With a television show on Syfy and a MMO by Trion Worlds, Defiance boldly treads into the world of cross-media experiences. The goal is to get you to watch the show and play the game concurrently. It’s an ambitious undertaking that does a lot to hit its mark of making the player feel a part of the Defiance universe; if only the game did more to distinguish itself as a MMO. In Defiance, you are an Ark Hunter – a person searching for alien technologies in order to make a quick buck. For an immediate crossover in the beginning of
Dragon’s Dogma Dark Arisen – Review & Gameplay
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is an expansion of Capcom’s 2012 critical hit Dragon’s Dogma. Purchasing Dark Arisen gives you the entire game, the expansive Bitterblack Isle expansion and a few improvements in game play. For this review, I’m going to focus on the new content provided and not the main game play. If you would like to read my review of the original game, click here. Biiterblack Isle is a character of Dragon’s Dogma in and of itself. The island’s key locations are beautiful and unique: from the epitaph in the opening gate to lush greenery and wildlife outside of
Dead or Alive 5 Plus – Review
Dead or Alive 5 Plus brings all the hard-hitting action of the original, along with a few extras, to your PlayStation Vita. The transition from the console to the handheld device is seemless. Tecmo Koei did a superb job in providing the full DOA experience on the Vita. What Dead or Alive 5 Plus brings to the table is the ultimate portability of a great fighting game while taking advantage of Sony’s Cross Play features. Connecting your PS3 and Vita versions of the game allows you to transfer all the costumes and titles you have earned back and forth. Believe
SimCity – Review
Like many other people, SimCity is a part of my formation as a gamer. There is approximately a year of my life in high school where I was engrossed in either the original SimCity or Civilization. Thinking of the original SimCity gives me such nostalgia of zoning areas, building roads and the constant balancing act between implementing pro-actively the beautiful plan in your head and responding re-actively to the many events occurring in the game. This new version of SimCity recreates all those feelings again and expands it into a beautiful, modern, city management simulation.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus – Review
Tecmo and Team Ninja have finally brought the legend of Ryu Hayabusa to Sony’s small screen. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus is out now on the PlayStation Vita. A modified port of the 2009 PS3 release, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus brings all the fast-paced, high-flying hack-and-slash you could want from a Ninja Gaiden game on the PS Vita, but doesn’t really innovate anywhere. I’ll admit that I’m really torn on this game. There are parts where I am completely in love with being a ninja; I run on walls, I decapitate my enemies and generally feel like a total
AC3 The Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy – Review & Gameplay
Ubisoft can craft a compelling story. In the new Assassin’s Creed III DLC – The Tyranny of King Washington – you wake as the main hero, Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor), into a world that has completely changed. All that remains of your old world are the memories you and your character have of colonial America. More shocking than the fact that George Washington has gone mad and named himself king, is the fact your mother is still alive. All this and more come to light in Episode 1: The Infamy. What I love about this DLC is how Ubisoft was able to
PS4 Press Conference Analysis
Sony’s recent unveiling of the PlayStation 4 at the PS4 Press Conference in NYC caused the Internet to explode with glee, grief, anger, confusion and shock. It also left me with sore legs due to its length (It finished in just over 2 hours). Now, you can watch the press conference on your own or catch play-by-plays somewhere else. I’m more interested in breaking it down and analyzing what we saw and what was said – along with everything not shown or unsaid. First is the PS4 itself. The X86 CPU, 8GB of RAM and 8 cores leaves a fantastic
Year of Luigi Just Not Enough
When I turned on yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, I was completely stoked to hear Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announce that 2013 has been named “The Year of Luigi”. I’m a huge fan of the green plumber and felt after 30 years of service, he needed a little more attention. Sadly, as the internet broadcast continued, my enthusiasm waned right along with it. Nintendo announced four Luigi-centric titles for this year: Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS), Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS), Mario Golf: World Tour (3DS) and New Super Luigi U (Wii U). While I think these announcements are great additions,
The Witcher 3 Announcement & Teaser
CD Projekt RED knows how to make a great role-playing game. The Witcher series is a phenomenal franchise built off of great dialogue and fantastic decision-making / morality system. The Witcher 2 embodied all the aspects of what make RPGs great and was well deserving of all the Game of the Year accolades it received a couple years ago. CD Projekt RED has now come out and announced the third and final game in the franchise: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This will obviously be CD Projekt RED’s most ambitious title to date. Set to release in 2014 “on all high-end
Guardians of Middle-earth GLOIN DLC – Review
In online multiplayer games, it is imperative to keep consumers invested and excited about your game. Monolith does a fantastic job keeping players enthusiastic and involved through their consistent character DLC releases for Guardians of Middle-earth. Their newest character is Gloin of Erebor, father to Gimli and member of Thorin’s Company. Gloin falls under the Warrior class and is a fairly well-balanced character. He is not quite as stout as a Defender, but he can certainly hold his own. I definitely like him as a character and would play him again. I would certainly recommend him to people who are
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