Tag Archives: Other Games/Compilations

Wii Party U, like Wii Party before it, is essentially Mario Party minus the personality and pizazz. Its Mii-centric cast brings with it a slew of new minigames and modes that make the best of what the Wii U has to offer, tapping into GamePad’s unique functionality in addition to …

Today’s billion dollar video game industry makes the original arcade scene look like the Wild West. Way back in the late ’70s and early ’80s, inspiration seemed endless and the industry was filled with developers ready to imitate the next big hit. And it was that unique mix of innovation …

Game & Wario is about deceiving your friends and hiding harmful habits from your mother. At least, the parts that Nintendo decided to show off in today’s Direct presentation certainly were, and the big N has since released a four-minute video showing off the game’s single-pad multiplayer mode where subterfuge …

Resident Evil 4 could have been a colossal failure. Fraught with development difficulties and behind the scenes struggles, RE4 seemed like it would be left behind in the transition from the original PlayStation to the then-current generation. That the game ended up being playable at all, let alone one that …

Super Mario Bros (opens in new tab) wasn’t just a hit, it arguably resurrected the console market, putting Nintendo’s consoles in the homes of millions. It became a cultural touchstone that had wide-spread notoriety, spreading to toys, cartoons and cereal. When it was time for a sequel Japan and America …

Crowd-sourced funding has seemingly become an overnight success, what with Kickstarter affording Double Fine about a zillion pounds (opens in new tab) a few weeks back. Well, it isn’t just games that need funding. Films about games do, too. And that’s why ‘Bedrooms to Billions’ needs your attention. The UK …

David Cage kicks off Sony’s E3 press conference by revealing his next title, Beyond: Two Souls, a game that explores what we know about life and beyond. “Death is the biggest mystery to mankind,” he explains. The game stars Jody Holmes, voiced and acted by actress Ellen Page (Juno), who …

Mario Party might be one of the most numerous franchises in gaming history, but it’s been nearly five years since Mario and his pals partied hard on a home console. Announced back at E3, the ninth Mario Party is out in a matter of days, though if you assume it’s …

Perhaps not everyone got the memo. See, power-ups are meant to be a good thing. They are, by definition, supposed to power you up. As in ‘not power you down’. So why be so cruel as to program things into your game that can be collected by the player that …

The gaming community spends a lot of time lamenting the lack of originality and creativity in modern titles, so imagine our collective surprise (and smoldering disdain) when we found out US consumers bought more copies of Duke “….loading…” Nukem Forever than the critically praisedlesser-knowns Shadows of the Damned and Child …