Ninja Gaiden

Ninja Gaiden is an action-adventure, hack and slash game for the Xbox that was released in March 2004, and is the first game to kick off the modern series of Ninja Gaiden thirteen years after Ninja Gaiden III came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System, so we're looking at a complete decade, here. Once again, the game stars Ryu Hayabusa, a master ninja who sets off on a quest to retrieve a powerful and dangerous sword and to avenge the death of his fallen brethren.

StarCraft

StarCraft is a Sci-Fi, real-time strategy game developed and published by Blizzard for Windows PC in 1998. It stars three different sets of species and puts you into the commander seat much like in Command and Conquer. The game opens with a human male in armor battling against an alien species later identified as the Zerg until help comes in the form of one extra man. Meanwhile, up above in a ship looking down at the chaos are two men discussing the ramifications of releasing such an infestation like the one happening below. The obvious leader of the two asks the other if he's willing to go all the way with it, in which he responds with a yes and the ship takes off leaving those down below to their most unwelcome fate.

Assassin's Creed II

Assassin's Creed II is an action-adventure, stealth game developed and published by Ubisoft for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows PC, and is the sequel to Assassin's Creed which came out two years previously. Desmond Miles returns to once again plunge into the memories of his ancestors, only instead of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, it's Ezio Auditore da Firenze of the renaissance!

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

First it was a book by J. R. R. Tolkien, then it was a cartoon, then it was a blockbuster motion picture the likes the world has never seen, and then it was a video game! In honor of the Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug coming out that same week, I thought it would be the perfect time to look at The Lord of the Rings game developed by Stormfront Studios and Hypnos Entertainment and published by EA Games for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Gamecube, and Game Boy Advance. I'll be looking at the PS2 version.

Game Dev Tycoon

Game Dev Tycoon is a business simulation game developed and published by independent gaming company, Greenheart Games, and later published by Valve Corporation for Steam. You take control of your own video game company at the start of the computer boom and then relive video game history as you develop your own games, grow your company and aim to become the number one game developer in the industry.

Atari Anniversary Edition Redux

It's all your favorite Atari games on the PlayStation. What could possibly go wrong?

In July 2001, Atari Anniversary Edition came out for the Sega Dreamcast featuring a ton of classic Atari games and special bonuses. Several months later a Redux version would come out for the PlayStation with a slightly altered list of Atari classics and that list includes: Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Battlezone, Black Widow, Centipede, Gravitar, Missile Command, Pong, Space Duel, Super Breakout, Tempest, and Warlords. So, hang onto your hats because we're going through them all from A to Z.

Super Mario Bros/Sonic the Hedgehog

Back in the late eighties and early nineties, we had two video game companies going head to head for supremacy. Nintendo and Sega. While the Sega Master System made plenty of waves in Europe it never quite got the same market that Nintendo had with the NES in North America, that was until the Sega Genesis (known as the Megadrive to the rest of the world) came onto the scene in all its 16-bit glory becoming real competition for Nintendo, which would later come out with the Super Nintendo, and both companies had its signature mascot as seen above.

Metal Gear Solid

For Veteran's Day 2013 I could think of no better way to honor our troops, and celebrate Thanksgaming Month then by doing a review of Metal Gear Solid. So, without further ado let's dig right in.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

It's November here in our crazy, screwed up little world, and while advertisers and stores are already gearing up for Christmas, the rest of us are getting ready to celebrate the day we fatten up a bunch of Native Americans before brutally slaughtering and raping their land. In honor of that glorious day I bring to you, Thanksgaming, a time where we can take a look back fondly on the video games of our childhood, whether you grew up in the 70's, 80's, 90's, or the 00's. If it was a part of your childhood then it deserves recognition. Now, while it's not possible for me to properly represent every gaming generation that has come and gone, I will be doing my best to look at various titles that came out during the 90's, 80's, and even the late 70's, from Nintendo, PlayStation, Sega, and Atari. To kick things off, a franchise that I'm sure many who are reading this right now are all too familiar with. I am of course talking about, THE LEGEND OF ZELDA!

F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin

Capping off 2013's Halloween Month is none other than F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin developed by Monolith Productions and published by WB Games for Windows PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. As indicated above I will be going over the Xbox 360 version of the game.

Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry is an action-adventure, hack and slash game developed and published by Capcom with director Hideki Kamiya, who wrote the game alongside Noboru Sugimura. The game was introduced in the Summer of 2001 in Japan and came over here in October, quickly becoming a a fan-favorite. We saw two sequels, one prequel, and a reboot. During development Devil May Cry was originally going to be the fourth installment of the Resident Evil franchise, but it was felt that the game new cool and stylized action themes strayed too far from the franchise's roots, and it was decided to make it its own independent game. If only we all had those convictions.

Darksiders

Because nothing quite says Halloween like the Four Horsemen, angels, demons, the apocalypse and the complete and utter destruction of mankind. It's Darksiders! Available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows PC. Darksiders was developed by Vigil Games–

Vigil. Not Virgil.

Dark Souls

Dark Souls is an action role-playing game developed by From Software and published by Bandai. It was released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2011 and became available for the PC one year later. Because of its theme including soul stealing, undead, and a difficulty setting that has left gamers screaming in horror, I thought Dark Souls was the perfect way to begin Halloween Month 2013. So, without further ado, let's dive into the Xbox 360 version of Dark Souls.

Pokemon Red/Blue

The franchise that defined an entire generation. Back in the late nineties you couldn't spit without hitting a kid who was either playing Pokemon, or talking about Pokemon. It was everywhere, in games, on television, movie theaters, albums, card games, toys, stuffies and stickers! Even if you didn't play games chances were you knew what it was and it's still going on to this day.

We went nuts about it as kids, we still go nuts about it now and our parents scratch their heads and just shrug their shoulders. As long as we weren't drinking or smoking they didn't care. So, with Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire right around the corner, I thought now would be the perfect time to go back to where it all began. With Pokemon Red and Blue!

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (Spoilers)

Developed by BioWare and published by LucasArts, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was released on the Xbox in July of 2003 and then became available on the PC several months later. KOTOR is a role-playing game that takes place 4,000 years before the rise of the Galactic Empire where the evil Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Malak, a former Jedi turned Sith with his master Revan, rose to power after the death of his master and launched an all out attack against the Republic. A force of which threatens to crush everything in its wake. Is it just me, or are the Sith ALWAYS the stronger of the two in these stories?

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It marks the fifth installment of the Elder Scrolls franchise having been released in 2011 for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Today I'll be looking at the Xbox port of the game.

Spelunky

Developed by Derek Yu and made available by freeware, Spelunky is an Action-adventure, Platformer and Indie game for the PC using the Game Maker engine. You star as an unnamed adventurer called a spelunker inspired by Indiana Jones, and a clown apparently, setting out to explore an underground dungeon. Derek Yu would go on to own his own company and find another developer by the name of Andy Hill to develop an updated version now available on the Xbox Live Arcade. Today, we'll be taking a look at the original game.

Sailor Moon: Another Story

Sailor Moon, originally a manga series written by Naoko Takeuchi and edited by Fumio Osano, would go on to not only popularize the Magical Girl genre, but redefine it entirely, and today I'll be looking at a Sailor Moon game that is considered by many to be among the best ever made. I am of course talking about:

Command & Conquer

Command & Conquer is a real-time strategygame developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive. It originally came out in 1995 for the Windows PC and was later ported to home consoles.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is an adventure, visual novel developed and published by Capcom. It originally came out on the Game Boy Advance in Japan only before being re-released for the Nintendo DS. The game stars Phoenix Wright, a new Defense Attorney who works under the watchful eye of his mentor, Mia Fey. The game chronicles Phoenix Wright as he takes on clients charged with murder and who usually have a stack wall of evidence piled against them. Your job is to prove your client's innocence and locate the real murderer through use of contradictions in witness testimonies, and finding evidence.

X-Men Legends

X-Men Legends is an action role-playing game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision for multiple platforms. Based off the popular Marvel comic book franchise created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby making it debut on September of 1963. This review will be looking at the PS2 version.

Final Fantasy X-2

In life you can't be afraid to ask the tough questions like, “Why are we here?” “What's the meaning of life?” and, “Is Final Fantasy X-2 really as bad as everybody says it is?”

Yes, it's different. Yes, it's girly. And yes, Rikku forgot what a shirt is, but are those things enough to constitute a bad game? Today we find out as we dive right into Final Fantasy X-2, but first some backstory on Final Fantasy.

Metroid Fusion

Metroid Fusion is the fourth installment in the Metroid franchise starring famous bounty hunter, Samus Aran. Samus made her debut in 1986 on the Nintendo Entertainment System and naturally due to the lack of female protagonists at the time, we all thought she was a man. Or a robot. Or a man robot. Moving on.

F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R. is a first-person-shooter/psychological horror developed by Monolith Productions and Day 1 Studios for the PC and consoles respectively, and published by Vivendi Universal.