The World Ends With You is a game that was developed by the same crew that released Kingdom Hearts, and in much the same way, it breaks the barriers of what was previously thought possible both in terms of the Nintendo DS and of the RPG genre in general. The style of art that is present throughout the game has been tremendously influenced by the youth culture of Shibuya, which…
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP) / 2008 Square Enix / http://www.square-enix.com / The latest effort on the PSP by Square Enix, Crisis Core has a hell of a back story present. This means that the story that Crisis Core tells is part of the larger Final Fantasy VII mythos, specifically taking place before the actions that took place in the original Final Fantasy VII. Specifically, the plot surrounds around…
Stronghold Crusader Extreme (PC) / 2008 Firefly / http://www.fireflyworlds.com / http://www.gamecockmedia.com / For those individuals that may have played Stronghold Crusader, “Extreme†is a sequel of sorts. As was the case in the original game, individuals play against the Saracen, in what Firefly calls a “Castle Simâ€. There are a number of different units and modes for fans to chew upon. Particularly interesting is the crusader extreme mode, which means…
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Xbox 360) / 2008 Activision / http://www.enemyterritory.com / After a decade of Quake games and the like, it becomes increasingly hard to believe that Activision would be able to link games together through a cogent and coherent storyline. “Enemy Territory: Quake Wars†has a story line that links it to the last three installments of Quake proper (II, III, and IV), and that is only one…
“Kane’s Wrath” is an expansion, as individuals can likely guess, to Command and Conquer 3. This review covers the PC version only, as the Xbox 360 version is set to be released on June 10th. The most interesting thing that individuals will immediately notice as a difference from Command and Conquer 3 to Kane’s Wrath is the Global Conquest mode, which changes up the real-time strategy (RTS) elements of the…
Imperium Romanum (PC) / 2008 Haemimont / http://www.imperium-game.com / http://www.southpeakgames.com / Imperium Romanum is a game that is set up in a way similar to Civilization, in that individuals start out as a governor of a province, and are charged with making their province equal Rome in terms of stature and size. Individuals that played Glory of the Roman Empire should know that this is the true sequel to the…
Each subsequent release on the PSP makes me that much more sure that it will be the winner in this current generation of handheld games. Hell, give pure processing power, it even beats out the Wii in terms of realism and immerse game play. MLB ‘08, the latest installment in the MLB franchise, provides more proof of this. The key addition that has been made to this series has to…
MLB ‘08: The Show (PS3) / 2008 Sony / http://www.us.playstation.com / Individuals that wish to have the most realistic experience that they could conceivably have playing baseball on the PS3 would be well to purchase MLB 08: The Show. This is due to the fact that Sony has made great strides to create a simulation that at points would rival that of actually playing baseball. In the years since I…
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 Jamâ€, and it allows individuals of all ages to have fun…
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…
