bah. jag börjar bli sjuk igen. det har inte gått två veckor sen jag äntligen sparkade ut förra förkylningen från min kropp men nu verkar det vara på gång igen. jag har ont i lederna, huvudet och känner mig allmänt krasslig. nåja, det går över ( Read more... )

title: international karate advanced
publisher: studio 3
reviewed copy: gameboy advance
other platforms available: none
number of players: 1
genre: 2d fighting
year of release: 2001
prequels/sequels (original platform listed):

1. international karate (1986, atari)
2. international karate + (1988, amiga)in western europe, martial arts were often ( Read more... )

haven't updated in a while, but i blame the flu. yes, i've been knocked out by the flu since monday and now, finally, it seems like it's budging for my monster cure of vitamin-c, ipren, garlic, basil and other goodies. anyway, since i've been in bed or on the couch most of this time, not much has happened. the most dramatic change in life (not ( Read more... )

haven't reviewed a game for quite some time. time to sharpen those reviewing skills.

"live the life, stone wash your underpants"

guitar hero encore: rocks the 80s
publisher: red octane
platform tested: playstation 2
other platforms available: none
number of players: 1 - 2
genre: music/rhytym game
year of release: 2007
prequels/sequels (orginal ( Read more... )

" 'the gods do not smile upon us.'
'i like it better that way.' "

final fantasy XII

publisher: square enix
platform tested: playstation 2
other platforms available: none
number of players: 1
genre: japanese styled rpg
year of release: 2006
prequels/sequels (original platform listed):

final fantasy (1987, nes ( Read more... )

"hmm...where's the satisfying sound of one's impalement?"

finished resident evil IV last night. here are some thoughts:

resident evil IV

publisher: capcom
platform tested: playstation 2
other versions available: gamecube, pc
number of players: 1
genre: survival horror
year of release: 2005
prequels/sequels:

resident evil (1996, spawned three ( Read more... )

a couple of weeks back i bought the first expansion pack for sid meir's latest installment in the civilization series. here are some thoughts.

civilization IV: warlords

publisher: 2k games
platform tested: pc
other versions available: none
number of players: 1 - 12 (with net play)
genre: turn-based strategy
year of release: 2006
sequels/prequels: ( Read more... )

"they don't really want you to play freebird. they're just mocking you."

since i'm about halfway into guitar hero i'll make my review now. it won't exactly change, now will it?

guitar hero

publisher: redoctane
platform tested: ps2
other versions available: none
number of players: 1 - 2
genre: music/rhythm
year of release: 2005
sequels/prequels:
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i've got two major ways of escapism right now - kingdom hearts II and guitar hero. sure, kh2 is just a game like any other, and frankly a bit worse than the original, but it's good fun. but guitar hero. jesus christ with a hippo on his back! at first i wasn't all that happy about me spending that much money on any game, but tonight it proved its' ( Read more... )

"in the 21st century everyone will be able to see that we are all just inhabitants of a little celestial body called earth. a world without communism and capitalism... that is the world i wanted to see. but reality continued to betray me."

metal gear solid III: snake eater

publisher: konami
platform tested: ps2
other versions available: none
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