After just a few minutes with the final preview build of Kane & Lynch 2, it’s clear that the presentation of the game isn’t just limited to the idea of online video. From the first cutscene (which I can’t talk about, upon pain of death), the influence of modern cinematography is clear. While Michael Mann’s [...]
PlayStation Plus is upon us and packing a whole lot of promise, but some aren’t sold that the investment is worth the money. Rather than sit here and argue, we’re going to take two PlayStation Plus Users and track their week-to-week PlayStation Plus progress. As you probably know, PlayStation Plus is Sony’s new subscription service. [...]
Plain Sight is a game about self-destructive robots banging into each other in low-gravity levels fashioned after cassette tapes, pirate ships, and pocket watches. And if that isn’t enough to pique your interest, then consider this: It’s also a ton of fun. This multiplayer-focused action game is a chaotic hoot, filled with cel-shaded robots zooming [...]
While playing Sims games of yore, sending your little computer people off to work was a straightforward process: The carpool drove up, and you waved good-bye to your digital self, who then earned simoleans by doing unseen tasks in some unseen work environment. In the Sims 3, you could exert minimal control, but your sims’ [...]
As a romantic comedy, Runaway: A Twist of Fate works pretty well. As an adventure game, not so much. Pendulo Studios’ final chapter in the trilogy recounting the travails of lovable goofball Brian Basco and his erstwhile girlfriend, Gina Timmins, sacrifices gameplay for a whole lot of story in this mostly traditional point-and-click adventure. While [...]