Invading Stores Tuesday Homefront is publisher THQ’s first real attempt to assault the Call of Duty Throne. Unlike last year’s Medal of Honor from EA, THQ has chosen not to compete head to head with Activision in the crowded Fall, preferring instead to bring their modern military shooter to market in a lighter Spring market.…
Exclusive Blind Review! Call of Duty: Black Ops
Another fall, another Call of Duty from Activision. With the massive shakeup at Infinity Ward earlier this year, Treyarch is finally poised to take the reigns of the franchise as the “A” team. To that end, they have put forth their latest effort, Black Ops. It’s an ambitious title from a huge team and a…
Blind Review – Medal of Honor (2010)
A Terrorist’s Tale Electronic Arts’ reboot of their classic WWII shooter series is finally upon us. Where the previous games endeavored to recreate famous battles between the Allied forces and Nazi Germany, developer Danger Close has taken a more controversial path, creating what is, essentially, a Taliban simulator. Players take the role of a nameless…
ZOMG, Legit Review! – Singularity [PC, PS3, 360]
Singularity: How the Time-Space Continuum got her Groove Back! It would be easy to dismiss Singularity, Raven Soft’s first new IP since 2000’s Soldier of Fortune, as a derivative and forgettable entry into the crowded FPS space, but that would be a real disservice to the actual enjoyment the game provides. Clearly influenced by Bioshock…
A Very Lego Harry Potter Musical
Is it just me, or does it look like Traveller’s Tales based Hermione from the new Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 on the likeness of Bonnie Gruesen, who played Hermione in the highly unofficial A Very Potter Musical? Judge for yourself: It’s hard to tell from that promo shot, but in game Hermione’s expressions are…
ZOMG, Legit Review! – Alpha Protocol [PC, PS3, 360]
Programmed for Etiquette and Alpha Protocol You would have a hard time finding a game in recent memory that provoked such wildly divergent assessments of quality, from professional reviewers and fans alike, than the recently release Alpha Protocol. Developed by Obsidian and published by Sega, opinions and scores range from the enthusiastic gushing of Tom…