Coming Up For Air (Plus Tax!)

Posted on November 19, 2009 by geelw

Yikes. Who’d have thought writing a strategy guide could be so… intense? Anyway, nope, I’m NOT dead. Been buried in a few things including the aforementioned guide. Here’s a Now Playing update:

Left 4 Dead 2 (360)
Dragon Age Origins (PS3)
Scene It? Bright Lights, Big Screen! (360)
Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked (Wii)
Need For Speed NITRO (DS)
Divinity II: Ego Draconis (PC & 360 builds)
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (PS3/360)
Tekken 6 (PS3/360)
Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans (DS)
Diner Dash: Flo on the Go (DS)
Wedding Dash (DS)
Military Madness: Neo Nectaris (iPod Touch)

Well, back to the salt mines for me – I’ve some neat site updates coming this weekend – stick around…

Review: Need for Speed NITRO

Posted on November 9, 2009 by geelw

Platform: Nintendo Wii

Developer: EA Montreal

Publisher: Electronic Arts

# of Players 1-4

Rating: E 10+ (Everyone 10 +)

Official Site

Score: B+

While the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Need for Speed: Shift are tightly focused on bringing more realistic racing elements to the long-running franchise, Need for Speed NITRO has been custom built for the Wii as a pure arcade style experience that’s a complete blast to play for the whole family. EA Montreal has done an excellent job here, bringing back the spirit of some of EA’s fun arcade racers from the past such as Rumble Racing and Beetle Adventure Racing while adding bits of Burnout, San Francisco RUSH and some familiar NFS police chase action to the mix. There’s also a fantastically deep and fun customization feature that lets players personalize and drive their rides using the Wii Remote, GameCube controller, WiiWheel or Classic Controller. Between the blazing fast 60 fps racing and the ability for players of any skill level to hop into the game and get racing, there’s more than enough action here to keep you stuck to the sofa for hours at a time.

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Sega Offers Up Bayonetta 360 Demo Chance Get!

Posted on November 7, 2009 by geelw

Jump on this, folks: 40,000 very lucky Xbox 360 owners will get the chance to play through this killer demo early. If you want in on this, go sign up here for your free SegaPass. You can thank me later.

Left 4 Dead 2 TV Spot #2

Posted on November 6, 2009 by geelw

Nice. 10 million zombies, huh? Given the pace of the recently released demo, it sure feels like it! November 17 is zooming up faster than you think…

So, What Did YOU Do For Halloween?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by geelw

Me? I Stayed the heck home starting work on a little writing project for Hudson Soft I’ll have big news about shortly. My pal Jeffrey Wilson over at 2D-X, well… he was having a VERY game-related great time, NYC style! Check out his blog post HERE.

Thanks to Prima, Dragon Age: Origins Quizzes Me Somewhat…

Posted on November 3, 2009 by geelw

Well, then – according to this Prima Guides Dragon Age: Origins Quiz, I’m a Warrior! Eeek. I hate playing “tanks” in RPGs. Give me a ranged weapon and some good spells to keep the beasties at bay and I’m a happy camper. We shall see, however, we shall see… The game is out NOW, so I hope you pre-ordered!

Post Wall-busting Update!

Posted on November 1, 2009 by geelw

OK, folks… Phase One is completed, but things are a MESS here. The plasterers will be back on Monday to finish up and let me get back to regular posting until Wednesday of next week, when the painters show up. Unlike the thirty minute fixes you see on TV all the time home repair is actually a total pain in the ass. In the meantime, games have arrived and there’s stuff to be reviewed and such… plus I’m tackling a HUGE side project that involves a certain mobile game and a bit of tactical planning…

Warren Spector’s Disney Epic Mickey Headed to Wii in 2010

Posted on October 28, 2009 by geelw

Deus Ex creator Warren Spector’s Junction Point Studios has been working on a top secret game project for Disney Interactive Studios for a while now and it’s been on my radar for as long as JP has been working away quietly on it. Now, the first official huge chunk of information and assets have now become available. Here you go: the complete press release and a nice set of images including a dev team photo, character renders and a few pieces of concept art.

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General Generic Non-Threatening Update Time!

Posted on October 28, 2009 by geelw

In the process of moving a ton of games off the walls here for the big repair job that starts Friday, so updates will be slower this week. Still finishing up a few older reviews that SHOULD get posted before Friday (when I won’t be posting at all unless the worker leave early enough for me to upload/download stuff).

Cooking up a Holiday Gift Guide for November as well as some more interviews and such, so stick around for that…