Episode #51: Mafia II / Kane & Lynch 2 / Lara Croft: GoL / Scott Pilgrim: The Game / Shank / Monday Night Combat
The show hits the ground running with 7 XBLIGs featuring Clover: A Curious Tale, Hangman’s Revenge!, Gravitron360, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, Spatial Rift, Solar Struggle, and Jet Pack War. From there grievances are aired over the online world of Monday Night Combat, Craig falls in love with platformer/puzzler Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and everyone shares their thoughts on the newest beat-em-ups Shank and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game. Craig also takes a shot at the NHL 11 demo, Sean puts a call out for help on finishing off Blur, Jeremy and Sean make it through Kane & Lynch 2 (barely) and live to become made men with Mafia II.
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Games discussed on this episode!
0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:52 – Clover: A Curious Tale (Indie)
0:04:40 – Hangman’s Revenge! (Indie)
0:07:15 – Gravitron360 (Indie)
0:11:05 – Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess (Indie)
0:15:07 – Spatial Rift (Indie)
0:16:52 – Solar Struggle (Indie)
0:18:33 – Jet Pack War (Indie)
0:22:10 – Monday Night Combat (XBLA)
0:29:11 – Lara Croft: GoL (XBLA)
0:40:38 – Shank (XBLA)
0:49:16 – Scott Pilgrim The Game (XBLA)
1:05:21 – NHL 11 (Demo)
1:11:00 – Gears of War 2
1:12:00 – Blur
1:13:17 – Kane & Lynch 2
1:24:59 – Mafia II
1:43:39 – End
Episode #50: Madden 11 / Monday Night Combat / DeathSpank / Clash of the Titans / Mafia II / Scott Pilgrim
Craig starts the show with a sampling of a few Indie Games old and new with Dragon Chess and Flotilla. Sean and Jeremy give the co-op action of Castlevania: Harmony of Despair a try, Craig and Jeremy grind their way through DeathSpank, Monday Night Combat becomes an instant purchase for everyone, and Sean offers some closing comments on LIMBO. From there everybody shares their impressions of the Mafia II demo, Clash of the Titans makes Jeremy talk about things probably better left private, and Sean checks out this year’s latest installment of Madden. The show closes with a little Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World talk as nobody is able to contain their excitement.
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Games discussed on this episode!
0:00:00 – Intro
0:03:20 – Dragon Chess (Indie)
0:05:15 – Flotilla (Indie)
0:08:48 – Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (XBLA)
0:16:28 – DeathSpank (XBLA)
0:24:22 – Monday Night Combat (XBLA)
0:38:58 – Limbo (XBLA)
0:40:28 – Mafia II (Demo)
0:54:49 – Clash of the Titans
1:04:26 – Madden 11
1:14:29 – Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
1:28:29 – End
Episode #49: Castlevania:HD / Hydro Thunder / Final Fantasy XIII / Toy Story 3 / LIMBO / Kane & Lynch 2 / SDCC
Things get rolling with a handful of Indie Games featuring Text Zedventure, Super Avatar World, Avatar Pinball, Ophidian Wars: Opac’s Journey, and Platformance: Castle Pain. Craig and Sean manuever the dangerous world of LIMBO, Sean brings the arcade home with Hydro Thunder Hurricane, and Jeremy goes it alone with the oddly addictive Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. Sean and Craig both checked out the new demo for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Sean takes advantage of some 20x XP in Gears of War 2 and gets lost in the sandbox that is Toy Story 3, and Craig has some pointed opinions on Final Fantasy XIII. The show closes with Jeremy’s report on his visit to the San Diego Comic-Con including looks at Dead Space 2, Red Faction Armageddon, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, James Bond: Blood Stone, Comic Jumper, and how he would totally leave you sitting on a bench in order to chat with the cast of NBC’s Community.
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Games discussed on this episode!
0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:59 – Text Zedventure (Indie)
0:05:40 – Super Avatar World (Indie)
0:07:32 – Avatar Pinball (Indie)
0:10:58 – Ophidian Wars: Opac’s Journey (Indie)
0:12:20 – Platformance: Castle Pain (Indie)
0:17:49 – Limbo (XBLA)
0:29:30 – Destination Arcade (XBLA)
0:32:23 – Hydro Thunder Hurricane (XBLA)
0:37:22 – Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (XBLA)
0:46:27 – Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Demo)
0:52:51 – Gears of War 2
0:56:58 – Toy Story 3
1:03:10 – Final Fantasy XIII
1:32:01 – San Diego Comic-Con
1:58:55 – End
Episode #48: Crackdown 2 / LIMBO / Lego Harry Potter / Naughty Bear / Singularity / DeathSpank / Crossfire
Everybody comes prepared for the Indie Games talk with Retrofit -Overload, Ancient Trader, Crossfire, Aphelion, Lumi, and Air Forte. Craig revisits Aqua, everybody shares some brief thoughts on the recent releases of DeathSpank, Deadliest Warrior, and Blacklight: Tango Down, and Jeremy spends some time with the Summer of Arcade launch title LIMBO. Sean and Jeremy step back into Gears of War 2 for some bonus XP, Craig finally starts to dig into Red Dead Redemption, Naughty Bear makes everybody want to be violent, Jeremy spends a bunch of time with Lego Harry Potter, Craig goes back in time to play through Singularity, and Sean takes on a second job as a full time agent in Crackdown 2. The show closes out with a discussion on sequels in video games and what makes them successful.
Special thanks to Ross Nicoll at Ruffian Games for our show closer! Be sure to check out his MySpace for more! http://www.myspace.com/rossnicoll
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Games discussed on this episode!
0:00:00 – Intro
0:04:10 – Retrofit – Overload (Indie)
0:05:05 – Ancient Trader (Indie)
0:09:30 – Crossfire (Indie)
0:16:55 – Aphelion (Indie)
0:17:51 – Lumi (Indie)
0:21:38 – Air Forte (Indie)
0:24:39 – Aqua (XBLA)
0:27:55 – DeathSpank (XBLA)
0:33:35 – Deadliest Warrior (XBLA)
0:37:43 – Blacklight: Tango Down (XBLA)
0:39:52 – LIMBO (XBLA)
0:49:39 – Gears of War 2
0:51:50 – Red Dead Redemption
0:57:00 – Naughty Bear
1:10:00 – Lego Harry Potter
1:19:14 – Singularity
1:26:44 – Crackdown 2
1:44:30 – Video Game Sequels Discussion
2:10:28 – End
Episode #48: Crackdown 2 / LIMBO / Lego Harry Potter / Naughty Bear / Singularity / DeathSpank
Supplementing the coverage from Episode #47, the guys dig a bit deeper into the story elements of Transfomers: War For Cybertron.
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Craig and Jeremy start the show with a bunch of Indie Game impressions including: Hurdle Turtle, Prismatic Solid, This Is Hard, Old School Racer, Nightmare, Protect Me Knight, Stop The Woodcutter!, Dino ‘Splode, Bloody Death, and Ancient Trader. Jeremy offers up his thoughts on the latest XBLA offerings with RISK: Factions, Ancients of Ooga, and Puzzle Quest 2, Sean struggled to make it through even a sampling of Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project, and Jeremy loads up Toy Soldiers again for their latest DLC offering. Craig and Sean give the Crackdown 2 demo a run while Jeremy goes off on a rant about the new @Gamer magazine. Then it’s onto disc games with talk of the Red Dead Redemption co-op DLC, Blur multiplayer, the time altering shooter Singularity, and an utter love fest for Transformers: War For Cybertron.
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Games discussed on this episode!
0:00:00 – Intro
0:03:27 – Hurdle Turtle (Indie)
0:04:13 – Prismatic Solid (Indie)
0:06:55 – This Is Hard (Indie)
0:09:16 – Old School Racer (Indie)
0:10:25 – Nightmare (Indie)
0:11:29 – Protect Me Knight (Indie)
0:14:20 – Stop The Woodcutter! (Indie)
0:16:45 – Dino ‘Splode (Indie)
0:18:41 – Bloody Death (Indie)
0:21:28 – Ancient Trader (Indie)
0:25:30 – RISK: Factions (XBLA)
0:31:54 – Ancients of Ooga (XBLA)
0:37:45 – Puzzle Quest 2 (XBLA)
0:45:12 – Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project (XBLA)
0:47:00 – Toy Soldiers (XBLA)
0:49:15 – Crackdown 2 (Demo)
0:59:33 – Red Dead Redemption DLC
1:03:54 – Blur Multiplayer
1:10:11 – Singularity
1:21:55 – Transformers: War for Cybertron
1:48:41 – End
