Frothing Demand

Won’t change the way I do these despite GON’s recent change to “2 minute reviews”.

Reviews
Trials HD (XBLA) at Games On Net
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (Xbox 360) at Games On Net
Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360) at Games On Net
Ashes Cricket 2009 (Xbox 360) at Games On Net
Wolfenstein (Xbox 360) at Games On Net
Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3) at Games On Net
Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP) at Games On Net
AFL Challenge (PSP) at Games On Net
Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360) at Games On Net
The Beatles: Rock Band (Xbox 360) at Games On Net

Features
The Warp Pipe – Feature Demotion at Games On Net
The Warp Pipe – Playing the Wild Card at Games On Net
The Warp Pipe – Dreamcast Retrospective at Games On Net
The Warp Pipe – Unrealistic Product Pitch at Games On Net
Coming Attractions – 26/08 at Games On Net
Coming Attractions – 02/09 at Games On Net
Coming Attractions – 09/09 at Games On Net
Coming Attractions – 16/09 at Games On Net

Copped it again. Not sending this one in for repair since it’s out of warranty – going to hold out until the 23rd for the pricedrop + Halo 3 ODST bundle. In the mean time, I can use Charly’s machine to get my work done.

Time for some quick capsule reviews in the mean time.

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
The Layton sequel brings more of the same sorts puzzles and mystery solving – fortunately it fantastic the first time around and works well again here.

Dissidia: Final Fantasy
Battle of the Androgynous Sissy Boys with a decent fighting system and solid RPG elements surrounding it. Jarring difference in the quality of character conception between the first six Final Fantasy heroes and the later four.

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Latest Caped Crusader outing is one of only two games he’s in that doesn’t make me want to puke. Succeeds as both a Batman product and a video game due to high production values (including the involvement of the animated series crew) and some fantastic gameplay that makes players feel like Batman for once.