All posts tagged 'Casual'
Review - Endless Ocean
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Posted on February 28th, 2008 by
In case you haven’t noticed, I like to spice up my BioShock, Rainbow
Six: Vegas, Rock Band, and other grown-up games with games that can best be described as “cute and quirky.” I admire imaginative gaming - and feel these kinds of casual games are very good for kids. I also believe gaming is all about doing things you can’t normally do (fly a plane, drive a race car, combat terrorism, or save the world from various kinds of aliens - zombies - or alien zombies). (Note to self, try and pitch alien-zombie idea to a game developer.)
The Most Significant Trend of 2007
Posted on February 28th, 2008 by
As someone who watches this industry closely (and is no longer particularly impressed by hype or “flavors du jour” I like to look back at a year and think about what happened in the game industry to change things. Past examples are Xbox Live, the Nintendo DS, Guitar Hero, and last year I picked the Nintendo Wii for it’s potential to bring mainstreamers into the fold and expand the market, and acceptance, of video games. So, what’s the significant happening this year? (Is GamerDad going to talk about Rock Band again?)
Family Game of 2007
Posted on February 26th, 2008 by
Picking the best game of any given year is difficult. That’s why you’ll see that most magazines and websites cheat and cram as many categories as they possibly can - so as many games can win as possible. To me the question is simple. I’m not looking for excellence (Mario Galaxy) so much as I’m looking for impact. I’m looking for the game we’ll remember that year for. And that game, for 2007 inarguably is . . .
Space Invaders - Memory Lane
Posted on February 25th, 2008 by
Welcome to the first edition of Memory Lane. A place here at GamerDad where we take a look at the past and reminisce about the games, the toys, the movies, the books, that transformed us from kids to teens to adults to dads and finally, to GamerDads.
Memory Lane - Space Invaders
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Wii Fit gets US Release Date
Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by
This literally just in - from a Golan Harris (Nintendo of America’s PR company) press release. News I’ve been waiting for. This thing is selling like . . . selling like Wii’s frankly. I’m excited about this not on a geek level (well, GamerMom’s interest is real) - this kind of thing changes everything. It’s another pebble rolling down the slope, the mainstream video game avalanche is poised to begin.
You should be playing: Audiosurf
Posted on February 21st, 2008 by
There are plenty of great games out there that don’t get the publicity of a Madden, a Halo, or a Grand Theft Auto, but deserve your attention anyway. From time to time, I’m going to look at some of these games, typically independently produced and free or cheap to buy.
I’ll kick things off with a wonderful music game for Windows called Audiosurf. If you enjoy games like Guitar Hero but wish the soundtrack was more exactly suited to your taste, keep reading; Audiosurf is strictly BYOB - Bring Your Own Beats - and thus is as family-friendly as your music collection.
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