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Kingdom Hearts II

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Every few years a game comes along that immerses a player in a unique entertainment experience that captures the interest of a wide audience. Neither genre nor technology is a restriction to achieving such an experience, as is evidenced by the variety of games over the years that have achieved such an elevated status in the gaming community. In 2006, Kingdom Hearts II managed to weave together a masterful gameplay experience augmented by a complex, moving and immersive storyline — in addition to cutting-edge graphics and a massive universe to explore. Based on the unlikely marriage of the Final Fantasy and Disney universes, Kingdom Hearts II is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Last Rebellion

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Have you ever seen a movie, television show or videogame in which the creators’ vision is completely sound yet it fails on almost every level? What causes such an “epic fail”? Maybe it has to do with the skill of the team involved. Maybe the creators had such a massive vision that they overextended themselves. Or maybe everyone involved got sidetracked. The answer is completely unknown, which brings the discussion to the PlayStation 3 game Last Rebellion. This is a game that has a solid foundation yet is poorly constructed.

Serious Games Challenge winners

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The last thing I had a chance to do at I/ITSEC was the honor of presenting the award for Best Government Game at the Serious Games Challenge. The full list of winners can be found here.

Wind Up Robots

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Distilled down to its essence, Wind Up Robots by Soma Games is a tower defense game with movable towers. That, however, isn’t saying much or giving it the kudos due. There’s a story behind the game. Zach is a little boy who is just a little wary of the dark and things that go bump in the night. His grandfather Jack has made him a little wind-up robot, which doesn’t just keep him company — it seeks out and destroys the boogeymen! How cool is that?

Fever Frenzy

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Fever Frenzy is a task-management game for the medically inclined. (OK, so no real medicine is involved.) Charlie and Hannah have just graduated from medical school. You get to pick which one you want to play. At their graduation party, there is a wild outbreak of a mysterious virus. The world is in danger, and you must save the day.

Iron Grip: Marauders

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Steampunk is a style, to me, best characterized by the mixture of steam-powered technology coupled with current technology to create a fun, unique blend. This sort of style can be used in anything from computer hardware, to wardrobes, to everyday objects such as tables and chairs. This popular style is especially cool when coupled with games. In the browser-based Iron Grip: Marauders it's used throughout the game from the story to the graphics to the general theme and feel, and this makes it shine.

Limbo

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The dark and colorless world of Limbo is void of everything but life and adventure. The game has a relatively short playtime, which is countered by endless frustrations and riddled with deaths. However, it is fun and rich.

Global Agenda

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As an avid gamer and dabbler in the development arts, I usually consider myself a pretty good and fair judge of videogames. However, Global Agenda leaves me in a state of dumbfounded bliss, which totally contradicts everything I would normally judge a game on. At first glance, I am tempted to say this game is one of the infamous “love it or hate it” breed, but after a month of playing, I still do not know for sure which I fall into.

Shadow Era

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Shadow Era is a free-to-play collectible trading card game. This high-quality strategy card game starts by prompting the player to create a human character from a selection of battle classes. There are more than 100 beautifully designed game cards in Shadow Era.

'Splosion Man

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Every now and then something comes along that shines brightly and separates itself from the rest of the pack. Whether it be a Blockbuster movie, New York Times bestseller or Twisted Pixel’s ’Splosion Man. This game is something that should not be missed.

Galactic Civilizations II - Dread Lords

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The return of the turn based space strategy game (for me)! Oh no!! Save me! I remember playing these games in the 90s, and oddly, they have all been pretty much the same game with just new branding/gimmicks, or shiny graphics since. This genre essentially hasn't changed over time, at least to me. Maybe I have been burned out on strategy games, so now I tend to get bored quickly with them. I love strategy games most times, but this genre here.. well it can bore me with its plain un-originality. So I am here, trying to hope for the best, and hide that maybe I am a little.. biased.

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

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Zombie games seem to be everywhere this day and age, and I literally do mean everywhere. There is not a place you can turn to that does not in some way, shape or form reference zombies, or has you killing zombies. That is not a bad thing, as most of us have those post-apocalyptic fantasies that have an urge to be taken care of. I would hope that my post-apocalyptic fight would be to that of the Frank West — one of the most awesome guys in the zombie-slaying world. Dead Rising 2: Off the Record takes you away from the original story of Dead Rising 2, and puts you in the shoes of the first hero Frank West.

Resident Evil 4

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There’s a reason in the game review community that the phrase “what can be said that hasn’t been said before” is both exceedingly accurate and cliché. Certain games reviewed are so popular that the same themes are reiterated in almost the same voice and phrases. So it brings up the point: Why review an over-reviewed game? Keep that in mind as we retread one of the most popular games of the last decade: Resident Evil 4.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit

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The demo released for Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, and my first thought was that I needed to go and download it for my Xbox 360 and see if it lives up to my standards of Need for Speed.

King's Bounty: Armored Princess

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King’s Bounty has been a fixture for a long time in the computer gaming world. Unfortunately, I’ve never played any of the series. I don’t know why I’ve never shelled out greenbacks for what is considered a very popular title. But I’ve jumped right in to see what the hoopla was all about. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised at what I had missed all these years.