Archive for February, 2009
« Previous EntriesZero Punctuation: FEAR 2
Submitted by videogame2play.com
Bullet time, scary little girls and quick time events. What’s not to love about this week’s Zero Punctuation review of Fear 2?
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Short video of Flipull
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Also called Plotting in the US.
An interesting puzzle game where you need to clear a certain number of cubes with various shapes and colors on them, including Taito’s own logo symbol! It’s pretty complicated, and there are times when you may have a “miss” or even a stalemate, resulting [...]
Puyo Puyo 2 short tape
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Click over to see.
This is the sequel to the first game, and just as brilliant.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Tecmo Stackers: the chain reaction puzzle game
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits.
Click ahead to watch.
Similar to Puyo Puyo, the object here is to clear a number of the blocks with goofy expressions on them and then dump the results on your opponent’s side in the form of glass balls by causing chain reactions, first by clearing 4 or more, and [...]
Streets of Rage video
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits.
In six recordings:
This was the first of a series of beat-em-ups Sega made specially for the home consoles. 3 police officers fight to defeat an evil crime syndicate that’s conquered their city. It may have been inspired by Final Fight, and if memory serves, the second game certainly had [...]
Filming of Final Star Force
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits.
Right after the click.
The sequel to Star Force has even better graphics, and is a lot of fun.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Bermuda Triangle brief
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits.
Right after the jump.
A nice looking shoot-em-up set in the ocean around the title area. I like how the designers thought to put in some submarines as enemies. In Japan, the game is called World Wars.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Pocket Fighter posting
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits.
Whoa, here’s something entertaining: a combo video of a special cartoony version of Street Fighter, where the characters appear in miniaturized format! Take a look.
Some of these stunts are downright hilarious, and it’s quite amusing how they draw even Zangieff in that mini-cartoon design. Simply genius.
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Video Game Review: 50 Cent Blood on the Sand
Written by Michael Vass
In the world of video gaming there is the latest release from former crack dealer 50 cent. In yet another attempt to create an image beyond the sell-out corporate minstrel, 50 cent has put out 50 cent: Blood on the Sand. It is a self-serving glob of software, styled in a 3rd-person [...]
The House of the Dead 3 recording
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
In five videos:
The third entry takes place almost 20 years later, and stars Lisa, the daughter of one of the special agents named Rogan, alongside the one who made a cameo in the second game known only as G. It harkens back to Curien, the villain from the first [...]
Canine entertainment
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Computer games starring man’s best friend are about to debut:
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Sit, boy, and roll over — all with the click of your thumb.
Dogs have not only had star billing in Hollywood recently due to string of canine movies like “Hotel for Dogs,” Marley and Me,” [...]
LGJ: Piracy and the economy
Submitted by Law of the Game
In the last LGJ, a discussion of Piracy as it relates to the economy.
Read on!
Any post that is marked “Submitted by Law of the Game” and any content that appears on this blog is not legal advice. It only constitutes commentary on legal issues, and is for educational and informational [...]
Game::Business::Law Conference Audio/Video Now Available
Submitted by Law of the Game
I was just forwarded a press release (which appears below) notifying me that all of the sessions from the Game::Business::Law Conference are available for download via iTunes, or can be requested on DVD from the Guildhall at SMU. The iTunes U link is: http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/smu.edu.1925295653
(requires Apple iTunes be installed, available for [...]
Thunder Fox multimedia
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
First, here’s a special review taping.
And, for a more complete recording, click here.
An enjoyable adventure set in a future time (certainly at the time this was made) where the earth’s been invaded by a huge terrorist force, and it’s up to 2 commandos to put an end to the [...]
Star Force multimedia
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
This video features two home versions of the game, showing the fair differences between them.
One of numerous Xevious clones designed around that time, this is a pretty good entry in that line of classics. It would be followed up on by Final Star Force several years later.
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Something I learned years before
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
This article tells what can happen if you keep too tight a grip on a joystick, and tells of a new form deriving from the same effects:
LONDON (Reuters) - Gamers beware: Keeping too tight a grip on the console and furiously pushing the buttons can cause a newly identified [...]
Now this is really surprising
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Elder of Zion (via The Jawa Report) has an interesting story about how a video game for the Playstation where you battle against Islamists was actually sold in Saudi Arabia.
I wonder if there’s a reason why this hasn’t been reported in the MSM? Good question.
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Little Nemo’s Adventures in Slumberland
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
In three recordings:
Based on the noted comic strip by Windsor McKay, this is a charming game where you guide the young hero and a pal named Flip through the magical dream world to defeat evil demons who’d been accidentally released from their cells. It’s a very good, colorful [...]
Simpsons Bowling game
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
In 2000, Konami still had a license to make a game based on the Simpsons. But this time, rather than a beat-em-up game, they made a bowling game hosted by cast of characters from the series!
It’s well done for a game set around the bowling alley, including the 3D [...]
A video of Trojan
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
This is the NES version of the game.
A pretty simple one player beat-em-up where you’re on a mission to defeat some enemies inspired by Greek mythology, which includes the one in the title, but mainly the one named Achilles.
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Rating 3.00 [...]
California law prohibiting sale of violent games to minors struck down
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
I think this is a serious mistake:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a California law that sought to ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the 2005 law violates minors’ rights [...]
Nintendo’s DSi coming in 2 months
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
And here’s a news clip about it:
NEW YORK (AP) - Nintendo Co. will launch the latest version of its portable video game system in the United States on April 5, adding two digital cameras and the ability to play with sound recordings.
The DSi, which is already available in Nintendo’s [...]
The learning curve
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Microsoft is looking at the educational side of computer games:
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Devin Krauter sits on the end of his bed, tapping buttons on his video game controller to shoot down alien beasts while chatting with other players through a headset, texting on his cell phone and talking [...]
The Right to Hyperlink
Submitted by Law of the Game
A case that could have not only impacted the game industry, but every gamer, blogger, and person who ever put any content on the internet, has just been settled. The settlement concerned the use of hyperlinks on the internet, and it’s one of those rare cases that had the potential [...]
Virtua Fighter 2 video
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Right after the jump.
Produced the year after the first game, this adds 2 or 3 more new players, and the graphics are much improved. Dural is still the main boss to be won against though. Overall, well done.
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Rating 3.00 out [...]
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