Blogcritics Section: Gaming

UGO Buys 1up.com, EGM Discontinued

Mark Buckingham — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 05:34:53 EST

Another one bites the dust, but this one meant more to me.
Two rather large bits of news dropped on January 7th. The first is that UGO has bought 1up.com and its associated sites (GameVideos.com, MyCheats.com, and GameTab.com). Though some of the staff has been let go as a result of the buyout, the site will remain and supposedly get a boost from the services and financing this deal will provide.The other...

Board Game Review: War on Terror

Marty Dodge — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:41:34 EST

War on Terror the board game....could be great, but right now it's only decent.
When I received War on Terror to review I was rather pleased. I could tell by the way it was described on their website that the sarcastic satirical nature of the game would suit me and my friends. We were veterans of Nuclear War and its sequel Nuclear Escalation, and a myriad of similar games, as well as everything from Stratego to Avalon Hill...

PlayStation 3 Review: Legendary

Josh Lasser — Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:07:25 EST

There's certainly nothing memorable here, it's not even legendarily bad.
It seems as though all too often a great idea for a video game becomes a less than amusing game. Ideas are, sadly, sometimes hard to translate from paper to bits and bytes. As a case in point, take the recent PlayStation 3 release Legendary.Legendary sounds like it could be a great game – it starts with the player opening Pandora's Box...

Wii Virtual Console News and Releases for 1/5/2009

Brian Szabelski — Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:19:02 EST

Two new entries for the Wii Shop Channel help kick of 2009, including ... sand castle building?
Welcome to 2009, fellow gamers! Hopefully, this year will be as good a year to us as last year was, especially on the Wii Shop Channel. Sure, some weeks were slow, but WiiWare got off to a solid start and the Virtual Console kept churning out good retro games. In the end, we got a bunch of great games and there's no signs of that slowing down...

Game du Jour Deals: January 5 - January 11, 2009

Toni Dimayuga — Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:43:34 EST

Celebrate the start of the New Year by playing some cheap casual games from Game du Jour.
Game du Jour is a "One Deal a Day" website for casual PC games. Every day of the week, Game du Jour sells one downloadable game at a steep discount.Every week, Blogcritics Magazine will bring you a look of those games, so you know what to expect when the featured game gets its 24 hours in the spotlight.Mon. January 5th: 60% off on Master...

Nintendo DS Review: My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr

Tall Writer — Sat, 3 Jan 2009 02:49:03 EST

This game helps you achieve that New Year's resolution with solid mini games and a timeline full of advice and encouragement.
Ready for that New Year’s resolution? Besides getting fit and losing weight, ending smoking addictions has become one of the most common ways to quick start the year. This challenging journey now embodies the video game My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr (a.k.a. Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking Method). Yes, many people may...

Nintendo DS Review: Exit

Garon Cockrell — Sat, 3 Jan 2009 02:28:07 EST

Is this puzzler worth your time? Read to find out!
SquareEnix's Exit DS is best described as an action puzzle game. You take control of Mr. Escape and risk life and limb to rescue stranded people from dangerous buildings. Use your rescued comrades and various items to solve puzzles and escape. It's fun and has a cool look to it but I honestly lost all interest after playing for about an...

Nintendo Wii Review: FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play

Jordan Richardson — Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:03:35 EST

A fun pick-up-and-play soccer game for Wii.
The FIFA Soccer (Football) franchise from EA Sports has, along with the NHL franchise, been one of my favourites. When I had the opportunity to take a look at FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play for the Nintendo Wii, I jumped at the chance. I’m not really much of a gamer. I play sports games, mostly, and I’m not a big fan of fussy controls, codes,...

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Wii Virtual Console News and Releases for 12/29/2008

Brian Szabelski — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:41:42 EST

Nintendo ends the year with a bang on the Virtual Console and WiiWare.
As 2008 comes to an end and Nintendo counts up all the money they made off their hardware and software this holiday season, they have one last hurrah left in store for us via this week's releases on the Wii Shop Channel. Like most weeks, it's a combination of two WiiWare titles and one Virtual Console classic, but unlike some past weeks, the...

Xbox Live Arcade Review: Doritos Dash of Destruction

Brian Szabelski — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:45:54 EST

Is this free title even worth your time, or is it Yaris 2.0?
A long time ago, there was a contest hosted by Doritos and Microsoft for ideas for a Xbox Live Arcade game built around Doritos. The winning idea involved racing, dinosaurs and destruction. People laughed at it and thought it would be awful.Recently, that game saw its release as Doritos Dash of Destruction. Developed by NinjaBee, Dash of...