I’m sure that everyone has, at some point in their life, wanted to go back in time and change something. Whether that is how you reacted to something, a decision you made, or even a conversation you had. Freebird Games’ indie title, To the Moon, is out to ask the question “what if you could go back?” Perhaps not go back in time, but go back through your memories and correct one thing in your life that takes you on a completely different journey. This is a game that asks a lot of interesting, almost philosophical questions about memories and does so in a heartfelt package. READ MORE
I’m not going to lie to you. Defense Grid is one of my favorite XBLA games ever released. I like it enough that I bought it, along with all of the available DLC, on Steam after beating in on 360. It is the best tower defense game that I have ever played, the narration is wonderful, there is a great variety in the types and useful applications of towers, and levels switch between the two TD standards of “here is your path, defend it” and “here is your playfield, make a path.” Defense Grid is my typical go-to game when I know I want to play something but can’t decide what that something is. And then it’s 2:00 in the morning because I got caught up in it all over again. READ MORE
We don’t see many titles these days that truly embrace the values of a good horror game. For all the praise games like Dead Space get, their style of horror is mostly limited to some cheap scares via clever monster placement or gratuitous amounts of gore. Games like Siren and the Fatal Frame series are rarer than they were last generation, and even series that used to play up the horror to some degree have mostly ditched that for a shot at the action genre. Enter Corpse Party, a game that truly embraces the values of a good horror game. Jump scares only make half the game, after all. READ MORE
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is a difficult game to review for a couple of reasons. First, I loved the N64 original. I remember surrendering an entire summer to split-screen multiplayer in my parents’ basement. GoldenEye was the first game that really grabbed me and showed just how much enjoyment you can wring out a game when it’s got great multiplayer. I’ve played single-player campaigns multiple times before (including GoldenEye’s), but I don’t think I’ve ever poured as much time into a multiplayer game as I have the first GoldenEye. Second, it’s hard not to compare Reloaded to the original in other areas. The story here has been modernized (due to contractual issues, the game could not be simply ported). This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but if you’re looking for the original script, you won’t find it here. READ MORE
It has been just ten short years since Halo: Combat Evolved singlehandedly put the original Xbox on the map for many gamers, and to celebrate, Microsoft and 343 Industries have released a remade version of the Halo that started it all. Shooter mechanics have advanced a lot in the past ten years though, so how does Halo: CE hold up? Unsurprisingly, it’s a mixed bag. READ MORE
