Category: Video Game Reviews

Posted on: April 12, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Buzz! Junior Robo Jam (PS2)

Buzz! Junior Robo Jam (PS2) / 2007 Sony / http://www.buzzjr-games.com / A few days ago, we had the chance to review the latest release in the Buzz! Series of games, Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz. This time, this is the first chance that we have had to review a game in the Buzz! Junior series of games. This is “Robo Jam”, and it allows individuals of all ages to have fun…

Posted on: April 8, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice (PSP)

Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice (PSP) / 2008 Sony / http://www.us.playstation.com/PSP/Games/Pursuit_Force_Extreme_Justice / Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice is (as individuals may be able to guess) the sequel to Pursuit Force. It is currently only available on the PSP, but there are plans to port it over to the PS2 for the summer. For individuals that have not played the game in the past, the main character is a Cop Commander, which has…

Posted on: April 8, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (DS)

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (DS) / 2008 Square-Enix / http://na.square-enix.com/ffccrof/ / I love that Square has cut down considerably the time that passed between the Japanese release of a Final Fantasy game and the English-language versions of the game. Where it may have been years between the release dates of the two versions, it is now only about 3 or 4 months. Another thing that is great…

Posted on: April 2, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz (PS2)

Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz (PS2) / 2007 Sony / http://www.buzzthegame.com /   Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz is the fifth entry in the Buzz! series of games. For anyone that is into trivia, Buzz! is one of the few games that is on the Playstation 2 that can honestly sate that urge. As individuals may be able to glean from the title, “The Hollywood Quiz” contains a number of questions that…

Posted on: March 30, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Singstar ’90s (PS2)

Singstar has been one of my favorite games of the last few years, even if I can sing at all. I also grew up listening to the radio in the 1990s, so the combination of Singstar with songs from the 1990s is something that was right up my alley. Individuals that have played Singstar before will be familiar with how to play Singstar ‘90s; essentially you pick a sing, pick…

Posted on: March 18, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Patapon (PSP)

Patapon (PSP) / 2008 Sony / http://www.us.playstation.com/patapon / Individuals that were fans of Pikman and of Black and White (or even Lemmings) will find something fun in Patapon. Your creatures, the Patapon, are directed by the tribal beat that you (as their deity and a player) provide on “talking drums”. Different combos that are beaten out on these drums tells the Patapon to do different things, whether it be attacking…

Posted on: March 15, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)

God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) / 2008 Sony / http://sony.playstation.com / God of War: Chains of Olympus is the third game in the God of War series, and provides individuals with a little bit more of the back story for the series’ protagonist, Kratos. The basic game play is ported over without much in the way of changes from the Playstation 2 predecessors. As in both previous games,…

Posted on: March 5, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Iridium Runners (PS2)

Iridium Runners (PS2) / 2008 SouthPeak / http://www.iridiumrunners.com / I like the fact that the PS2 is still a viable platform. Sure, there is decidedly more of a focus on the PS3 and the PSP in 2008, but there are groups like SouthPeak Games that are ensuring that the PS2 does not die quickly. Iridium Runners places players in 2050, where there has been a shift in racing from cars…

Posted on: February 26, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Wipeout Pulse (PSP)

wipEout Pulse / 2008 Sony / PSP / http://www.playstation.com / http://www.psp-game.com / It astounds me each time I play a game on the PSP, because it seems like every developer and game firm are pushing the portable device to its limits – until, three months later, a game comes along and breaks my expectations completely. For fans of the Wipeout series, this is a direct sequel to Wipeout Pure. This…

Posted on: February 19, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Twisted Metal: Head-On – Extra Twisted Edition

Twisted Metal: Head-On – Extra Twisted Edition / 2008 Sony / Playstation 2 / http://www.us.playstation.com / Individuals may remember Twisted Metal Head-On was released for the Playstation Portable (PSP) in March, 2005. However, it is making its debut (along with some extra bells and whistles). I would wager that most individuals that read NeuFutur would already be familiar in some capacity with the basic concept of Twisted Metal games. Essentially,…

Posted on: December 26, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Star Trek: Conquest

Star Trek: Conquest / 2007 Bethesda / http://www.bethsoft.com / http://startrek.bethsoft.com / It feels good getting games in for the Wii. “Star Trek: Conquest” is the second game that we here at NeuFutur have had the chance to review, and it is a hell of a second game to play. The intense graphics that are in-game (rather than cinematics or other fluff) push the Wii to their limits, especially when one…

Posted on: November 29, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Tomb Raider Anniversary (Wii)

Tomb Raider Anniversary (Wii) / 2007 Eidos / http://www.tombraider.com / http://www.eidos.com / Tomb Raider has been one of the most tenacious franchises in gaming history. Obviously, it does not have the lead time that a Mario Brothers has, but has remained a strong-selling force in video gaming for over a decade. The amount of systems with which you can play Tomb Raider Anniversary is large – individuals can stick the…

Posted on: November 28, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess (Xbox 360)

Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess (Xbox 360) / 2007 Square Enix / http://www.square-enix-usa / Final Fantasy XI has been around for a half decade now, and expansions such as “Wings of the Goddess” ensure that players will be locked in for years to come. The game play and additions brought the Final Fantasy XI series by “Wings of the Goddess” will ensure that the 500,000 subscribers of the…

Posted on: November 28, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Orcs & Elves (Nintendo DS)

Orcs & Elves (Nintendo DS) / 2007 EA / http://www.orcsandelves.com / http://www.ea.com / For me, ID entertainment will forever be the firm that created Quake. However, with the advent of games like Orcs & Elves, I may have to start changing my perception about what ID does in the gaming world. It has seemed to me in the past that a number of the RPGs that are brought over to…

Posted on: November 6, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Jeanne D’Arc (PSP)

Jeanne D’Arc / 2007 Level-5 / PSP / http://www.us.playstation.com/Jeannedarc/ / http://www.playstation.com / Individuals may know the story of Joan of Arc, the French girl that heard voices and was supposedly (or not) burned at the stake. Well, this game, produced by Level 5 (who you may remember as the creative minds behind Dark Cloud) follows a little bit of the story, but adds some different types of monsters and events…

Posted on: November 6, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow (PSP)

Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow / 2007 Sony / PSP / http://www.us.playstation.com/LogansShadow/ / http://www.playstation.com / For individuals that loved the storyline behind “Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror’, “Logan’s Shadow’ is the next game in the series. The game’s story line essentially runs as so: Gabe Logan has to get into a well guarded’s ship’s cargo hold to get some technology before it falls into the wrong hands. Pieces start falling together and…

Posted on: October 27, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

NBA ’08 (PSP)

NBA ‘08 (PSP) / 2007 Sony / http://www.us.playstation.com/NBA07 / http://www.playstation.com / Obviously, it would not be fair to directly compare the PSP version of NBA ’08 with the version for the PS3. However, what the PSP version may lack in graphics or rendering is easily made up for with a number of interesting mini games, such as Fast Break, Alley-Oop and Block-a-Shoot. There is a “conquest mode” present during this…

Posted on: October 27, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

NBA ’08 (PS3)

NBA ’08 (PS3) / 2007 Sony / http://www.us.playstation.com/NBA07 / http://www.playstation.com / I remember when NBA Jam was the big basketball game. Obviously that has been a few years back, but looking at that game for the arcade and Sega Genesis console and looking at NBA ’08 is selling two related games, but with countless evolutionary steps taken between the two. Let’s see what all NBA ’08 has to offer in…

Posted on: October 2, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Heavenly Sword (Playstation 3)

Heavenly Sword / 2007 Ninja Theory / Playstation 3 / http://www.heavenlysword.com It just seems as if Sony is getting their stuff together and putting forth some of the best games out for any of the three terrestrial game platforms (now if Bioshock was on a platform, I don’t know how comfortable I would be with that statement).  Heavenly Sword, created by Ninja Theory, is yet another of these games. The…

Posted on: September 18, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Lair (Playstation 3)

Lair / 2007 Sony / http://www.us.playstation.com/Content/OGS/BCUS-98112/Site/ / http://www.sony.com / You control Rohn in Lair, who is a knight that has a mount in a dragon. The game is similar to a Panzer Dragoon (if you remember that), in that missions largely take place in the air. Unlike Panzer Dragoon, Lair makes individuals complete missions in such a way that Rohn gains different abilities, combos, and other skills based on how…