Red Dead Redemption: How The West Got Pwned

First of all Red Dead Redemption is awesome, a must play for any gamer.  This game is way more than “GTA in the west” as some have called it.  Rockstar has taken the Western to another level and created one of the deepest, most fun, and most gorgeous games around. You play as John Marston, [...]

Warioware D.I.Y.: For those about to create, I salute you

The good: great tools for creation, simplified for the masses, learning curve is very small, can create almost anything, lots of options to share and download new content over wifi so replay value is very high.

The bad: won’t appeal to everyone, games can only be 10 seconds, can’t truly create anything because of some constraints that aren’t advertised

The verdict: rent, I want to say buy, but as I said earlier, I know the minute I say it’s a buy there will tons of backlash saying this sucks because you can’t play anything. So, give it a rent and you’ll either love it or hate it.

Podcast +3!

This episode Not Judas makes his podcast debut and talks with Cool-C and Neutrally Chaotic talk about what he’s playing and his favorite games. We also talk about games that deserve a sequel as well as series that need to die. There is talk about Gitaroo Man, Dragon Age: Origins, Earthbound, Morrowind, Oblivion, Modern Warfare 2, Final Fantasy X and DJ Her0 with a few others mixed in.

DJ Hero: Return of the DJ

The good: great music, spot on controls, breath of fresh air in an increasingly stale genre, nice reflection of DJ culture

The bad: Niche game, many unrecognizable artists, steep learning curve, expensive

The verdict: Demo it and if you enjoy it, then buy it if you can afford it, otherwise wait til the price drops(even more) like everyone else.

New Super Mario Bros Wii: If you give a plumber a mushroom…

The good: tons of nostalgia, a classic Mario side scroller perfectly done, what fan boys have been waiting for; co-op play makes series fresh again; new power ups mixed with old game mechanics make for a winning combination

The bad: short by today’s standards; really hard even with the ability to save

The verdict: Rent it. Seasoned Mario vets will get all they need after 2-3 days