March 10, 2010 by nmeunier
“Real dedication is when you love your job so much that you’re willing to travel across the surface of a vast alien world to find all the ship parts necessary to repair your damaged craft, rocket back into the cosmos, and then jet to work to punch-in on time. Even if such an extreme dedication to the nine-to-five grind work doesn’t ring as true with everyone, Bob Came in Pieces is still an intriguing indie game that blends exploration and problem solving puzzle elements with a strong physics engine and a lovely design to create a whimsical adventure.”
Check out the full review here at Gamezebo.
Tags: bob came in pieces, download, game, Gamezebo, PC, physics, puzzle
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March 10, 2010 by nmeunier
“Rock and roll may never die, but it’s certainly a wildly different animal than it once was decades ago. With the music industry in a tailspin and the traditional record label model being increasingly thrown out the window, bands are forced to adapt with the changing times if they want to survive. To stay afloat and reach new fans, artists are tapping into the electric current of the gaming world and finding success in the process. No strangers to videogames, Boston-based metal heads Bang Camaro are one example of rockers making a go of it in the digital age.”
Check out the full article here at IGN and here at MSN’s Game On.
Tags: Artwerk, Bang Camero, boston, EA, Feature, Game On, guitar hero, metal, MSN, music games, revolution, rhythm gamses, Rock Band, rock game
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March 8, 2010 by nmeunier
“Soaring high above the clouds with the sun beaming down and the wind in your face, it’s simply exhilarating to look out across the deck of your airship and marvel at the freedom that comes with piloting your own vessel capable of sailing the skies. But such moments of calm and tranquility are fleeting in Guns of Icarus, since heavily armed air pirates with itchy trigger fingers seem all-to-keen on swiping your cargo through brute force. And that’s when the excitement kicks in full throttle.”
Check out the full review here at Gamezebo.
Tags: flash, flash game, free demo, Gamezebo, Guns of Icarus, indie, muse games, online game, PC, zeppelin
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March 5, 2010 by nmeunier
“Take a moment to imagine anything you’d ever want to do if you were a giant rampaging robot sent to destroy humankind in the 1950s. Yeah, you can pretty much do ALL of it in Attack of the 50ft Robot. If you’ve had a crappy day, this brilliant little masterpiece produced from a group of young developers at the DigiPen Institute of Technology will instantly replace that grumbling frown with a maniacal grin. This would be an appropriate time for you to unleash your best deep-voiced “mwa-HA-ha-ha-HA!”
Check out the full column here at IGN.
Tags: attack of the 50ft robot, Column, Free Bytes, free game, IGN, indie, uphill games
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March 5, 2010 by nmeunier
“The iPhone certainly has seen more than its fair share of physics-based block games, but none of them explode with cuteness and lovable personality quite like Tumbledrop. For a game that started out as a free flash demo, this brilliantly simple and intensely fun puzzle game couldn’t be possibly be any better suited for Apple’s portable touch-screen platform. Sending smiling little block creatures tumbling to their watery doom with a tap of your finger is a disarmingly cheerful task.”
Check out the full review here at Gamezebo.
Tags: Gamezebo, indie, iphone, physics, puzzle, Review, tumbeldrop, tumbledrop review
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March 3, 2010 by nmeunier
If you can still find a copy on news stands, check out the March issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine for my monthly PSN Games section write-ups in the back of the mag. This month I tackle Pixeljunk Shooter, Diner Dash, Call of Duty Classic, Revenge of the Wounded Dragon, a handful of PSP Minis and more! There’s some great stuff out on the PlayStation Network now and tons of new sizzle-tastic games coming out shortly. They’re a great way to fill in the down between mega-hit releases. Oh yeah, and check out that cover. Crysis 2? That’s freakin’ HOT!
Tags: download, PlayStation Magazine, PlayStation: The Official Magazine, ps3, PSN games, PSP, psp minis, PTOM, Review
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March 1, 2010 by nmeunier
“When most grannies grow to the ripe old age where their momentum slows dramatically, their days tend to be filled with more relaxing pursuits like reading, playing cards, socializing, and napping. Not Super Granny. She gets to battle the forces of evil with blowtorches, jackhammers, and lethal handbags in order to round up her perpetually missing feline companions. Though it’s much like past games in the series, Super Granny 5 continues Sandlot Games’ fine tradition of lighthearted elderly empowerment and frantic platforming puzzle action.”
Check out the full review here at Gamezebo.
Tags: arcade, casual, PC, puzzle, super granny 5, super granny 5 review, super granny review
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March 1, 2010 by nmeunier
“Epic struggles involving dragons, wizards, demons, and warriors never really get old, do they? The first entry in the Lunar series–a game that blended all of the aforementioned elements deliciously–has seen a lot of love during the past few decades. After making its grand debut on Sega CD in the early ’90s, it quickly grew to become one of the top-selling games for the system. It’s already been remade a handful of times for different consoles since then, but many years have passed since we last had a chance to take up a mighty blade and chase down the magic emperor while striving to become a world-renowned dragonmaster. Game Arts and XSeed saw fit to change that by lavishing the original adventure with cartloads of TLC. Indeed, Lunar: Silver Star Harmony on the PSP is the remake to top all Lunar remakes.”
Check out the full review here at GameSpot.
Tags: game arts, GameSpot, lunar psp, lunar: silver star harmony, PSP, Review, Xseed games
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February 26, 2010 by nmeunier
“Sushi Cat is like playing pachinko with live animals. The titular ball of fur is as adorable as he is fat, and his desire to romance a puffy pink kitty in a store window is matched only by his voracious appetite for sushi. Since chasing after love is no fun on an empty stomach, much of the spherical protagonists’ time is spent trying to stuff his face with tasty delights.”
Check out the full column here at IGN, and tune in every Friday for new Free Bytes installments covering free indie, flash, and social networking games!
Tags: armor games, Column, flash, free, Free Bytes, free game, IGN, IGN.com, indie game, Review, sushi cat
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February 26, 2010 by nmeunier
“It seems rather fitting that the end of the long-running Star Ocean series would come around full circle to revisit where the series first began–with the degradation of our beloved homeworld and with humanity teetering on the brink of annihilation. As far as prequels go, Star Ocean: The Last Hope gets a lot of things right in terms of gameplay, even if it falters in other areas. PlayStation 3 owners had to wait an extra year to get a crack at saving the galaxy one last time, and while the few extras and tweaks found in the exclusive international edition may seem a meager reward for your patience, they do make it the more enticing version to own.”
Check out the full review here at GameSpot.
Tags: epic, GameSpot, international, ps3, Review, rpg, sci-fi, space, Square Enix, star ocean, the last hope, tri-ace
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