2D Boy’s World of Goo for WiiWare is a title that seems to be happily treading the fine line between game and toy. While there are definitely the rules and objectives in place that define a game, nearly all of the gameplay is derived from a wobbly physics engine that appears to reward improvisation as […]
It’s Nintendo week on the Giant Bombcast as we discuss all the hot new games that were shown at last week’s media summit in San Francisco. We also discuss the return of Interplay, get angry at Wired and meddling marketers, and more! As always, you can send any questions to bombcast (at) giant bomb (dot) […]
Of all the WiiWare games that Nintendo had on display at its recent media summit, Nnooo’s Pop was easily the simplest, with sights seemingly set on the much-discussed casual contingency of the Wii audience. There’s a visual style that evokes the dreamy aquatics of Sony’s flOw, though instead of weirdly abstract sea creatures, there’s just […]
Activision has allayed some of my initial skepticism of Guitar Hero: On Tour for the DS with its first live demonstration of the game at Nintendo’s recent spring media summit. The demo was prefaced with a little back story about the game’s development, which started a year ago as little more than a research project. […]
I think there’s little doubt that, as far as film genres go, few are as unloved and carry as mercenary a heart as the video-game movie. But just because most video-game movies are universally maligned by game and film enthusiasts alike doesn’t mean they don’t deserve an honest critical appraisal. This, along with a perverse […]
Jeff and I ventured into San Frantastic earlier today for Nintendo’s spring media summit, where they showed off a number of upcoming first- and third-party games for the Wii and DS. We can’t talk about most of the stuff we’ve seen so far, though you can expect a deluge of hands-on stories and a bombcast […]
This week we give you all we’ve got with discussions of the stuff that plants crave, Kazooie’s Funtime Party Assassins, Ikaruga, what the X in Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. stands for, and more. As always, send your emails to bombcast (at) giant bomb (dot) com!
You’d think that a game about the trials and tribulations of an underaged miner whose primary concerns are avoiding being crushed by the countless tons of cascading rock above his head and praying, oh sweet baby Jesus, that he’s able to find enough pockets of oxygen to extend his relentlessly grim existence would be a […]
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds for the PlayStation 3 is a game out of time. While the technical sheen of the presentation and the robustness of the online component feel modern enough, the cutely Japanese characters (complete with poorly matched English voiceovers), the all-too-familiar swing mechanic, and limited number of courses and gameplay modes […]
Get on the yellow bus with Jeff and Ryan for another edition of the Giant Bombcast! This week we turn our eyes towards Cinnabon: The Drink, the end of superbike confusion, the next exciting project from the people who brought you Meet the Spartans, the problems with Liars’ Day, terrible pasta, the off-road future of […]
Feather Pillow
Blender
Ice Cream Scoop
“Back Massager”
Rake
The Stanley Cup
Booger from Revenge of the Nerds
Sarcasm
Busted Xbox 360
Piñata
Bowling pins. Toilet seats. Drive shafts. Deer antlers. These are just a few of the makeshift weapons that you will beat your deranged, uncontrollably violent opponents to death with in Condemned 2: Bloodshot. This first-person action adventure game is far and away the most unflinchingly sadistic and gruesome video game I’ve ever played, outclassing its […]
It’s rare for a game publisher to have an immediately identifiable style, but there’s no mistaking Bully for anything other than a Rockstar game. The mechanical comparisons to Grand Theft Auto are fairly apt, though the tone isn’t quite as nasty, and your transgressions not as deplorable–if Grand Theft Auto were a felony, Bully would […]
It’s a veritable menagerie of idiots in this week’s Giant Bombcast as we’re joined by Alex Navarro for discussions about Grand Theft Auto IV: Greater Toronto Area, 50 Cent II: The Dollar, synthoids, the Harlem Globetrotters of pizza, and more! As always, you can send in your questions to bombcast (at) giant bomb (dot) com.
The DLC in Rock Band has been both one of my most and least favorite features. While I find the continued inclusion of the occasional cover (rather than the original master track) as well as the pricing for said covers to be irrational and irritating, Harmonix has generally done a pretty smart job of releasing […]
You gotta hand it to Activision, it really seems committed to bringing its wildly popular Guitar Hero franchise to every platform imaginable. After, what, maybe a good year of speculation and fake peripheral mock-ups, Activision has officially announced (IE, emailed me a press release) that it’ll be bringing Guitar Hero: On Tour to the Nintendo […]
The Giant Bombcast continues its slow-motion explosion with Jeff and Ryan’s thoughts on Lost: Via Domus, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, an Ice Cube side-scroller, Guitar Hero: Beatles, Ed Boon, Blu-ray versus HD downloads, the flavor of Scottish girders, technofear, and more!
Let me preface this review by saying that there was once a time that I was a huge fan of ABC’s smash-hit TV show Lost. I still watch the show week-in, week-out, though now it’s largely to ridicule my roommate, who foolishly maintains the belief that the writers aren’t just haphazardly piling one confounding mystery […]
OK, so I bludgeoned my way through the first level of Sega and Monolith’s Condemned 2: Bloodshot earlier today, and I’m pretty satisfied with the way it just amps up both the felony assault and the mental illness like it was a county jail. There’s an early scene where our protagonist, a broke-down and paranoid […]