I know I’ve been quiet around here lately, but I’ve been busy with XBLA & XNA Ratings as well as playing a little of a lot of games. This last week I’ve played Crystal Defenders, Peggle, Gears of War 2 (Horde mode is so addicting), Rock Band 2, Halo Wars, and Gold’s Gym on the […]

I’ve been playing Crystal Defenders for the last week or so and I’m loving it. Yes, it is another tower defense game, but it is pretty different from the ones I normally play. Every level requires a different strategy. In most tower defense games you find a strategy and you stick with it for every […]

I got a chance today to try out the XNA Community Game NextWar: The Quest for Earth. It is a tower defense style game which I find highly addicting. It has a unique graphical style that I’m not sure I like yet, but the overall mechanics work great. If you’re into Tower Defense games I […]

Since I enjoyed Shaun White Snowboarding for a while I decided to rent Stoked as well. Unfortunately, the controls are terrible. I almost quit playing before the end of the tutorial because of how poorly the controls are setup, and they are not at all customizable. Whereas Shaun White Snowboarding has controls similar to Tony […]

I finally finished playing Fable II this weekend. I enjoyed the game for the most part, but it does have its flaws. Fable II is an Action RPG that is pretty light on the RPG elements. You do level up your character but there is not a tech/skill tree. Plus the loot grinding from a […]

I’m still playing Fable II and a lot of Peggle. Man it is addiction to a completionist like me.To help the rest of you with your Peggle additions I put together a short guide for how to get the achievements and some general tips. Peggle (Xbox Live Arcade) Hints, Tips, and Achievement Details

I played the Guitar Hero: Metallica demo this weekend and I was not overly impressed. If it pretty much like Guitar Hero: World Tour, which I was not really fond of, but with a Metallica skin on it. It plays pretty much like World Tour in terms of most chart structure. The one thing I […]

I’ve been meaning to play Pure since the demo was released last September. I finally got around to playing the full game these last couple weeks and I’m really glad I did. I know I’ve mentioned it before but I’m not very good at simulation style racing games, but Pure is clearly not a simulation […]

I know you’ve noticed that there have not been a lot of posts recently. That would be because of Peggle. Or more specifically Peggle on Xbox Live Arcade. I’ve completed the Adventure Mode and started on the Challenge Mode. When I’m not feeding my Peggle addiction I’m playing Fable II as well so you can […]

It has been a while since I’ve played an extreme sports game that I really liked. I was always a fan of the Tony Hawk and Amped series of games as well as SSX, but there have not been a lot of these type games released in the last couple years. Sure, there is Skate […]