DOTA in space…at least, that is the first impression that I received when I fired up a practice game. DOTA, or Defense of the Ancients, is a mod for Warcraft III that took the game to a whole new level. To sum up DOTA, two sides have a base and towers in between. NPC armies spawn at the same time on both sides and automatically head toward the other base and attack anything in their path. The players themselves pick a hero and have free rein to attack the enemy NPCs and towers so that they can level up, earn money, and eventually make themselves strong enough to press through enemy lines.
A capture the flag real-time strategy game? Interesting. Under two bucks during Steam’s summer sale? Okay, I’ll bite…I can take the plunge for two dollars. I know how to live dangerously every now and again.
Ah…Camelot. How I respect thee. I’m not sure why, but I’ve always been a fan of knights, archers, catapults, and everything else related to stories involving King Arthur, the Round Table, and anything else medieval themed. Perhaps it is because these stories revolve around simpler times, or maybe because some of them involve magic. Whatever the case, the combination of “Camelot” and “Days of Wonder” on the box helped me to take the plunge…though I was unprepared by just how different this game turned out to be compared to everything else in my collection.
Welcome back to the second review of the series. As I explained in the review of episode one, all future reviews (including this one) will be a plot summary with my thoughts added in as I go. There will be spoilers, so do not read any further if you want to experience this episode for yourself.
My son Vinnie can have a very short attention span at times (as most kids often do), however if there is one thing that I can count on in keeping his attention, it’s television shows about nature. He will sit there for hours, letting his little mind soak in everything it can in regards to animals, reptiles, insects…you name it. He’s often commented that he likes watching Billy the Exterminator because they relocate intruders rather than kill them, not to mention that the show is highly educational. Thus, I was excited when the offer came in to review the game that I’m about to cover.
If I’ve been told once, I’ve been told a thousand times…”Stay out of my kitchen!” I make a mean homemade Hamburger Helper and can heat up Chef Boyardee like no one’s business, yet Jennifer is intent in cooking everything on her own. I’ve honored her wishes mainly so that I don’t show her up…give me a moment while I lock the door…and so that the kids don’t get spoiled by my cooking. I don’t want to toot my own horn or anything, but Gordon Ramsay once asked for my autograph. True story.
Having had a great time with Telltale’s “Back to the Future: The Game”, I took the plunge and purchased “The Walking Dead” during Steam’s summer sale. Like Back to the Future, this is a five episode series that is released in parts…usually one episode every month. I’ll be reviewing all five episodes of this game as they are released, though please be advised that (at the time of writing) not all of the episodes have been released yet. There may be a month delay in between reviews, unlike the recent episode reviews of Back to the Future that I wrote.
It seems as though I have been on a Tetris kick lately. I recently reviewed the board game and the card game…the former I found to be better than the latter. I found Tetris Party Deluxe (for the Wii) sitting on a clearance rack and figured I’d pick it up and give it a try, just to see how it compared to the Game Boy version I played as a kid.
I’ve played a lot of Millionaire, especially on the PC back when I was in college. Most of you are familiar with the game, but for those of you who aren’t, you’re a contestant trying to answer trivia questions to earn money. The more trivia questions you can answer correctly, the more money you earn. Being a fan of trivia games, I thought I’d give this one a try when I saw it on a clearance rack. How bad could it be?
A while back, I posted a review on the board game, Pandemic. Pandemic is a cooperative board game that tasks players with saving the world from deadly diseases. The boys and I have played it on a few occasions and enjoyed our experience overall.
Finally, we reach the episode where all is explained…or at least…concluded. We still have a lot of unanswered questions that need resolved and I for one, waited long enough to know how it all turned out. After I’m done with this episode, I’ll briefly review the game as a whole. Also, please be advised that this article is VERY SPOILER HEAVY…do not continue if you want to experience this game’s mystery for yourself.
Welcome back, fellow DeLorean lovers…we’re about to jump into episode four’s plot synopsis and review, but I wanted to give you the chance to head back to chapter three in case you haven’t read it yet. You can find the link here:
Hello again, readers. I recently covered episode two of this game and I’m pleased to write about the most anticipated episode (for me, anyway), episode three. For those of you just starting to follow along, I highly recommend reading my first two reviews first so that you aren’t lost.
Welcome back, time travelers! Today, we’re going to be looking at the second episode of, Back to the Future: The Game. If you haven’t read my review of the previous episode yet, then I recommend that you do so. Otherwise, you’ll be somewhat lost.
I never understood why schools insisted on going over trivial things that we’d end up forgetting as adults anyway…after all, isn’t that what research is for? What’s the expression…”teach a man to fish…?” I don’t remember what the Scarlet Letter was about, just that the Custom House introductory was painful and could be considered cruel and unusual punishment. I don’t remember a thing about the Aztecs or who the twenty-second President of the United States was. Though, I do remember a thing or two about math and English, mainly because I use both more than any other school subject I was taught. It’s for this reason that I encourage kids everywhere to play educational games that improve both basic math, reading, and writing skills.
Back when I was in college, the Internet and social media were just starting to take off. I am not sure how popular it is today, but I played a Yahoo game called Word Racer a lot. Word Racer featured a Boggle-esque grid in which you had to spell words faster than the other people in your game room. You’d have to form words by using adjacent letters, while scoring bonuses if you used the special letters that randomly showed up each round.