http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:20:27 -0700 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:37:37 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d7-A-Boy-and-His-Blob-Report?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner  Many of you who grew up in the early eighties may remember a game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) called "A Boy and His Blob". Well it just so happens that a Wii remake of the old classic is in the works as we speak!Recent... Video Game Adventure Action Side Scroller Report Wii Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:37:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d7-A-Boy-and-His-Blob-Report?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Pokemon-Diamond-and-Pearl-DS?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner Pokemon Diamond and Pearl for the Nintendo DS (Diamond Version)This game is quite long overdue for a review! The 4th generation of the popular game, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl version brings yet another set of brand new Pokemon to the Nintendo DS.The ... Review Video Game Adventure RPG Nintendo DS Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:49:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Pokemon-Diamond-and-Pearl-DS?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Age-of-Mythology-PC?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner Age of MythologyAge of Mythology for the PC is a game based in the ancient world mainly around Greece, Egypt, and even the fabled Atlantis. In the main campaign you control the game’s main hero, Arkantos and help him find settlements, build ar... Review Video Game Action PC RTS Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:02:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Age-of-Mythology-PC?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Mario-and-Luigi-Bowsers-Inside-Story-Report?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner  According to the E3 Trailer shown this year, Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story for the Nintendo DS appears to be about how the plumbers have been sucked inside their arch nemesis, Bowser himself. Another interesting news flash, the e... Adventure RPG Nintendo DS Action Report Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:51:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Mario-and-Luigi-Bowsers-Inside-Story-Report?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Scribblenauts-Report?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner  Scribblenauts is a game designed for the Nintendo DS and utilizes the player’s imagination to solve puzzles and reach objects called Starites, using an incredible list of items and ideas; you can solve each and every puzzle many different... Nintendo DS Action Side Scroller Report Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:13:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Scribblenauts-Report?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Assassins-Creed-2-Report?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner  Aimed for a 2009 holiday release, Assassin’s Creed 2 is said to be coming to the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 this year.I’m not going to waste time here or mince words, the main character’s name is Ezio Auditore Da Firenze, ... Report Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:06:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Assassins-Creed-2-Report?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Top-Ten-Most-Beautiful-Areas-in-Console-Gaming?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner  I’ve decided to switch gears for a little bit, and try my hand at lists here on Examiner. Over the years I’ve spent with video games, the long hours put in completing quests, exploring levels, and wandering about in a daze after all... Video Game List Top Ten Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:30:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Top-Ten-Most-Beautiful-Areas-in-Console-Gaming?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d2-New-Super-Mario-Bros-Nintendo-DS?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner New Super Mario Bros.This is a very colorful game and an amazing update of the old classic Super Mario Bros. for the NES.As is expected from most Nintendo DS games, such as Super Mario 64 DS, and The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, the graphics ... Review Video Game Adventure Nintendo DS Side Scroller Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:02:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d2-New-Super-Mario-Bros-Nintendo-DS?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Super-Mario-64-DS-Nintendo-DS?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner Super Mario 64 DSSuper Mario 64 DS is pretty much the very first N64 Game, Super Mario 64 ported down and given a nice refresh into the Nintendo DS.Veterans of the N64 game will immediately recognize nearly every area; the graphics even look very si... Review Video Game Adventure Nintendo DS Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:29:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Super-Mario-64-DS-Nintendo-DS?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Baldurs-Gate-PC?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner Baldur's Gate for the PCTime to dip into the past for a little bit and pull out a classic!Baldur’s Gate was released back in 1998, not that long ago, for the PC. Made by Bioware, the company that gave us games like Neverwinter Nights, and the ... Review Video Game Adventure RPG PC Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:57:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Baldurs-Gate-PC?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Eduardo-the-Samurai-Toaster-Wii--Wii-Ware?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner According to the Nintendo home page, a new game has been released on Wii Ware called Eduardo the Samurai Toaster.Now of course after finding a game with such a random and funny name I had to look for more info about it.Eduardo the Samurai Toaster is ... Video Game Action Side Scroller Report Wii Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:30:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Eduardo-the-Samurai-Toaster-Wii--Wii-Ware?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Fable-Xbox?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner Fable (Xbox)This is an interesting little adventure game for the Xbox. The story is simple enough and very open ended; you start out as a young boy in a quiet little village that rests on a bluff doing tasks for your fellow villagers.Now here’... Review Video Game Adventure RPG Xbox Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:10:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Fable-Xbox?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Mass-Effect-XBox-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner Mass Effect Cover When I first started playing this game, I wasn’t sure how I was going to react to it, to be honest I had some skepticism about the idea of combining Role Playing Game elements with First Person Shooter elements. However the m... Review First Person Shooter Video Game Xbox 360 Adventure RPG Action Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:17:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Mass-Effect-XBox-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Assassins-Creed-Xbox-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner Assassin's Creed for Xbox 360Assassin’s Creed! One of the more violently fun games I’ve had the pleasure of coming by! You play Altair (pronounced All-tye-eer) who is actually the ancestor of the main character, Desmond Miles.The majorit... Review Video Game Xbox 360 Adventure Action Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:11:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Assassins-Creed-Xbox-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Two-Worlds-Xbox-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner Two Worlds for the Xbox 360To be very honest and blunt, this game seemed…very unbalanced and unrefined, even unfinished at times.I found problems even before I started the game itself. During character creation, they offer what a lot of adven... Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:25:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Two-Worlds-Xbox-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d17-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Phantom-Hourglass-Nintendo-DS?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner The Legend of Zelda: Phantom HourglassThis game was surprisingly tricky, but still enjoyable to play. I actually had a hard time tearing myself away long enough to just jot down notes!First we’ll begin with the biggest part of The Legend of Zel... Review Video Game Adventure Nintendo DS Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:28:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d17-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Phantom-Hourglass-Nintendo-DS?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d16-The-Elder-Scrolls-IV-Oblivion-XBOX-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner The Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionOblivion would be the fourth installment of the Elder Scrolls series. This is a humongous game, with seemingly endless tasks and quests to carry out, and an entire continent to explore.At the start of the game you’... Review Video Game Xbox 360 Adventure RPG Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:23:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d16-The-Elder-Scrolls-IV-Oblivion-XBOX-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d14-Infectious-Sharp-Things--Dark-Sector-XBOX-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner Dark Sector for the XBOX 360This was a very enjoyable game, the controls are very simple to grasp and are comfortably smooth. As you head through filthy environments that give the game its gritty look and feel, you’ll notice the music really p... Review First Person Shooter Video Game Xbox 360 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:33:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d14-Infectious-Sharp-Things--Dark-Sector-XBOX-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Time-Shift-Review-Xbox-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner Time Shift for the Xbox 360Time Shift is your basic First Person Shooter. You grab a gun, and you aim for anyone who’s aiming at you, a pretty simple game to pick up and play for any FPS fan, and even those who don’t play shooters all th... Review First Person Shooter Video Game Xbox 360 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:53:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13752-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Time-Shift-Review-Xbox-360?cid=exrss-LA-ActionAdventure-Game-Examiner