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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Love Post of Objections, Spiky Hair and Adventure Game Awesomeness

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As much as I love video games, there aren’t many games I truly geek out about. I like Gears of War, but it’s not a game that has any lasting effects on me when I’m not playing it. When it comes to games I truly geek out about, such as the Street Fighter IV, I constantly talk about it, thoroughly analyze it and evangelize it as much as I can. You don’t need to dig very deep into my blog to realize that I am a huge Street Fighter IV junkie.

While I have not said much about the Phoenix Wright series on my blog, that first game is one of those I truly geek out about. It’s not a perfect, but I’ll be damned if it didn’t leave a huge impression on me.
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Pick Up Post: Capcom Takes My Mobile Money

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Capcom is one of my all-time favourite developers and publishers. I have fond memories of playing a bunch of Capcom games outside of their obvious choices, such as Street Fighter and Megaman. This week, they followed Gameloft’s lead and put a bunch of their iDevice games on sale. I highlight a few that I picked up and one you should avoid.

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Pick Up Post: Gameloft Dollarama and an iPad Adventure

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I have to hand it to Gameloft and their iDevice pricing strategy. Their aggressive $1 sales have won a lot of good will with me, which I have returned by buying almost a dozen of their games. I have generally found their games to be of relatively good quality for mobile, and their games on sale for $1 are much more in-depth and content-rich than the majority of $1 games available on iTunes.

Hit the break to see what two Gameloft games (and one non-Gameloft adventure) I just picked up. From what I know about these three games, they’re all good buys at regular price, but really are a steal at their sale price.

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My iPhone/iPad Pile of Shame

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My video game hoarding ways have recently transcended the console space and into my iPhone/iPad life. Over the last few weeks, I’ve picked up a number of games at discounted prices mainly because they were cheap. Some of the games I have written about of late are the games I’ve put at least some time into. However, the following pile of games are currently taking up space on my iDevices and I’m not exactly sure when I’m going to get around to them.
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Backbreaker for iPhone and iPad Isn’t What You Think

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The console versions of Backbreaker have not fared well. Having spent many years in development, the final product came off more as a proof-of-concept rather than a polished football game. While it featured arguably the most advanced physics system in gaming development, the lack of real NFL teams and poor implementation of its key gameplay mechanics made it a stinker.

Going into the universal iPhone/iPad app version of Backbreaker, I was expecting a scaled-down version of the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 game. However, what Natural Motion gave gamers instead is a game that almost isn’t football at all. Surprisingly, this $0.99 offering may actually be more fun, too.
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Impressions on Blades of Fury for the iPhone

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However you perceive their creative business practices, Gameloft have built their entire business around creating mobile knock-offs of the games you love. To be fair, they do make a few great original games, but their bread is mainly buttered on based on popular console games.

This game falls into the latter category. Blades of Fury might as well be Soulcalibur on the iPhone.

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iPhone Games: I’ll Buy That For a Dollar

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Historically, we haven’t been able to get very much for a dollar when it comes to video games. Games on physical media sold for $1 at a store are likely not worth the materials they’re made from. At the arcade, a dollar in this economy will get you one play on most games, which will likely last you no more than two minutes.

Over the past few weeks, the majority of my gaming purchases have cost me only a dollar on the iTunes store. If you’ve got an iDevice, a dollar can go a long way.

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Review: Pix N’ Love Rush

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Do you remember a time before Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo Entertainment System? An era where games like Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Donkey Kong ruled the scene? Pix N’ Love Rush feels like a game heavily inspired by games of that era. For gamers that fondly remember that era, you’ll feel right at home here with it’s modernized pixelated look, chip-tune music and simple play mechanics. For everyone else, there’s still a fun iPhone game worth your $0.99.
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Beat It! Turns My Musical Passion Into A Game

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Since the early 2000’s, I have spent countless hours in front of music sequencers, creating music of varying quality. While my sequencer of choice has been FL Studio (better known as Fruity Loops), I also have experience triggering samples on Reason, GarageBand, Ableton Live as well as hardware samplers such as the Akai MPC and assorted Roland/Boss drum machines.

Why does any of this matter? Because Beat It! takes the sequencer experience and turns it into a game. Beat junkies like me will have a blast with this game. However, if you don’t have experience laying down tracks, you may still enjoy this as a different take on the music game genre.
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Canada’s Contribution to Video Games

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Today is a special day in my home and native land. While I should be enjoying my day off by playing hockey and tending to my igloo, I’ve decided to do a little bit of research and put together a not-that-serious piece on Canada’s contributions to video games. Find out if your favourite Canadian contributions made my list (and don’t be mad if they didn’t).

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