Archive for October, 2009

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Review

I remember really enjoying Marvel Ultimate Alliance (MUA) when it released a few years back so when the sequel came out I knew I wanted to check it out.  If you played MUA then you are pretty familiar with what to expect in MUA2. The game play is pretty much the same as the original […]

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Dark (Xbox Live Indie Game) Impressions

I’ve had a lot of people asking me about Dark last week. So, Saturday I sat down to check it out. I came away from playing through Dark very impressed with it.Dark is a platformer where you control a small diamond shaped character who is completely black except for his eyes. The whole game only […]

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Arkedo Series – 02 SWAP! Impressions

When I saw that Arkedo has released another Xbox Live Indie Game I was pretty excited because their first game, JUMP!, is a lot of fun. Their second game is titled Arkedo Series – 02 SWAP! Where JUMP! was a take on the classic platformer SWAP! is a version of the classic connect 4 style […]

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Xbox 360 Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm Preview Program

I got into the current round of the Xbox 360 Preview Program and last night my Xbox 360 got the update that adds Twitter, Last.fm, and Facebook support – among other things. All three of these new additions sound really cool when you hear about them but after trying them out I’m a little underwhelmed. […]

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Halo 3: ODST Firefight Review

Having completed Halo 3: ODST three times and have all of the related achievements I’ve moved on to playing a lot more Firefight.  I’ll tell you right up front I’ve really been enjoying Firefight but I do have some issues with it.  Firefight mode is similar to Horde in Gears of War 2 in that […]

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Wii Fit Plus Review

Both my wife and I have been using Wii Fit for over a year now so when Wii Fit Plus released this week for $20 I decided to pick up a copy.  Monday afternoon I unwrapped it and through it in our Wii and our son proceed to play all the new games for about […]

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Arkedo Series – 01 JUMP! Impressions

I’m generally not a fan of (and not very good at) platformers, but when I saw the sweet 8-bit retro graphics in Arkedo Series – JUMP! I knew I has to check it out. The graphics are really sweet and blocky with great use of color and contrast. The goal of each level is to […]

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Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Online Beta Impressions

I recently had a chance to play around in the Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Online Beta. I’m not a big golf fan but I have played a few of the Tiger Woods games in the past on the Xbox 360 and they tend to be well done.  I decided to give the beat a shot […]

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Red Faction Guerrilla Smasher Pack Impressions

I picked up the Red Faction Guerrilla Smasher Pack DLC yesterday which includes 8 new maps and a new game mode, Behemoth, for Wrecking Crew. I’ll admit right up front that I do have one complaint about the Smasher Pack.  It does not add support for playing Wrecking Crew over Xbox Live. I don’t want […]

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