AltWeeklies Wire
Baseball Minus Bud, Barry and Balconew
EA Sports goes yard without the assistance of Balco in MVP 06: NCAA Baseball.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
04-21-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The NFL's Little Brother Grows Upnew
Forget the hype of the brand-name football sims -- Arena Football has the backyard football appeal that gimmicks and gigabytes could never replicate.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
03-10-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The Death Penaltynew
25 to Life needs to be banned -- not because it's full of gangsters and police exchanging head shots, but because it just plain sucks.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
02-13-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
A Gamer's Guilty Pleasurenew
Silent Scope Complete is the El Camino of video games -- it may not be high class, but it sure is fun to look at.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
01-30-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Lights... Camera... Murder!new
Featuring more than 40 bone-chilling scenes and Hollywood-style horror sequences, Indigo Prophecy is a game you'll want to play with the lights on.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
10-18-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Loving Hadesnew
The heavy hitters of Greek mythology come to life in God of War, a video game so cool it rivals the mythos of KISS.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
09-19-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
It's Not Easy Being Greennew
The Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction is like Grand Theft Auto meets Barry Bonds. But that is not as cool as it sounds.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
09-02-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Coffee Grinds Grand Theft Auto to a Haltnew
The morality police are steamed over Grand Theft Auto’s "hot coffee" hidden sexual content. Rockstar Games have become the 2 Live Crew of the gaming industry -- and they have only themselves to blame.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
08-01-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Going Gently Into That Dark Knightnew
For those haunted by memories of Adam West and Burt Ward gliding across the television screen in colorful tights and capes, the dark, moody videogame version of Batman Begins is just what the doctor ordered.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
07-05-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The Agony of Da Fightnew
The first rule of Fight Club, the videogame, is you don't ever, ever play Fight Club, the videogame.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
06-06-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The Rental of the Sithnew
To paraphrase Yoda, the hardcore videogame Jedi should rent, not buy, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
05-23-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Float Like the Fatmannew
If you're looking for an immersive boxing game that allows you to be as anal as your little heart desires, get EA Sports Fight Night Round 2.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
05-09-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Taking It to the Streetsnew
Gaming gets pimped in this exploration of the popularity of street-style videogames.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
04-25-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Of ’Box and Bocks: the Synergy of Beer and Gamingnew
Video games and beer are the perfect, all-American combo. GameFace examines why and explores the evolution of the author's taste in both.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
04-11-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Lost in the Machinenew
As millions plug into massively multiplayer online videogames, a vast and complex virtual world is taking shape that poses sociological, legal and psychological questions with no easy answers.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Warner |
04-07-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
