Monthly Archives: January 2010

final fantasy xiii

a review of Final Fantasy XIII
a videogame developed by square-enix
and published by square-enix
for the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by tim rogers

2 stars

Bottom line: Final Fantasy XIII is “often as exciting as finding an email from a real human being in your spam folder.”

final fantasy xiii (short version)

a review of Final Fantasy XIII
a videogame developed by square-enix
and published by square-enix
for the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by tim rogers

2 stars

Bottom line: Final Fantasy XIII is “often as exciting as finding an email from a real human being in your spam folder.”

Brütal Legend

a review of Brütal Legend
a videogame developed by Double Fine Productions
and published by Electronic Arts
for the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by Samuel Kite

4 stars

Bottom line: Brütal Legend is “a story to be told over mead in some hall while you await the day to wage perpetual war on life.”

Assassin’s Creed

a review of Assassin's Creed Ubisoft Montreal
a videogame developed by Ubisoft
for Microsoft Windows, the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system
text by Samuel Kite

3 stars

Bottom line: Assassin's Creed is “repeating a moderate thrill.”

Left 4 Dead

a review of Left 4 Dead
a videogame developed by Valve
and published by Valve
for personal computers and the microsoft xbox 360
text by Samuel Kite

3.5 stars

Bottom line: Left 4 Dead is “just ... a really great time.”