Pandemic for iOS Review

April 21, 2015April 19, 2015JettLeave a comment

Pandemic

Pandemic on iOS is a direct adaptation of the board game with the same name. In it, players must work together to contain and cure four deadly viruses before they ravage the world. As daunting as it sounds, this is one of my favourite board games thanks to how tense the action always is and how it requires players to work as a team versus competing against one another.

I know the game has been available on iPad for quite some time. However, I do most of my digital board gaming on my iPhone, so a purchase on iPad wouldn’t be worth it for me. That is, until recently, when the app was finally updated with iPhone support. Now that I have it, is this a worth port of a fantastic board game?

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Amiibo Story: Sonic

April 20, 2015April 16, 2015JettLeave a comment

Sonic Amiibo It’s easy to make fun of Sonic the Hedgehog. For the last 15 or so years, the games he’s starred in have been mediocre at best to dumpster fires at worst. His glory days may be long behind him, but I’ll never forget the time when he was the king of video games.

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Amiibo Story: Sheik

April 10, 2015February 21, 2015JettLeave a comment

Due to a lack of foresight, I kind of already said everything I wanted to about Sheik in my Zelda Amiibo Story post from a gameplay perspective. Because of that, let’s just skip to the shopping experience and what I think about this particular figurine.

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Amiibo Story: Kirby

April 3, 2015February 7, 2015JettLeave a comment

My history with Kirby is short. Despite his many appearances in Nintendo titles since the 80s, I’ve only played one Kirby game in earnest. That game was Kirby’s Epic Yarn. Featuring a wildly creative and adorable yarn-based art style, that game won me over with its look and clever gameplay.

I may play more Kirby titles in the future, but for now, he sits on my shelf with the rest of my Amiibo collection. It didn’t hurt that I got him on clearance at a Target closing sale, which certainly impacted this particular purchase. In any case, glad to have him as a reminder of the good times that came from that game, and hopefully they make another one!

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Review

March 27, 2015February 23, 2015JettLeave a comment

After mining World War II for everything it had to offer, Call of Duty got a huge boost by moving into the modern era. Years later, in a time where present-day warfare feels like old hat, the franchise moves again to the only logical next step: the future. Sure, for those keeping score, Black Ops II was a half-step in this direction, though Advanced Warfare leaves all semblance of the present behind with futuristic guns, gear, and movement options that represent the most dramatic change to the core formula. Can Activision score another touchdown off of the same era-switching play?

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Amiibo Story: Bowser

March 21, 2015February 3, 2015Jett1 Comment

In a weird way, Bowser has been my life long video game arch nemesis. Since the original Super Mario Bros. was the game that got me into video games years before I was even old enough to go to school, I’ve been battling the King Koopa for as long as I can remember. Nowadays, I usually give him the boot with relative ease, though things certainly weren’t in my favour back then.

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Thoughts on Nintendo’s Move Towards Smartphone Gaming and the Upcoming Nintendo NX Home Console

March 18, 2015March 17, 2015JettLeave a comment

When I checked out the news yesterday morning, I wasn’t expecting Nintendo to drop the bombs that they did. In one fell swoop, they announced their intentions to move into the smartphone gaming space with DeNA, as well as an acknowledgement of their next home console. Thoughts? Continue reading →

Jett Plays Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015JettLeave a comment

Apologies for the extended delay between videos, but I’m back! Watch me get shot repeatedly while I talk about the things that have been going on in my life since the last video. Topics discussed include Sunset Overdrive, Fire Emblem: Awakening, board games, Toronto Comicon, wedding planning and more!

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Amiibo Story: Toon Link

March 13, 2015February 3, 2015JettLeave a comment

From A Link to the Past to Ocarina of Time, the hero of Hyrule is the star of some of my all-time favourite games. However, for those of you who follow the nuances of Zelda lore, the Link you play as isn’t always the same guy. I’m most familiar with the more humanoid Link, while the Toon Link, as christened in Smash Bros., is largely alien to me. So why do I have a Toon Link instead of an adult one?

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Freedom: The Underground Railroad Added to the List of Awesome Board Games You Should Play

March 12, 2015March 10, 2015Jett2 Comments

I understand that the concept of playing a board game about slavery is hard for many to swallow. But if you give Freedom: The Underground Railroad a shot, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by what it delivers. This is an excellent cooperative game where you and your fellow Abolitionists are trying to move slaves from the southern plantations to the refuge of Canada. Along the way, you’ll be trying to dodge slave catchers, earn the support for this movement from fellow Americans and prevent the overcrowding of plantations, which ultimately leads to lost lives. Besides being really entertaining to play, it meshes tastefully with the game’s theme to create a tense, thought-provoking and somewhat educational experience. If you’re willing to let your guard down a bit in regards to its theme, I highly suggest giving this one a chance.