The Godfather
Genre: Third-Person Action Adventure
Platform: XBOX
Rating: M (Mature 17+)
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Redwood Shores
Release Date: 3/21/06
Video games based on motion pictures have a very spotty history. For every Goldeneye, there’s a dozen more bad games like any of the Evil Dead games or E.T. Now, EA has decided to throw their hat into […]
Fight Night Round 3
Genre: Sports
Platform: XBox
Rating: T (TEEN)
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Chicago
Release Date: 2/21/2006
After the success of the first two installments of the Fight Night series, EA is back for Round 3. With a revamped fighter creation system and the addition of some new, powerful punches, Fight Night Round 3 makes a serious bid […]
The Warriors
Genre: Action
Platform: XBox
Rating: M (MATURE)
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar Toronto
Release Date: 10/18/2005
Video games based on movies have been a decidedly mixed bag. For every Spider-Man 2 or Goldeneye there’s been 10 E.T.s and Fight Clubs. So when Rockstar announced they were making a video game based on the classic cult flick The Warriors […]
Dynasty Warriors 5
Genre: Third-Person Action
Platform: XBox
Rating: T (TEEN)
Publisher: Koei
Developer: Omega Force
Release Date: 9/13/2005
The Dynasty Warriors franchise has been a cash cow for Koei. I’d heard of the game, and knew people who swore by it, but I’d never experienced it myself. So when the newest iteration hit XBox, I […]
Cold War
Genre: Third-Person Shooter
Platform: XBox
Rating: T (TEEN)
Publisher: Dreamcatcher
Developer: Mindware
Release Date: 9/27/05
The stealth genre is one that really hasn’t been exploited that much in the gaming world. Apart from the 2-ton gorillas Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid, there aren’t many options available for people to play. Dreamcatcher has […]
Ninja Gaiden Black
Genre: Third-Person Action
Platform: XBox
Rating: M (Mature)
Publisher: Tecmo
Developer: Team Ninja
Release Date: 9/20/2005
Back in March of 2004, Ninja Gaiden was released on XBox with much fanfare. The popular series from the arcades and SNES was finally hitting the next-gen consoles, and it sold like hotcakes. It quickly developed a reputation as the most […]
World Series of Poker
Genre: Gambling
Platform: XBox
Rating: E-10 (Everyone 10 and older)
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Left Field Productions
Release Date: 8/31/2005
Over the past few years, the World Series of Poker, a month long poker tournament in Las Vegas held every year, has gone from an event only a few degenerate gamblers had ever heard of into a nationwide sensation […]
187: Ride or Die
Genre: Combat Racing
Platform: XBox
Rating: M (Mature)
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft France
Release Date: 8/23/2005
Let’s face it. Hip-Hop culture is a potent marketing force. Witness the proliferation of rap on the radio, graffiti in print ads, and street tough in commercials. There’s been any number of video games that use Hip-Hop as a […]
Metal Slug 4 & 5
Genre: Third Person Shooter
Platform: XBox
Rating: T (Teen)
Publisher: SNK NEOGEO USA
Developer: SNK PLAYMORE
Release Date: 08/16/2005
SNK, Neo Geo, and side-scroller fans, rejoice! After hitting the PS2 earlier this summer, Metal Slug 4 & 5 have finally hit the XBox. But for those people who have no idea who SNK were, never […]
Madden 06
Genre: Action Adventure
Platform: XBox
Rating: E (Everybody)
Publisher: EA Games
Developer: Tiburon
Release Date: 08/09/2005
So EA, the Big Bad Wolf, secured exclusive rights to the NFL and fanboys across the nation got up in arms. It’s so easy to hate EA. They’re everything wrong with the gaming industry. And yet, what people got upset about […]
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