WR: Call of Duty: World at War (360/PS3/PC)

January 12th, 2009 by

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Developer: Treyarch
Publisher: Activision
Players: 1-4 (16 online)
Console: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Hours Played: ~ 20 hours
Progress: Finished single player, played every map in online multiplayer.

The first-person shooter genre is over saturated, no doubt. However, as in so many other aspects of life, competition makes for greatness. Being a multiplayer gamer, my journey to figure out exactly which game I would devote my gaming life to was an arduous one, but alas, as in war, victory was won by pure grit and determination. Enter Call of Duty: World at War (CODWAW). With grit in the pure visceral impact of every second of the single player campaign, you can feel the determination of Treyarch to make one of the largest games of last year. War is hell, and hell is here.

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WR: Fallout 3 (360, PS3, PC)

January 8th, 2009 by

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Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Genre: First-Person Action RPG
Players: 1
Console: Xbox 360/PS3/PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
TestFreaks Score: 9.6/10
Hours Played: ~ 40 hours
Progress: Beat main story, completed about half of side quests

Bethesda is a video game company known primarily for its development of one of the biggest first-person action RPG game series in the world, Elder Scrolls.  With their track record of primarily awesome games and their renown in the world of RPGs, extreme quality is most certainly expected from any game that they produce.  When it was announced that Bethesda was going to take the reins for a first-person iteration of the popular Fallout series for current-gen consoles, there was a mixed response from the gaming community.  Isometric turn-based RPG purists were disgusted that Fallout 3 would not be receiving the Diablo treatment again, and fans of the Elder Scrolls series rejoiced as Bethesda was embarking to create another game so much like thier beloved series.  I was in the latter of the two categories, so my expectations for this game were quite high.  Was Bethesda able to deliver on all of the hype surrounding their newest RPG?

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iTunes loves The Usagicast

January 1st, 2009 by

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Well, with the successful launch of our first podcast, what could make the deal any more sweet?  How about being a featured New & Notable podcast on iTunes?  Well, we certainly are, and special thanks to the Apple folks for enjoying our podcast.  You can check out a screenshot of it by clicking “Read the rest of this entry”, or by going into the iTunes store and navigating to the Podcasts > Audio Podcasts > Games & Hobbies > Video Games section.

 
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Usagicast Episode 1

December 30th, 2008 by

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Introductions, Top 10 Best Video Games, Talking Speakers, and Zombie Plans in the premiere episode of the Usagicast.

Retro Console of the Day: Neo Geo Pocket Color.

Hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording!

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WR: Gears of War 2 (360)

December 23rd, 2008 by

Mmm.... character models

 
Developer: Epic Games
Publisher: Microsoft
Players: 1-2 (10 online)
Console: Xbox 360
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
TestFreaks Score: 10/10
Hours Played: ~ 15 hours
Progress: Beat game on Hardcore, played lots of online

Well, we didn’t kill all of them critters last time, so here we are again.  An instant flagship title for Microsoft, the Gears series has made quite a name for itself in the gaming world.  Known particularly for ridiculously tasty visuals and plentiful gore, can this game possibly live up to the ridiculous standards set by the original?  (All screens in this review can be clicked to be enlarged and are all taken from IN GAME action.)

 
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Web Review: Club Nintendo (North America)

December 17th, 2008 by

Ha ha, I'm uber-platinum

Well, Club Nintendo has finally been implemented for North America.  Does this long-awaited turn of events live up to all of the hype?

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Left 4 Dead (PC)

December 3rd, 2008 by

Developer: Valve (Turtle Rock Studios)

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Players: 1 (1-8 online)

Console: PC/Xbox 360

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Hours Played: 16 hours

Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse? Have you ever seen George A. Romero?s Day of the Dead, made way back in the 80?s? How about the latest remake? You know the movie where the zombies actually run at the people instead of sleep walking and groaning about back pains? Well, Left 4 Dead is a lot like the new Day of the Dead, it has zombies, blood, guns, and a lot more zombies! The zombies charge at you at full speed, none of that sleep walking business. You and your three other teammates (either humans or bots) will have work together and learn how to coordinate extremely well on the higher difficulties if you plan to survive.

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