http://metropulse.com/news/ae-reviews/video-games/?partner=RSSMetroPulse Stories: Video Gamesen-usae-reviews/video-gameshttp://metropulse.com/news/2009/jan/06/left-4-dead-high-concept-low-quantity/?partner=RSS ]]>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:15:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-14168-733413ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TN"Left 4 Dead:" High concept, low quantityMetroPulseleft-4-dead-high-concept-low-quantityurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-14168-733413Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/dec/31/the-black-Isle-bethesda-connection/?partner=RSS ]]>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:18:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-14153-733407ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNThe Black Isle-Bethesda ConnectionMetroPulsethe-black-Isle-bethesda-connectionurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-14153-733407Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/dec/03/fable-revisited/?partner=RSSFable’s biggest problem was its smallness; in trying to make the most of the idea, Lionhead failed to make enough of the actual game. All the weird and wonderful things you could do were hamstrung by a combination of too few instances of them and the ever-popular arbitrary decision between two extremes of vice and virtue. Fable II does a lot to counteract the former, but little to shore up the latter. ]]>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-14056-733379ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNA Fable RevisitedMetroPulsefable-revisitedurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-14056-733379Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/15/another-sonic-bust/?partner=RSSSonic Chronicles is one of those inexplicable genre-breaking efforts that deposits an established universe into a previously untapped gameplay realm. Sega tapped Bioware, notable developer of Star Wars fan fiction games and space-sex simulators, to revive their long-struggling flagship series by dragging Sonic kicking and screaming into turn-based RPG territory for the Nintendo DS. ]]>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13826-733330ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNAnother Sonic BustMetroPulseanother-sonic-busturn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13826-733330Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/01/it-could-be-worse/?partner=RSSStar Wars franchise, I realized that the nature of the problem isn’t that I like it or hate it, but that I demand so much from it. George Lucas had a couple of winning years when I was a kid, and every time he fields a new team, I want more of those unbeaten seasons I remember from my youth. ]]>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13777-733316ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNIt Could Be WorseMetroPulseit-could-be-worseurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13777-733316Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/sep/17/crashing-castles/?partner=RSS ]]>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13726-733302ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNCrashing CastlesMetroPulsecrashing-castlesurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13726-733302Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/sep/03/gotterdammer-fail/?partner=RSS ]]>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13680-733288ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNGötterdämmer-FailMetroPulsegotterdammer-failurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13680-733288Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/aug/20/chess-moogles/?partner=RSS ]]>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13642-733274ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNChess, With MooglesMetroPulsechess-mooglesurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13642-733274Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/aug/06/soul-power/?partner=RSS ]]>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13579-733260ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNSoul PowerMetroPulsesoul-powerurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13579-733260Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/jul/23/blockbuster/?partner=RSSWed, 23 Jul 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13524-733246ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNBlockbusterMetroPulseblockbusterurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13524-733246Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/jul/09/wiiwares-unimpressive-debut/?partner=RSSQ*Bert, which would be lost when the system was powered off. It was simplistic, but 1981 was a simple time. ]]>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13476-733232ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNWiiWare's Unimpressive DebutMetroPulsewiiwares-unimpressive-debuturn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13476-733232Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/jun/25/character-assassination/?partner=RSSNinja Gaiden II opens with a Neo-Tokyo cinematic sequence that evokes whispers of a Far East version of Blade Runner. Retro-futuristic flying transit capsules, too far evolved to be considered flying cars, float nonchalantly through a cityscape of pagoda-topped skyscrapers. Ground floor is as distant a memory to its residents as buggy whips are to us. Intrigue, the setting fairly screams. Espionage! The complexities of a thinking man’s game! Three minutes later, it’s lost any hope of such intricacies. ]]>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13431-733218ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNCharacter AssassinationMetroPulsecharacter-assassinationurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13431-733218Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/jun/11/virtually-healthy/?partner=RSSWii Fit, Nintendo’s newest foray into the “doing non-game things with game systems” market, has been described as everything from a paradigm shift in the home exercise field to a $90 hula hoop. It’s neither of these, but describing Nintendo’s featherweight workout program inaccurately is amusing, as it is itself an inaccurate description of something more complex. ]]>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13382-733204ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNVirtually HealthyMetroPulsevirtually-healthyurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13382-733204Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/may/28/rain-slick-premiere/?partner=RSS ]]>Wed, 28 May 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13335-733190ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNA Rain-Slick PremiereMetroPulserain-slick-premiereurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13335-733190Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/may/14/fighting-liberty/?partner=RSSGrand Theft Auto IV releases to the acclaim of murder-simulator fans everywhere. Dave Prince reminisces about the Cold War and walks us through why GTAIV won't turn our kids into sociopathic whoremongers. ]]>Wed, 14 May 2008 21:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13293-733176ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNFighting for LibertyMetroPulsefighting-libertyurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13293-733176Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/may/07/retread/?partner=RSSMetro Pulse around it. Write the word “REHASHED” in Sharpie on your makeshift Wii Baseball Bat, then smack yourself in the face with it between 20 and 30 times. ]]>Wed, 07 May 2008 22:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13260-733169ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNRetreadMetroPulseretreadurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13260-733169Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/apr/16/demigod-war/?partner=RSSGod of War’s “X-Treme Canon” take on Greek mythology, I’ve had this inexplicable urge to find a decent next-gen Norsey equivalent. I chalk this up to a Teutonic-by-way-of-Ireland bloodline and a weird 21st-century version of ancestor worship, mostly because the alternative (a deep-seated urge to stare at shirtless muscle-bound warriors that was imparted to me by a childhood stocked with too many He-Man action figures) isn’t something I like to think about. ]]>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13188-733148ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNDemigod of WarMetroPulsedemigod-warurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13188-733148Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/apr/03/double-and-nothing/?partner=RSS ]]>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13080-733135ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNDouble and NothingMetroPulsedouble-and-nothingurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13080-733135Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/mar/20/saturday-night-brawl/?partner=RSSSuper Smash Bros. Brawl to be the demographic-smashing success that Wii Sports and its ilk became, Brawl’s ease of use and cartoony wholesomeness guarantee it the top spot on the short list of Fighting Games Grandma Might Play. ]]>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:03:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13115-733121ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNSaturday Night BrawlMetroPulsesaturday-night-brawlurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13115-733121Change0Usablehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/feb/28/dont-cry-emo-kid/?partner=RSSDMC games weren’t hard on the eyes, DMC4 finally has the processing power behind it to give the same level of attention to detailed scenery that was once reserved for the games’ larger-than-life characters. ]]>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:08:00 -0000urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13116-733100ae-reviews/video-gamesDave PrinceKnoxville, TNDon't Cry, Emo KidMetroPulsedont-cry-emo-kidurn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-13116-733100Change0Usable