Reviews by asherdeus, page 2

Major League Baseball 2K8 review

As the supposed "premier" Major League Baseball game, since 2KSports gobbled up the MLB license, I had very high expectations of MLB 2K8. Touting itself as "the most complete baseball experience available," MLB 2K8 left me with a lot of…

asherdeus · May 12, 2008

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Lost: Via Domus review

Lost is without a doubt my favorite television show. It's one of the only shows that I make sure to watch weekly, so when Ubisoft revealed that they were developing a game based on the series, I was instantly intrigued. Details were…

asherdeus · March 18, 2008

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Medal of Honor: Airborne review

To say that Medal of Honor: Airborne is the best game in the storied Medal of Honor franchise is an understatement. Airborne just may be one of the most compelling and entertaining World War II shooters ever coded. It has taken a long…

asherdeus · January 15, 2008

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Garfield and His Nine Lives review

Garfield’s overweight, lazy, constantly eating, and his sense of humor is mean-spirited, but you can’t help but love him. Whether you think he’s funny or not, Garfield is an instantly recognizable cultural icon. The iconic orange cat has…

asherdeus · March 30, 2007

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas review

From the moment I started playing through it, Rainbow Six: Vegas made me its bitch. I consider myself a connoisseur of first-person shooters. I’ve played dozens of them. But I’ve never really done tactical shooters and because of this…

asherdeus · March 27, 2007

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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead review

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, the first PC game of the popular Medal of Honor series, was one of the first World War II based shooters to really capture the feel of the war. With impressive graphics, incredible sound, and an emphasis on…

asherdeus · March 8, 2007

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Sam & Max Episode 1 - Culture Shock review

Most reviews of the latest Sam and Max game (Sam and Max – Culture Shock) begin with the reviewer recalling his or her past experiences with the series. I don’t have those experiences. In all honesty, I’ve never particularly cared for…

asherdeus · February 21, 2007

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F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point review

Once I beat last year’s FEAR, all I wanted was to play more FEAR games. That’s always a great feeling to have. The intense, well-paced combat forced players to constantly search for new positions in crowded, enemy-congested rooms. The…

asherdeus · December 18, 2006

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Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 review

A lot of advertisements for games emphasize team-based combat. In countless games, you are supposed to be able to command an elite squad of soldiers who will execute your every command flawlessly and respond as adeptly as a human would…

asherdeus · September 30, 2006

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SiN Episodes: Emergence review

One of the things that bugged me about Half-Life 2: Episode One, the only other current attempt at delivering a game in episodes rather than a single installment, was that the game didn’t end. Let me clarify that. Half-Life 2: Episode One…

asherdeus · August 22, 2006

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Prey review

Prey was supposed to be a monster of an FPS that was going to rock our socks off. It was going to be a huge FPS. It was going to do for gravity what Half-Life 2 did for physics. Prey was an early contender for a dozen magazines and…

asherdeus · August 16, 2006

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Project: Snowblind review

Whenever I get the urge to write a bunch of reviews, I always want write a review for Project Snowblind, but for some reason, I haven't been able to. Even though it has been over a year since I first played through Project Snowblind, I’ve…

asherdeus · August 15, 2006

Reader PlayStation 2

Turok: Evolution review

From the start of Turok: Evolution, you’ll know you’re playing something that feels completely uninspired. The main character is a Native American whose tribe has been brutalized at the hands of evil soldiers. Through bizarre…

asherdeus · August 14, 2006

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Painkiller: Hell Wars review

Painkiller: Hell Wars bothers me. It bothers me because it’s not a good game. It isn’t. A lot of people will tell you that it’s great, but it isn’t. Painkiller: Hell Wars casts you as Daniel Garner, a man sent to purgatory after a car…

asherdeus · August 12, 2006

Reader PC

Call of Duty 2 review

I absolutely loved the original Call of Duty, so I had incredibly high hopes for Call of Duty 2. As soon as the first screenshots came out for it, I instantly proclaimed that the game was going to be awesome and started talking non-stop…

asherdeus · July 1, 2006

Reader PSP

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition review

I’ll tell you about Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition just as soon as it finishes loading. It’ll probably finish in a few seconds...or minutes. In the meantime, uh, how are you? What have you been doing? Working a lot? Oh wait, I think it’s…

asherdeus · June 28, 2006

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Area 51 review

Midway originally released Area 51 as a lightgun game several but, when all of the sudden remaking old games became popular, the good people at Midway decided that they would modernize Area 51 and turn it into a traditional first-person…

asherdeus · June 28, 2006

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F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon review

F.E.A.R stands as the most intense first-person shooter I’ve ever played. It doesn’t achieve intensity by bombarding you with ear-splitting explosions, or keeping you constantly at the brink of death, but through sheer atmosphere, design…

asherdeus · June 28, 2006

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Half-Life 2: Episode One review

I don’t like this whole “episodic gaming” trend that’s hitting PCs everywhere thanks to our good friends at Valve, the creators of Half-Life. While I understand their justifications for releasing segments of a single game in four-hour…

asherdeus · June 20, 2006

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MediEvil: Resurrection review

Have you ever not wanted to do something? Of course you have. You’ve procrastinated on an assignment. You’ve absolutely dreaded going to work. It’s even worse when you don’t want to play a video game. I mean, video games are a form of…

asherdeus · May 17, 2006