Video Games

Keytar Hero

As someone who plays a lot of video games and has done so since my brother brought home a Commodore 64 over twenty years ago, I’m completely out of touch with the idea of what makes a popular video game.  I don’t mean popular just amongst other gamers, but popular products like the Wii and Guitar Hero that transcend their ...

After three long years of waiting, Rock Band 3 was finally released instores today.  Jen was nice enough to pick up a copy of the game for me after work.  It’s the sequel to my favourite game of the past decade or so and as co-operative video games go, there’s nothing Jen and I enjoy more than unwinding for an ...

Cowboys from hell

Monkey see, monkey do.

I finished Red Dead Redemption over the weekend and have moved onto a new game to play.  It’s called Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and its a post-apocalyptic adaption of the classic Chinese literature story of Monkey. Although its not a particularly high profile game, the game has an strong pedigree behind its production.  The script and direction was handled ...

Reaching for the stars

Wakey wakey, hands off snakey

So a year has passed since we last faced this juncture.  The annual sports gaming conundrum:  FIFA or Pro Evo Soccer?  The 2010 installment of The Decision sparked an upset where, for the first time in over a decade, the people chose FIFA.  It had been a long time coming. For the last few years there had been plenty of ...

With all this time spent on holiday in Scotland, catching up with friends back in Brisbane and going back to work where I’ve got to prep for a week of back-to-back conferences, who has time for video games? I finally found myself with a couple of hours spare tonight to sit down and get stuck into some games that I ...