It’s pretty exciting to discover a new genre, which is what I’ve spent the last few weeks doing with iPad shooters (shmups, bullet hells, STGs, danmakus, or whatever you’d like to call them). It’s something else entirely to discover what may very well be the finest instance of that new genre. The act of playing Bug Princess 2 is the act of gradually realizing, “Ah, so this is why these games are a big deal…”
After the jump, if you get just one iPad shmup… Continue reading →
I recently played a few games of Fly or Die Go, an online go server running a client you can download as a free Chrome app, possibly also available on other platforms. You log into a lobby with a bunch of other players, and can challenge or be challenged to go games on various size boards, from 9×9 up to the conventional 19×19. There’s not a whole lot of chatter, games are fast, but mostly people use common courtesy in playing the game.
After the jump, I played a game with a monster. Continue reading →
There’s another Transformers game out this week, if you’re into that sort of thing. This one apparently has robo-dinosaurs in it. Frankly, I’m surprised it’s taken this long for robo-dinosaurs to find their way into a Transformers game. There’s also a new iteration of Counter-Strike, called Global Operations, made by the folks who made Defense Grid. And Dark Souls is out for the PC. Please. Anyone who cares enough about Dark Souls bought a console system to play it on.
The real wallet threat this week is the pre-launch launch of Guild Wars 2 on Friday.
Paranorman, the latest animated movie from the folks who did the Coraline animation, is no Coraline. It’s also no Iron Giant, Brave, The Incredibles, Monster House, or Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. But at least it’s probably better than that thing with the owls. If you want to avoid Paranorman spoilers, skip ahead to the 45-minute mark. This week, we discuss movies that are about the wrong characters.
Next week: Beasts of the Southern Wild
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