Technology
By Joe | September 8, 2008
Game: World of Warcraft:
Wrath of the Lich King Beta (Wotlk)
Genre: MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role
Playing Game – or in WoW’s case – a second job.)
Platform: Windows, Mac OS X
Publisher: Blizzard
(A Reader sent this review in, handwritten, over four pages. I had to print it. I understand that it won’t make sense to most people – but for the true 1337 gamers who can decipher it. Enjoy.)
Over 5 million people have been waiting for this expansion since the trailer came out. But Blizzard protect their release dates like a father protecting his daughter’s virginity. However, with the release of beta on the test realms, many estimate it’s going on the shelves around Christmas time. More
By Mriceguy | September 1, 2008
Guitar Hero is a recognised brand globally, although it was really Konami that invented the music/rhythm genre with GuitarFreaks. Yet Guitar Hero, by porting to the console from the arcade, really capitalised the genre and brought it mainstream. This time around Harmonix have moved on to bigger and better things with Rockband, (still not released in NZ) so Neversoft of Tony Hawk fame have taken the reigns as developer and here we have Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. More
By Ryback | August 11, 2008
Its been a while but I’m (Ryback) back and with a vengeance. The NZ distributor for Nintendo Wii games going under was like a sniper shot to the shoulder. But like any good Seagal movie, it has not got me down but rather made me stronger. Now armed with a Ps3, bought with hard earned pingers saved, the guidance of the frugal master Hansmoleman2000 and the precision military style of TV3’s own ginger ninja More
By Mriceguy | August 4, 2008
Developer: EA Redwood Shores
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, Ps2 Wii, PC
Publishers: Electronic Arts
Genre: 3D Platformer
There have been many Simpsons’ games in the past but really they weren’t any good. More
By Hans Moleman | July 28, 2008
Developer: Blizzard North
Publishers: Blizzard Entertainment
Genre: RPG
Classic Games that won’t break the Budget Diablo 2. RPG without the D&D bullshit More
By Shinigami | July 14, 2008
I was going to be able to review some new kick arse party pumping wii game for you folks this week. But I can’t. Hitech, the main distributer of Nintendo products in New Zealand went into receivership, and subsequently the Salient office lost of its drip feed of Nintendo goodies. Fucking bummer. More
By Hansmoleman2000 | July 7, 2008
Game: Call of Duty 4
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC (windows)
Genre: 1st person shooter
Developer: Infinity Ward
I remember about five years ago when I arrived at a mate’s birthday party ready to party hard (in a non-drunken, adolescent and nerdy manner). However all plans for social interaction on my part were lost when his father handed him a copy of Call of Duty for his birthday present. More
By Shinigami | May 26, 2008
Game: Assassin’s Creed
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC (windows)
Genre: 3rd person adventure
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
I really don’t know what I think about Assassin’s Creed. Half of me wants to proudly proclaim it the spiritual successor of the Prince of Persia series, and probably one the best games on offer this summer. More
By Mriceguy | May 19, 2008
Only once in a while do games really remind you of why you play video games in the first place. Grand Theft Auto IV is one such a game. On the surface it may seem like a mindless romp: running over pedestrians, firing on hotdog stands and soliciting in the service of prostitutes; it is that and oh so much more. More
By Shinigami | May 12, 2008
Game: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six:Vegas 2
Platform: Xbox 360, PC
Genre: Tactical Shooter
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: THQ
I’ve always looked sadly upon the Rainbow Six series. What a run its hard. From the glory days of its first instalments, Rainbow Six, Rouge Spear, and Raven Shield, it has completely and utterly fallen from grace. I am saddened. I still consider Raven Shield to be the pinnacle of tactical shooters, and the greatest example of SWAT realism ever presented to the LCD screen. More
By Mriceguy | May 12, 2008
Game: Stuntman: Ignition
Genre: Action Racer
Developer: Paradigm Entertainment
Publisher: THQ
Stuntman: Ignition is the sequel to the stunt driving game, Stuntman released on the PS2. It does try to improve the formula but that still isn’t enough to save this title from being left alone on store shelves. More
By Hans Moleman | May 5, 2008
I received a text from fellow game reviewers Ryback (yes, he named his internet alter-ego after Casey Ryback, aka Steven Seagal) and shinigami during the holidays, inviting me to a LAN. We all collected up our 1338 (1338>1337) computers and showed them off to each other. I stared through Ryback’s CPU viewing window, and he stared through mine. It was a deep moment. More
By Shinigami | April 28, 2008
Game: Gears of War
Genre: 3rd Person Shooter
Publisher: Epic Games
Fucking hell. Gears of War is great. It’s not perfect, but it’s still pretty amazing. Many production houses badly try to do the whole sci-fi shooter thing. At last we have a game that doesn’t. More
By Salient | April 7, 2008
Game: Burnout Paradise
Genre: Arcade Racer
Developer: Criterion Games
Publisher: EA Games
Burnout Paradise flat spins the Burnout franchise in an entirely new direction, creating a huge open world named Paradise City. More
By Hans Moleman | March 24, 2008
The best/most popular poker site on the internet. It has the highest proportion of MILF poker professionals in its team and also includes great poker players like Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow, Gus Hansen and Erik Seidel.
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By Ryback | March 24, 2008
Genre: Party/Fun
Console: Wii
Cooking Mama: Cook Off , the squeal to Cooking Mama for Nintendo DS, was released for the Wii last year. Made in Japan, you definitely get a taste (hah! Pun!) of their quirky style. From its opening screen to the game descriptions in bad Engrish, it’s full of touches of innocent Japanese anime culture reminiscent of the iconic Hello Kitty cartoon style.
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By Shinigami | March 17, 2008
If you haven’t played Half Life you can’t call yourself a gamer. I don’t care if you own an Xbox 360, a Wii and a state of the art quad core duo LAN rig. If you haven’t played
Half Life, you aren’t qualified to game. Period. Gaining over fifty game of the year awards in 1998, it was a landmark in the history of gaming and a breakthrough in the gaming industry. More
By Buzz Spence | March 17, 2008
It’s remarkable how people respond to technology. Our generation never marvelled at the technology of the previous generation. Telephones, computers, and even the internet were never really amazing to us, despite their all-encompassing impact seeming veritably magical to our parents and grandparents. Contrast this with the response to the announcement by French scientists a few weeks ago of a self-healing rubber, a rubber just like normal rubber but that spontaneously heals when cut pieces are placed touching each other. More
By Shinigami and Ryback | March 10, 2008
World In Conflict Review
World in Conflict is a good game. There I said it — I’m finally reviewing a game that I’m superficially happy with. World in Conflict is Red Alert on methamphetamine. The game is set in the late 1980s. Instead of Communism falling apart and entering its death throes, it has undertaken a last offensive, fighting NATO and US forces in Europe and a sneaky invasion of the United States. More
By Shinigami | March 3, 2008
The early installments of the Soldier of Fortune Series (I and II) were brilliant. There was something intensely satisfying about shooting an evil terrorist in the stomach and watching him clutch his intestines as he stumbled about before dying. There was even an engaging story concerning international intrigue and backstabbing. Soldier of Fortune 3 follows the same trend without any finesse. More
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