If you summarized the Metal Gear series, you probably wouldn’t use the words “Normal” or “Predictable.” Many gamers love the series for its story, which is so complex and bizarre that breaking the fourth wall is just the start of its weirdness. Now imagine that the series was turned over to the maniacs at Platinum Games, the same people who brought us Bayonetta. Brace yourself for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
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Halo 4 Interview: Kevin Grace
Posted: 5th November 2012 by Jason MacIsaac in Game, Microsoft, Xbox 360Tags: 343 Industries, Cortana, Covenant, Halo 3, Halo 4, Halo ODST, Halo: Reach, Kevin Grace, Master Chief, Prometheans
Kevin Grace, Franchise Manager with 343 Industries, talks about Spartan Ops and how Halo 4 will very 
respectfully kick our asses.
ZombiU Preview
Posted: 30th October 2012 by Jason MacIsaac in Game, Nintendo, WiiTags: 28 Days Later, Horror Survival, Jeyson Acevedo, Resident Evil, Shaun of the Dead, The Walking Dead, Ubisoft, Wii U, zombie, Zombies, ZombiU
Sometimes we complain that zombies are overexposed in popular culture, but let’s be honest: blowing the head off a rotting shambler with a double-barrelled shotgun never gets old. I recently had this experience on Wii U with Ubisoft’s launch title ZombiU. It brought a smile to my face to watch that ghoul fall to the ground, a clear foot shorter. If only I know how scarce ammo was, I wouldn’t have been so quick on the trigger.
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Forza Horizon–Jon Knoles Interview
Posted: 22nd October 2012 by Jason MacIsaac in Game, Interview, Microsoft, Xbox 360Tags: Forza, Forza Horizon, Forza Motorsport, Jon Knoles, Turn 10 Studios
October 23 is the officially launch day of Forza Horizon, the new open world Forza game. Here’s Jon Knoles, Design Director at Turn 10 Studios to tell us about it.
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REVIEW–Looper
Posted: 21st October 2012 by Jason MacIsaac in Movie, Review, UncategorizedTags: Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Joseph Gorden-Levitt, Looper, Rian Johnson, time travel
Time travel stories will always have plot holes, but if the story is executed right we’ll get pulled into the action anyway. Sort of like how in a good episode of Star Trek we don’t stop to wonder why every alien speaks English. Such is the case with Looper. Read the rest of this entry »
The Dark Knight Rises–REVIEW
Posted: 21st July 2012 by Jason MacIsaac in Comics, Movie, ReviewTags: Anne Hathaway, Bane, Batman, Catwoman, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Selina Kyle, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Tom Hardy
Seven years ago Batman Begins broke the curse of Batman, rescuing us from neon Gotham and nipple-suited hell. The Dark Knight Rises has broken another curse: the curse of the third film, which has stained everything from Superman to The Godfather. Does it top The Dark Knight? That’s a debate I don’t think matters, for reasons I will get into. All that needs to be said is that The Dark Knight Rises is a gripping, worthy and satisfying conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy.
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The Amazing Spider-Man–REVIEW
Posted: 8th July 2012 by Jason MacIsaac in MovieTags: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, The Amazing Spider-Man
It’s difficult to look at The Amazing Spider-Man with fresh eyes. For better or worse, any reboot of Spidey’s story has to stand next to the Sam Raimi movies and face the comparison. I happen to like those movies a lot; Spider-Man 2 has some of the best superhero versus supervillain battles ever put on film. I even like parts of Spider-Man 3. The Amazing Spider-Man does suffer from the fact that Sam Raimi did it first and now Spider-Man’s tricks don’t feel quite as a special, but there are a few things that this movie does better.
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REVIEW–Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure
Posted: 10th April 2012 by Jason MacIsaac in Game, Review, Xbox 360Tags: Cars, Disney, Kinect, Kinect Adventures, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Pixar, Ratatouille, Rise of Nightmares, Star Wars Kinect, The Incredibles, Toy Story, Up
Sooo…. I finally have Kinect.
Thanks to tradeshows (and visits with my nieces) I’ve managed to play quite a few Kinect games without actually owning the Kinect sensor. Rise of Nightmares, Kinect Adventures, Star Wars Kinect… Now that I have my own, it’s time for my first Kinect review: Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure.
REVIEW–The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Posted: 24th January 2012 by Jason MacIsaac in Game, PC, PlayStation 3, Review, Xbox 360
Skyrim can be very glitchy in places and they really should have turned off friendly fire for Destruction spells. I’ve wasted a few townspeople who won’t clear the line of fire when I’m trying to take out a dragon. Okay, now that I’ve got those nitpicks out of the way, the rest of Skyrim is pure gold.
REVIEW–Batman: Arkham City
Posted: 25th October 2011 by Jason MacIsaac in Game, PC, PlayStation 3, Review, Xbox 360Tags: Batman, Batman Arkham Asylum, Batman Arkham City, Catwoman, Clayface, Deadshot, Gotham City, Harley Quinn, Hugo Strange, Joker, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Quincy Sharp, The Dark Knight, The Riddler, Two-Face
Yeah, it’s brilliant. If you are a fan of Batman, owning Batman: Arkham City is as essential as owning a copy of The Long Halloween and The Dark Knight.