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Josh GriffinMore Posts Video Game Review: Gun

I know I’m a bit late to this party, but I picked up the discount game Gun for my 360 this past week with some of the income from my blog. So thanks for clicking the ads that interest you – here’s my review of the game. The game is definitely a first generation title for the 360, and my review comes as the game is now 2 years old. What’s interesting about the game, is that it plays more like a movie than most, and has a…

Add Comment July 21, 2007

Josh GriffinMore Posts Video Game Degree

Heather sent me this link to Encarta where you can read about getting a video game education. Now THAT’S a career … here’s a clip: Attention Xbox junkies: You might be able to justify spending hours perfecting your gaming techniques instead of pitching in with the household chores. You might even say you’re just doing your job. At least that’s the case for the many professionals in the high-scoring gaming industry. …

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Add Comment November 17, 2006

Josh GriffinMore Posts 10 Features Every Video Game Should Embrace

A new article in Business Week (credit to MN) talks about 10 usable things that every game should incorporate. I like the list, here’s clip. Might be interesting to read someone do a church version of the list: 1. Never ask a player if they want to save their game.Should you give players the option to save their game (and that’s entirely up to you), don’t ask them if they want to save upon reaching a designated checkpoint. Of …

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Add Comment October 14, 2007

Josh GriffinMore Posts The Call of Duty Dilemma

Got a question in from one of our parents this week – it is a question we’re getting quite often and one I’m answering in my own home as well. A parent asked this: I’ve been researching online because of a dilemma I have. I have 3 boys, a 9 yo. a 6 and a 1 yo. my 2 elder boys love to play Call of Duty. I know it is a violent game, but I just don’t know the right words to say to discourage them from playing it. I tri…

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Josh GriffinMore Posts Video Game Review: Army of Two

The game sets out to set the bar inexplicitly high – to have the best co-op experience in a shooter ever. And while the game succeeds in some respects, terrible enemy intelligence and dodgy crosshair control make the experience a little less dazzling. The game boasts about 5 hours of running and gunning gameplay, with a few innovative twists along the way. There’s no doubt the game should be played with 2 people, and the “back…

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Josh GriffinMore Posts Video Game Review: Superman Returns

Finished up the Xbox 360 game Superman Returns last night. It’s an enjoyable, if repetitive game. The graphics are first out of the gates in the next generation race and the game isn’t nearly the “second coming of gaming” touted before it’s release. At it’s heart its a button mashing brawler with flying thrown in to boot. Despite the shortcomings, it’s still a fun game that follows the movie and some si…

Add Comment June 13, 2007

Josh GriffinMore Posts Video Game Review: Viva Pinata Party Animals

Viva Pinata Party Animals is a fantastic game for kids. This is quite unlike the first Viva Pinata game, which was fantastic but definitely for an audience that would appreciate more complexity than my 6-year-old can muster. The game consists of more than 50 mini-games with simple controls and accessible gameplay. The graphics are great, my son is unlocking achievements on his own, and I think the game is really fun to play with them, too. If yo…

Add Comment March 14, 2008

Josh GriffinMore Posts Video Game Review: Viva Pinata

This is one of the those “impossible to describe but really good” games that comes along once in a while. It’s somewhat genre-defying, kind of a super advanced pet simulator and strategy game. It’s got no multiplayer or Xbox Live component, there are no guns and it doesn’t have “Star Wars” in the title so this is a big departure for me. The booklet and in-game tutorials give you little or no information…

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Josh GriffinMore Posts Video Game Review: Spiderman – Friend or Foe

This is not a good game. My youngest kids had a blast playing it – which helps me bring the game up from failing grade, but just barely. The game can simply be described as this: 1) enter a room, a door closes and a jillion enemies spawn, 2) mash buttons until all of the enemies are dead (and you can die as many times as needed, there’s no consequences), 3) a door opens to the next room, 4) repeat about 6,000 times until you beat the…

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Josh GriffinMore Posts Video Game Review: Earth Defense Force 2017

Bought this game for $40 brand new, knowing this was a “B” title. In short, this game isn’t supposed to be that great. But oddly enough, I really liked it. Oh, Gears of War makes it laughable and Rainbow 6 blows it away, but for some reason I’m playing through it a second time. There’s a few frustrating moments, but honestly the game is pretty straightforward – shoot stuff until it blows up magnificigantly, th…