Halo-killer. It’s a certainty you’ve heard this expression before. Halo, at the height of its popularity, and even now, continues to be one of the top contenders for multiplayer gamers and simply those who wish to experience an entertaining first-person shooter. Many titles have come and gone that have not quite “killed” Halo, at least not in a similar fashion. Though Section 8, an offering provided by SouthPeak Games has not been touted as the death of Halo multiplayer games, it certainly is simple to see where it has garnered its inspiration from. While you have certainly experience a more solid and engaging shooter before, Section 8 manages to captivate and enthrall with 32-player online skirmishes and a single-player campaign that, with a bit more polish, could have been something much more noteworthy than the final product turned out to be.
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Review: Defense Grid: The Awakening
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Tower defense titles are a dime a dozen, from the sprightly, “is-it-really-tower-defense” types such as Crystal Defenders, to the universally-loved, such as Desktop Tower Defense, and even the criminally underappreciated games such as Lock’s Quest. At this point in time, however, it seems as though the genre may be beginning to stagnate, as there hasn’t been too many improvements by way of innovation over the years. With the release of Defense Grid, a very obvious tower defense title, thankfully we can breathe a sigh of relief with the fact that tower defense does have a chance to grow and evolve.
Review: Raven Squad
When you take all the zeniths that comprise one particular genre and infuse them with another , you usually have a title on your hand that should enjoy moderate success. However, in order to create a premium sort of product, you must first ensure that the elements you are blending ensure the highest quality. In the case of Raven Squad, touted as a bizarre hybrid of FPS fragging and RTS decision-making, blurring the genre lines is a task best left to more skilled developers.
Impressions: Shorts
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Review: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
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Avid RPG fans do not simply sit by and wait for a teeth-gnashingly frustrating adventure to fall into our laps. No – the allure of ephemeral fantasy found within such juicy morsels of entertainment is much too great to abstain from. We rummage the bargain bins, pillage RPG-centric forums, and bask in the exalted knowledge of Wikipedia in order to corral our next fix. It’s an oppressive task, sifting through slipshod plots and pithy character archetypes, but the end result ensures that we are left with a game most deserving of our 100 hours of grinding, as well as the sleepless nights spent pondering the elemental weaknesses of yet undefeated villains.