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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3): 1 of 11

If you haven't given into the music game genre yet and played Guitar Hero, then skip the exercise in franchise milking and go buy Rock Band. If, however, you are a Guitar Hero enthusiast then please, pull out the leather pants and read on. The Guitar Hero fan base is practically insatiable, and I more than love the addition ...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Rock Band (Xbox 360, PS3): 1 of 7

If Guitar Hero made you feel like a rock star wait until you play the latest musical love fest from Harmonix: Rock Band. From the legendary Ramones and Rolling Stones to Weezer and Fall Out Boy, the range is exceptional. If you've played Guitar Hero III and like the sort of challenge that makes your fingers bleed you won't f...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Zelda, The Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS): 1 of 3

Think of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass as Wind Waker: Episode 2 for your DS, right down to the sailing through cell-shaded prettiness. Don't be hasty and write off Phantom Hourglass because of its accessibility. Where hardcore gameplay is shaved off, pleasing diversity replaces it. A pocket-sized adventure it lives up to the capt...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3): 1 of 3

Uncharted just might be the most fun you'll have with a videogame. More hype? Not so much. The first installment of a franchise is always an unknown quantity; Uncharted delivers with an adventure so engaging you'll have trouble putting down the controller. You play as Nathan Drake, a treasure hunter that could give Indiana J...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (PS3): 1 of 2

A longtime fan of the Sid Meier's oeuvre, I was more than a little bit eager to experience a curled up on the couch console version of of the game. Famed for intense, detailed and lengthy gameplay as civilizations battle for glory a successful console translation seemed improbable, and what Civilization Revolution makes clea...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Echochrome: 1 of 1

Feeling overwhelmed by so-called graphics powerhouses and tired visual effects? Why not try a game that's pure gameplay. With remarkably pared down presentation, Echochrome makes it clear from the get-go that this perception-altering game is anything but ordinary. What it lacks in chroma, the game makes up for with depth as ...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: PixelJunk Monsters: 1 of 1

The follow-up to Q-Games' PixelJunk Racers, PixelJunk Monsters now graces your Playstation Store for under $10 of strategic good times. The jist of it? Think Desktop Tower Defense with trees you turn into forts, and then dance in; PixelJunk Monsters is real time strategy with it's fair share of whimsy. You'll feel like a kid...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (PS3): 1 of 1

A classic revival of games of yore, Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 is a nostalgia-heavy addition to the Commando series. Jam-packed with ammunition, the top-down shoot-em-up is woefully light on substance. There are three playable characters at your disposal, Wolf, Coyote and Fox. Throw them all together, give it a mix ...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (Xbox 360): 1 of 1

Any gaming Naruto fan will tell you that the history of Naruto spawned video games is a dark one, full of bitterness and heartbreak. It is with that weighty baggage in mind that I reassure you there's no need to stock up on ice cream therapy, Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is the cute boyfriend you can bring home to mama. Rise of a...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Calling All Cars (PS3): 1 of 1

A raucous good time, Calling All Cars is an original counter to the library of the Live Arcade. It truly is multi-player buckets of fun, and even with dwindling online participation Calling All Cars it still holds its own as a fantastic party game. You play as a copper against up to three opponents with the very narrow goal ...