Borderlands 2 is the sequel to the hit game Borderlands, and was released in September 18th, 2012. The game follows a new set of four vault hunters on the planet Pandora, as they try to stop the evil Handsome Jack. Borderlands takes everything that made the first Borderlands great and expands upon it, making the…
In the sequel heavy video game industry, a breath of fresh air is always appreciated. Dishonored, a new first person action game, looks to breathe new life into the holiday season and first person shooter genre with its unique world setting and compelling gameplay choices. Set in a cyberpunk-esque city known as Dunwall, players take…
Zombie games have been quite popular for a while now with hit titles such as Left 4 Dead and Dead Island, an important feature of them being four player cooperative play. Now game developers are taking the zombie genre another step forward with War Z, an open world zombie massive multiplayer online game. Building off…
What if you combined the free roaming stealth and action of Assassin’s Creed with a mind altering story in the same vein as Inception? The result would be Remember Me, a new game from developer Dontnod and Capcom. Set in Neo Paris in the year 2084, players will take on the role of Nilin, a…
When I first played Star Wars: The Old Republic in beta a month before the games release, I came away less than impressed. After quitting World of Warcraft years ago after suffering from severe boredom, I was hoping that Old Republic would be a breath of fresh air. What I got instead was a fairly…
Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo have enjoyed massive success making consoles for gamers around the world, but a new challenger is approaching. Its name is Ouya, and though it might be small in size it’s looking to do big things. Arriving on the crowdsourcing website Kickstarter with a lofty goal of $950,000, Ouya struck a chord…
Goblin Commander: Unleash The Horde was released in 2003 for Playstation 2, Xbox, and Gamecube. It is an RTS game with a few action elements thrown into it as well. In the game, you operate as the protagonist Grommel, one of the leaders of the five goblin clans created by their master Fraziel. In the…
Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II was released in America in 2000 for the Playstation. The story says that this card game was played by children who were too young to raise monsters, but it was eventually widely popularized and is now played by children and adults alike. Battle pits your deck against one of…
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…
Fighting games that don’t take themselves too seriously, such as Super Smash Brothers and almost border on party game are always a blast for me. Nothing is better than inviting a couple of friends over, throwing down and just having a good time. Sadly there aren’t near enough of these types of games. One of…
Age of Mythology was released in 2002. It is a different take on the popular Age of Empires games. (Hence being made by the same people) It allows the player, like in all other RTS games, to play through the campaign, online, or against the computer. Play consists of you first choosing a race, Egyptian,…
The moans and groans of undead monsters are always present as I crawl through this now decimated town hunting for supplies. I make my way into an abandoned church, and luckily enough it turns out to be my saving grace. Inside I find a can of sardines, which I quickly eat to fight off my…
