While we can sometimes take them for granted, graphics have come a long, tremendous way since the dawn of Video Games. As technology marches forward, more can be done, more can be realised. In some cases, you do need to return to your roots, and … Continue reading Rampage: Total Destruction (2006)
The product of Playboy enterprises is that of a lifestyle, a want list for the aspirational, fancy mansion, luxury items, and of course The parade of women willing to throw themselves at you and your entourage. In 2005, a game gave curious readers a taste … Continue reading Playboy The Mansion (2005)
When Catwoman was reborn on the silver screen, it was the dawn of a new direction and needed all the help it can get to make the splash that it deserved. In 2004, in a bid to help promote the film, a tie-in game was … Continue reading Catwoman: The Game (2004)
Association football is a game that transcends cultures, ages, and other demographics to be a universally beloved staple, but it is not alone. Another property that achieves the same status is the colourful plastic bricks of Lego. Inspiring minds and imaginations for countless generations. In … Continue reading Lego Football Mania (2002)
Recreating cinematic action in a video game can be puzzling as the tools and cunning available to a film’s protagonist can be hard to emulate in a controller, yet in the early 2000s, many home consoles saw various attempts at bringing eighties action and horror … Continue reading Beverly Hills Cop (2006)
With the new millennium, a sense of danger and expressionism found its way into the purview of modern sports. This rise brought some underground pursuits to the forefront and obscure terms entered the vernacular, it was thanks to simulations of these sports, such as the … Continue reading Treehouse of Simpsons Spinoffs Part 4: The Simpsons Skateboarding (2002)
Like Doom just before it, the impact that Grand Theft Auto has had on gaming is astounding, from causing moral panics to shaping gameplay in competitors. Inspiring an open world sandbox gold rush of copy-cat competitors each providing their style to the winning formula. Many … Continue reading True Crime: Streets of LA (2003)
The Gulf War, aside from a couple of films, and references in a couple of shows here and there, it’s not a conflict that gets a lot of media attention, let alone video game adaptations. But it can be done. In 2002, Pivotal games and … Continue reading Conflict: Desert Storm (2002)
While film adaptations of games have often been tarred with negativity, game adaptations of films have often been marred with the same issues too. The uncomfortable challenge being that the two mediums, despite looking similar have strengths and weaknesses that don’t complement each other. But … Continue reading The Great Escape (2003)
The Real Mr. Positive 