Category Archives: Modern Games

Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Mysteries of the Sith Review (PC) – The expansion to the best FPS ever is as great as the main game!

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Brian

This review was originally written in January 2004, but as I said I’d like to post all of my stuff in one place, so I am posting it on my site as well.  I will post more of these in … Continue reading →

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A History of Midway Games (and related companies)

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Brian

I first got interested in Midway because they made many of the best arcade games of the ’80s and ’90s.  They were one of the best publishers on the Nintendo 64 as well, and that is, of course, my favorite … Continue reading →

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Gauntlet Legends and Dark Legacy Appreciation and Version Comparison: Remembering Some of the Best Action-RPGs Ever Made

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Brian

As an aside before I begin, in fact the first Gauntlet game with some of the hallmarks of Gauntlet Legends — saving your character, character levels, a quest with an ending, themed areas to play through with bosses at the … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: PC Racing Games

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Brian

Racing games have been one of my favorite genres ever since the mid ’90s. I didn’t play racing games all that often before that point, but since then, I’ve loved the genre, and have played a good number of racing … Continue reading →

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Guild Wars 2 (PC) Beta Weekend Event 2 Impressions

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Brian

Guild Wars 2 Developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft For PC.  Game is not yet released and is still in beta.  First open beta test was in May 2012. Note – this is the second BWE, and the third … Continue reading →

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Hexcite: The Shapes of Victory (Game Boy Color & PC) Review

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brian

Hexcite is a great puzzle strategy board game that anyone who likes puzzle or strategy games should try. Continue reading →

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Adventures (Wii) Review

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Brian

Title: Rock ‘n’ Roll Adventures Developer: Destination Software International Publisher: Conspiracy Entertainment Released: 2007 Platform: Wii Rock ‘n’ Roll Adventures (Wii) – This is one of Data Design Interactive’s many very low budget EU PS2/PC-to-US+EU Wii ports released in ’07 … Continue reading →

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Etrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City (DS) First Impressions

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Brian

Etrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City Developed and published by Atlus Released September 21, 2010 Etrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City was released a few weeks ago, and as a fan of the first game I was quite interested.  I … Continue reading →

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What was the Downfall of the Golden Age of Retail Computer Gaming? An Attempted Analysis

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Brian

(Please note: I am finally posting this 2010 article on the site now, in June 2026.  This is an article I have both wanted to post here ever since I wrote it, and didn’t want to without significant additional work.  … Continue reading →

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