Category: Videogames

  • Ratchet and Clank 3

    Up Your Arsenal There’s a good way to know when a videogame is good: I lose sleep playing it. Time becomes irrelevant. I just want to get to the next level. That was Ratchet and Clank 3. Of course, I’m partial to platforming action games with a touch of running and jumping and shooting. Is…

  • Videogames

    Mario galore I still haven’t played Paper Mario yet, but I did read the instructions in the bathroom. Seems like Princess Peach went on vacation without her man. I didn’t know they were separated, see, since I’ve never finished a Mario game. I’m sure it will be fun for a few days, or weeks and…

  • Terror, destruction and mayhem

    The Xbox gets better Vinnie was right. Burnout 3: Takedown is (insert hip lingo for neato). This game is well worth emptying the quarter jar. I stood in front of the TV tonight, just like back in the day when my parents brought home the Odyssey 2 and we played Speedway/Spinout/Crypto-Logic cart for what seemed…

  • Crack

    WarioWare, Inc. Mega Party Game$ Nintendo continues their weird naming conventions and retreads of old videogame franchises in this title released in April. I’m a little late to the party, but man, it’s addictive. Take a bunch of old games like Zelda, Super Mario Bros., ExciteBike, LCD games, retro stuff that looks like it could…

  • Console-ation

    The second time I’ve picked up a club in my life. Xbox Live night has become a natural distraction on Thursdays when I’m home. It’s more social than competitive for me. Just being able to sit in front of a console hooked up with headsets and a controller make it a unique experience I’m digging.…

  • Slim is unavailable

    Looks like I need an extension cable for the controller Instead of making a big deal about dinner, I had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, then plopped my 30something ass in front of the TV to set up the Xbox to the ‘lectrical InterWeb. I wore the headset for no reason through the whole process.…

  • Pancakes, train stations, dream stars and UNO®

    This image makes no sense Sunday, January 4 – It began with the smell of breakfast at the 3 bears house. TheMonkeyBear was in the kitchen, up before anyone else, making pancakes, sausage and eggs. We sat at the new fangled dining room table and sat down to the vittles, complete with parsley and fresh…

  • The Wind Walker

    Dang Nintendo for not releasing Zelda during Christmas, like they were supposed to. Spring is not a good video game season. Thanks to a cold spell though, outdoor activities seem less attractive. It’s likely the finest videogame I’ve seen on my tv screen, if anything for sheer style and attention to detail. With its release…