Monthly Archives: November 2008

gears of war 2

a review of Gears Of War 2
a videogame developed by epic (mega)games
and published by microsoft game studios
for the microsoft xbox 360
text by tim rogers

4 stars

Bottom line: Gears Of War 2 is “Videogames: The Videogame.”

castlevania: order of ecclesia

a review of Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
a videogame developed by konami
and published by konami
for the nintendo DS
text by Ario Barzan

3 stars

Bottom line: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is “finally getting it.”

tomb raider underworld

a review of Tomb Raider Underworld
a videogame developed by crystal dynamics
and published by eidos
for Microsoft Windows, mobile phones, the microsoft xbox 360, the nintendo DS, the nintendo wii, the nokia n-gage 2.0, the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by action button dot net

2.5 stars

Bottom line: Tomb Raider Underworld is “porno for people who have never climbed a mountain.”

castlevania: portrait of ruin

a review of Castlevania: Portrait Of Ruin
a videogame developed by konami
and published by konami
for the nintendo DS
text by Ario Barzan

1.5 stars

Bottom line: Castlevania: Portrait Of Ruin is “as engaging as those kitschy little stories about a TEENAGER'S STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE you find in a Reader's Digest”

fable ii

a review of Fable II
a videogame developed by lionhead studios
and published by microsoft game studios
for the microsoft xbox 360
text by tim rogers

3 stars

Bottom line: Fable II is “alarmingly not terrible”