Reviews - TheHDRoom

NHL 17 Review: Hockey, Redefined

4.8

out of 5

September 13, 2016

Let me start off by saying I haven't played an EA NHL game since NHL 12, which was on the last generation of game systems. I wasn't around for NHL 15, which was critically bashed. I wasn't around for NHL… Read More

4.8

out of 5

Awesomenauts Assemble! Review: All Your Base Are Belong To Us

4.0

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

September 12, 2016

Awesomenauts has been around for a few years now, debuting on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012, but the expansion, Awesomenauts Assemble! which collects all of the upgrades, changes and additions, is still relatively new. The full-featured version hit the… Read More

4.0

out of 5

Oceanhorn: Monster Of Uncharted Seas Review: Familiar Territory

4.0

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

September 12, 2016

When you emulate an iconic game series like The Legend of Zelda, you best do it right. In the new game Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas, developer Cornfox Bros. has created a love-letter to the legendary Nintendo franchise with a game that… Read More

4.0

out of 5

Sully Review: Not All Heroes Wear Capes

4.8

out of 5

Movie Reviews Movies Reviews

September 9, 2016

I remember where I was on January 15, 2009, the day of the ill-fated US Airways Flight 1549. We were driving home from a campus visit at Southern Illinois University, and the news of the "Miracle on the Hudson" came… Read More

4.8

out of 5

Attack On Titan Review: Slicing And Dicing

4.3

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

September 8, 2016

Attack on Titan is a cultural phenomenon both in Japan, and in the West. The manga was successfully adapted to an anime, which has spawned various games, including 2014's Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains for the Nintendo 3DS. But… Read More

4.3

out of 5

Strike Vector EX Review: True Aerial Superiority

4.2

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

August 30, 2016

Strike Vector EX scratches a particular itch that I've had for almost a year. After last fall's Star Wars Battlefront, I became incredibly addicted to the Fighter Squadron game mode. Something about flying combat sorties in zero-G, turning on a… Read More

4.2

out of 5

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X Review

4.0

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

August 30, 2016

Rhythm games that involve cute, bubbly, anime-inspired characters are a major deal in Japan. The J-pop industry is one of the best, most popular in the Asian market, and these games capitalize on that. While western audiences have games like… Read More

4.0

out of 5

Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Blu-ray Review

4.0

out of 5

Blu-ray Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

August 29, 2016

Watch just about any one of the 22 episode Star Wars Rebels Season 2 episodes on Blu-ray and you'll be wondering why showrunner Dave Filoni hasn't been given at least the partial reigns to a live-action Star Wars film yet. J.J. Abrams did… Read More

4.0

out of 5

Hands Of Stone Review: A Knock-Out Cast Pulls No Punches

4.0

out of 5

Movie Reviews Movies Reviews

August 26, 2016

Roberto Duran was one of boxing's greatest champions in the 1970s. He had speed, skill, and power, and he absolutely owned a ring. In fact, Duran was known to have "hands of stone." The Panamanian Champion rose up from nothing,… Read More

4.0

out of 5

Madden NFL 17 Review: Less Rumblin’, More Stumblin’

3.5

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

August 24, 2016

The annual release of Madden NFL is always one of the main sign posts that the NFL football season is upon us. It's a time to rejoice that Sundays (and Mondays, and I guess Thursdays) will now be dominated by… Read More

3.5

out of 5