Tokamaru

I began driving through the brightly lit city streets, looking down at the image on the dashboard monitor. The face of a young man, with brown hair, bright blue eyes and a chiseled jaw adorned it. A good looking man to most, but to me, just another mark. He's simply a paycheck. Someone wants him out of the picture. To his family, his name is Theodore Amati. To his friends, "Teddy". But another man out there, calls him a murderer. Theodore, took away a man's daughter. A Suzanne Borges. She OD'ed on a drug that Teddy's been pushing. A new designer drug by the name of "Ozone", which has been plaguing the streets of this silent, voiceless city.

Okay, so it's that time of year again, kiddies. That's right, it's time for another long awaited over hyped sequel that isn't as good as the any of the other games in it's respective series that came before. This time, we'll be focusing on... Batman: Arkham Origins. We've all seen the trailers. They got us psyched. I mean, it was essentially Deathstroke and Batman beating the crap out of each other for 3 or so solid minutes. It was cool. And it's just ANOTHER example of why video games should NEVER have trailers. If you're going to announce a game, show the game. Not a movie trailer. Arkham Origins used pre-rendered CGI footage, to reel us

God, is it sure is boring around here. I’m so bored, I could play a turn-based strategy RPG. Or, at least 5 minutes of one. So, I decided to download the demo to Project X Zone. What is this X Zone? And why is this game only a project? What’s the actual game going to be like. No, those aren’t serious questions. The X in the name is supposed to be pronounced as “cross”, but it’s stupid, so I just say “X” instead. I will never understand people’s obsession with the 24th letter of the English alphabet. Mega Man X, Dracula X, X-Wing, X-Men, everything is X. Well, stupid name aside. For thos

Ssssshhhh... you don't see me. Hello, once again. I'd speak a bit louder, but I'm afraid my target might detect me if I make too much noise. I already scalped his bodyguards, and am currently wearing their suits, which in hindsight, might not have been such a good idea, I think one of them had a crotch rash, or something. Also, he was wearing a thong, I found it rather odd, but figured it might help me look like I belong. Now, realizing that this is purely text, I find it odd that I was trying to whisper. But the recently released Hitman Absolution is so immersive, that I often find myself applying it's logic to the real world. I won't go in

Ah, DC comics. They're like Hannah Barbara, they have a crap ton of IPs, and only one worth giving a damn about. Sadly, despite my dislike of their "work", I do know my Jonathon Cranes from my Lex Luthors. I don't read comic books, I like the art, but I don't read them. The story lines don't usually interest me. Mind you, should it be written by Joss Whedon, I might just give it a look. Now, having a rather expansive knowledge of the Batman universe despite not being a fan (mind you, the 90's animated series rocked), I decided to give Arkham City a try a few months ago. Needless to say, I wasn't impressed. The game starts off with Bruce Wa

Everyone knows by now, that I would suck Akira Toriyama's dick if he demanded I do so in return for a new chapter in his prestigious Dragon Ball series. I would suck it, cradle the balls, and swallow the gravy, if it meant I got more of that shit. Now, my love for Dragon Ball stems from my childhood. At first, I was slow to embrace it, I had heard good things, but the art left me uninterested. Yeah, I liked some of Toei's other mid-90's offerings. But Dragon Ball was an enigma, I knew nothing about it. But soon, after two episodes, I found myself quite infatuated with Goku and his pals. Especially that snarky green bastard who wears the tur

Okay, now I know I did a review like... 30 seconds ago, BUT, I've missed a lot on the interwebz, I figured I'd do another, to show that I can talk about more than just fighting games. This time, I'll be talking about a series that greatly impacted my childhood, something that every kid born in the 90's must play, as it literally defines our generation. And that series, is Sonic. I mean, think of it, the dude was literally the definition of cool, back in the day. With amazing graphics, some of the best music on the Genesis, and blazing fast action (well, for the Genesis, I'd love to see Sega remake the original Sonic using SMW's engine, let's

It's been... hm... around... maybe a year since I've last posted, but I feel my big break in life is about to come (forgive me for being cocky. That means two things). Now, I do believe I've stated how much I LOVE fighting games, assuming they're not made by Square, or SNK. Why don't you grab a seat, and ol' Dr. Nick will explain to you what he's talking about. Now, gaming has come a long way, from how it used to be in the 90's. Fighters back then were all on one plane. And we didn't have to worry about sidestepping, or parrys. All we cared about was combos, nice, long, hard combos. But that was back in the good (bad) old days of Street Fi