The Drama of NBA 2K11
Professional sports simulations are, by their nature, almost unable to move in the same direction as gaming as a whole. While Mass Effect, Uncharted, and Enslaved are free to push narrative forward, the nature of sports games forces them into…
The Hidden Kinect Requirement: Mixing Motion Controls and HD Visuals
High-definition motion controllers bring new possibilities, and with them, a new set of problems. You’ll find plenty of discussion online about the space requirements for Kinect — a subject many gamers already broached with the Wii. What you won’t find…
Abstracting hardware: obsolescence obsolete (with OnLive)
Most everyone has heard the news of OnLive, the new cloud-based computer gaming platform. I’m not here to regurgitate that for you. Instead, I intend to give it some context. Cloud computing is all the rage right now. With netbooks…
iDracula update
The developer has released a meaty update to the fantastic iPhone dual-stick shooter iDracula (my review). It includes two new levels, new weapons, and new game modes. It really adds quite a lot to a game that was already well…
iPhone review: geoDefense
There was a short period of about a month just after the app store went live that there were no tower defense games whatsoever. Now, that space is much more crowded and with good reason. The iPhone is a gaming…
iPhone review: Zen Bound
As soon as you launch Zen Bound, you’re going to realize you’ve stumbled into something really special. True to it’s name, the game is really a zen experience. The feelings I get playing this game are very close to those…
iPhone review: The Quest
The Quest is a first-person Western RPG in the vein of Daggerfall and probably some older titles I don’t recall. RPGs on the app store are few and far between. Most of those are JRPGs which are often characterized by…
Gaming blogs roundup
I’m on a major gaming binge right now. As a result, I’m looking around for some cool blogs to add to my reader. I’ve found quite a bit of good stuff. Gaming is really so much more mainstream than it…
Frequency/Amplitude reborn!
Frequency and its sequel Amplitude for the PS2 were Harmonix‘s, Guitar Hero creators and current developers of Rock Band, first foray into console gaming. The games pioneered the modern rhythm gaming craze. In fact, the biggest difference between Rock Band…
iPhone review: iDracula
At first glance, iDracula is visually reminiscent of the Diablo series (no, not the new rainbow/unicorn-riddled Diablo 3). Imagine my surprise when I fired up the game to find it has both feet firmly planted in a genre resurrected by…