‘Blaster Master Zero’ Review: Blast From The Past

4.5
out of 5
I was almost 11-years-old on Christmas day, 1988, and I still remember getting one of my favorite NES games, Blaster Master by Sunsoft. From the amazing intro, to the original gameplay, Blaster Master was so different than any previous titles I had played. It was like two games in one, a side scrolling vehicle mode, with its oddly responsive controls, and when outside of your vehicle to a top down dungeon crawler. Now almost 30 years later, developer Inti Creates…  Read More
4.5
out of 5

‘Othello’ Review: Simple — Maybe Too Simple

Othello Review
2.5
out of 5
I love Othello. I first started playing the game on the Atari 2600, as the simple concept was incredibly easy to learn, yet very hard to master. Othello was originally called Reversi until Mattel trademarked the name "Othello" for a board game version. The game, under either name, has been around since the late 1800s, proving that the concept is timeless. Othello is played with two players, on a 8 x 8 grid, with 64 pieces, one side black, the…  Read More
2.5
out of 5

Weekend Box Office: ‘Rangers’ No Match For Belle

It was another strong March weekend at the North America box office as Lionsgate’s reboot Power Rangers had a mighty debut. However, it wasn’t enough to unseat the even mightier Beauty and the Beast, which had a terrific second frame. The news wasn’t as bright for two other new arrivals:…  Read More

’88 Heroes’ Review: I Need A Hero

4.0
out of 5
In 1988, on August 8, at 8:08, the evil Dr. H8 announced his plan to destroy the earth in 88 hours with 88 nukes if he is not paid 88 octillion dollars. Earth called upon its greatest heroes, but unfortunately they were busy. 88 Heroes is a new side scrolling platformer from developer Bitmap Bureau. Players take control of 88 unique “heroes,” the ones who showed up anyway, and they have 88 seconds to complete each of the 88 levels…  Read More
4.0
out of 5

‘Life’ Review: It Always Finds A Way

Life Review
4.5
out of 5
The search for extraterrestrial life has been the basis of films going back to the alien invasions films of the 1950s. But as technology and science have caught up to the minds of science fiction writers, we, as a species, have never been closer to proving there is life on other planets. That discovery, and the "worst case scenario" of that discovery is the terrifying basis of the new film, Life. Life stars Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Rebecca Ferguson…  Read More
4.5
out of 5

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