Platform: Xbox 360 (Live Arcade) Release Date: May 7, 2012 Developer: Ubisoft Shanghai Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: Action/Adventure Nerd Rating: 8/10 Reviewed By: Steroid Gamer Post apocalyptic games seem to be in a high demand right now. The idea of losing all of society’s conventions seems to attract people to the idea of a simpler life. Once you step into I Am… Continue reading I Am Alive – Xbox 360 (Live Arcade)
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Little League Baseball: Championship Series – NES
Platform: NES Developer: SNK Publisher: SNK Release Date: June 1990 Genre: Sports, Baseball Nerd Rating: 7.5/10 Reviewed by: InfiniteKnife When most people think of games made by SNK, they would probably think of titles like King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, Samurai Showdown, and Metal Slug (all awesome), but may be surprised that they actually made… Continue reading Little League Baseball: Championship Series – NES
They Bleed Pixels – PC
Platform: PC Developer: Spooky Squid Games Inc. Publisher: Spooky Squid Games Inc. Release Date: August 29, 2012 Genre: Beat ‘Em Up, Platforming Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by ryanvoid Lovecraftian. Magical Girl. Beat ‘Em Up. If that phrase didn’t immediately make you squeak like a shoggoth’s chew-toy, you and I have very different tastes. In They Bleed Pixels, you play… Continue reading They Bleed Pixels – PC
Astal – Saturn
Platform: Sega Saturn Release Date (NA): April 27th, 1995 Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 7 out of 10 For a while now, Astal has been near the top of my stack of “games to play,” so tonight, after a brief scare that my Saturn was failing me, I had… Continue reading Astal – Saturn
Crash Bandicoot 2 : Cortex Strikes Back – PlayStation
Platform: PlayStation Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Release Date (NA): November 1, 1997 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Oh Naughty Dog… You’ve taught us so much about video games! You delivered gems like the Uncharted series and the universally praised The Last of Us, but most people have forgotten… Continue reading Crash Bandicoot 2 : Cortex Strikes Back – PlayStation
Mario Kart Arcade GP – Arcade
Platform: Arcade – Emulated on Wii via QuadForce Release Date (NA): October 2005 Developer: Namco Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Racing Nerd Rating: 7 out of 10 Note: I’ll go ahead and admit that by emulating this game on my Wii, I was unable to experience several of the features as intended, such as the steering wheel… Continue reading Mario Kart Arcade GP – Arcade
Duke Nukem Forever – Xbox 360
Platform: Xbox 360 Developer: Gearbox Software / 3D Realms Publisher: 2K Games Release Date (NA): June 14, 2011 Genre: First Person Shooter Nerd Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Wait… You’re telling me they brought the Duke back? Apparently being a badass is a trait that can’t be contained as Duke Nukem returns to the screen after a… Continue reading Duke Nukem Forever – Xbox 360
American McGee’s Alice – Xbox 360
Platform: Xbox 360 Developer: Rogue Entertainment Publisher: Electronic Arts Release Date: June 2011 Genre: Horror Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 American McGee’s Alice was solely released for the PC back in 2000. I was able to obtain it for the Xbox 360 through a free download on a copy of Alice: Madness Returns. Get… Continue reading American McGee’s Alice – Xbox 360
BattleTanx – Nintendo 64
BattleTanx is a semi-obscure title for the Nintendo 64 released as Nintendo and 3DO’s counter to the popular Twisted Metal series, which also focuses on the theme of vehicle combat. How that worked out for Nintendo, I’ll never know (mostly because I’m far too lazy to look into it). But what I do know is that BattleTanx has the ability to stand on its own as a good game.
Hotel Mario – CD-i
Platform: Philips CD-i Release Date (NA): 1994 Developer: Philips Fantasy Factory Publisher: Philips Interactive Media Genre: Puzzle, Platforming Nerd Rating: 3.5 out of 10 Well, here it is: the much hated, exceedingly notorious, widely panned, critically derided, universally shunned…Hotel Mario! As Nerd Bacon approached its 700th article, NerdBerry and I were trying to figure out a… Continue reading Hotel Mario – CD-i
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD – Xbox 360
Platform: Xbox 360 Release Date: July 18, 2012 Developer: Robomodo Publisher: Activision Genre: Sports (Extreme Sports) Nerd Rating: 5/10 Reviewed By: Steroid Gamer The Tony Hawk franchise has been around for quite a long time. However, some of the franchise’s latest entries jarred heavily away from what made the earlier games so great, adding motion controls and even… Continue reading Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD – Xbox 360
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 – PS3
Platform: PlayStation 3 Developer: Mercury Steam Publisher: Konami Release Date: February 25, 2014 Genre: Action/Adventure Nerd Rating: 7/10 Reviewed By: Steroid Gamer Have you been asleep for thousands of years? Do you have a thirst for human blood? Perhaps you’re just tired of being… Continue reading Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 – PS3
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD – PS3 (PSN)
Platform: PS3 (PSN) Release Date (NA): October 29th, 2013 Developer: MercurySteam Publisher: Konami Genre: Action / Adventure, Hack and Slash, Platforming Nerd Rating: 7 out of 10 After the mind-blowing experience that was the first Lords of Shadow, I was pretty eager to move on to Mirror of Fate. For the record, I had initially planned to play this… Continue reading Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD – PS3 (PSN)
Far Cry Classic – Xbox 360
Platform: Xbox 360 Developer: Crytek (originally) Publisher: Ubisoft Release Date: February 11, 2014 Genre: First Person Shootaananan Rating: 6 out of 10 Reviewed by Nike Halifax “Sometimes I think I’m too hard on Far Cry 3.” Far Cry Classic is a lot more fun than Far Cry 3, and that’s interesting, because Far Cry 3 has more to do. In fact,… Continue reading Far Cry Classic – Xbox 360
The Simpsons: Tapped Out – iOS
Platform: iOS Developer: EA Mobile, Fox Digital Entertainment, and Gracie Films Publisher: EA Mobile Release Date: March 1st, 2012 Genre: City Builder Nerd Rating: 4.5 out of 10! Homer Simpson, the main character of The Simpsons, is popular for many reasons but intelligence is not one of them. The story of The Simpsons: Tapped Out… Continue reading The Simpsons: Tapped Out – iOS