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Gaming Insurrection 1Q2012 |
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feature |
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tournament |
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Classic focus on Castlevania |
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GI’s MK II tournament — 5th round |
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Gaming Insurrection breaks down the original fright night for the NES. A classic platformer gets the inaugural treatment of our newest story category: Classic focus on Castlevania. |
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The fifth round in our MKII tournament series means we’re nearing the end. We break down the next to the last round and prepare for the finals with the combatants nearly set. Watch, listen and learn: There’s brackets, analysis, podcasts and more! |
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ready, set, begin! |
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Dance Dance Revolution spotlight |
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We begin a look back at ancient songs from the bemani series from Konami. Look for strategies on stepcharts and difficulties. |
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columns |
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reviews |
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By Lyndsey Mosley I am no longer in love with Nintendo. That's a big statement for me to make. And a hard one as well. Nintendo has been the object of my affection for the majority of my life. Nintendo and I were inseparable for a decade until cracks in the facade of our relationship started to show around the time of the GameCube. |
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By Jamie Mosley If you’re anything like the typical GM, you have at one point or another asked yourself the following question: What do you do if the players don’t do what you want? The question underlines a classic GM problem. As the GM, you are expected to be a storyteller for your players, but at the same time, you’re supposed to tell this story in which the main characters of the story have their own free will to wander hither and dither. What’s an honest GM to do? |
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By Brandon Beatty Hello, fellow otaku. welcome back to another segment of “Otaku Corner” where my job is to review anime and manga for your leisure. In a previous OC review, I covered the first issue of Viz Medias’ adaptation of the “All New Tenchi Muyo!” graphic novel series in which good times of watching Tenchi and Co. on Cartoon Network's “Toonami” block were revived. “Long live the Absolution Revolution,” I say. |
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beat.trip.game |
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By Lyndsey Mosley I have had a long-standing love for the music of Castlevania ever since I discovered the original game in 1988. I couldn't make it through the majority of the game, but the soundtrack was so memorable it stuck with me for years as my progress moved forward. It took the advent of MP3 players before I actually had the soundtrack, but it was worth the wait. There are a few tracks that stand out for me, and these are the few that I think are worth listening to time and again to gear up or the battle against Count Dracula. |
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By Lyndsey Mosley It’s been a long time since Tony Hawk was king of the vert ramp. This is a time when tricks were easy to pull off, create-a-skater was awesome and levels made sense. Welcome to 2001. MORE |
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When Tony Hawk was good |
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ready,set,begin! |
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By Jamie Mosley If you want Dungeons and Dragons for your Xbox, a great dungeon crawler awaits for the intrepid gamer. This is nearly pen-and-paper perfected digitally. MORE |
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A serviceable dungeon crawler |
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ready,set,begin! |
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By Brandon Beatty Like Tony Hawk, the blue bomber appreciated a time when his games were still popular with gamers. After disappointing sequels, Mega Man managed to redeem himself with a fresh start. MORE |
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A new start for Mega Man |
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ready,set,begin! |
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By Lyndsey Mosley Forza Motorsport 2, the racing baby from Microsoft’s Turn 10 studios, really does provide an honest competitor to Gran Turismo with features, cars and slickness galore. MORE |
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Serious racing competition |
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ready,set,begin! |
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By Lyndsey Mosley Mortal Kombat had a start once and in the beginning, the gore was good. Except on the SNES. The Nintendo version of the game is one of the worst ports for a variety of reasons. MORE |
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The beginnings of gore |
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retrograde |
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By Lyndsey Mosley Earthworm Jim is an example of being good but not great. Toilet humor and sloppy controls keep it out of the conversation for best platformer ever made. MORE |
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Well done but not best |
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retrograde |
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By Jamie Mosley There’s great games and then there’s perfect experiences. StarCraft is one of the best games ever made and is an example of how to make a compelling adventure in space. MORE |
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Perfection in space |
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retrograde |
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pokemon red & blue knowledge center |
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the strip |
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animal crossing chronicles |
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Weedle/Kakuna/Beedrill evolution |
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Weedle is another entry in the small bug evolution chain. Status effects can be used but Beedrill is a strong candidate against Psychic Pokemon. |
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Ultimate Avengers quality |
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By Gaming Insurrection staff Captain America leads a quality Marvel property where voice acting and decent art make a legendary comic book team come to life. |
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October, November, December 2011 |
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Follow the life of new character Samus as she navigates her way through the town of Tokyo in Animal Crossing for the Nintendo GameCube. |
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By Brandon Beatty A SNES classic from Capcom, U.N. Squadron isn’t half bad as a shooter with upgrading options. Take advantage of choice in weapons and pilots. MORE |
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Anime bullet hell fun |
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retrograde |
