AltWeeklies Wire
Permanent Resident: Resident Evil 4 is an Instant Classicnew
Resident Evil 4, the first true sequel in the series since 1999's Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, is not only the best survival horror game ever made -- it completely reinvents the form.
Boston Phoenix |
Mitch Krpata |
01-21-2005 |
Video Games
Video-Game Champ Makes His Living Playingnew
Surprising for someone who's played video games as much as 12 hours a day since he was 4, world video-game champ Matt Leto is not a nerd; he's a well-spoken athlete. Major League Gaming signed Leto, known as Zyos, to play Halo professionally in 2003.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
01-10-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: Halo 2 Xbox
Choose Your Own Adventure: Knights of the Old Republic IInew
The whole "choose your own adventure" theme that made the first KOTOR so amazing is back again for The Sith Lords, and it really makes you feel like your actions can have serious consequences, one way or another.
Boston Phoenix |
Jim Murray and Aaron Solomon |
01-03-2005 |
Video Games
Two Princes: Prince of Persia: Warrior Withinnew
The rushed-to-market sequel Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a darker, self-consciously edgier take on the franchise, and a step in the wrong direction.
Boston Phoenix |
Mitch Krpata |
01-03-2005 |
Video Games
Army's Video Game Moves In for the Killnew
When an Army contractor showed off the Army's free video game Special Forces at an entertainment center in Littleton, Colo., it was with more in mind than helping the young enjoy themselves. Recruiting is the goal.
Westword |
Eric Dexheimer |
12-22-2004 |
Video Games
Kids' Video Games With Current Movie Tie-Ins
New video games for kids based on the season's hit kid movies are a mixed bunch. Reviewed are The Incredibles, Shark Tale, SpongeBob SquarePants, and A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Isthmus |
Aaron R. Conklin |
12-03-2004 |
Video Games
(Don't) Think Like a Snipernew
"JFK Reloaded" is not just a violent video game in extremely bad taste. There's something very different about it, something that makes it bizarrely sinister.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
12-02-2004 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Playmakersnew
A graduate program at Southern Methodist University teaches students how to develop video games.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
11-29-2004 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
What Went Wrong with Fable?new
Fable took four years, a huge cast and, as reported in the credits, several thousand take-out dinners to make. But the plot sounds like it took three guys, one night and a batch of “special” brownies.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
11-07-2004 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Who's Got Game in the World of Madden NFL?new
The lives of Madden NFL "ballers" mirror the football players they spend so much time studying, and via the game, being. They tour other cities to play each other, they trash talk, they note their opponents' strengths and weaknesses, they intimidate and psych out the competition, and they often bring home big money.
Baltimore City Paper |
Christina Royster-Hemby |
11-03-2004 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Video Gaming Can Teach Us a Lot about How We Learn
Two University of Wisconsin professors study video games so they can use the technology and learning principles inherent in them to improve the way kids are taught in the classroom.
Isthmus |
Aaron R. Conklin |
06-10-2004 |
Video Games
