Gamertell

Title: Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing Author(s): Sande Chenm Richard Dansky, Wendy Despain (Editor), Beth A, Dillon, John Feil, Alice Henderson, Erin Hoffman, Chris Klug, Jay Posey, Rhianna Pratchett, Haris Orkin, Evan Skolnick, Anne Toole, Maurice Suckling and Andre S. Walsh. Price: $39.00 (paperback, 250 pages) Release Date: May… Continue Reading »

Title: Game Boys (aka Game Boys: Professional Videogaming’s Rise from the Basement to the Big Time) Author: Michael Kane Price: $24.95 (hardcover) Release Date: June 23, 2008 Publisher: Viking (part of Penguin Putnam, Inc.) Pros: Conveys the excitement, personality and seriousness of competitive gaming in a readable tone. A good… Continue Reading »

Title: Space Invaders Extreme Price: $19.99 System(s): PSP (DS) Release Date: June 17, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Taito/Square Enix ESRB Rating: “Everyone” Pros: Beautiful graphics, frantically fun soundtrack and all-round innovative take on an arcade classic. A decent ad-hoc multiplayer mode. Cons: Some boss levels overly difficult and some elements may… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Space Invaders Extreme PSP screen shots

Title: Gamers (aka Gamers: The Movie) Price: $24.95 (DVD) Release Date: May 6, 2008 Distributer: Monterey Media, Inc. Rating: Unrated Pros: A good mix of both subtle and outrageous humor with engaging characters. Surprisingly well made and funny or an indie film produced in six days. Cons: Starts a little… Continue Reading »

Title: Echochrome Price: $9.99 System(s): PS3 (PSP) Release Date: May 1, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (Sony) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” Pros: An innovative use of relatively intuitive controls, cohesive artsy atmosphere and wonderfully challenging platform puzzles. Surprisingly addictive. Cons: Might make you a bit dizzy and large… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Echochrome for PS3

Title: CrossworDS (aka Crosswords DS) Price: $19.99 System(s): DS Release Date: May 5, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Nintendo (Nuevo Retro Games) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” Pros: Fairly easy to play and has two extra puzzle games (crossword puzzles, word searched and anagrams). Cons: Scrolling through large word lists and crossword screens become… Continue Reading »

Title: Super Smash Bros. Brawl Price: $49.99 System(s): Wii Release Date: March 9, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Nintendo (Nintendo) No. Players: 1-4 ESRB Rating: “Teen” for cartoon violence and crude humor Pros: Frenzied action, a single-player mode, plenty of additional battle objects and an online mode. Can also use any Wii… Continue Reading »

Title: Tokimeki Memorial: Girl’s Side: 2nd Season Price: $48.90 System(s): Nintendo DS Release Date: 2/14/08 Publisher (Developer): Konami (Konami) ESRB Rating: N/A Pros: Improved skinship mode, more guys, lots of extras for the DS release, bombs are easier to defuse, extensive voice acting Cons: If you don’t speak Japanese, you’ll… Continue Reading »

Title: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Price:$27.95 Genre(s): Documentary Release Date: January 29, 2008 Publisher(s): NewLine, Picturehouse Rating: PG-13 Pros: A quirky, funny and often dramatic look into the world of classic arcade competitions and the quest to keep and/or conquer Donkey Kong. A movie even non-gamers… Continue Reading »