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Review by Eric Ditzian
Here is today's leisure time pop quiz: Do you enjoy shoveling dirt? Do you ever think to yourself, "Gee, ain't it a ton of fun to tape plastic wrap to a wall?"
If you answered yes to either of these questions, if for some nutty reason you genuinely dig household chores, by all means download "Dexter: The Game" off iTunes, because those are the first two tasks you'll face when you fire up your device and step in to control everyone's favorite TV serial killer. It's a confounding gaming experience that only gets more frustrating as it slugs along and as I kept wishing I'd been asked to review the Showtime series starring the gifted Michel C. Hall rather this game.
Review By Kyle Anderson
The NHL's Boys of Winter are already skating in preseason action, which means it's time once again for this year's versions of the two big hockey franchises to hit consoles. While EA's "NHL 10" is so faithful to the sport that it almost collapses under the weight of completion, 2K Sports' "NHL 2K10" takes a more, "Hey look! Hockey is awesome!" approach. While hardly a classic and certainly not on the shortlist of best sports games of 2009, "NHL 2K10" still delivers enough variables, alternate modes and Canadian wackiness to keep puck enthusiasts high sticking into infinity.
New 'Assassin's Creed 2' Game For DS, Delay For PC Release
Posted 9/25/09 2:04 pm ET by Brian Warmoth in 3DS / DS, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
"Assassin's Creed" fans have some good news and bad news to chew on this week, as Ubisoft announced a new "Assassin's Creed 2" spin-off for the Nintendo DS, but also revealed that the "AC2" release date for PC has been postponed. The DSi camera-ready "Assassin's Creed 2: Discovery" has already made its rounds informally around the Internet as an upcoming iPhone release, but yesterday the title was made official, and a few details have been clarified.
'Halo 3: ODST' Disc Read Error Complaints Reported
Posted 9/25/09 1:11 pm ET by Brian Warmoth in News, Xbox 360
"Halo 3: ODST" seems to be netting the series' fans with its gameplay, but a trending complaint on Bungie's message boards indicates that some players may be having problems when it comes time to load cinematic cut scenes. Posters have reported instances of data corruption and disc read errors that render their game files unplayable. Theories include incompatibility with old 360 DVD drives and isolated disc flaws, though the problems are unique to the "ODST" Campaign and Firefight modes.
'CarnyVale Showtime' - Xbox Live Indie Games Showcase
Posted 9/25/09 12:00 pm ET by Daniel McKleinfeld in Features, Xbox 360
"CarnyVale Showtime" has something most Xbox Indie Games don't: Really impressive production values. The music, the graphics, even the menu screen look incredibly good; the average XBLA title should hang its head in shame at the visual panache on display here. And it’s not just a matter of well-applied anti-aliasing. The whole game has a truly coherent aesthetic, and every corner of the game furthers that the style.
Video: How Nathan Fillion Was Introduced To 'Halo'
Posted 9/25/09 10:00 am ET by Russ Frushtick in Exclusives, Interviews, Video, Xbox 360
The last snippet from our on-going interview with Nathan Fillion (who has thus far explained how he got hooked up with Bungie and the fact that he totally wants to be in "Halo: Reach") deals with the moment he was first introduced to the franchise...not as an actor but as a gamer with a double hernia and a lot of time to kill. Check out the video up top.
'Gran Turismo 5' Gets March 2010 Release Window For Japan
Posted 9/24/09 6:51 pm ET by Brian Warmoth in News, PS3
Polyphony Digital must have made enough progress with "Gran Turismo 5" since E3's trailer that they're ready to commit to a launch date, because they announced one this week at the Tokyo Game Show. Sony's press conference there included an appearance by the series' creator Kazunori Yamauchi, who revealed March 2010 as the game's debut month in Japan.
'Twilight' Edition Of 'Scene It?' Coming To Wii, DS And DVD
Posted 9/24/09 4:07 pm ET by Brian Warmoth in News, Wii
"Twilight" fans are a special breed, whether they're camping out overnight for a panel at Comic-Con or populating a virtual Habbo world. Now, the "Scene It?" series is offering an arena for them to duke it out in gladiatorial fan combat as they put their knowledge of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart love scenes to the test in "Scene It? Twilight."
Now that Microsoft's Xbox 360 has lowered its prices and Sony's PlayStation 3 has done the same, Nintendo has followed suit with a cut for the Wii. Starting on September 27th, Wii starter sets will retail for $199.99, knocking $50 off of the current MSRP.
Developer Artificial Mind and Movement's "Wet" (actually "WET") may very well be the most cinematically rich video game released this year. It's got tough competition in Headstrong Games' "House of the Dead: Overkill," at least stylistically, but "WET serves up a more cohesive narrative. The gameplay can be trying at times, especially since it adheres very closely to a specific formula, but it's tight enough that it should please fans of run 'n gun action.
The Basics
In "WET," you play Rubi: a katana-wielding, dual pistol-toting badass of an anti-heroine. She jumps, she dives, she runs along walls... and she kills legions of bad guys with wild abandon. Think a brunette version of "Kill Bill"'s The Bride, only motivated by money rather than vengeance. In terms of the gameplay, "WET" is essentially a "Stranglehold" or "Max Payne" styled affair, only with heaping doses of Quentin Tarantino thrown in to keep things moving. The net result is an impressive, if flawed, experience. Read more...
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