Injustice: Gods Among Us Review: Crazy, Stupid, Fun

I had an odd relationship with NetherRealm’s new fighting game since the time it was announced to the time of its release. The idea of a gritty fighting game starring the DC heroes and villains was interesting. The lack of the developer’s signature ultra-violence was disheartening and it seemed like the game was going to fall to the wayside as Mortal Kombat 9 with a DC skin. After getting the game earlier than expected because of my need for a fightstick, I can gladly report that Injustice: Gods Among Us offers enough fresh hooks and ridiculous moments to set it apart within the fighting genre.

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Lego City Undercover Review: Missing Bricks

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The Cave Review: The Caveat

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Illustrious game designer Ron Gilbert has fascinated audiences with classic adventure games like The Secret of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. He’s really the father of adventure games, and has been kicking around the idea for The Cave for a while now. However, frustrating design decisions and a myriad of technical bugs mars The Cave’s attempts to elicit old-school adventure game humor and style. [Read more...]

Wii U Review: A Confused, Conflicted Console

Editor-In-Chief Evan Tognotti and Senior Editor Clint Prentice both got Wii Us at launch. A conversation about the console is featured below. Remember to check out Clint’s reviews of Nintendo Land and Scribblenauts Unlimited, as well as Evan’s reviews of New Super Mario Bros. U and ZombiU[Read more...]

Editorial: Little Inferno Burns your Time Away for a Reason

With designers from the brilliant World of Goo and zany Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling AdventureLittle Inferno is far from the spectacular puzzle game you might expect, but that’s ok. Little Inferno has something a little different in mind: it asks the question, “Hey, should you really be playing video games right now?”

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Scribblenauts Unlimited Review: Imagination Engine

As a kid, I always enjoyed using my imagination in crazy and inventive ways. I had this castle play set that I would use as a backdrop for an entire story. Then I’d bring in my Transformers or the different LEGO objects I had made that day. What followed was the blending of imagination and fun in this really unorthodox fashion. Scribblenauts games have tried to scratch that same itch of crafting anything your imagination can think up. I’ve tried playing Scribblenauts games before but they never really grabbed me. The original release on the DS was buggy and had an incredibly limited scope for an idea that seemed full of infinite possibilities. Scribblenauts Unlimited evolves on the core concepts of the past Scibblenauts games and very closely recreates the feelings I had as a kid armed only with a toybox and my imagination.
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Nintendo Land Review: The Happiest Virtual Space on Earth

 

In 2007, the Wii launched with Wii Sports as a pack in game. That series of mini-games became ubiquitous to the Wii and defined motion control gaming for a generation. With the Wii U, Nintendo changed their controller drastically and Nintendo Land is their attempt at defining what this controller means to a new generation. I decided the best way to really understand what Nintendo hoped to achieve with Nintendo Land was to gather my family together and spend an entire day playing the various “attractions” of Nintendo Land. What followed was the most fun my family has had playing video games with me since Wii Sports, and that is exactly what Nintendo was hoping for.

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New Super Mario Bros. U Review: Higher Definition, But Not Highly Different

Nintendo’s flagship franchise faces a problem that so many series’ this late in their game are susceptible to: fatigue. There have been five “New” games in about as many years, and we haven’t had a proper 3D Mario since 2010′s Super Mario Galaxy 2. Just earlier this year we had New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the 3DS, which was received in a decidedly mixed fashion. I think most people agree that Mario needs a jump-start, or a break, or anything that could mitigate what’s fast becoming over-saturation. New Super Mario Bros. U is an immaculate and pretty game that relieves none of that dread or tension.

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Editorial: The Wii U Launch Market

As I sit here watching my Wii U download a system update that arguably shouldn’t be necessary for a console launch, day one, I recall the long journey I’ve taken to get to this point. [Read more...]

UPDATE: Nintendo Wii U Price and Date Announced for America

Nintendo had their late-game press conference this morning in New York to unveil the American and European pricing for the new Wii U console. [Read more...]

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Error! Not Found has many articles of opinion. Every editor has different tastes and beliefs, and one point of view does not necessarily reflect the group as a whole.

(c) Evan Tognotti, Editor-In-Chief. 2011

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