Archive for June, 2009

shinobi (***)

Posted on June 29th, 2009

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT a review of
shinobi
a videogame by overworks
published by sega
for the sony playstation 2
text by ario barzan
score: (out of four)

Bottom line: Shinobi is “Destroy Them All.”

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (***)

Posted on June 29th, 2009

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT a review of
x-men origins: wolverine
a videogame by raven software
published by activision
for the sony playstation 2
text by samuel kite
score: (out of four)

Bottom line: X-Men Origins: Wolverine is “doing something right.”

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fight night round 4 (**1/2)

Posted on June 25th, 2009

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT a review of
fight night round 4
a videogame by ea canada
published by ea sports
for the sony playstation 3 and xbox 360
text by Action Button Dot Net
score: 1/2 (out of four)

Bottom line: Fight Night Round 4 is “escapism for people without cable television.”

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free realms (zero stars)

Posted on June 25th, 2009

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT a review of
free realms
a videogame by soe san diego
published by sony online entertainment
for the sony playstation 3 and pc
text by toph stuart
score: zero (out of four)

Bottom line: Free Realms is “killing the minds of children.”

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Zone of the Enders 2: The Second Runner (*)

Posted on June 14th, 2009

Could also be called Runner Up--that would probably have just the right tone of mind-bending metaphor that Kojima cherishes a review of
Zone of the Enders 2
a videogame developed by Konami Japan
and published by Konami
text by Samuel Kite
score: (out of four)

Bottom line: Zone of the Enders 2 is “unplayable for me past the second stage”.
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