Spec Ops: The Line is, from an artistic point of view, one of the most important games released in the last decade. A brutal no-holds-barred deconstruction of the generic Call of Duty/Medal of Honor style first or third-person shooters in which your average everyman protagonist whose personality – if he has one at all – … Continue reading The Many Pretentious Failings of Spec Ops: The Line

A hush falls over the crowd as the chatter stops and the host walks on stage. Game developers from around the world sit anxiously in their seats, waiting to hear the next category of award. After all, it’s not every day that they’re invited to the 37th ‘Annual Generic Hypothetical Video Game Awards Ceremony Used … Continue reading Dopefish Reviews Resident Evil 6

I’ve recently (well, not really, this is one of my old blogs that I wrote five years ago. It might still be good though, so, you know. Give it a shot!) passed a milestone in gaming – a small and insignificant milestone that most of you have probably passed already. After playing games almost exclusively … Continue reading Dopefish Reviews The Cat Lady

One game that I think most people have played at some point is the original Super Mario Bros. Some of us had fun. Some of us did not. Some of us played it all the way to the end. For some of us, it was the beginning of a journey into the world of video … Continue reading Battletoads VS Battle Kid