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Review: Dragon Ball Z – Ultimate Tenkaichi (PS3)

October 28, 2011 – 12:44 pm |

I really liked last year’s DBZ game, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit 2. It felt like the franchise had finally achieved some serious attention with a game that was both deep and fun.
This year, we …

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Weekend AeroProTip: Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped

April 16, 2011 – 12:15 pm |

GAME> Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (1998)
SYSTEM> PS1
SOURCE> FOX Kids Magazine, Winter 1998
Another addition to the category of “Game Tips That Are Actually Just Explanations of Button Assignments.”

Weekend AeroProTip: Final Fantasy VIII

January 29, 2011 – 1:38 pm |

GAME> Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
SYSTEM> PS1
SOURCE> InQuest Gamer #57 (January 2000)
For added fun, read this one aloud in your office break room over lunch.

Weekend AeroProTip: International Track & Field 2000

January 8, 2011 – 1:08 pm |

GAME> International Track & Field 2000 (2000)
SYSTEM> PS1
SOURCE> EGM #137 (Dec 2000)
A little-known piece of gameco marketing lore, Konami Man has appeared across generations of Konami games, from Goonies II (NES) to last year’s Castlevania: …

Weekend AeroProTip: Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee

December 11, 2010 – 10:48 am |

GAME> Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee (1997)
SYSTEM> PS1
SOURCE> Oddworld Official Strategy Guide, 1997
This strategy guide has a hilariously pretentious interview with Lorne Lanning and Sherry McKenna, where Lanning describes his plans for an Oddworld quintology, and both …

Weekend AeroProTip: Fear Effect

October 30, 2010 – 11:15 am |

GAME> Fear Effect (2000)
SYSTEM> PS1
SOURCE> Fear Effect Official Strategy Guide (2000)
From what I can recall, Hana spent most of this game either in short shorts or taking a shower. Here’s some kind of puzzle involving …

Weekend AeroProTip: Tomb Raider III

July 31, 2010 – 6:42 pm |

GAME> Tomb Raider III (1998)
SYSTEM> PlayStation
SOURCE> OPM, February 1999
This was the “wheels are off the bus” installment. Love those ridiculous cheat codes… L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 R2 R2 R2 L1 L2 L2 L2 …

Weekend AeroProTip: Star Wars: Demolition

July 10, 2010 – 10:36 am |

GAME> Star Wars: Demolition (2000)
SYSTEM> PlayStation
SOURCE> EGM, February 2001
What in the hell was Star Wars: Demolition?
Oh my god. That was that Star Wars Twisted Metal thing, wasn’t it?
Man, we did a lot of stupid crap …

Weekend AeroProTip: Kagero: Deception 2

June 26, 2010 – 3:35 pm |

GAME> Kagero: Deception 2 (1998)
SYSTEM> PlayStation
SOURCE> OPM, February 1999
I miss the hell out of this series. “Astarte” is the name of the lead character from the first Deception game.

Sad Chao remains curious

February 21, 2010 – 10:59 am | One Comment
Sad Chao remains curious

We never did get an adequate explanation of the “Casino in My Hair” song from the UmJammer Lammy soundtrack.

Do you have a gaming disappointment for Sad Chao to lament? Send it to tips@aeropause.com with the …

Weekend AeroProTip: Resident Evil 2

December 19, 2009 – 4:42 pm |

GAME> Resident Evil 2 (1998)
SYSTEM> PS1
SOURCE> Resident Evil Magazine #1, March 1998
Continue on for two full pages of awful RE2 hints. This is one of those “tips that are really just a summarized instruction manual” …

Weekend Gaming Score: Now available in platinum

July 18, 2009 – 8:43 pm | 3 Comments

This weekend, a town nearby with the distinction of having a virus named after it had a town-wide garage sale event. The result was jammed streets and some very frustrating parking situations while people struggled …

Weekend Gaming Score: It comes with the crate, too

May 30, 2009 – 8:32 pm | 8 Comments

This week’s haul may be the best yet. I was out very early today taking my daughter to her dance class and I passed a large garage sale. Knowing that it was a good idea …

Weekend Gaming Score: Buried in excellent values for the PC gamer

May 16, 2009 – 7:58 pm | 5 Comments
Weekend Gaming Score: Buried in excellent values for the PC gamer

What a haul this weekend! I hit a number of garage sales and a flea market and came out with a stack of games, a few of which I will keep, most of which are …

Weekend Gaming Score: Somebody’s been eating my World at War

April 25, 2009 – 3:50 pm | 6 Comments
Weekend Gaming Score: Somebody’s been eating my World at War

With the incredibly beautiful weather we’ve been having this weekend in the American northeast, it was only natural to see an explosion of garage sales. Hunting around today resulted in some great deals, and some …

Goozex drops the 100 point referral bonus you know and love

April 4, 2009 – 3:34 pm | 6 Comments
Goozex drops the 100 point referral bonus you know and love

From the time I signed up for Goozex, there was a referral bonus. The way it worked is, if someone signed up for Goozex using you as a reference, you received 100 points and a …

Does Backwards Compatibility Matter Anymore?

March 9, 2009 – 9:24 pm | 34 Comments

When the PS2 came out oh, so many years ago, it promised us a newfound concept on the console: Backwards Compatibility.  Before that, backwards compatibility was an idea that lived only on the PC, and …