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ReviewMLB 2K9

July 2, 2009
Take me out to the ball game ... no, take my nephew instead
by: Alladania available on: Nintendo Wii, PC, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
You haven’t really seen my name linked to a sports title before. There’s a very good reason for that. I don’t watch sports (OK — I watch the Olympic, gymnastics and figure skating), and I don’t play traditional sports. I do enjoy Wii Fit and Wii Sports, but that’s about as far as it goes. I chose to review Major League Baseball 2K9 because my daughter likes playing baseball (sometimes) and my nephew (I’ll call him “C”) loves baseball. For the record, both kids are 9.

First LookHarvest Moon: My Little Shop

July 1, 2009
Warning: cute overdose imminent. Stock up on liquid charcoal.
by: pragmacat @ E3 available on: WiiWare

Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a brand spankin’ new shop in Clover Town, set in the Harvest Moon universe. The town is filled with many familiar Harvest Moon faces from the series, and you can interact with them. Decide what you’re going to sell and build you business to help the town grow and prosper. Will you make fruit juice? How about ice cream? Maybe decorating eggs is more your style.

PreviewSpore Hero

June 29, 2009
Better than a battle in a bottle on a poodle eating noodles
by: pragmacat @ E3 available on: Nintendo Wii
It was inevitable that when customizable content became the norm in video games, the public would indulge in humorous creations appealing primarily to the mischievous teenage boy in all of us. I’ll admit my eyes grew wide when I set my eyes on Spore Hero for Wii. My mind began to race as I realized the creatures I had created in the original Spore that nearly got me banned from online play could be pitted against those of my friends’ creations in battle. Awesome.

ReviewBraid

June 28, 2009
The current darling Indie gaming
by: Psychphan available on: PC, Xbox Live Arcade
The great thing about this current generation of consoles is the availability of indie gaming. Each platform has its own pros and cons of the indie game scene. As such, each platform offers a unique perspective. Currently, the most prominent is the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Arcade (or so it seems to me). And Braid caught the eyes of many players about a year ago. And it’s about time we PC gamers got a chance to play it. So how does it hold up? It holds its own rather darn well on the PC and is a pitch perfect port of the XBLA game.

PreviewBayonetta

June 27, 2009
Devil May Cry meets Showgirls
by: brubinow @ E3 available on: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
By all accounts, Bayonetta will, as director Hideki Kamiya put it, “blow the doors off the action genre.” As the Sarah Palin-esque bespectacled eponymous heroine, players slice, dice, shoot and blast their way through beautifully rendered gothic environments with an extremely high frame-rate with no trace of slow-down.

Preview - Champions Online

June 26, 2009
Creating an original and creative online experience 

Review - 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix

June 25, 2009
So much and yet so little 

Review - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

June 24, 2009
Is it worth returning to the Moon? 

First Look - Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming

June 23, 2009
Warning: cute overdose imminent. Stock up on liquid charcoal. 

First Look - Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands

June 22, 2009
Warning: cute overdose imminent. Stock up on liquid charcoal. 

First Look - Harvest Moon: Animal Parade

June 22, 2009
Warning: cute overdose imminent. Stock up on liquid charcoal.  

Review - Doom

June 19, 2009
Classic game reborn on XBLA 

Review - Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4

June 18, 2009
Ninji stars and judi chops 

Review - Punch Out!!

June 17, 2009
Bringin' back Little Mac 

Preview - Wolfenstein

June 16, 2009
B.J. Blazkowicz is back 
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Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans Announced for Fall

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Time to scream on the DS! 

Konami announces Zephyr: Rise of the Elementals

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Sinister forces coming to your Wii, 360 or PS3 

The Beatles: Rock Band

June 1, 2009
Time for bad hair cuts and great music 
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