Behold–Marcus’ review of the post-Apocalyptic adventure game, Darksiders.
“This is the way the world ends; Not with a bang but a whimper.” T.S. Eliot said that. He was wrong.
As anyone who’s played Darksiders (inaugural offering from new kids on the block Vigil Games) knows, it ends with a blitzkrieg of flaming meteors and warring angels and demons. And we get front row seats, watching the carnage unfold through the eyes of War (of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse fame), who is understandably irked at being blamed for prematurely triggering Judgement Day. This glorious reign of destruction is soon …read more

My gamer fiend Marcus has bestowed upon me a review for the game that all the cool kids are playing right now…
Have you ever had one of those days? Commander Sheppard, chisel-jawed hero of the first Mass Effect, has. After assembling a crew of the galaxy’s finest and becoming the first human spectre he defeated Saren and his army of Geth and saved the universe. After all that you’d think he’d have earned a holiday. Think again. Unfortunately for the good Commander, BioWare have other ideas.

Mass Effect 2 continues the trilogy by picking up directly where the first outing left …read more

Another game review from Marcus about a witch with guns named Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. Nice!

Gone are the days of green-skinned crones with warts and unfashionable pointy hats. Bayonetta, the impossibly stylish star of Sega’s latest opus, is anything but your stereotypical witch. Sporting a tight leather outfit, black boots and girl next door glasses, say hello to the new cosplay pinup girl.

From the creative genius that brought us the Devil May Cry series, Bayonetta is staking its claim as the most ludicrous, over-the-top game currently on the market. A third person action  beat/shoot/hack ‘em up, it kicks …read more

Marcus is back with a game review about the gentleman detective, Sherlock Holmes. Yes please.
When it comes to fictional face-offs they don’t get much more mouth-watering than Holmes vs. the Ripper. Consider the evidence–the world’s greatest detective on the trail of history’s most infamous serial killer, smog-choked Victorian London the backdrop, saving innocent lives the objective. Let the hunt begin…

Pre-eminently the domain of PC gamers, so-called ‘point and click’ adventures have a tendency to underperform on home consoles. For this reason alone Frogwares Studio deserves recognition for porting the game to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 (although sadly not to Sony’s PS3). …read more

Marcus is back with another game review.
Hands up if you signed the Left 4 Dead 2 boycott petition?  Thousands of us did–there’s no shame in admitting it. Actually, that’s not true; I’m happy to report shame is exactly what we should be feeling.
During E3 2009, Valve Software caught gamers off-guard by announcing the sequel to 2008’s zombie apocalypse co-op FPS Left 4 Dead. For many it was the icing on an already delicious cake, but for others it caused more than a rumble of concern. Many believed a full-blown sequel this early in the IP’s lifecycle was both overly ambitious …read more

In the 1960’s thirteen scientists were accidentally transported to a parallel dimension after a failed teleportation experiment, never to be seen again. The company that employed these scientists is now dispatching remote controlled Rovers to explore and conquer the new empire. Yeah, that didn’t really happen but Tarver Games’ new paranormal iPhone game, Ghosts Attack, wants you to pretend that it did.
The game uses world map and GPS coordinates to create new game levels that allows players to enter an alternate reality gaming experience (ARG) that corresponds to the real world. Basically, you get to tool around in a Rover …read more

Sadly, I’m one of 2 people in the entire universe who doesn’t have a game console. Yes, you read that right. This is not by choice mind you–it’s just not in the budget at the moment. I currently get my fix by skulking about at the local laundromat where a beautiful Ms. Pacman arcade lives and she’s FREE. The owner doesn’t speak any English but I’ve somehow deduced that someone either broke it and he never bothered fixing it, or he never bothered ‘locking’ it. Either way, I win.
With so many good games coming out right now (you Left 4 …read more

My Twitter pal, Miss Violette, who is a guest writer for BusyGamer.com turned me on to a new game that was released just weeks ago, but already has some nifty DLC (downloadable content for you non gamer types) coming out soon–Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned.

Borderlands is a first-person shooter that allows you to select one of four characters (Soldier, Hunter, Siren, and Beserker), each with a unique skill set and proficiency with certain weapons. Your character then takes on quests assigned through non-player characters or bounty boards that allow you to get experience points and other rewards. You can …read more

The Count makes an appearance in the vampire-themed hidden object PC adventure, The Dracula Files. Just in time for Halloween!
“Michael and Quinn Harker grew up thinking Dracula was nothing more than a fairy tale. But now, after over 100 years, the undead count has risen from his grave as Vladimir Draco, thirsting for blood and revenge. Only the descendants of the Van Helsing and Harker families can stop him and save their friend before he is lost to the darkness forever. Search for cursed artifacts and holy relics, facing werewolves, vampires, and dark spirits in a globe-spanning Gothic hidden object …read more

Pandorum opened on September 25 and now there is a video game available on iTunes. This third-person role playing game follows the storyline from the movie. Players control a character aboard a spaceship who wakes from sleep with no memory of his surroundings. Eventually your character and crew members make a frightening discovery. You can read more about Pandorum here.
You can purchase the game from iTunes ($3.99) or try the free Lite version.