THE DAZZLES

a review of The Dazzles
a videogame developed by nintendo spd group no.1
and published by nintendo
for the nintendo DS
text by Hamish Todd

4 stars

Bottom line: The Dazzles is “directed at casual-gaming preteen girls in the same way that Starship Troopers is directed at stuffhead preteen boys.”

okami

a review of ÅŒkami
a videogame developed by clover studio
and published by capcom
for the nintendo wii and the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system
text by Hamish Todd

2.5 stars

Bottom line: ÅŒkami is “the most beautiful game ever made.”

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.”

canabalt

a review of Canabalt
a videogame developed by semi secret software
and published by semi secret software
for the iOS App Store ($2.99)
play the full game for free at canabalt dot com
text by tim rogers

4 stars
#31

Bottom line: Canabalt is “Super Mario Tetris.”

THE ACTION BUTTON DOT NET MANIFESTO: A LIST OF THE THIRTY-THREE BEST GAMES OF ALL-TIME

a review of The Action Button Dot Net Manifesto: A List Of The Thirty-three Best Games Of All-time
a videogame developed by Action Button Entertainment
and published by Action Button Dot Net
for Action Button Dot Net
text by Action Button Staff

4 stars

Bottom line: The Action Button Dot Net Manifesto: A List Of The Thirty-three Best Games Of All-time is “a list of the thirty-three best videogames of all-time.”

FINAL FANTASY VII

a review of Final Fantasy VII
a videogame developed by Square
and published by Square
for the sony playstation computer entertainment system and windows 95
text by J. Jonathan Brett

3 stars

Bottom line: Final Fantasy VII is “probably the closest Square has come to making a worthwhile game.”

god hand

a review of God Hand
a videogame developed by clover studio
and published by Capcom
for the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system and the sony playstation network
text by Ario Barzan

4 stars

Bottom line: God Hand is “the video game killer.”

braid (game of the year 2008)

a review of Braid
a videogame developed by number none
and published by microsoft
for linux, Microsoft Windows, the macintosh operating system x, the microsoft xbox live arcade and the sony playstation network
with art by david hellman
text by tim rogers

4 stars

Bottom line: Braid is “the best game of 2008.”

prince of persia

a review of Prince Of Persia
a videogame developed by ubisoft montreal
and published by ubisoft
for Microsoft Windows, the macintosh operating system x, the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by action button dot net

2 stars

Bottom line: Prince Of Persia is “probably a pretty good game”

dead space

a review of Dead Space
a videogame developed by Visceral Games
and published by Electronic Arts
for Microsoft Windows, the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by action button dot net

1 star

Bottom line: Dead Space is “a gamefuneral.”