http://gamereviews.indews.com/ We provide reviews for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Xbox, Playstation 2, and PC en Copyright 2007 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:06:46 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Let’s take a trip back in time. The year was 2000. The Los Angeles Lakers were still dominating the NBA, radios were pumping the funky sounds of Bootsy Collins (at least mine was), and the gaming world was blessed with one of the greatest first person shooters of all time, Perfect Dark. Any gamer with a soul thought that that it was excellent as it competed with Goldeneye and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the best game for the Nintendo 64. Shortly after its release, Rare announced that a sequel was in the making and it would be released towards the end of the N64s life-span. It got delayed, so the Gamecube became what looked like a decent home, but with the Microsoft buyout of Rare, this became an impossibility. Hype built and the game was finally released for the Xbox 360, but could it live up to the first game and the building suspense? http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/perfect_dark_zero.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/perfect_dark_zero.php Xbox 360 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:06:46 -0500 This season, the NBA has become lopsided. The bad teams are very bad, the Detroit Pistons are dominating the Eastern Conference, and the San Antonio Spurs are dominating the Western Conference, so when things get boring and predictable, there’s only one thing that can be done; reach for your controller and pop in a basketball game. But which one? Why not grab the one with Shaq Diesel donning the cover? http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/nba_2k6.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/nba_2k6.php Xbox 360 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:02:08 -0500 You’re a young Russian who has just entered military training. German troops have just invaded your home country. It isn’t long before your comrade bursts into your tutorial to tell you that your fellow soldiers are under attack. You grab you gun and begin your new life as a killing machine. http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/youre_a_young_russian_who.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/youre_a_young_russian_who.php Xbox 360 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:59:10 -0500 It only took four Pro Skaters, two Undergrounds, and several spin-offs for Neversoft to create the next game in the Tony Hawk series, American Wasteland. It seems to be everybody’s opinion that the series has been falling apart, but can this new chapter finally bring the game back to its roots which made it popular in the first place? http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/tony_hawks_american_wasteldan.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/tony_hawks_american_wasteldan.php Xbox 360 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:55:37 -0500 Banjo, move over. Rare has a new platformer superhero. She’s graceful, she’s a princess, and she can do front-flips, but there is only one name that can truly describe her: Kameo. http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/kameo_elements_of_power.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/kameo_elements_of_power.php Xbox 360 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:53:15 -0500 Dolph: Whoa! Phat five-forty! Nelson: I'm gettin' agro on this kicker! Bart: Stomp that jiggle revert! Otto: Excellent! Your lingo is progressing nicely. Bart: Can I go to the bathroom? Otto: Uh, uh. Say it in snowboard. Bart: Um, I've got to blast a dookie? Otto: Dook on! http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/amped_3.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/amped_3.php Xbox 360 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:48:21 -0500 Zombies are frightening, but after a while, they can only do so much for the horror genre. There has to be something new. There has to be someplace that the Resident Evil series is able to go. How about manic villagers? It’s a start, but how about giants, midgets, and a tale of vengeance. http://gamereviews.indews.com/nintendo/resident_evil_4.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/nintendo/resident_evil_4.php Nintendo Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:38:24 -0500 Movie to game transfers never seem to go through right. Given, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay is a clear exception to this tried and true analogy. However, beyond those high walls very few quality movie-based video games can be found. Well, although not a direct movie to game, meaning it is more of a comic to movie to game kind of transfer, The Punisher is actually a surprisingly fun title that other games of its type should take note from. http://gamereviews.indews.com/playstation_2/the_punisher.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/playstation_2/the_punisher.php Playstation 2 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:56:23 -0500 The next Star Wars game has arrived, and this one is unlike any other Star Wars game. Star Wars: Republic Commando is an engaging, beautiful, squad-based FPS title that hopes to knock your pants off with fun gameplay and plenty of Star Wars theme. Thankfully, it mostly does just that. http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox/star_wars_republic_commando.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox/star_wars_republic_commando.php Xbox Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:54:08 -0500 Being a psychic seems to be a hot topic in gaming these days. Every other day it seems as if a game comes out empowering gamers with psychic abilities. This newly crowded genre has a new entrant: Second Sight. Powered by Free Radical Design and Codemasters, Second Sight hopes to separate from the vicious pack and make a name for itself. It has all the tools in place, but can it combine them to produce a special game http://gamereviews.indews.com/playstation_2/second_sight.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/playstation_2/second_sight.php Playstation 2 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:51:46 -0500 You are out for a drive around beautiful California. You check your rear view mirror and you see red and blue lights going off in the distance. Youre adrenaline picks up. You mash the pedal of your BMW to the floor and youre speed quickly rises. 120. Multiple police cruisers are now on your tail. 130. The cops are now bumping you in hopes of boxing you in. 140. You blow right through a roadblock. 150. There are now unmarked cars, SUVs, and helicopters trying to stop you. 160. You blow through a gas station to take several of the vehicles out. Sound exciting This is just the beginning of Need for Speed: Most Wanted. http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/need_for_speed_most_wanted.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox_360/need_for_speed_most_wanted.php Xbox 360 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:49:23 -0500 There are many addictive puzzle games out there. I can remember some that I had spent hours on at a time. I had spent months mastering games like Tetris, Dr. Mario, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, and, more recently, Noah's Ark. However, MiXem Deluxe does not fall in the same category as these games. http://gamereviews.indews.com/pc/mixem_deluxe.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/pc/mixem_deluxe.php PC Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:45:11 -0500 Legos and Star Wars are two words that have only been mixed in kids toys. Never before has this combination emerged in the gaming world. But all that is about to change now that Lego Star Wars has hit gaming shelves. It has picked up a fair share of hype in the months prior to its release, and now it has the chance to prove whether it was worthy of that hype and set a good start for such a unique game concept. http://gamereviews.indews.com/playstation_2/lego_star_wars.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/playstation_2/lego_star_wars.php Playstation 2 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:42:54 -0500 The boys at Bioware have done it yet again. After a stellar release of Knights of the Old Republic, gamers and critics doubted when they decided to dump the sequel to another studio and instead focus on Jade Empire, a unique Action Role Playing Game set in a mythical Japan. How they managed to do it will never be known, but the fact of the matter is that Jade Empire stands as a pinnacle in the genre. It is a new name that future games will be compared to. http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox/jade_empire.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox/jade_empire.php Xbox Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:39:38 -0500 Halo 2 is finally here, and with it has come incredible hype and a rabid fan base who really seem ready to defend Halo even to death. Nevertheless, a fan base can only be kept with quality games, and Bungie has set out to make Halo 2 as superb in every single aspect as it possibly can be. While it may not have made every part of Halo 2 perfect, the overall package is one that shouldn't be missed. http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox/halo_2.php http://gamereviews.indews.com/xbox/halo_2.php Xbox Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:37:35 -0500