Author Archive for Patrick Ross
E3 Game Industry Previews
You may have heard of E3: the Electronics Entertainment Expo, the biggest gaming event of the year. Normally, around the beginning of May, game companies and journalists are mobilizing for the madness, but this year, something has changed.
The show was traditionally restricted to people in the industry and journalists 18 years or older, but, as [...]
‘Spider-Man 3′ Swings to Wii
Ever since Activision scored the Spider-Man license in the late ’90s, Tony Hawk’s company has been perfecting a realistic swing technique in its line of Spider-Man games, along with a bigger version of Manhattan each time. That might sound good on paper, but at this point it feels like I’ve been playing the same game [...]
Sony Gives the Power of the Gods to Gamers
Lucky for us UC Irvine gamers, Sony released ‘God of War II’ for PlayStation 2 just before spring break. The sequel picks up where its predecessor left off, and luckily (since nothing was really broken), plays very much the same.
In the original 2005 hit, Kratos, a Spartan warrior endowed with Olympian weaponry by Ares, the [...]
Nintendo’s Resident Monkey Rolls in ‘Racer’
About 10 years ago to the day, the first details about a big game for the Nintendo 64 were released to a cadre of brand new N64 owners. Back then, Diddy Kong was a much better-known mascot, fresh from his Super Nintendo adventures in ‘Donkey Kong Country’ and ‘Donkey Country 2.’ Banking on the [...]
Interview: U.S. Soldier Speaks About Iraq Experience
With all the talk in Washington of troop surges and escalation, it’s appropriate to hear what’s going on in Iraq from the perspective of a troop on the ground. Corporal Anthony Gomez, a machine gunner for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, has served three tours of duty: one in Afghanistan and two in Iraq. Here’s [...]
Capcom Does Gamers Justice With ‘Justice for All’
Capcom’s latest entry into the Nintendo DS library, ‘Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney: Justice for All,’ is a worthy follow-up to the 2005 cult hit that started the series.
Known as ‘Gyakuten Saiban’ in Japan, the franchise has actually existed on the Game Boy Advance since 2001 with several entries already released in the land of the [...]
Zelda’s ‘Princess’ Raises Standard
If you’ve ever been friends with a gamer, particularly a Nintendo fan, you’ve probably heard of ‘The Legend of Zelda.’ Arguably the highest-caliber gaming franchise available, the series is beloved by all kinds of gamers. The newest entry, ‘The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess,’ has miraculously lifted the already sky-high standard for this giant, and [...]
Console Wars: Wii Vs. PS3
Unless you are some sort of cave dweller, you have heard that both Sony and Nintendo have major new consoles coming out this year. The Sony PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii are both set to arrive in stores this weekend. Are you ready to camp out?
The PlayStation 3 is quite the deal at $499.99 [...]
Watch ‘Family Guy’ DVDs, Don’t Play the Game
With the recent revival of ‘Family Guy’ from the depths of TV-show limbo as a result of years of pleading from its rabid fans, it was inevitable that a video game would pop up. Unfortunately, on the dawn of the next generation of gaming, 2K Games fails to impress with ‘Family Guy: The Video Game,’ [...]
