Review: Tetrisphere (15 hours, Nintendo 64)

My sister didn’t play many video games when we were kids, but she got hooked on two. One was The … More

Review: Tetris Attack (20 hours, Super Nintendo Entertainment System)

It’s a strange thing, but when I think of games that are popular in the San Francisco Bay Area, I … More

Review: Battlefield: Bad Company 2

At the time of its release, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare received almost universal praise.  War games are nothing … More

Review: Battlefield: Bad Company (~6 hours, Xbox 360 version)

Less than one year after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare changed what a modern military shooter is, Electronic Arts … More

Review: Rise of the Tomb Raider (15 hours, PC)

It surprised me when Tomb Raider gained relevance in 2013 with the release of the game Tomb Raider, which was … More

Review: The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX (25 hours, Game Boy Color)

The Game Boy Color didn’t have a long enough lifespan. It was released in 1998, and two years and eight … More

Review: Peggle Nights (~4 hours, PC)

Though there is a Peggle 2, Peggle Nights predates it by five years. Peggle Nights is really a refinement of … More

Review: Peggle (2 and ½ hours, PC version)

There was a time when people would simply sit and listen to the radio. No other distractions. When I was … More

Review: Mass Effect (~30 hours, PC version)

Among the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 console generation series, there are a few high-quality standouts, and Mass Effect is … More

Review: Final Fantasy IX (60 hours, PlayStation)

This game took me forever to beat, but not because of its difficulty. Basically, I owned it in my teenage … More