Horror Tries to Stay Alive
The hit horror survival game from 2008, Dead Space, makes its return with the sequel, Dead Space 2. Developed by Visceral Games, Dead Space 2 has a huge name to live up to. Does it deserve a spot on your shelf, or would it just be taking up space? Dead Space 2's plot centers on the same threat from the first game, an alien infection that takes over the bodies of human corpses called Necromorphs.
Black Swan is the most disappointing movie to be released last year. Directed by the famous Darren Aronofsky, the film has received much critical acclaim and has been nominated for five Academy Awards in total. This is due to a classically arresting visual style typical of Aronofsky, and an impressive performance from Natalie Portman.
This Movie Needs Work
While it isn't a crime for an action film to be flashy and mindless, The Mechanic is a grey Jetta that's missing its chassis. The Mechanic was released on January 28th to a pathetic opening weekend, with revenue of less than half of the film's budget.
The Trailer Park Boys come to make their riches in D.C.
Imagine someone with the I.Q. and class of a Jerry Springer guest's entrepreneurial ideas put into a live comedic skit. This is the basis of the Drunk, High and Unemployed tour put on by three cast members of the Canadian television series The Trailer Park Boys.
WarioWare D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself)is a Nintendo DS game that allows the player complete freedom to create and alter mini-games, which raises the question: "Can being redundant be good?" A host of playwrights, especially Shakespeare, use the convention of the play-within-a- play to build plot or reveal characters' personalities.
Bologna or Filet Mignon?
2-D platform gaming has been making a comeback in recent years with games such as Braid, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and Mega Man. Developer Team Meat makes their attempt at this trend with Super Meat Boy. Super Meat Boy is based on a flash game that was released on Newgrounds.
Proving that a popular franchise does not equal a good film, The Green Hornet is a clumsy and inept attempt at a super hero movie. The film opened on January 14th to mixed reviews. It is based off of the television series from the 1960s. The movie focuses on Britt Reid (Seth Rogan), a spoiled rich kid who finds himself in charge of a newspaper after his father's mysterious death.
The beloved Saw franchise finally met its anti-climatic demise with the release of its severely unsatisfying final installment, Saw 3-D. Since the debut of the first film, Saw, in 2004, the series has been praised by horror fans for its originality, gore, and twisted sense of morality.
In the surrounding areas, the criteria for critiquing an eatery are heavily based on location, history, and most important affordability. Upon dining at Bender's, it became apparent that accomplishing satisfaction on all three levels was, in fact, possible.
Fallout: New Vegas is a well-made extension of the Fallout franchise that all fans should give a try. Though it is not a true sequel to 2008's Fallout 3, it certainly has enough material included in it to warrant purchase. For the uninitiated, the Fallout series takes places in an America that has been devastated by nuclear war with China.
The things that go bump in the night are back with a yawn-inducing vengeance in the highly-anticipated Paranormal Activity 2. The sequel to Paranormal Activity hit theatres on October 22nd to much critical acclaim. It gained a surge in popularity after releasing several clips on YouTube (although many of the clips shown were not in the actual film).
Bridges comics and gaming almost flawlessly
To make a long review short, every person who loves both comics and video games should play Comic Jumper. The somewhat short game is filled to the brink with clever writing, excellent voice acting, and an interesting art style which all leads to one of the best potential downloads available on the Xbox Arcade.
The fictional town in Atlus USA's "Master of the Monster Lair" is in double trouble. First, there's the seemingly endless threat of monster attacks to the townspeople, then there's the town's recent economic downturn. The only solution: pay a kid with a magical talking shovel to dig a dungeon that lures in monsters, which the mayor hopes will attract tourists to the town.
The Darker Side of Oz
I was recently introduced to the musical ""Wicked"", featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. I was so impressed by its powerful music and moving story that I decided to pick up the book that started it all. "Wicked", the novel, was wrritten by Gregory Maguire and released in 1995.
Leave Subtlety to Some Other Band
Buckcherry never claimed to be the band to deliver poetic or thought-provoking lyrics. They did, however, take a sacred vow to, at some point, get chicks everywhere to drop their panties. With their fifth studio release, the aptly named "All Night Long," Buckcherry sets out again to play the songs that will make someone's drunken girlfriend get on a table and dance.
Gives what is expected of Metal Gear Solid, both good and bad.
At the end of World War II, the world was split into two, east and west. Hideo Kojima's first official Metal Gear Solid for the PSP throws players back into the middle of the schism and challenges its players to prevent a nuclear holocaust from occurring.
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