Double Dragon II
February 24, 2008
Double Dragon II
NES
3/4 stars
Interesting, infuriating brawler mechanics. Wonderfully weird settings and characters. Some unnecessary and stupid platforming sequences.
Super Mario Galaxy
January 28, 2008
Super Mario Galaxy
Wii
3/4 stars
best 2nd player coop mechanic I’ve ever seen; whimsical visual design; I loved the gravity gimmick; cutesy story is totally unnecessary
Guitar Hero III
January 28, 2008
Guitar Hero III
Xbox 360
2/4 stars
unfairly difficult; tracklist is kind of weak compared to GH and GH2; irritating product placement
Civilization 4
January 27, 2008
Civilization 4
PC
4/4 stars
My first introduction to the Civilization series! I’m very impressed with how deep and addicting this game is. My only real complaint with it is that going to war is often unavoidable, and always totally sucks. Deploying and maneuvering troops is boring and slow; wars take far too long to resolve; this is almost always how I lose the game.
