The sandbox genre of games has seen its fair share of entries since GTA III first cracked the open-world code. Although some would argue the Grand Theft Auto series has been the only one to do it right, that would be doing at least a half-dozen other games a serious disservice. Prototype, for instance, released […]
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Colin Farrell has a decent resume, and his supporting cast in Fright Night aren’t exactly chumps, which makes it all the more confusing as to why I wasted 90 minutes watching one of the worst 3D Blu-ray movies ever released. Fright Night is a reimagined version of the 1985 classic, but it’s been reimagined to
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Graphic novels and videogames seem to go hand in hand these days, with fans of either medium generally being connoisseurs of the other. Many action/adventure games and RPGs have ventured into comic-style presentations, but few have really nailed anime. Until now. Asura’s Wrath presents an incredible anime style and an appropriately wonky hero’s plot, giving
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Moscow and alien invasions are two of the most imposing situations an action movie can present, so surely an alien invasion in Moscow sets the stage for the best movie of all time. Such is the premise — and goal — of The Darkest Hour, which recently released on Blu-ray Disc. The premise aspires to
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Disney has embraced the Xbox 360 Kinect hardware like few other third parties, and the connection makes total sense. Since its founding, the company has been focused on the “experiences” it creates, and the Kinect hardware offers nothing if not an immersive gameplay experience. Disney’s first outing, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, did an outstanding job re-creating
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The Resident Evil franchise has been around for what seems like an eternity, both because its horror genre is a gameplay stalwart and because, well, it’s been around for 15 years. Like many franchises it’s evolved out of necessity, with an increased emphasis on action rather than relying strictly on “jump out of the dark
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I’ve gone on record before as stating I didn’t initially have high hopes for Kinect Star Wars, although my expectations rose after getting hands-on with the game again at CES 2012. The final Xbox Kinect-exclusive game has ended up somewhere in between: much better than I’d originally anticipated, but not as outstanding as my hands-on
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I’ve had a lot of fun playing the Test Drive series, from the franchise’s days in the arcades to its appearances on the current-gen consoles. The twists and turns on its digitized streets have been met by similar changes in gameplay and tone, with the latest evolution coming in the form of vehicles from a
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The Xbox Kinect is a powerful piece of hardware, with a three-camera setup that’s led to a host of unique non-gaming experiments and a handful of great gameplay experiences. Yet with those three cameras pointed straight at the living room, more than a few people have wondered aloud about just how much the all-knowing Microsoft
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In this era of excessive gore, you’d think a game with one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse would be rife with blood, guts and violence. The original Darksiders game proved that hypothesis wrong, with a mature tone but decidedly more adventure- than action-oriented experience. For Darksiders 2, THQ and Vigil Games hope to
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