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Metal Gear Mania

June 17, 2008October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball 5 Comments

OK, so the PlayStation 3’s raison d’être — Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — has finally been released, bringing the legendary Metal Gear franchise to a close. As I started to read the reviews of the latest installment, I remembered way back in 1998 when I bought Metal Gear Solid at the Orlando Fashion Square Mall, completely on a whim.

Liberty City Stories

June 12, 2008September 22, 2011 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

Thanks to my mom, a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 was already waiting for me on my desk chair when Apple and I returned from Thailand. Although I’ve ramped up my side work to near epic proportions since coming home, I’ve carved out some spare hours during evenings and weekends to get a taste of this game.

The One Free Man (With Free Time on His Hands)

January 5, 2008October 23, 2011 Pooch 3 Comments

Thoughts, observations, etc. on playing The Orange Box for the Xbox 360: Every time Dr. Eli Vance talked, I shouted out “Benson!” and began singing the Benson theme to myself. Then I’d think, “Man, they should’ve gotten Auberjoobiedoobiedoobie to do Dr.

Mass Effect: Sci-Fi Brilliance with Annoying Aftertaste

November 28, 2007September 29, 2011 Chief Oddball

I’m completely enthralled by Mass Effect, the new sci-fi adventure game for the Xbox 360. It’s simply one of the most engaging single-player experiences to hit the Xbox this year, along with BioShock. But while the game is all kinds of excellent, it tends to leave a somewhat nasty aftertaste when it hits you with its idiotic auto-save system (or lack thereof) and a couple of other minor, but recurring, irritations.

Oddball Review: Tenchu Z

June 23, 2007September 30, 2011 Pooch

I haven’t really been big into gaming lately; aside from the upcoming BioShock, I’m pretty clueless as to what’s really out there now for the Xbox 360 (my next gen console of choice, or rather the one that I happen to have).

Forza Motorsport 2

June 6, 2007September 29, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

First of all, sorry for posting a big thing about “My Vacation: Day 1 OMGBBQ!!!!1” and then promptly falling off the face of the earth. It wasn’t because our vacation sucked; it’s just that the Internet service at the hotel proved to be too flaky to continue paying for, so we didn’t.

What’s This? Somewhat Current Video Game Reviews?

March 15, 2007September 30, 2011 Pooch

As I mentioned a few posts back, lately I’ve rented a few video games from the local video store. The way I figure it, it’s better to spend $5 or $6 and find out a game is crap rather than drop $50-$60 and find out a game sucks.

The World According To Darfh

July 29, 2006September 30, 2011 Pooch 4 Comments

The last few days have been quite hellish in these parts (heck, the entire summer has been hellish), so I’ve been pretty much cooped up inside my air conditioned house for the past week or so. Getting tired of the same old, same old, today I decided to trek out to the EB Games closest to my house (note: this EB Games is also a stone’s throw from two or three GameSpots as well).

SiN Episodes; BioShock Interview

May 11, 2006November 12, 2011 Chief Oddball

I admit to having decried PC gaming somewhat lately, but PC game fans at Oddball Update can rejoice today for more than one reason. First and foremost, the release date has finally come for SiN Episodes: Emergence, the first of the SiN sequel’s nine chapters to be released in an episodic fashion during the course of 2006.

Impressions: Three Xbox360 Game Demos

April 12, 2006September 30, 2011 Chief Oddball

I took a break this evening for long enough to briefly try three new game demos for my Xbox360 which I downloaded from Xbox Live. Figured I might as well post my impressions here for the “daily update.” Burnout: Revenge The latest game in the Burnout franchise is the first to arrive on the Xbox360, but it’s not much different from the PS2 and Xbox versions that have been out for a while now.

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