I had a bit of disdain for the original Gears of War for a couple of reasons. First, I felt that the developers had some insecurities in their masculinity that was manifesting in their final product. As if the Lancer wasn’t manly enough due to its enormity, a chainsaw was added for extra manliness points. [...]
Yesterday, I had spent nearly two hours in Gears of War 2 fighting off hordes of Locusts with other players on Live. I couldn’t stop. I had to continue for 37 consecutive matches until finally my team was completely annihilated. After the dust had settled, I was exhausted. In typical existential fashion, I had to [...]
The very first entry of E.G. concerned the phenomenon known as fanboys; consider this an extension to that article. It feels weird to self-reference; however, should you want to read the original, you can here. I was perusing the various reviews on Metacritic and just had to look up Gears of War 2. I’m sure [...]
Let me preface this review by saying that Dead Space’s premise is as derivative as it gets. However, in its defense, there is virtually no way of not being so. A space station is ravaged by some unknown alien force. The ones still alive must survive in the midst of impending death with limited resources. [...]
