Rating:6.5

Final Fantasy XIV Online

By csward | Review Date: Sep 28, 2010 | PC

This game will be about a 8.5 in 6-12 months and is the first great alternative to WoW. Hardcore MMOers only atm.

First off, I just want to point out that I am a vertern MMOer starting with the origional Everquest. Also, I played the origional Final Fantasy 11 for about a year. I think I would be most useful to structure this review... Read Full Review

11 of 17 users found the following review helpful

Rating:6

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

By csward | Review Date: Aug 11, 2010 | PC

Aside from the great campaign, Starcraft 2 leaves a lot to be desired.

Having owned/played every blizzard game (even the Lost Vikings) I was very excited to play the new Starcraft. I got my copy for free :) thanks to a certain store's negligence, so I'm not too disappointed by the game, but... Read Full Review

7 of 16 users found the following review helpful

Rating:5

NCAA Football 11

By csward | Review Date: Aug 11, 2010 | X360

The NCAA/Madden franchise game engine needs a complete redo.

First off, I have played Madden/NCAA since the 2001 Madden. I exclusivly play dynasty on All-American with default sliders. After renting this title, I can say this is a very typical installment of NCAA. I'll explain bel... Read Full Review

0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

Rating:6.1

NCAA Football 08

By csward | Review Date: Jul 21, 2007 | X360

An improvement over '07, but it still needs a lot of work.

Since most people have played this game i'm going to break it down into good and bad improvements from last years version. The Good: -ESPN is actually in the game more than just the ticker and ESPN.com is kinda coo... Read Full Review

2 of 4 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9

Ninokuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou

By csward | Review Date: Feb 20, 2013 | PS3

Ni No Kuni is one of the best RPGs of this generation.

Pros: -Big game world to explore with loads of secrets to find. -No random battles! Instead enemies wander the world map and are in dungeons. Oh, and most will run from you if you're too powerful for them. -Art style ... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:5.5

Grand Theft Auto IV

By csward | Review Date: May 07, 2008 | PS3

If you have played GTA 3, than you have played GTA 4. Don't trust the pro reviews!

If you are brand new to the GTA series skip this reveiw and go buy this game, otherwise please read my review. Before I go into greater detail about the game let me begin by saying i have played through GTA 2, 3, VC, ... Read Full Review

19 of 33 users found the following review helpful

Rating:6

Xenoblade

By csward | Review Date: Apr 07, 2012 | WII

If you like Final Fantasy 13 and White Knight Chronicles, you'll like Xeno. Like those games, Xeno is polarizing.

Xenoblade Chronicles has been out for about 2 years now in Japan. To bring Xenoblade Chronicles to the West, fans had to sign a petition to Nintendo. After playing this game, I can see why Big N was hesitant to bring th... Read Full Review

5 of 28 users found the following review helpful

Rating:6.1

Pocket Monsters Diamond

By csward | Review Date: May 07, 2007 | DS

You've played one, you've played them all. People above age 12 be wary of its simplicity.

Anyone who has played Pokemon Red or Blue (or Yellow) has played this game before. I'm not talking just about gameplay, the whole game is the origional pokemon with a fresh coat of paint. This game offers 100 new pokmon... Read Full Review

5 of 8 users found the following review helpful

Rating:4

Fortune Street

By csward | Review Date: Feb 12, 2012 | WII

A fun and addicting game with a some major design flaws holding it back.

Growing up, I loved games like Monopoly, so despite the average professional review scores, I picked this game up anyway and I was pleasantly surprised. If you love board games like Monopoly, consider picking this up. ... Read Full Review

0 of 1 users found the following review helpful