missed out on a lot. While there were eight Mega Man games (now expanding quickly to …

Capcom is still doing this on purpose
January 27, 2010 – 10:06 pm | Comments
Capcom is still doing this on purpose

The Mega Man 9 artwork was curiously derivative of the awesomely horrid paintings we got in the US for the covers of Mega Man 1 through 3, and 10 looks to be continuing the trend.
I …

In case you didn’t notice, TATSUNOKO VS CAPCOM!
January 26, 2010 – 7:44 pm | Comments
In case you didn’t notice, TATSUNOKO VS CAPCOM!

It’s everywhere. Even in Robot Chicken-style commercials on Adult Swim. During Robot Chicken. But just in case you hadn’t heard, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars launched today. I’ve been playing it since my review copy …

Collector’s clips: the back of the Gyruss box
January 17, 2010 – 7:42 pm | Comments
Collector’s clips: the back of the Gyruss box

I have a handful of NES games I’ve collected over the years beyond the three Castlevania games. Let’s see… there’s Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers, Gyruss, The Immortal, Legacy of the Wizard, The Magic of …

Collector’s clips: Animal Crossing flyer in Super Mario Sunshine
January 16, 2010 – 7:36 pm | Comments
Collector’s clips: Animal Crossing flyer in Super Mario Sunshine

Super Mario Sunshine is just one of those games. By this I mean it’s just not very good. Today I picked it up for the third time when I found someone with a mint complete …

Saving Animal Crossing
January 16, 2010 – 7:20 pm | Comments
Saving Animal Crossing

It’s a brand that’s long in the tooth and beloved by many, but Animal Crossing has been the very same thing from the very beginning, and it’s long overdue for a change. Joe Fourhman and …