SoulCalibur V is the latest release in the popular fighting series. It came out in early 2012. The game can be bit difficult for newcomers since it is a 3D fighting game. This means that along with moving forward and backward, you can move side to side, strafing your opponent, which allows for a lot…
Dragon’s Dogma was released in late May of 2012. It has been compared to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Shadow of the Colossus, Monster Hunter, and Devil May Cry. It is an action rpg that follows the a character whom you create using the pretty detailed Character Creation interface, and their quest to slay the…
A Game of Thrones The Board Game was originally released in 2003 by Fantasy Flight Games. A second edition was released in 2011. The game follows the events of George R. R. Martin’s popular tale. Each of the three to six players takes control of one of the six powerful houses present in the Seven…
Dragon’s Dogma was released in late May of 2012. It has been compared to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Shadow of the Colossus, Monster Hunter, and Devil May Cry. It is an action rpg that follows the a character whom you create using the pretty detailed Character Creation interface, and their quest to slay the…
Genre and franchise crossovers aren’t especially uncommon in the world of video games. Games such as Super Smash Brothers or Marvel vs. Capcom combine different worlds and characters to craft an entirely new game experience. Such is the case with Pokémon Conquest, a combination of the strategy series Nobunaga’s Ambition and of course, Pokémon. The…
SoulCalibur V is the latest release in the popular fighting series. It came out in early 2012. The game can be bit difficult for newcomers since it is a 3D fighting game. This means that along with moving forward and backward, you can move side to side, strafing your opponent, which allows for a lot…
The Nintendo 3DS incarnation of one of Japan’s biggest video game franchises is making its way to North America in Fire Emblem: Awakening, though a specific release date hasn’t been given. Fire Emblem has always been a personal favorite series of mine as it isn’t quite like any other game on the market. At its…
Modern Japanese culture has an interesting affinity for cute cuddly creatures. So what happens when those cute cuddly creatures (in this case Pokémon) clash with feudal Japan? Well, you get perhaps one of the strangest (and most exciting) game crossovers in recent history – Pokémon Conquest. Released on the Nintendo DS under the title of…
