It's got a sterile, shiny world…like Portal. And there's a cute, tough heroine…like Portal!

In my post MGS4, I'm going back to some recently released crowd pleasers. Guitar Hero Aerosmith on the 360 and Battlefield BC on the PS3.

Ghosts ‘N Goblins - Nintendo Entertainment System 1986

This is a charming game with good graphics. It is also a tad difficult.

Today Jeff "BUY MY GAME YOU SHEEP" Minter released some new screenshots of Gridrunner+++ which is probably a better investment of your Microsoft Points than some dodgy remake of Duke Nukem or clothes for your Idol Master girls, you filthy pedo. Check them out!

This is the first of the last of the fantasies. When I played this game in my youth, I backhandedly praised it as a game I could play while reading a book half the time.   I meant that as a compliment. In the years since I last played this game I made a staggering discovery: traditional eastern RPGs suck.

So I've finished MGS4. It's raised more questions than in answered such as "what the fuck happened in all of the cutscenes that I skipped?"

So Metal Gear Solid 4. Is it the game that saves the PS3? Well, judging by E3's Sony conference I think Sony hoped so. Will it? Well it is a very expensive way to play one game. System seller, yes but how good is it?

I just like saying “Excitebike.” It is a great name. It rolls off of the tongue, and has great cadence, and sounds like it would have to be fun as shit.  And as a matter of fact, Excitebike is indeed fun as shit.  A racing game all about hitting ramps, it is a simple and arcadey good time. 

We watch the press conferences of Nintendo, Sony and Electronic Arts…and decide that it's all over.

Good God, Chris Crawford was right - video gaming is dead. DEAD.

This E3 has been an absolute train wreck so far, it's not going to get any better. The message is clear: E3 is no longer important, and neither are we. 

Duck Hunt is a game about shooting ducks. This is a spectacularly uninteresting premise for a game, as proven by the following list:

Microsoft at the end of their E3 show announce that Final Fantasy XIII will be coming to the Xbox 360 as well as the PS3. With both launch dates being the same for both versions.

I caved, folks. The allure of Metal Gear Solid 4 has pushed me to purchase a used, 40 GB Playstation 3 so I could play the game for myself. I had promised myself that I would never do this, but Konami simply applied too much force for me to resist. I imagine a lot of folks here are pretty Anti-Sony themselves, so I figured I would share with them some of the bits I've learned in my time with the console.

Today we watch Microsoft's E3 2008 Press Conference and make fun of absolutely everything we see…except for Don Mattrick, who is a stylish man.

Defender of the Crown - Nintendo Entertainment System - 1989

My buddy Mike and I were talking about some of our favorite games once, and he mentioned how much he loved a game called Defender of the Crown.  I had never heard of it, but I respect his opinion.  So I picked up a used copy of this game for the NES.  However, it turns out I got it twisted. The NES title I came home with is not Mike’s beloved game. He
was talking about an Xbox remake of this game, which I have still never played. The one I got sucks.

What are the games that let you down the most? This week we play Assassin's Creed, Fighting Masters and Dead Rising!

Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest - Nintendo Entertainment System -1987

I came into Castlevania late. Despite the fact that this series is considered one of the classics, I had made it into the 21st century having never played any title in the series. Once I found myself in tardy possession of an NES, I figured I’d give one of the games in the series a playthrough and right this wrong. Unfortunately, the random Castlevania I picked up was Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, which is not the finest example of the series.  This asspile of a game almost tricked me into writing off a series with some brilliant games..

Video games get a lot of things wrong. You know what I mean? I'm talking about little things that really shouldn't be wrong, but are. I'm talking about something like The Sims 2 Freetime, and how you get a freaking phone call whenever your Sim goes up a point in hobby enthusiasm. If you interrupt your Sim's activity to answer that call, all you get is a dumbass message saying your sim has just gained a point in hobby enthusiasm. If you ignore the call, you have to hear the phone ring on and on and on, and possibly miss out on other, more important calls. That's just wrong. Well, to aid in the fight against such stupidity, I'm listing some details that designers can add to any game to alleviate the pain of their wrongness. These ideas are always right, and they're just a few of my favorite things.

Castle of Dragon - Nintendo Entertainment System  - 1990

This is the worst generic sidescrolling action game I’ve ever played. And I’ve played both Bugs Bunny’s Rabbit Rampage, and Home Alone 2: The Video Game. This game is so generically awful that there is nothing interesting to say about how bad it is.

This game is all about shooting and finding cover from those who are shooting back at you.  It is a pretty neat balance of offense and defense, and  I think I would have really liked it in the 90’s. However, in 2008 there isn't really a compelling reason to play it.  C’mon, this is a world where Gears of War exists.

It has been a great time working on Angry Gamer the last two and a half years. During that time I have had a lot of fun, met a lot of awesome people and posted a lot of pictures of Alyson Hannigan.

Unfortunately, all of that ends today.