BREAKING NEWS: Battlefield 3 Caspian Border Map Returns, High-Res Texture on Xbox 360

BREAKING NEWS: Battlefield 3 Caspian Border Map Returns, High-Res Texture on Xbox 360

Death and Gaming: Yurt the Silent Chief in Demon’s Souls

Neutrally Chaotic talks about death in gaming, and whether or not it can be a good thing.

Top 5 Kevin Butler Ads

The top 5 Kevin Butler ads. After all, Sony is the house that KB built. With his bare hands. Or maybe bear hands?

Transformers War for Cybertron: Screw Voltron

The Good: A great story, above average visuals, and numerous multiplayer/co-op game modes that will keep you entertained for a long time. From start to finish, it is fan service done the right way!

The Bad: Megatron and Starscream’s voices are different from the TV series. While it’s not a huge detractor from the overall experience, it would’ve been much cooler if they were, in fact, the same voice actors from the past.

The Verdict: Any and all self-respecting fans of the Transformers franchise should do themselves a favor and play this game immediately!

N3GAT1VE_CR33P Reviews: Mafia 2 Demo

N3GAT1VE_CR33P dives into the world of Italian stereotypes and gangsters wearing cement shoes.

Batman Arkham Asylum: I Am The Darkness

The Good: stealth sections are fun; combat looks amazing; art style and scope of the asylum itself is great; great balance of fun for both Batman purists and casual fans.

The Bad: combat is too easy for my tastes; upgrade system seems pretty pointless; during combat, I would occasionally target the wrong person.

The Verdict: for the most part, I would recommend renting this one. It is a really big game, so you might want to buy it, and Batman faithful will certainly like having this on their shelves. However, this game certainly is not a pass. It is a very well made game, and Rocksteady should be commended on that respect.

Written by Neutrally Chaotic

Blur Review

The Good: It’s gorgeous to look at, and tons of fun to play. Blur’s multiplayer mode is one of the more robust that I ever played.

The Bad: It’s a bit tough to maintain first place during multiplayer races – but this is a very minor grievance.

The Verdict: Worth a purchase for hardcore racing fans looking for a beefed up Mario Kart kind of game, and definitely worthy of a rental for those curious to play a new racing game.

Written by N3GAT1VE CR33P

Demon’s Souls: 9 Lives Aren’t Gonna Be Enough

The good: adrenaline pumping action, innovative multiplayer, huge risk-reward system

The bad: difficulty can be intimidating, physics can be weird

The verdict: This game’s difficulty will put some people off, so I would have to say a rent. If you find the first level too hard, it only gets harder from there. Personally speaking though, I bought this game, and I’m damn happy I did. It’s the most unique RPG I’ve played in a long time and it hearkens back to the days of Ghosts ‘n Goblins-difficulty. Demon’s Souls has just been released outside of North America and Japan, so the servers are filled with ghosts and blood stains. Hop on the servers and go get killed!

Written by Neutrally Chaotic

InFamous: The Electric Boogaloo of Sandboxes

The Good: Nice sense of power and scope. Great sandbox.

The Bad: The horrible story takes away a lot of luster from the game play. Not much replay value for a sandbox game.

The Verdict: Definitely rent it. One play through will be fun enough. Two might be pushing it.

MAG (Men Are Great)

The Good: Up to 256 player battles with little to no lag! Fun game types with objectives that change game play. Good shooter mechanics.

The Bad: Unbalance between factions. No real story. Lack of a working party system. Not many maps or variety between maps. Not a lot of game types.

The Verdict: If you own a PS3, it deserves a rent to see if you like it, but I can’t recommend the buy until they patch some things.