Telling an emotional story through a game can be an iffy thing. Sometimes you can pull it off, sometimes it falls short of the impact you wanted. Papo and Yo, released earlier this summer via Sony’s Playstation Network, does fairly well and seems to hit most of the goals it was trying for. Telling the … Continue Reading →
Seven Metro Detroiters are making big splashes in the world of competitive video games. Three local brothers and a trio of Metro Detroit women are headed to New York next month to compete in the Big Buck Hunter World Championships, which come with $50,000 in prizes. Kevin, Eric and Steve Naumann are leading the Eastern … Continue Reading →
The Metro Detroit convention season is winding down with three final big shows to take us into winter. This weekend sees two of them: Detroit FanFare and U-Con. Next weekend, Youmacon takes geeks out in anime style. (More on that next week.) Detroit FanFare is in its third year and this year will be moving … Continue Reading →
Halloween is just around the corner, so I figured this was a good week to give away the latest in the popular “Sims” franchise from EA Games: “Sims 3: Supernatural.” The “Sims” games have long included spooky stuff: Ghosts and vampires have been staples of even the basic editions. But this new expansion pack goes … Continue Reading →
Easily one of the break-out hits of the Playstation 3, the LittleBigPlanet franchise has brought its diminutive lead character (dubbed “Sackboy”) to the portable masses again, and this time out the game is superb. Even the occasions where you use the touchscreen! The touch controls feel intuitive and like a natural extension to the game. … Continue Reading →
“World of Warcraft” is the game that never sleeps. With millions of players worldwide, the MMO is in frequent need of updates and new content. The latest expansion pack is “Mists of Pandaria,” which brings some “Kung Fu Panda” to the game. Among other things, it expands the level cap to 95 while adding new … Continue Reading →
Since I’m about as far away from the target demographic as I can get (except the Disney thing), I wasn’t going to review “Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure” when I got a Wii copy this week. (It’s also available for PC/Mac and Nintendo 3DS.) But I had a couple hours of free time, so I … Continue Reading →
Seven years in the making, this is a top-to-bottom remake of the original, classic Half-Life game with new high-definition textures, new sound effects, new voice-acting, new music, all while being mostly faithful to the original level designs. I say mostly faithful because there are a few redesigns that have been implemented to help guide players … Continue Reading →
As I enjoy puzzle games, I was looking forward to spending some time with the 3DS version of Jewel Master: Cradle of Rome 2. Sometimes there’s a lot of fun to be had in brain teasers that require a bit of strategy. Unfortunately, I have been less than impressed. The game has been updated to … Continue Reading →
The story of Gravity Rush finds you taking control of Kat, a young amnesiac who soon discovers that she is a “Shifter,” one of a disliked minority who has the ability to shift how gravity works around her. With the tap of a button, you can cause Kat to float up from the ground and … Continue Reading →