KINGDOM UNDER FIRE is one of those bizarre cult franchises which constantly pops up on the radar again and again despite nobody in the mainstream video game community knowing or caring about it. … more
Another oldie... Released on October 24, 2000; the same date as a LOT of other titles were released (obviously it's very close to the holiday season), Eternal Ring is one of the … more
Actually synonyms could probably be "arrogant snobs" or "educated bigots" now that I think about it. There are different levels of being a snob, especially … more
NINJA GAIDEN II is the sequel to the acclaimed 2004 action title NINJA GAIDEN, itself a reboot of the classic series from the NES, which was in itself an adaptation of an arcade game. Like its predecessor … more
The 2-D "versus" genre hit its critical peak with the release of Street Fighter III back in 1997. Since then, I don't think another 2-D fighter has ever matched up to the aforementioned … more
DARKSIDERS II is the sequel to the 2010 action game DARKSIDERS. In the first game, you played as War, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse as he set about trying to figure out who started the war … more
This has been cited as one of the greatest works in human history and one of the most memorable texts in the Bible. Not going against that status, I encourage everyone to read it at one point in their … more
Expansion Packs...a relatively cost effective method of increasing the length and value of a popular game. Generally, expansion packs are limited to the PC since, up till recently, consoles weren't … more
I am truly disappointed that I wasn't assigned this in High School. I just finished reading this and...God, I loved it. It's a mini-epic, an exploration of the Nigerian culture before and after … more
The Meiji Era was fertile ground for some of the greatest Japanese minds of the 20th century, such as classic writers such as Natsume Soseki, Koda Rohan, and Ogai Mori. Izumi Kyoka is another one of those … more
The rating is actually more like 2.5 Price Paid: $7 You know those times when you hear about a certain movie/book/game through the enthusiastic ravings … more
A hardboiled criminal monotously intones "Very interesting…that thing" upon being told that a critical group of engineers is trapped by vampires in the ship's upper deck. "Very … more
Price Paid: $2 This game isn't exactly a classic, but I find it hard to be frustrated with it because it seems to do everything fairly right. DARK SECTOR had been in development … more
Price Paid: $2 I actually really did like this game, but it does lack a lot of charm of the original. To date, this is the only other official entry in the PERFECT DARK franchise … more
Price Paid: $2 This is one of the strangest games I have played, but it's not as bad as some people say. I like the original concept (a fighting game with characters modeled … more