Tag: Review

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy – 3DS

Platform: Nintendo 3DS Release Date (NA):  February 28th, 2014 Developer: Level-5 Publisher: Level-5, Nintendo Genre: Puzzle, Adventure Rating: 9.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Lady Russell Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy is the best of the series. I didn’t think it could get any better, especially since we’ve already seen a 3D Layton adventure before,… Continue reading Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy – 3DS

College Slam – Sega Saturn

Platform: Sega Saturn Developer: Iguana Entertainment Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment Release Date (NA): 1996 Genre: Sports Nerd Rating: 4 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Get on your feet and make some noooooooooise! March Madness is officially upon us for yet another wild tournament filled with alley-oops, slammin’ dunks, and… what… Lightning strikes?? Okay, so maybe College… Continue reading College Slam – Sega Saturn

Titanfall – PC

Platform: PC Developer: Respawn Entertainment Publisher: Electronic Arts Release Date: March 11th, 2014 Genre: First Person Shooter Nerd Rating: 8.5/10   The other day I decided to pick up Respawn Entertainment’s new, very hyped up game, Titanfall. This game is a first-person shooter with parkour elements similar to Mirror’s Edge, or Warframe. However, a major part of this game are… Continue reading Titanfall – PC

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs – PC

Platform: PC Developer/Publisher: The Chinese Room/Frictional Games Released: September 23, 2013 Genre: Survival Horror Nerd Rating: 6/10 Link to Game Reviewed by ryanvoid Is ‘ham horror’ a genre? Not just for prominent use of pig metaphors, but for ham-fistedly cramming a metaphor down the audience’s throat until everything tastes like swine for a week? It is now. Amnesia: A Machine For… Continue reading Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs – PC

Team Fortress 2 – PC

Platform: PC Developer: Valve Corporation Publisher: Valve Corporation Release Date: October 9th, 2007 Genre: First-person Shooter Rating: 7 out of 10 Team Fortress 2 is a cartoon-style, team-based, free-to-play FPS developed by Valve, the company that made every PC gamer’s dream come true with the invention of Steam and Steam sales. It is the sequel to… Continue reading Team Fortress 2 – PC

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – GameCube

Platform: GameCube Developer: Intelligent Systems Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: October 11th, 2004 Genre:  RPG Nerd Rating: 8 Reviewed By: Babe Sauce Flashback to 13 years ago when Paper Mario made its debut. It would become the first of a sparkling trilogy, later marred by the inclusion of a fourth installment, Paper Mario: Sticker Star for 3DS. Sticker… Continue reading Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – GameCube

Excitebike – NES

Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: November 30th, 1984 Genre: Racing Nerd Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Since it is Retroary here at Nerd Bacon, I decided my first review would be of the NES classic Excitebike! Excitebike is a racing game that is known for being the first installment… Continue reading Excitebike – NES

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin – DS

Platform:  Nintendo DS Release Date:  December 5th, 2006 Developer:  Konami Publisher:  Konami Genre:  Action / Adventure Nerd Rating:  8.5 out of 10 Aside from a couple of hours spent with Symphony of the Night, Portrait of Ruin is, so far, my first “modern” experience with the franchise.  I got interested in this particular installment shortly after… Continue reading Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin – DS

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies – 3DS

Platform: 3DS (Download Only) Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release Date (NA): October 24, 2013 Genre: Adventure, Visual Novel Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Shadow Links Phoenix Wright is finally back in his own game after a few side games with Apollo Justice and Miles Edgeworth taking the show. On his travels he even managed… Continue reading Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies – 3DS

Killing Floor – PC

Platform: PC Developer: Tripwire Interactive Publisher: Tripwire Interactive Release Date: May 14, 2009 Genre:Survival Horror, First-person Shooter Nerd Rating: 7 Reviewed by Proto Joe For my first Nerd Bacon review, I figured I’d start with a relatively simple game to keep my mind from imploding on itself. With this in mind, I decided to take a… Continue reading Killing Floor – PC

Super Meat Boy – PC

Platform: PC Developer: Team Meat Publisher: Lace Mamba Release Date: November 30th, 2010 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 9/10 Reviewed by: Uber_Nerd I’d like to start by saying I played this game mostly with an Xbox 360 controller plugged into my pc. I tried using my keyboard, but the controller feels much better for a fast… Continue reading Super Meat Boy – PC

Jurassic Park – SNES

Platform: SNES Developer: Ocean Software Publisher: Ocean Software Release Date: November 1993 Genre: Action-Adventure, First Person Shooter Nerd Rating: 5/10 Reviewed by: InfiniteKnife Jurassic Park blew my freaking mind when I first saw it in movie theaters when it released in 1993. I was 8 years old and for the time, the CGI was amazing… Continue reading Jurassic Park – SNES

Kirby’s Adventure – NES

Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Developers: Hal Laboratories Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: March 23, 1993 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Bortch As far as design goes for video game characters like Kirby, it doesn’t get much simpler than a circle with arms and legs. So what can a video game company do… Continue reading Kirby’s Adventure – NES

Half-Life 2 – PC

Platform: PC Developer: Valve Software Publisher: Valve Software Release Date: November 16, 2004 Genre: FPS ESRB Rating: M Nerd Rating: 9.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Malefico Half-Life 2, the much anticipated sequel to the original, has the enviable honor of being part of a franchise that some have called the best FPS games ever made.… Continue reading Half-Life 2 – PC