god hand

a review of God Hand
a videogame developed by clover studio
and published by capcom
for playstation2 and playstation3 playstation network
text by tim rogers

4 stars

Bottom line: God Hand is “like writing a friendly letter by hand while wearing brass knuckles.”

DANTE’S INFERNO

a review of Dante's Inferno
a videogame developed by visceral games
and published by electronic arts
for the microsoft xbox 360, the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system and the sony playstation portable
text by Ario Barzan

ZERO stars

Bottom line: Dante's Inferno is “the epic video game epically based on the epic epic.”

final fantasy xiii

a review of Final Fantasy XIII
a videogame developed by square-enix
and published by square-enix
for the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by tim rogers

2 stars

Bottom line: Final Fantasy XIII is “often as exciting as finding an email from a real human being in your spam folder.”

final fantasy xiii (short version)

a review of Final Fantasy XIII
a videogame developed by square-enix
and published by square-enix
for the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by tim rogers

2 stars

Bottom line: Final Fantasy XIII is “often as exciting as finding an email from a real human being in your spam folder.”

sin and punishment: successor to the sky

a review of Sin And Punishment: Successor To The Sky 『罪と罰 宇宙の後継者 』tsumi to batsu: sora no koukeisha (japanese title)
a videogame developed by treasure
and published by nintendo
for the nintendo wii
text by tim rogers

3.5 stars

Bottom line: Sin And Punishment: Successor To The Sky is “a veritable monster pancake stack of delicious, sticky frictions.”

four warriors of light: final fantasy side story

a review of Four Warriors Of Light: Final Fantasy Side Story 『光の４戦士〜ファイナルファンタジー外伝』hikari no yon senshi: final fantasy gaiden (japanese title)
a videogame developed by matrix
and published by square-enix
for the nintendo DS
text by tim rogers

3 stars

Bottom line: Four Warriors Of Light: Final Fantasy Side Story is “a nice little game.”

tetris

a review of Tetris
a videogame developed by alexey pajitnov
and published by probably every software company ever
for any device with a screen
text by tim rogers

4 stars
#30

Bottom line: Tetris is “psychology.”

canabalt

a review of Canabalt
a videogame developed by semi secret software
and published by semi secret software
for the iOS App Store ($2.99)
play the full game for free at canabalt dot com
text by tim rogers

4 stars
#31

Bottom line: Canabalt is “Super Mario Tetris.”

noby noby boy

a review of Noby Noby Boy
a videogame developed by keita takahashi and friends
and published by bandai-namco games
for the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by tim rogers

4 stars
#32

Bottom line: Noby Noby Boy is “delicious eye taffy”

THE ACTION BUTTON DOT NET MANIFESTO: A LIST OF THE THIRTY-THREE BEST GAMES OF ALL-TIME

a review of The Action Button Dot Net Manifesto: A List Of The Thirty-three Best Games Of All-time
a videogame developed by Action Button Entertainment
and published by Action Button Dot Net
for Action Button Dot Net
text by Action Button Staff

4 stars

Bottom line: The Action Button Dot Net Manifesto: A List Of The Thirty-three Best Games Of All-time is “a list of the thirty-three best videogames of all-time.”