Game Review: Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
After getting his start in intergalactic travels with Mario in the Super Mario Galaxy games, Captain Toad and the Toad Brigade found themselves as part of 2013’s Super Mario 3D World. The Captain Toad...
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Nerds on the Rocks 166: Free To Play Edition
On this week’s show, we do our damndest to discuss mobile games and it doesn’t always go as planned. When we do, get into discussion on mobile games we like, practices we appreciate and...
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Review Shooter: ShaqDown
ShaqDown is an iOS and Android game featuring auto-run mechanics, mutant zombies, and legendary basketball player Shaquille O’Neal. I’ll allow you a moment to double take and re-read that last sentence, but that’s about as...
Ask a Dork: Nvidia’s Project Shield
“What do you think of Nvidia’s new handheld? Will it succeed?” For those not following the CES circuit, Nvidia has just unveiled a new handheld gaming system called “Project Shield” (I know, I know...
Review Shooter: Rayman Jungle Run
When you think of your typical iOS game, several words come to mind: casual, gimmicky, shallow, and cheap. When you think of an iOS installment of a “traditional” gaming series, several others also come...
NYCC ’11: GTA 3: 10th Anniversary (Mobile)
Seems like 2001 was a huge year for landmark games as it saw the release of Halo: Combat Evolved and Grand Theft Auto 3. One game changed the face of FPS on consoles, and...
Review Shooter: Gem Spinner
I personally don’t believe that mobile/smart phone gaming is the future of the industry, but that isn’t to say it doesn’t have its place. Right now, the market caters towards what I like to...
Dual Wielding 45: Tokyo Game Show 2011
TGS 2011 has come and gone, and we use up the first half of the show discussing the show. While announcements were sparse on the console front, both handhelds got needed attention. We dissect...
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Bar Banter: Words with Friends
It is odd, that one of the most popular mobile apps/games of the recent year has been modified versions of Scrabble. When I got my first smart phone (yeah, yeah late on the bandwagon),...
