I used to do these a lot a few years ago and I don’t know why I didn’t do one last year. So this time I’m bringing another Pato game club. This is essentially my version of a book club but with video games. My goal is to cite a few niche titles that this [...]
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CES 09 Wrap-Up
Ok, CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2009 was off a little in the number of exhibitors and attendees. So? It was a crappy second half of ’08 folks. No one has been drinking happy juice about the prospects for the next six months! Best guess there were only about 90,000 people at the Vegas show (after 5-10 shows [...]
RIP EGM, Microsoft, Midway Sucks
Happy New Year to all! Welcome to the first Wrath of El Pato for 2009. I hope everyone had a good Christmas and had Santa show up at their door loaded with presents. I got a pink slip! It was so nice of him, let the job hunt begin! It’s been so long since I’ve [...]
North American Hunting Extravaganza
Everyone knows that the majority of people playing the Wii are Japanese women and children between 8 and 13, right? Who would have thought that this demographic would be screaming for a hunting game? Well, thankfully the guys at Arcade Moon and Destineer are such forward thinkers that they brought the Nintendo world the one thing that [...]
Megaman-a-thon Part 1: Megaman
Here we go. Every few days I am going to do another Megaman review until I can actually get all them reviewed. For the record, all games are reviewed in the order they are released. I don’t think many people played this game as the first Megaman. Most of the gaming public started with Megaman [...]
Nyko Wing Controller for Wii Review
We all have fond memories of the classic video games of yesteryear. Maybe the Holiday Season makes me a little more nostalgic over the times when my chubby face was either lit by the Christmas tree or phosphorous images of Mario on TV. Either way, many people have been downloading classic Nintendo games over the [...]
Eagle Neptor Wii Shotgun Review
The Nintendo Wii has resurrected the old ‘light gun’ gameplay of yesteryear. The formula has worked so well that several companies (including Nintendo) have unleashed specialized gun grips for the Wii controllers. Some of these controllers are better than others, depending on the features of the game, but gun grips do increase the fun in [...]
X-OOM Media Centre XE for Wii
Digital videos and photos are no longer in the realm of the geek. Nowadays even the average person has a large collection of digital music, movies,and videos… and these are usually located on the family computer. What if you want to watch your movies or share your latest vacation photos in your living room? Not [...]
Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ (DS)
Let’s face it: shooting zombies are fun. Maybe it’s because we all secretly want to go Postal at some point, and can hide behind the moral mask that these humanoids aren’t real humans. There’s no moral ambiguity: you have to shoot your former colleague in the head or become zombie chow. There are lots of [...]
2008 Holiday ANTI-Shopping Guide: 15 Products to AVOID!
Every winter we have to think about what to get our loved (and not-so-loved) ones. There are tons of vendors that try to cash in on our buying frenzy by offering a bunch of stuff that we simply don’t want or need. Since we don’t need it, I guess we assume that other people do. Most [...]
Why PSP is better than iPhone
The Sony PSP and Apple’s iPhone are great little devices, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Apple is starting to tout the gaming capabilities of its portable device, and although there is no direct competition between the two, people are beginning to question the need for a dedicated portable gaming device. We all know that [...]
Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine Hands On
Cooking Mama is one of the most unlikely casual gaming hits in recent memory. The goal of the game is to basically prepare culinary delights from scratch, which runs you through a series of mini-games for each step of the cooking process. The Nintendo Wii and DS’s unique control mechanisms are perfect for this type [...]
Xbox 360 Controller for Windows
I’ve been looking for the perfect gamepad ever since I had a PC, which was way before the original Doom debuted. Back then, the Super Nintendo presented its revolutionary controller, and many companies like Gravis tried to create knock-off solutions for the PC gamer. They were quite innovative at the time and had several improvements [...]
Stoked Preview from Destineer
Destineer is a well-known publisher of some unusual games, and has primarally focused on the Nintendo DS and Wii platforms. As such, many of their prior games have not pushed the graphics envelope, or been very large in scope. A visit to the Destineer booth at PAX 2008 made me believe that this trend may [...]
USA Today Puzzle Craze from Destineer
If you’re a busy person AND love word puzzles, then Destineer has you covered like a Jimmy Hat. No longer is there a need to carry around bulky newspapers and waste trees; now you can pollute the environment by charging up your Nintendo DS battery and play your favorite word puzzles on the go! Destineer [...]
Final Fantasy IV Revisited
There was once a time when RPG’s didn’t have flashy cinematics, real time battles, and overly clichéd plots. There was a game that was innovative for improving the turn based formula, giving a story like none have ever seen, and a translation none would want to see again. Of course, I am talking about Final [...]
Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy (Wii)
Title Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy Publisher Majesco Developer Budcat Creations Release Date June 10th, 2008 Genre Action / Arcade Platform Nintendo Wii Rating Everyone Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy is the Roller Coaster Tycoon of arcade gaming. This game allows you to create your own ship, playing levels, and even download the creations of [...]
Obscure: The Aftermath (Wii)
Title Obscure: The Aftermath Publisher Ignition Entertainment/Playlogic Developer Hydravision Entertainment Release Date March 25th, 2008 Genre Survival Horror Platform Wii, PC, PS2 Rating Mature (blood and gore, drug reference, mild sexual themes, violence) Obscure: The Aftermath takes place just a few years after the events of the first game. The characters have all gone to [...]
Summer Sports: Paradise Island (Nintendo Wii)
Title Summer Sports: Paradise Island Publisher Destineer Developer Digital Embryo Release Date April 15th, 2008 Genre Sports Platform Wii Rating Everyone Sick of Wii Sports yet? If you love Wii Sports but have been playing it to death for the last year and a half, Summer Sports: Paradise Island is a welcome alternative. As its [...]
Tom Clancy’s Rainbox Six: Vegas 2 Review
Title: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Date: Tuesday, March 25th 2008 Developer: Ubisoft Release Date: March 20th, 2008 Genre: Squad-based shooter Console: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Rating: Mature Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is the heavily anticipated follow-up to one of the most successful shooters on a next-gen console. Does it follow in its predecessors [...]
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