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Review: Grand Theft Auto IV — Part 2

The epic 3-part review continues…

Addressing The Critics
Past entries in the GTA III series have been criticized because of their cartoony graphics and physics systems that felt like you were living on the moon. That is definitely not the case with this installment. Every step, altercation, and hairpin turn reacts like you would expect it to [...]

Review: Grand Theft Auto IV — Part 1

I know that this post has been long overdue. This is a game that has gotten universally good reviews and there really isn’t anything that I could say that would change that. It doesn’t help that the game came out several months ago, but I figured it is better to actually finish the game before [...]

Upcoming: A Week Worth of Grand Theft Auto IV

I had so much to say in my Grand Theft Auto IV review, that it turned into a damn dissertation. The result is a week of GTA IV that will feature a comprehensive three-part review of the landmark title.
On Friday you can expect to see another special feature on the underlying social criticisms [...]

The Once Over: Wall-E

Waaaaaaaalllllll-Eeeeee.  The cry that we have all become accustomed to during the previews in movies for the past while.  And it lives up to this humorous cry by an even more humorous voice.
Set a long time in the future, Wall-E is full of political backdrops that lark back to today.  Mounds of trash carpet the earth.  One [...]

On My Soapbox: Music Games and Band Exclusivity

While I was typing my review for Guitar Hero Aerosmith I hit on a disturbing trend in music games, band exclusivity.
As a fan of Aerosmith’s music, I was extremely excited to hear about this exclusive title. Now I would be able to find all of their best tunes in one place. But after [...]