Xbox 360 Reviews
Review: Pinball FX 2: Star Wars Pinball [Xbox 360]
Written by Chris Brown on February 26, 2013 in Xbox 360
[pinball, Pinball FX 2, xbla, Xbox 360, ZEN Studios]
Zen Studios has made a name for itself by creating fun pinball tables featuring popular geek franchises like Marvel Comics and Popcap’s Plants vs Zombies. The studio is hoping to catch lightning in a bottle again delivering every geek’s dream with ten Star Wars themed pinball tables for Pinball FX 2 (also known as Zen… Read More »
Review: Aliens: Colonial Marines
Written by Addam Kearney on February 23, 2013 in Xbox 360
[Aliens: Colonial Marines, Gearbox Software, Timegate Studio]
Six years of game development is a shaky predicament. Six years of careful, well thought out planning could lead to a masterpiece, using every available resource to create something wonderful. It’s risky, though, because a number of high profile games which have taken years to produce have turned out either as bland or just plain… Read More »
Review: Serious Sam: Double D XXL
Written by Addam Kearney on February 18, 2013 in Xbox 360
[Devolver Digital, Mommy's Best Games, Serious Sam Double D XXL]
When Serious Sam Double D was released on PCs in 2011, the idea behind it seemed like a lot of fun. The core gameplay was built around using the “Gunstacker” to stack weapons on top of each other in order to create new and powerful combinations. While it worked fairly well, in retrospect the gun… Read More »
Review: Black Ops II Revolution Map Pack
Written by Loren Nikkel on February 8, 2013 in Xbox 360
[Black Ops 2, Call of Duty, Married Gamers, Revolution Map Pack, TMG, Treyarch]
You’ve been waiting for it and finally the day has come! Black Ops II recently received four new multiplayer maps, a new Zombies mode, one new Zombies map and a new weapon. This being Treyarch’s first DLC for Black Ops II, I think that it is safe to say that this is merely a preview of the content that… Read More »
Review: Skulls of the Shogun
Written by Erik Johnsen on February 1, 2013 in Xbox 360
[17 Bit, Skulls of the Shogun, Surface, The Married Gamers, TMG, Windows 8, Windows Phone, xbla]
You are General Akamoto and you, along with your army, have conquered Japan. You stand ready to ascend as Shogun when, from behind, a shadowy figure pierces your back with a blade and sends you to the ground. Skulls of the Shogun begins with this little prelude into the story. Arriving on the Shores of… Read More »
Review: The Cave
Written by Addam Kearney on January 27, 2013 in Xbox 360
[adventure game, Double Fine Productions, Ron Gilbert, The Cave]
Adventure games have begun to have a fairly large resurgence in popularity over the past few years. Maybe it’s our nostalgia for games like Maniac Mansion or The Secret of Monkey Island that has driven this popularity. More and more, in the downloadable space, we’re seeing a number of adventure games pop up. So when… Read More »
Review: Retro City Rampage
Written by Erik Johnsen on January 26, 2013 in Xbox 360
[retro, Retro City Rampage, Review, The Married Gamers, TMG, VBlank Entertainment]
Retro City Rampage brings us a little bit of everything that you could imagine in a parody game. On the surface, the game looks like a “fetch quest,” and it is, and it makes fun of that, but beyond the surface there is still a lot to do. The name of the game here is… Read More »
Review: Anarchy Reigns
Written by Addam Kearney on January 15, 2013 in Xbox 360
[Anarchy Reigns, M for Mature, Mad World, Platinum Games, Sega]
The Wii exclusive Mad World, while not selling many copies, became a cult hit following its release. The brawler was one of the only “ultra-violent” games released for Nintendo’s console, featuring over the top death sequences and cheesy voice acting. Mad World was the first title from Platinum Games, a company formed after Capcom’s Clover… Read More »
Review: Dishonored: Dunwall City Trials
Written by Melisa Snyder on January 11, 2013 in Xbox 360
[Bethesda, dishonored, DLC, dunwall city trials]
Bethesda has promised three add-on packs to their stealthy plague-ridden, revenge-driven game Dishonored. The first of these packs, Dunwall City Trials, became available in late December for $4.99 (400 Microsoft Points). In addition to ten new city maps and four new types of challenges, the new add-on also offers new achievements and trophies as well… Read More »
Review: Halo 4
Written by Chris Brown on December 11, 2012 in Xbox 360
[343 Industries, Cortana, Halo 4, Master Chief, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live]
What happens when a tool becomes seemingly obsolete? That is a central question for 343 Industries’ Halo 4. Gamers last saw Master Chief floating through unknown space with his companion Cortana by his side. The Earth was saved from the armies of the Covenant and the destructive force of the Flood. However for Earth and… Read More »
