The “Break it Down” Blog
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Xbox 360) Review
Summary [5.5 out of 10] A sequel to the 2006 original, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 offers up a hybrid Secret War/Civil War storyline and the same four character, top down beat-em-up action found in the first game and the X-men Legends titles before it. Vicarious Visions left the basic game play alone and streamlined the interface [...]
Continue reading...Shadow Complex (Xbox 360) Review
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Summary [9.5 out of 10] Set in the world of Empire by Orson Scott Card, Shadow Complex is a 2D side-scrolling adventure game in the vein of Metroid. You play Jason, a fish out of water who finds himself embroiled in high tech action and espionage when a hiking trip turns into a rescue mission which [...]
Continue reading...Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360) Review
Friday, September 11, 2009
Summary [10 out of 10] When Joker turns a prison transfer into Arkham Asylum into a full fledged take over of the island it is up to Batman to round up the inmates and stop whatever Joker has planned in the first game to ever fully and accurately capture the Batman experience. Finally, Batman’s entire skill [...]
Continue reading...King of Fighters XII (Xbox 360) Review
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Summary [ 5.5 out of 10] King of Fighters XII brings the long running mash up series into current gen but developer Ignition apparently didn’t notice as there is very little upgrading or innovation going on here. This ‘effort,’ if you can call it that, looks and plays last gen and charging $60 for this [...]
Continue reading...Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Xbox 360) Review
Monday, July 27, 2009
Summary [8.5/10 (for fans) 6.5/10 (for anyone else)] Set in 1991 the Ghostbusters game effectively serves as a de facto third movie This is a cannon installment in the series which will apparently be relevant to the actual third movie. Written by Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis, the game finds the Ghostbusters thriving and happy working [...]
Continue reading...Why the Resident Evil 5 Versus Mode is Scarier Than the Game Itself
Friday, April 10, 2009
One of the selling points of all of the new systems, particularly in reference to their various online services, is the ability to download extra content. This extra content varies from new levels, modes, characters, costumes, and anything else you can imagine. One of the first offerings out of the gate of Microsoft’s Xbox Live [...]
Continue reading...Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360) Review
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Summary [9.0 out of 10] Resident Evil 5 continues the saga and ties the early games in the series back into the new storyline started in Resident Evil 4. The game trades solitary survival horror for intense co-op action. Retaining the control scheme and third person, over the shoulder perspective seen in Resident Evil 4, this [...]
Continue reading...Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360) Review
Monday, March 2, 2009
Summary [9.8 out of 10] After nine long years, the series that launched a genre is back and brings with it an enormously tight fighting system, gorgeous animation, a modest suite of extra modes, a solid online multiplayer, and all the characters that made it so dear. Street Fighter IV brings everything one would expect from [...]
Continue reading...Mad Catz Arcade Fight Stick vs Hori EX2 Review – May the Best Arcade Stick Win
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Introduction In preparation for this week’s release of Street Fighter IV, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at available arcade fighting sticks. There aren’t a lot. The two main contenders for your arcade stick dollar are the Hori EX2 and the new Mad Catz Arcade Fightstick. Before I get into the [...]
Continue reading...Fallout 3 (Xbox 360) Review
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Summary [9.8 out of 10] Bethesda’s take on the Fallout series re-imagined as a spiritual successor to the Elder Scrolls series, Fallout 3 looks a bit suspect on paper. It seemed kind of like Bethesda was just trying to shoe horn the series into an already familiar mold to take the easy way out. As it [...]
Continue reading...Fable 2 (Xbox 360) Review
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Summary [8.5 out of 10] The first Fable game is known just as well for its list of unfulfilled promises as its solid and fun game play. Fable 2 finally delivers on some of those promises but still fails to revolutionize RPGs as we know them. It has a much longer quest, more satisfying side quests, and [...]
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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