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Review – The Sims Bustin’ Out (Console)
The console port of the original The Sims was okay. It did what it had to do, which was translate the game to console, while also adding on some extra features, like a light story mode and multiplayer. It wasn’t bad, honestly, but it did leave some room to grow. So much room, in fact, that less than a year…
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Review – The Sims (Console)
When The Sims launched on PC in 2000, it quickly established itself as a landmark title. It was the first major success for Maxis since SimCity 2000’s 1993 release, selling somewhere in the neighbourhood of 14 million copies and establishing itself as one of the best selling PC games of all time. Having said that, it has aged horrifically, having…
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Review – Army Men: Sarge’s War
I'm kind of proud of this one, as I recognized the artistic intent behind Army Men: Sarge's War. I felt that it acted as an intention to end the series as it was passed from the bankrupt 3DO to Global Star. I talked to creative director Michael Mendheim later who confirmed it.
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Review – Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune
Global Star tried to reboot the Army Men series more than once, and it never went well. I'm not sure what they were really thinking with Soldiers of Misfortune. Did they think they'd get a new series out of this? Maybe they just wanted to cash in on the name.
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Review – Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes 2 (PS2)
Army Men Sarge's Heroes 2 on the N64 was a few steps away from being a great thing, but then veered off course and landed in Sucksville. However, there was a PS2 version, so maybe it fixes the flaws. Nah, it would take more than extra horsepower to fix this.
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Review – Portal Runner (PS2)
Portal Runner is a pretty infamous game in the Army Men series. You could almost say that this is where it jumped the shark, but that isn't quite true. There were worse games than Portal Runner released before and better games released after. This is more like the beginning of the end.
