Project Thursday

Ok, let’s stop beating around the bush; the Playstation 3 is struggling. There’s no denying the power this $600 piece of questionable joy is capable of, but all that falls by the wayside without good games to back it up. The fact of the matter is the PS3 has slim pickings when it comes to modern classics (let alone ones that are exclusive to the system).

Enter Incognito, Inc. with a reimagining of an old classic, Warhawk, exclusive to the PS3. But is Warhawk worthy to be praised with the likes of past Incog, Inc. hits like Twisted Metal, War of the Monsters, and Downhill Domination? And more importantly, is it worth your hard-earned cash?

Ah, a soft breeze, warm sand between your toes, and the gentle lapping of the ocean. Wait, not really your thing? How about the crisp mountain air and the cozy feeling of a roaring fire? Still nothing? Fine, let’s go to the Orient. The silk kimonos, ethnic cuisine…and teleporting ninjas.

Whatever your poison, the Sims 2: Bon Voyage expansion pack aims to deliver. Not only does the game offer three new locations for your Sims to travel to, it also gives you all new social interactions and objects. Hell, your Sim can even own a personal vacation home.

Eight years; that’s how long I’ve been waiting for this game to be released. Eight years. As the spiritual successor to System Shock 2, this game has been highly anticipated by both myself and, thanks to some great marketing and feedback from the media, the rest of the world (the part that owns a killer PC or an Xbox 360 that is).

With such high hopes resting on a single game, it’s easy to fall short of the high mark that hype tends to set for all of us. So does Bioshock rise above this mark, or fall short like so many other games that get wrapped up in hype?

So you’ve finally turned 21. After years of patient waiting, it’s time to kick back, knock down your first (legal) drink, and have a laugh with your pals, right? Wrong. Not today; not for Jackie Estacado. You’re celebrating your birthday with a different liquid altogether; the kind that pumps through the veins of your enemies.

The Darkness (from the comic series bearing the same name) is the second game to come from developer Starbreeze Entertainment, following their critically acclaimed first-person shooter, the Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. Sticking with what they know best, the Darkness maintains the first-person game perspective, but does it succeed in recreating the astounding visuals, captivating story, and raw brutality that made Riddick so much fun?