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Oddball Review: Tomb Raider Underworld (Xbox 360)

July 7, 2010September 25, 2011 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

I haven’t done a review in a while. Sadly, since the rise of the HD era, all of my vintage video capture equipment is no longer sufficient for the purpose of grabbing screenshots of high-res video games and Blu-ray movies. Nevertheless, I’ve been spending far too much time consuming media and far too little actually producing anything of value, even a schlocky video game review on a blog that no one reads.

Pictorial: The Xbox 360 Hard Drive Transfer Kit

March 24, 2010September 29, 2011 Chief Oddball

Since there seems to be a dearth of conclusive information (and a lot of repetitive questions) about the Xbox 360 Hard Drive Transfer Kit, I thought I’d document the process of using mine in case anybody is wondering how the thing works.

If You’re Gonna Buy an Xbox, Buy an Xbox

March 22, 2010September 21, 2011 Chief Oddball

So after my 2006-era Xbox 360 suffered terminal RRoD on Friday night — you may have read about it — I decided to pool together my remaining Gamestop store credit and some cash from a recent side job in order to replace it.

Star Trek Online: Latest Screenshots

February 28, 2010September 29, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

I last posted about the massively multiplayer PC game Star Trek Online during the open beta phase. The game hit retail release in early February, and now that it’s been several weeks since then, what’s the current state of the game?

Impressions: Star Trek Online (Open Beta)

January 23, 2010September 29, 2011 Chief Oddball 5 Comments

Star Trek and video games. Like many geeks, they’re two of my first loves, forged in my early years when bright colors and awe-inspiring, imagination-stoking stories were all I needed to be truly happy. So it should be no surprise that every time these two elements come together, I sit up and take notice.

Oddball Review: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

December 28, 2009September 26, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

“What is this, Retro Gaming Month again?” I hear you asking. After all, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin was released way back in February of this year (2009). No, my friends — it’s just that I’ve only very recently completed the game’s single player campaign, and I was reminded yet again of why Monolith Productions is currently my favorite game developer.

Charted!

October 19, 2009November 30, 2012 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

Last week I succumbed to the powerful marketing pressure being exerted upon me by Toys ‘R’ Us. Now, this might sound a bit strange coming from a 29-year-old dude. After all, “getting my Toys ‘R’ Us fix” hasn’t been part of my list of things to do since sometime in the mid 1980s.

“We’re Going BACKWARD in Time.”

September 23, 2009October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball

So said James T. Kirk, he of much maudlin sleeve-rippage in “The Naked Time,” upon discovering that the Enterprise was on its way back to November 5, 1955. Er, no. That was something else, something that I believe involved — of all the preposterous things — a stainless steel car.

Review: The Beatles: Rock Band

September 13, 2009October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

I spent last week (mostly) on vacation in my Michigan home town, where I had the opportunity to get together with my good friends for a rousing day of Rock Band 2. We spent a great many hours jamming on the massive array of songs (many of which were DLC) offered by the game, which all served to remind me of how much fun these music games are.

Retro Game Review: Ghost Master (PC)

July 23, 2009September 29, 2011 Chief Oddball

Rather than devote an entire month to subjecting myself to retro video games — which will never succeed, if history is any indicator at all — I’m going to simply revisit a classic game whenever the mood strikes. When my dalliances in gaming’s ancient past are noteworthy enough, you’ll even get to read about them here.

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