The original Resident Evil Revelations on the 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and WiiU was a somewhat simplified version of this series’ patented survival horror. But while Resident Evil Revelations 2 (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360) takes a similar approach, it also adds some intriguing additions that makes it even more fun and frightful. And that goes double if you buy the retail version, thanks to some small but cool additions.
For as long as the series has been going, the Battlefield games have always done a better job with their multiplayer modes than its single-player ones. And I say that as someone who doesn’t play well with others. But by adding some intriguing (albeit not wholly original) mechanics to its campaign, while keeping its online modes mostly the same, Battlefield Hardline (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC) is fun whether you play it on your own or with friends.
In 1997, writer and motivational speaker Richard Carlson released his now wildly popular self-help book Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff…And It’s All Small Stuff. But I really wish the good people at Arrowhead Game Studios had never read that book because it’s actually the small stuff that ruins their new game, the arcade-style, top-down, sci-fi shooter Helldivers (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Vita).
It’s been three long years since Zen Studios last onade an original table for Pinball FX2 (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC), Zen Pinball 2 (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, WiiU, Mac), or Zen Pinball games (iOS, Android, Amazon Fire). But after playing the new “Wild West Rampage” table — one of two in the just-released “Iron & Steel” pack — it’s clear they haven’t lost their touch.
In 1975, when Led Zeppelin were prepping what would become their sixth studio album, Physical Graffiti, they decided to make it a double album by including unreleased songs originally recorded for previous albums. But while the regular version of this reissue (CD, vinyl, digital) presents this classic album with amazing sound, most of the new outtakes included on extra disc of the deluxe edition (also available on CD, vinyl, and digitally) don’t live up to this album’s legacy.
Because he’s a piece of bubblegum who’s achieved sentience, Kirby is an abomination against God and nature. But as abominations go, he can sometimes be a lot of fun. At least that’s the case with Kirby And The Rainbow Curse for the WiiU, an addictive and challenging physics-based platforming puzzle game
When it comes to their superhero movies, Marvel Comics have always done much better with live action than animation; the three Iron Man films, for instance, are vastly superior to the animated Iron Man: Rise Of Technovore. But it seems they’ve broken with tradition with Big Hero 6, an entertaining CGI animated movie that Disney Home Video are releasing on Blu-ray and DVD.
At the beginning of Annie Hall, Woody Allen’s character tells this joke: “Two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of ’em says, ‘Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.’ The other one says, ‘Yeah, I know; and such small portions.’”
Well, that’s essentially how I feel about The Order 1886, a new action game for the PlayStation 4…just in reverse.
When it airs on TV — sorry, HBO — Game Of Thrones is not only one of the best written, acted, and directed dramas, it’s also one of the smartest and most intricate fantasy stories in any medium. But even if you’ve already watched it on television or some other device, you’ll still want to pick up the Game Of Thrones The Complete Fourth Season on Blu-ray or DVD, which not only presents this show how it was meant to be seen, but with a number of cool extras as well.