HIGH Creative and accessible platforming.
LOW Kinda dated.
WTF Wait a minute, where’s Ms. Pac-Man?
Tag: Namco
Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 & 2 Review
I’ve Got Pac-Man (And Galaga, And Mappy, And Splatterhouse) Fever!
HIGH A “demastered” version of Pac-Man: CE is included.
LOW A lack of personality.
WTF Seriously, Pac-Man: CE rules as an 8-bit game.
Video: Ohio State University pays tribute to video games at half-time show
I'm not much into the college marching bands, I don't watch college football and no matter how amazing some say Drumline was, it has never occurred to me that I need to watch a marching band actually do anything.
This is a different matter entirely.
The Ohio State University pays tribute to beloved classic video games (and Halo) during the half-time show at the Ohio State University vs Nebraska game. Games honored at the show were Tetris, Pokémon, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Halo, The Legend of Zelda and Pac-Man. Try not to jump out of your seat and cheer when Epona makes an appearance.
Dead to Rights: The longest video game review ever
Some years back I played Dead to Rights and found its plot so captivatingly, amazingly ludicrous that I wound up writing a fifty-odd page review of it. It was relatively well-received by people who worked on the game, and even wound up being mentioned in 2005's prequel, Dead to Rights II. Now, to celebrate the release of Dead to Rights: Retribution, I've decided to repost the review here, now with illustrations! Hopefully the occasional image and video will help make it a little more palatable—yes, I'm well aware that it's TL, and I won't be offended if you DR.
Irresponsible Marketing
The world of video games is no stranger to inconceivable, bizarre, and at times downright irresponsible marketing. Most recently, gamers were shocked by Electronic Arts' reprehensible "Sin to Win" promotion for Dante's Inferno. Now, Namco has decided to unleash a series of odd and, quite frankly, dangerous "viral" advertisements for the upcoming game Tekken 6.
Tales of Vesperia Review
Confessions of an RPG Nerd
HIGH Finding an RPG hero and villain who aren't exactly like every other RPG hero and villain in video game history.
LOW Non-skippable cut-scenes. Really, should I have to watch five minutes of dialogue again just because I suck and died on a boss?
WTF There is a dog in your party. A dog who fights with a knife and smokes a pipe.
Urban Reign — Second Opinion
Urban Reign feels like the bare skeleton of a game; just a rough sketch of what the finished product was supposed to be. I’m extremely glad I picked it up for a song secondhand, because I’d be pretty pissed if I had paid full price for it.
Tales of Symphonia — Consumer Guide
According to ESRB, this game contains: Fantasy Violence, Language, Suggestive Themes
Tales of Phantasia — Consumer Guide
According to the ESRB, this game contains: Fantasy Violence
Tales of Phantasia — Review
Namco's Tales of Phantasia has an abundance of clichés. But the game handles them so well that it's made me see why these things became clichés in the first place.