Silent Protagonists in a nutshell: Silent Protagonists aren’t bad. Some of the best JRPGs have used them. However, a lot of mediocre ones have used them as well, and it’s rare that a game will use that trope in a way that truly betters the game.

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Wolfenstein in a nutshell: I’m with Tycho on this one – I can’t tell if they’re rolling over every single video game trope out of tribute or on accident. Either way, nothing detracts from the monotonous collection and shooting, the hilariously silly plot throwing facist sorcerers and Big Daddy Nazis, or the half-assed attempts to throw ‘puzzles’ at you. 1/5 Heroically Handsome Chins.

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Prinny in a nutshell: NIS’s attempt at an I Wanna Be the Guy clone suffers from controls that should have been simplified and poor platforming physics. It’s funny, but that can only carry it so far. 1/5 Prinnies

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Ghostbusters in a nutshell: I was thinking about calling it “Meet the Ghostbusters” but I feared people would assume that meant the Ghostbusters are making a sitcom, rather than a rip on the whole game being like the Scary Movie series except instead of dick jokes/pop culture it’s All Ghostbusters, All the Time. A limp-wristed attempt to mesh Gears of War with Ghostbusters with fantastic graphics and tolerable moments buried deep within. 1/5 Ghost Traps.

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Back in April, an interesting title made its way onto the Xbox Live Arcade. At first glance The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai (henceforth called Dishwasher) had all the makings of a great arcade title for me: the word samurai, a shotgun as a prominent weapon, and an angry, shirtless man flanked by a happy chef with [...]

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Vagrant Story in a nutshell: Not even silly outfits can ruin this gem of a PSX game. (Five out of Five)

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Street Fighter 4 in a nutshell: If this game doesn’t make you throw your controller across the room in bile-filled frustration at the stupid game design, overpowered bosses, and pointless hoop-leaping to unlock characters then you are far bigger a man than I. Stomaching these things has a good time of a fighting game buried within, but cheap AI, overpowered bosses, and unlockable characters are three of the Fighting Game Deadly Sins and I will have no part in it. 2/5 Hadokens

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Prototype in a nutshell: Actually quite good, with most of the nitpicks being graphical design and occasionally frustrating gameplay, but where else are you going to flying elbow drop a Panzer from a hundred stories up? The multiple and varied gameplay elements, along with the schadenfreude abilities, break up the monotony nicely though be prepared for some frustrating bosses and Hunter gangbeatings. 4/5 Inappropriately Invasive Tentacles.

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