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The most recent release of the three Bourne movies – The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum – marks Universal Home Entertainment’s foray into the wonderful world of the flipper disc. These two-in-one, Blu-ray-DVD combo discs mean you can get the movie and enjoy it now, even… Continue Reading »

FROM APPLETELL – In Deathtrap Dungeon, you take on the role of a “choose your own” adventurer trying to make your way through a, well, dungeon filled with deathtraps.
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This is one of those instances where the name has it spot-on. The BOSS is, indeed, a big oversized super shell. And in a good way. This relatively inexpensive and colorful shell adds life and comfort to the rather bland WiiMote. The design is certainly intended for horizontal use and,… Continue Reading »

Appletell’s Editor-In-Chief waxes nostalgic for the days when Apple attended Macworld and the Mac was the best computer system for playing games. “I used to go to Macworld Expos in New York City, and there used to be games there. Plenty of games. Aspyr, Freeverse, Ambrosia, MacSoft, MacPlay and more.… Continue Reading »

The combination of flight-sim and arcade action makes for an odd little anti-war wargame that also happens to be the best air combat sim currently on the Wii. It has its troubles, none of which should deter you if you’ve been pining for quality dogfighting action since finishing Blazing Angels.… Continue Reading »

Tom Clancy tends to put his name to solid gold military and spy fiction. So the question is whether or not the novel Hawx stands up to the fine traditions that both Tom Clancy and David Michaels have set down. Let’s see where it goes right and horribly wrong. Continue Reading »

It seems game publishers believe they can spruce up titles by adding the word “extreme” to it. Whereas this may make some things better (and we love when that happens), most of the time it just seems silly. Can you imagine if they added “extreme” to certain game titles that… Continue Reading »

Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain may be the greatest videogame title of all time, right? Doesn’t it just sound kick-ass? You’ve got fighting, you’ve got fantasy, you’ve got warlocks and you’ve got mountains with fire on top of them, apparently. What else do you need… other than a… Continue Reading »

James Cameron’s Avatar The Game is unique among movie tie-ins in that, rather than basing it on the movie, it appears to be based on the trailer. Or maybe just the one sheet or concept drawings. I don’t know but if you buy this expecting to play through the rather… Continue Reading »

I’ve had it. I’ve had it with the smoke and mirrors, subtle hints and deception. Just announce the next Legend of Zelda Wii game already! It’s not that I‘m interested in it. I’m still playing my way through The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I’m sick of the teasing, hinting… Continue Reading »