Monster Hunter Tri has a lot going for it.  The biggest perk has to be the fact that it’s one of a handful of JRPGs on the white box from Nintendo.  Wii gamers have been starved for deep RPG experiences since the console exploded onto the market so many years ago.  I certainly can’t think [...]

Believe it or not, I’ve written over a dozen “book” reviews as part of a column for the defunct Project Lore website.  That’s in quotes because as much of the material from World of Warcraft’s extended universe is in the form of comics or manga, as it is in novels.  While I don’t expect to [...]

April is the beginning of Quarter 2 (Q2) for most companies across the planet.  Companies that make money during the spring and summer – Lowes, Yogi Bear’s Picnic Basket Collection Agency, Coppertone, etc – are preparing for a blitz of income and product releases.  The entirety of my beloved video game industry goes the other [...]

Why a mini-review and not a full blown 1,000 word treatise on an epic space opera?  Simple, my first impression covered the material quite well, which is the entire point of those pieces.  What a first impression can’t do is cover the entire scope of the game, especially a story-driven piece of entertainment like Mass [...]

You may be asking yourself, “Why is iTZKooPA only doing a mini-review of the most innovative game of 2009?”  Simple, the game, while incredibly innovative, is very basic.  Hence, a mini-review is perfect. Let’s get one thing straight, Scribblenauts absolutely blew me away when I played it at E3, and again at Penny Arcade Expo.  [...]

The long and short of it, I handed Battlefield: Bad Company 2 a 90% on the strength of its characters, multiplayer depth and incredibly superb sound design. How’d I do on my first full-fledged video review?

One thing I look for in today’s games is a sense of difficulty.  Growing up in a time where finishing a game was dieing gave me an appreciation for the challenges that developers built in to the medium.  Overcoming those challenges gave me an immense sense of accomplishment. Instead of walking uphill both ways, today’s [...]

Sorry I didn’t post this here sooner, but I’ve been quite busy with other things.  After participating in over 15+ hours of content and hitting level 20, I finally put together a comprehensive first impression of Global Agenda for MMOCrunch.com.  At least I think 1400 words is quite comprehensive for a first look at an [...]

Everyone loves Jill Valentine.  She’s nostalgic, sexy, athletic and incredibly skilled at lockpicking.  The brunette has starred in countless Resident Evil properties, from the core franchise to spin-offs to movies.  No wonder Capcom couldn’t go two games without her making an appearance.  Unfortunately, her role in Resident Evil 5 was much like Steven Seagul’s starring [...]

It took them over two weeks but TheGameReviews has finally added my Army of Two: The 40th Day review to the database.  Darn editor taking a (long overdue) vacation!  How dare he! I’ll shorten the review for you in just a single, all encompassing phrase.  One that I was quite fond of back in my [...]