Oh yeah I write reviews for this website huh…

I am aware I am late when writing this review as SBCG4AP episode 5 was released back in December, but I only recently had the chance to play it. So here is the review for 8-Bit is Enough. Read more

This was announced a couple of days ago, but since I have been adding a few updates regarding the film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, I figured it only makes sense to post it here. Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated feature is scheduled for an August 14th release in North America, and the title has now been shortened to simply “Ponyo” (because the previous title was even longer than the Japanese one). August 14th! Hopefully Ponyo can get the audience a Miyazaki film has always deserved….on August 14th!

After I posted EDGE magazine list of “the 100 best games to play today” list a few days ago, I really started thinking about some of the games that appeared on it (especially the top ten). I think EDGE did a great job for the most part, but at the same time I feel there were some titles that were absent that I really felt should be included somewhere on the list. Read more

I must say, despite the fact that I have never read a full issue of EDGE Magazine,  I have more respect for them than nearly every other video game publication out there just from what I’ve read online. They just have a more respectable nature about them.  Once again I have to point out the whole “It doesn’t matter what the magazines and websites say all that matters are what games are your favorites” nature that I have, but once again I just think these lists can be pretty fun. And EDGE Magazine seems quite fond of making these lists, as they did it previously in 2004 and 2007. But their list is a bit different this time around and they have even dubbed it “the 100 best games to play today” which is more or less a way of saying it’s a best game ever list without outright saying it. Without further waisting your time, here’s the list (with some commentary). Read more

Since its release back in 2007, Super Mario Galaxy has become one of the most acclaimed video games ever made, and will go down in history with the likes of Tetris, Super Mario World and A Link to the Past as one of gaming’s greatest treasures. It has already won a slew of awards (including being the first game to be unanimously named Game of the Year by the likes of IGN, Gamespot and EDGE magazine), Super Mario Galaxy has added yet another award to its belt, as it was named Best Game from the British Academy Video Game Awards.

While it may sound odd that a game released in 2007 would win a Game of the Year award at this point in time, games released from October 26 of 2007 up to December 31 2008 were eligible for the awards.  What makes its victory all the more meaningful was it was up against the likes of Grand Theft Auto IV, which is a game I believe to be the bane of video game art (I have been known to go on rants about that). Grand Theft Auto IV failed to grab a single award, but Super Mario Galaxy’s star was  the one that shined the brightest (pardon the obvious pun there). The British Academy Video Game Awards have restored some of my faith in the gaming community, as they have proven video games should not be about controversy, violence, the technical power of a console, or an over-reliance on creation tools (I’m lookin’ at you LittleBigPlanet!),  video games should be about fun and innovation. Pure and simple. They should be able to capture one’s imagination just by being what they are.

If only we could get a REAL video game award show here in the US of A, instead of that gutter trash known as the Spike TV video game awards.

Congratulations to Nintendo’s Tokyo studio for making such a wonderful game.

For those of you who are unaware, today (March 10) is the unofficial holiday to celebrate all things Super Mario (For those wondering, it takes place on March 10 due to the date’s abbreviation looking similar to Mario’s name. Mar.10. Mario. see what I mean?). Why not celebrate this day of Mario by stomping on some Goombas, racing some go-karts, saving a princess or flying through space without the need of a space suit….Or maybe you should just play some of your favorite Mario games.

They should make “It’s Mario Day Charlie Brown!” What? They had an Arbor day special I don’t see why a Mario day one would be so ridiculous.

Anyways, Happy Mario Day!

Before you read the review there are two things you should know: 1: I have yet to read the graphic novel, but I did some reading up on it prior to the film’s release, so I still did know what kind of movie I was seeing, even if it may sound otherwise.

2. I usually try not to review rated R films on this site to keep everything PG rated (if you will), but I’ve been a little slow on the reviews lately so I figured I owed it to my fanbase to review something (I hope he isn’t disappointed). With that said I will not go into too much detail on why this film is rated R (keepin’ it PG here) but just know that just because this classifies as a superhero movie, DON’T TAKE ANY CHILDREN TO SEE IT. I say this because during my viewing a man a few rows behind me brought his son, which he definitely shouldn’t have.

Anywho, on to the business. Read more

Even though I’ve always been the type of person to think “it doesn’t matter what the magazines and the websites say if you like the game that’s all that matters!”  I still like to see some of these “best games ever” lists and see where my favorites rank. One of the most recent of these lists is Official Nintendo Magazine’s top 100 Nintendo games list.  I decided I may as well post the list here and give a little commentary on the choices. Read more

2008 saw a lot of highs and lows in the realms of movies and video games. Records were broken, hype was built and classics were born. But besides The Dark Knight there were a lot of other cool things too. Robots fell in love, brothers were Super Smashed and Metal Gear’s convoluted plot lines were unraveled (and still left some confused). And then there’s The Love Guru! Read more