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Video game reviews
Super Monkey Ball Deluxe – Xbox
The successful yet odd series, Super Monkey Ball, has it’s Xbox debut in this game titled Super Monkey Ball Deluxe. From tilting the Earth to roll your monkeys around to your own child coming from the future to save his own existence to playing the most inaccurate representation of baseball, you can find just about anything in this game – just not Dole banana stickers.
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker – Nintendo DS
Platform: Nintendo DS Developer: Altron Publisher: THQ Release Date: July 7th, 2006 Genre: Action-adventure Nerd Rating: 3 out of 10! What is a game based on a movie if the game completely rewrites certain parts of the movie? I’m not entirely sure what it is to be completely honest, but maybe we should ask… Continue reading Alex Rider: Stormbreaker – Nintendo DS
The Adventures of Willy Beamish – Sega CD
Platform: Sega CD Developer: Dynamix Publisher: Sierra Entertainment Release Date: 1993 Genre: Adventure, Point and Click Nerd Rating: 7.5/10 Reviewed By: AbyssalOblivion To start off my hopefully long tenure on Nerd Bacon, I decided to review something strange in my library. For the infamous Sega CD, we have a point and click adventure title known only as The Adventures of… Continue reading The Adventures of Willy Beamish – Sega CD
Canabalt – iOS
Platform: iOS Developer: Adam Saltsman Publisher: Semi-Secret Software Release Date: 2009 Genre: Platforming, Endless runner Nerd Rating: 7 out of 10! Around a year ago, I discovered this little indie game on the PlayStation Network called “Canabalt.” I had no clue what this “Canabalt” was, but I decided to download it and try it out nonetheless because it… Continue reading Canabalt – iOS
Outlast – PC
Do you prefer to enjoy gameplay? When you play a game, would you like to feel comfortable and at home with the game’s bland setting, simple plot, and the ever-lovable static characters? As you pick up the controller, do you smile as you immerse yourself into your warm gaming world? If you answered yes to any or all of the above, Outlast is NOT for you.
WarioWare: Twisted! – GBA
Platform: Game Boy Advance Release Date (NA): May 23rd, 2005 Developers: Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Puzzle Nerd Rating: 8.5 out of 10 The WarioWare series of games doesn’t get much attention in the upper circles of gaming, which is surprising considering how unique the premise is. WarioWare is perhaps the most novel take on… Continue reading WarioWare: Twisted! – GBA
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Sega Genesis
Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: Sega Technical Institute Publisher: Sega Release Date (NA): November 24, 1992 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 9.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Only one year after the release of Sonic the Hedgehog, the blue blur was spinning his way back onto the Genesis with a second episode of greatness. Expectations were… Continue reading Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Sega Genesis
Digital: A Love Story – PC
Platform: PC Developer: Christine Love (Independent) Publisher: Christine Love (Online Distribution) Release Date: February 2010 Genre: Kinetic/Visual Novel Nerd Rating: 7.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Darth Omix Who out there remembers the good old days of dial-up BBS? I honestly don’t because it was a few years before my time, but for those of you… Continue reading Digital: A Love Story – PC
// N.P.P.D. RUSH // The Milk of Ultra Violet – PC
Platform: PC Developer: Railslave Games Publisher: Kiss LTD. Release Date: February 13, 2014 Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Nerd Rating: 3 out of 10 Reviewed by ryanvoid I’ll admit it: I’m a mark for retro 8-bit gaming. No matter what half-assed premise an indie game offers up (“Imagine Mario if he’d become an accountant instead of a plumber!”) I’ll probably play the damned… Continue reading // N.P.P.D. RUSH // The Milk of Ultra Violet – PC
Outlast – PC
More batteries than scares. Platform: PC Developer: Red Barrels Publisher: Red Barrels Release Date: September 4th, 2013 Genre: Survival Horror Nerd Rating: 7.5/10 Reviewed by: Kidd There are few horror games out there that I love. I’ve played many in my day. Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of The Earth. I enjoy… Continue reading Outlast – PC
Shovel Knight – PC
Platform: PC Developer: Yacht Club Games Publisher: Yacht Club Games Release Date (NA): June 26, 2014 Genre: Action, platformer Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Jitszu To be frank, Shovel Knight is not the first time (not even close really) a retro-homage game has been released by an indie developer. In fact, a large number of said… Continue reading Shovel Knight – PC
Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry – PC
Platform: PC Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Release date: February 25, 2014 (standalone), December 17, 2013 (DLC) Genre: Action Adventure Nerd Rating: 7 out of 10 Reviewed by Cloud3514 First released as DLC for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry takes the basis set by Black Flag, kicks up the difficulty a touch… Continue reading Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry – PC
Banished – PC
Platform: PC Developer: Shining Rock Software Publisher: Shining Rock Software Release Date: February 18, 2014 Genre: City Builder Nerd Rating: 9.5/10 Reviewed by Princess Psych How do you think you’d fare if you and your people were banished from your home and it was up to you to turn your struggling band of misfits into… Continue reading Banished – PC
Smite – PC
Platform: PC Developer: Hi-Rez Studios Publisher: Hi-Rez Studios Release Date: (NA) March 25th, 2014 Genre: Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) Nerd Rating: 9 out of 10! Before I start my review of Hi-Rez Studios’ MOBA SMITE, I want to say that I am not a MOBA player. I tried a bunch of MOBAs including DoTA… Continue reading Smite – PC