Though narrated by Patrick Stewart in full portentous mode, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is very much a visual experience. From its first scenes, the game oozes Romanticism. Trembling villages brandish torches and pitchforks, cowering from the threatening storm before a crude palisade of hewn logs. Gabriel Belmont — a proud, imposing figure of red and
When Kirby’s Epic Yarn first was introduced at E3, I was not too sure what to think of it. The game was developed by Good-Feel and Hal, and they knew that this game had to hit hard being the first Kirby platformer since the days of Nintendo 64. Before getting into the nitty-gritty I will
Twisted Pixel is one of those video game development teams for which I have a soft spot in my heart. They’re a company that has absolutely no problem being silly and absurd in their games, quite evident in their previous game, ‘Splosion Man, and taken further in a hilarious press release regarding the fixing of
Independent games definitely seem to be finding their place these days, especially with digital distribution starting to come into its own as a viable distribution system. As such, Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio software has been a great way to provide indie developers with tools necessary to get their games from the planning stage and into
Alien Breed: Assault seems like an anachronism in today’s market, even by the standards of Live games. Its top-down camera, run-and-gun controls, minimal dialogue, and essentially four-direction movement all mark it as a throwback to simpler times. The trouble is, Assault makes little-to-no effort to draw in anyone other than current fans of the series.
There were always those games that you knew your friends would play. There are very few though that last the test of time. Worms happen to be one of those games that I could always count on. From a well thrown banana bomb to a fire punch into the drink there was something always special