Jaws Unleashed

March 17, 2008

jawsunleashed.jpgI’ve got to say straight away that I’m a little disappointed. Not with this game, but with most of the reviews I came across for this title.

I guess to each their own. But I’m glad I gave it a shot even after reading some of the comments out there.

I’m playing the PC version, so I can’t really say how similar or different the console versions may be. But other than how you go about controlling this, it’s probably much the same experience all in all. [Read more]

Grand Theft Auto IV

March 16, 2008

grandtheftauto4.jpgI’m pretty excited about GTA:IV. It looks badass, and I can’t wait to play. Unfortunately, I’ll have to.

I’m not a console player anymore. Haven’t owned one for a few years. The last console I played was Playstation 2. The last console I attempted to buy was the XBOX 360. The original attempts to get a 360 (at launch) failed miserably and I haven’t bothered trying to buy it or the new Playstation since. [Read more]

Big Trouble in Little Azeroth

March 16, 2008

jackburton.jpgMovies and games are two of my favorite subjects, and this is a cross over reference that I was completely oblivious to for a long time.

I queued up Big Trouble in Little China into Netflix recently.

Now, I can’t remember the last time I watched this, but it was just as good as I remember it being. And later on during the movie, something clicked in my head. [Read more]

Massively Multiplayer Online Solitude

March 15, 2008

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Remember when a massive multiplayer gaming experience consisted of your system, a couple controllers or a mouse, and a few buddies sleeping over for the weekend?

I do, pretty fondly in fact. But today’s idea of multiplayer has become much different.

These days you have MMORPGs like World of Warcraft with a subscriber count in the millions, demographics all over the place, and concurrent online user counts that put your multi-tap parties to shame. [Read more]

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