Video Games
‘Band Hero’
“Band Hero” is the latest musical game from Activision (makers of “Guitar Hero”). It is done in the “Rock Band” style, where up to four people can play any combination of drums, guitar, bass and singing.
Why the new matchmaking system in ‘Modern Warfare 2’ is a step backward
A few weeks ago, countless PC gamers across the world felt their palms inexplicably gravitating, nay, shooting toward their faces at ludicrous speeds. The cause of these facepalms?
FIFA 10
The latest version of “FIFA” brings the most realistic and challenging play ever. The crisp, clean crosses of old have been replaced by more interceptions and actual defense. Even the lowest difficulty setting can prove a challenge for the casual player, and the “legendary” level is beastly.
10 Must-Play Square Games
Square-Enix is a monolith of the Japanese game industry, best known for their mega-popular “Final Fantasy” and “Dragon Quest” series of role-playing games (or “RPGs”). Even before merging with Enix in 2003, Square was a force to be reckoned with.
Game Review: ‘Machinarium’
Indie developer Amanita Design hit the scene in 2003 with the flash game “Samorost.” Never heard of them? Neither had I when I loaded up their latest effort, “Machinarium.” That changed fast though. I spent the next two hours in front of my computer, and I wasn’t alone.
HALO 3: ODST
How do you review three different games as if they were one? It’s a problem that reviewers faced when Valve’s “The Orange Box” landed on their desks, and it’s the same one that “Halo 3: ODST” presents. If a new campaign and cooperative multiplayer mode weren’t enough to entice you, Bungie also threw in “Halo [...]
‘The Beatles: Rock Band’
Last year, I often found myself wandering into my floor common room or one of my friends’ rooms to the sound of furious drumming and slightly off-key singing. Unfortunately, no one was trying to start a legitimate dorm-room garage-rock band, but another type of band was being formed—a “Rock Band” band. This video game took over many hours of my friends’ free time, but I never found myself getting in on the fun. I found it a little bit difficult to strum around on a song that I had never heard before, which, sadly, fit the criteria for most of the “Rock Band” songs. And then, on Sept. 9 of this year, everything changed.
In Defense of…Nintendo 64 over every other gaming system
I have played every popular console in the United States, but my favorite was always the Nintendo 64. Sure, everyone loved it for its first few years of existence before the new millennium, but I defend to this day that the N64 is still a game system superior to any kind created before or after its birth.
Putting the ‘fun’ in Fun room
Wake up! Look, I know the couches are comfortable, and it’s usually pretty quiet up there, but the Fun Room isn’t for napping anymore. The consoles are in, and the gamers are coming. So pack up your pillow and pick up a controller.
Last semester, the Fun Room didn’t quite live up to its name. It [...]
Help for the game-starved Wii owner
The Nintendo Wii was advertised as the video game system anyone could play, with simple, intuitive, motion-sensing controls. But for many Wii owners out there, it has instead become the video game system no one plays: It sits on your shelf, possibly next to your Xbox or PlayStation, and gathers [...]
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