All in Reflex.
Call of Cthulhu: Wasted Land Reflex Review: Not a Wasted Effort
There comes a time in a fan-boys life where he must realize that his idle and idolized franchise is fallible. For me, an obsession with H.P. Lovecraft has equated to constant disappointment when attempts at translating his weird fiction to other mediums has exploded into a juicy spray of broken heart juice (well,most everything other than the incredible Call of Cthulu: Dark Corners [...]
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Reflex Review: Two Swords are Better than One
There’s a disappointingly high chance that there were a lot of gamers out there who are not well acquainted with Geralt, the heavily scarred hero from The Witcher. In fact, I was one of these poor souls until commotion of a sequel began to get louder and louder. Not to be out of the loop, [...]
NFL Blitz Reflex Review: A Safety is Not a Touchdown
Hey, NFL Blitz is back! That is a factual exclamation. Licensed arcade football is something I’ve been missing since my Nintendo 64 and arcade days (PS2 and “The League” versions be damned). Needless to say I was thrilled when the rumors started churning that EA was going to push out a new NFL Blitz on [...]
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile Reflex Review with Video Preview
With 4 hours remaining in the A Call To Gamers 24 Hour Charity Gaming Challenge, my final challenge was to play through Ska Studios‘ latest title, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, from start to finish. I knew that it was possible to make it through one of the story modes in under 4 hours, but I had [...]
Red Faction: Armageddon Reflex Review: Attractive Destruction
In my mind, the application of magnets tends to be limited. Whether sticking grocery lists to the fridge or lifting heavy metal objects via a crane, the idea of a magnet is about as exciting as watching golf and eating egg salad sandwiches. Upon finding out that I’d be utilizing a “magnet gun” during my [...]
On the DL: War World, Burnout: Crash, Worms: Ultimate Mayhem and SkyDrift
Downloadable titles tend to slip through the cracks when it comes to showing up on typical release date calendars, particularly with Mega Release Fall (Ethan hasn’t actually copyrighted that…yet.) I tried out four recent titles over the last two weeks and, after my play period with them, two are worth your time, one might be [...]
Games of Our Wives: The Sims 3
Like the other guys, I’m very lucky to be in a relationship with someone who tolerates the amount of time I spend either playing video games or writing/talking about them. And like a lot of… non-traditional gamers, my fiance plays some casual games on her iPad (yes, I’m marrying an Apple-user) every once in a while, but with [...]
Serious Sam: Double D Reflex Review by Serious Sam
A shot of whiskey, 3 cans of Red Bull and a rare T-bone steak, the breakfast of champions. You’re probably eating oatmeal or Kashi while you read this, which is a great start for a teacher or mid-level corporate executive but would barely carry you through the first wave of monsters that I deal with [...]
Games of Our Wives: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
My wife’s gaming habits are strange. She likes point and click adventure games like Myst and Monkey Island. But she also likes puzzle games like Zuma and Angry Birds. However, on certain occasions she’ll gravitate towards a game that I had no idea she’d love. When she first played New Super Mario Bros. on the [...]
Space Pirates and Zombies Reflex Review: Cold, Dark and Fun
Before you even begin tossing zombie obsession allegations at me, let me be the first to say this isn’t a zombie game, or at least not in the conventional sense (and yes, I am zombie obsessed, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be somewhat objective). Yes, there are zombies and they do function in familiar [...]
Splosion Man Reflex Review: Splode Because You Can
Back when my wife and I lived in California, we would come to Indiana about once a year to visit with family and friends. Usually that meant going to Justin Lacey’s, of gamertag JDevL fame, where after carousing at the local watering holes we would come back to his residence and play video games. It [...]
Terraria: Reflex Review: Not Just Minecraft Minus 1D
The game I played is not in its finished state, so certain features may be missing or buggy as a result. When I first saw Terraria, comparisons to the king of indie construction games, Minecraft, quickly popped into my head. While the game does resemble a 2D version of the aforementioned super hit, its action ambitions [...]
