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5 Movie Games That Don’t Suck

Movie-based video games are the game industry’s equivalent of garbage. More often than not, they are hastily cobbled together lines of code that only vaguely resemble the movie, much less any playable representation of said movie. It is even said by some that the E.T. game for the Atari 2600 was a big factor in the video game crash of 1983; even if that is untrue, it is confirmed that somewhere in the New Mexico desert there are more E.T. cartridges than should ever be in one place, lest it summons some terrible force from beyond our dimension. However, amid these abominations there are a few gems, diamonds in the rough if you will; these are 5 movie games that don’t suck.

Video Game Inventions That Should Be Made (1/2/2011)

Video games have shown us many things in the relatively short time they have existed. They have shown us brilliant and fantastic worlds that have yet to be imagined, and introduced us to characters that appeal to every sense. While these avatars and environments are confined to the virtual space, there is no reason that we should not be able to use them as inspiration to invent real world products. This is the second installment in a series where we challenge the notion of what reality really is.

Dead Rising 2: Case West Review

Dead Rising is a series that is much more about the journey than the destination. Yeah, the game may list your current goal as getting to Point X by a certain time, but that’s just an excuse to let you run through a mall in a banana hammock, disemboweling zombies with a chainsaw. Unfortunately, Case West misses this point and while the underlying formula will still satisfy Dead Rising fans it definitely feels like a weak link in the series.

5 Anticipated Xbox 360 Games for 2011

Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Developer: Eidos Studios Montreal
Publisher: Square Enix

The original Deus Ex was way ahead of its time when it was released on the PC in the year 2000. Instead of dictating the path the player took through the game, Deus Ex was all about offering choices – do you mow down your cyber terrorist foes Rambo-style, or take a more stealthy approach by hacking into their security feeds? Maybe you want to pick them off from afar with sniper rifles. Maybe you combine all three tactics. You were free to specialize your character in any number of skills, and the game presented viable routes through the game for all of them.

Penniless Gamer – Games for the Frugal 360 Owner

It’s the end of the year and all of your shopping is done. Chances are you are probably broke, and maybe you did not pull in the haul of games that you thought you were going to get. Now you have expended most of your funds and your game shelf is looking a little bare. Here are a few good Xbox 360 games that will not break the bank.

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West – Released in October of this year, Enslaved received mostly positive reviews from critics, including a score of 9.0 from Player Affinity’s own Jay Malone.Enslaved is a contemporary spin on the classic Chinese folk tale Journey to the West and can be yours right now for only $20 on Amazon.

Xbox 360 Games to Expect in January

ilomilo is a cutesy puzzle game involving two protagonists that have forged a new friendship. They’re only problem is, each day they try to meet at the park to hang, they have tons of obstacles in their way. You play as both Ilo and Milo (switching between the two as you play) solving the treacherous puzzles along the way. ilomilo will be released January 5^th on Xbox Live Arcade game. Expect Player Affinity’s review on January 4^th.

Raskulls Review

It’s been a great year for the Xbox Live Arcade. Limbo, Scott Pilgrim, and Comic Jumper represent some of the great titles we got this year. Now Halfbrick wishes to jump in, and make Raskulls part of the list. However can Raskulls fit in the shoes of it’s peers?