Early Swirly – New Releases This Week: 05-07-2012
I’m going to be brutally honest with all of you: This week is merely a filler week in the world of gaming as far as I’m concerned. This week is an obstacle and obstruction to get to next week; a week that will truly be one of the greatest weeks in all recorded and unrecorded [...]
inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood – Review
Genre: Action/Adventure Developer: Sucker Punch Productions Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Systems: Playstation 3 Release Year: 2011 Imagine this: You are Cole MacGrath, The Demon of Empire City. You woke up one day with an assortment of electrical super-powers. You can climb buildings, grind on rails and power lines, shoot electric rockets and grenades from your hands, and oh… [...]
Mass Effect 3 – Review
Genre: Action RPG, Third-person Shooter Developer: BioWare Publisher: Electronic Arts Systems: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC Release Year: 2012 And so, we come to the end of the Mass Effect trilogy.. Years in the making, this game was hyped up to be one of the most amazing games ever, while also being a fitting [...]
Street Fighter X Tekken – Review
Genre: Fighting Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Systems: PC (Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360 Release Year: 2012 There are very few moments in life when the stars align and two titans collide in an much anticipated ultimate showdown. Dream fights such as Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson in boxing and Randy Couture vs Fedor [...]
Shank 2 – Review
Genre: Beat ‘Em Up Developer: Klei Entertainment Publisher: Electronic Arts Systems: Playstation 3 (PSN), Xbox 360 (Live Arcade), Microsoft Windows Release Year: 2012 It’s been a year and a half since Klei Entertainment released its 2D Beat ‘Em Up-style platformer, Shank. It impressed with its addictive battle system, its compelling (albeit somewhat out-of-place) visuals and [...]
Early Swirly – New Releases This Week: 02-06-2012
By now most of us have recovered from Christmas and post-Christmas shopping sprees, so I suppose it’s time to start restocking on some new games to play. This week in gaming is pretty impressive, with some titles that may fly under the radar, but should definitely end up on your list. All I know is [...]
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair – Review
Genre: Action/Adventure Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami System: Xbox 360 (Live Arcade), Playstation 3 (PSN) Release Year: 2010/2011 I know the Ninja is the Castlevania Guru, but I was given a pass to review this one. This is going to be a tough one for me to review, as this may be the first game I [...]
Mass Effect 2 – Review
Genre: Action RPG, Third-person Shooter Developer: BioWare Publisher: Electronic Arts Systems: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC Release Year: 2010 It’s the sequel that defines what a sequel should be in the gaming world. It improves on everything, and leaves no room for adjustment. The decisions you make in this one weigh more heavily on [...]
The Baconing – Review
Genre: Action-RPG Developer: Hothead Games Publisher: Valcon Games (XBLA) Systems: PC, PSN, XBLA Release Year: 2011 I didn’t have the slightest idea what The Baconing was when I first heard about it (I wasn’t the only one). With an ambiguous title and the fact that bacon was all over the DeathSpank games, I just assumed [...]
Outland – Review
Genre: Platformer Developer: Housemarque Publisher: Ubisoft Systems: PSN, XBLA Release Year: 2011 As I’d stated a few times in the Early Swirly, the thing that drove me crazy the most about the PlayStation Network and Store going down for about a month was that I couldn’t download Outland. As I played and replayed the trailer [...]
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