http://intellectualgamer.today.com Gaming grows with us Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:45:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey everyone! Big news! I have decided to move my blogging to blogspot. My new blog is entitled 'The Happy Colour' and can be found here. I have moved sites for various reasons all derived from the hope to be more than simply a means to another's end. My new blog ... http://intellectualgamer.today.com/2009/02/16/the-last-post/ I'd like to get every ones attention I have a very important announcement to make. It is official EA has made a good game!!!! This is big news people, and should be especially significant as EA has only been successful with sport games in the past! Usually when I saw ... http://intellectualgamer.today.com/2008/10/30/dead-space-review/   There is a conflict when reviewing Armoured Core games that must be acknowledged at the immediacy. Armoured Core has been around since the days of 'Playstation One' as so if you are new to the series, as I imagine many players are, you must plan on not being as connected ... http://intellectualgamer.today.com/2008/10/28/armoured-core-for-answer-review/ In my last post, which was a review of 'SW: The Force Unleashed', I alluded that the game made a huge blunder in my statement "There is one huge blunder however I believe this game has made. Although because it is strictly personal preference (and perhaps philosophically) based I will ... http://intellectualgamer.today.com/2008/09/21/as-alluded/ I finished Star Wars the Force Unleashed, and much to my discontent my early impression was correct. The force unleashed is in no way a good game, although it has lovable elements they are quickly buried by a vast amount of game faults. Before I get into the nitty-gritty however, ... http://intellectualgamer.today.com/2008/09/18/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-review/ I recently rented Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for 360 and wanted to talk briefly about my early impressions of the game. In all honesty so far I am very disappointed and am having very little fun. There is one word that I believe can sum up the game best 'Clunky'. ... http://intellectualgamer.today.com/2008/09/17/sw-the-force-unleashed-early-impressions/ I just played and beat Front Mission for the Nintendo DS. Its been quite a while since the games release but I was interested in playing it and reviewing it anyhow. Front Mission DS is a turn based tactical strategy game that is a remake of the game Front Mission for ... http://intellectualgamer.today.com/2008/09/15/front-mission-ds-review/ I recently got a chance to play and beat Castle Crashers for Xbox Live Arcade. The game reminded me most of the old school Golden Axe series. When I was younger I had quite alot of fun with friends trying to slash my way through the game, which I never did ... http://intellectualgamer.today.com/2008/09/01/castle-crashers-review/ Today I was lucky enough to play in a Soul Caliber IV tournament hosted by 'Last Gamer Standing'. It was great fun, and I had a good time. There were many good competitors. What I wanted to write about was what I felt was the best part of the tournament; the ... http://intellectualgamer.today.com/2008/08/30/soul-caliber-iv-tournament/ Today I'd like to step away from a review and write about something I find unfortunate. The level of advertising in Video Games has grown astronomically, some bad and some good. What are or, rather, should be the limits of advertising in gaming? Let's mention some examples first. Three immediately come ... http://intellectualgamer.today.com/2008/08/25/advertising-in-video-games-what-is-the-acceptable-limit/