When I was in middle school I wanted to be "a biologist, a computer programmer or a novelist" when I grew up. Since then, I have earned a bachelor's degree in biology, a master's in computer science and I have written one novel. Even so, my life hasn't quite
+ more bio informationI played Buffy the Vampire Slayer in order to spend a little more time in the Buffyverse. I am not entirely certain it was worth it, but the game did have points both good and bad. Yes, you do get to play as Buffy and meet and, to some degree, interact with the rest of the Scooby gang; Cordelia, Giles, Xander and Willow. Some... More..
This is the sequel to Snowblind's Champions of Norrath, and uses not only the same engine as its predecessor, but also the same engine as the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance games by the same company. All of these games share a number of points, including solid and consistent controls and well-designed levels and interesting cha... More..
The works of H.P. Lovecraft have seen a number of interpretations into different mediamovies and games primarilywith mixed results. As such, it was with mixed feelings that I greeted Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth for the Xbox. I had heard about the game long before it was released. Early screenshots and reviews s... More..
Epic's Unreal FailureEpic Games took the existing genre of first-person shooters (FPS) to the next level back in 1998 with Unreal. The graphics of the first Unreal were, at the time, groundbreaking with a smoothness that pushed the boundaries of what the technology at the time could do.That first game was only the opening sal... More..
The Space BetweenAdvent Rising for the Xbox is an excellent example of how a fantastic concept can utterly fail. The story was co-authored by Orson Scott Card, one of the more respected names in science fiction today. The basic story of the game was interesting and compelling, though fitting it into a video game may have dumb... More..
Massive!Mass Effect for the Xbox360 was an eagerly-anticipated science-fiction game from Bioware that was presented and promoted as a role-playing game. It was released in November 2007 amid a small amount of controversylargely due to problems with slips in the release date and copies that made it to the public before that da... More..
If I recall correctly, this was one of the first titles for the PS2, a sort of fighting/adventure game by Squaresoft. I had heard mixed things about itgenerally that it was fun, but too short. So now, about seven years after its initial release, I have had a chance to play it, and I have a resounding "meh." Don't get me wron... More..
Somewhere Between Good and EvilBeyond Good & Evil by Ubisoft was released for the Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation2 and the PC, which is actually a point in the favor of a game in the modern market. Even before putting the game into the console, it was off to a good startthe packaging is slick, with an interesting, cute cover char... More..
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