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Recent Reviews

Here’s a collection of guest reviews and minireviews on the blog.

Review:
Gieson finds that Peggle Nights is more of the same and that necessarily isn’t bad when it comes to a puzzle game.

Review:
Wes Schwengels uses the Force quite well in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on the Wii.

Review:
Danny says that if you enjoy adventure games and the Homestar Runner thing, then Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free is for you.

Review:
At long last, Danny gets his hands on Spore and he loves it enough to give it an A.


Retro Review:
Tim O’Rourke goes all old-school on us and reviews Tecmo Bowl. Hey, it’s more than 20 years late, but the article will be thorough.

Review: Patrick Cant pulls double duty and enjoys two minigame collections: New International Track and Field and Carnival Games DS.

Minireview:
Gieson Cacho conquers the world in Civilizations Revolution on the Nintendo DS.

Review: Wes Schwengels discovers that MLB Power Pros is surprisingly deep and a little cute.

Review:
Patrick Cant takes a look at Wonder World Amusement Park and says we should be very afraid.

Review:
Danny reviews American McGee’s Grimm: A Boy Learns What Fear is and learns that this GameTap title isn’t for him. It has some good ideas but humor wasn’t for him.

Guest Revieww: Casual Games Maven Rosanna Chea tries her hand at Cake Mania 2. She thinks that time travel in a casual game doesn’t make sense.

Guest Review: Guitar Hero expert Wes Schwengels takes a look at Guitar Hero Aerosmith and finds the game solid but short.

Guest Review: Sports fan Wes Schwengels makes a racket by playing Top Spin 3 for the Wii. Suffice to say, he wasn’t too happy about playing the game.

Guest Review:
Otaku Jerome Cartagena writes up his thoughts on Dragonball Z Burst Limit, the latest in the long-running franchise. He says fans of the anime should love it.

Book Review: For those who like their video game entertainment on paper, they can check out Game Boys by Michael Kane. If you want to jump head first into the world of e-sports, this isn’t a bad place to start.

Minireview: Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2 brings the fun of the back nine onto the PlayStation Portable. It’s a solid entry for Sony’s cutesy golf franchise.

Review:
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy has its moments but High Moon Studios may have overdone it on those quicktime events.