Anne Trent - G4m3r W1feling of D00m!

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The Nth Time is a Charm: Civilization IV and V

Civilization IV Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Publish Date: 2005 Platform: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X Civilization V Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Publish Date: 2010 Platform: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X I’ve probably logged hundreds of hours for both of these games. The Civ series is probably the only game where I…

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Favorite Video Game Couple: P-Body and ATLAS

ATLAS and P-body are my favorite couple because Sig and I were able to complete the co-op version of Portal 2 within a day!

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Most Annoying Video Game Character: Pey’j

Why do I think Pey’j is annoying? Well for the soul fact he says really annoying things when I play Jade, and he’s around as her sidekick. His rather fake southern tough red-neck accent makes it worse! He also says the same comments repeatedly: “Look out Jade! Watch out Jade!” This was a death nail pounding in my ears!

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My Guilty Pleasure Game: Hamtaro

Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite Developer: Shogakukan Publisher: Nintendo Published Date: 2003 Platform: Game Boy Color This is the cutest game I’ve ever played. I loved this game, and I still do in my heart. Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! is an extremely simple adventure, but it’s deceptively fun and engrossing in its simplicity. Basically, all Hamtaro can do…

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The Void (or Purgatory Pin-up Girls)

Game: The Void (aka: Tension) Publisher: ND Games, bitComposer Developer: Ice-Pick Lodge Release Date: October 23, 2009 – International Version Genre:  Single-Player First-Person Perspective Horror Adventure Platform: Windows, PC Price: around $1, via Steam Holiday Sale 2010 Summary:  A ferociously bewitching experience. A Different Game Mechanic I bought this game in the Indie Fright Pack (total…

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Civilization V (or WTF? Ghandi is a Weirdo!)

Game:  Civilization V Publisher: Firaxis Games Developer: 2K Games Release Date: September 21, 2010 Genre: Turn-based strategy game Platform: Windows, PC Civilization is a strategy game that’s been around for what feels like forever – I think Civ 1 came out in 1991 – that’s 19 years ago! So by now they must know a…

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2009 Video Games Review

There have been some really fun games in the past year. I only wish I had the time to play them all the way through. Much like last year, game publishers have decided to release the hot games at the end of the year for the holiday season. The Good Dragon Age: Origins – Just…