Archive for April, 2011

29 Apr

Game Day: ‘Portal 2′ is so sadistic, it’s funny

“Half-Life 2″ and its subsequent episodes are great games, and “Team Fortress 2″ remains a popular online shooter, but the real star of Valve’s 2007 collection, “The Orange Box,” was the reality-bending puzzle game “Portal.”

‘Portal 2,’ a puzzl…

22 Apr

Game Day: Plug in, sit down, hit ‘start’ and hang on

Racing series tend to fall into their own little niches – “Gran Turismo” is highly realistic, “Burnout” is as much about crashing as racing, and “Need for Speed” typically focuses on outrunning police.

“Shift 2: Unleashed” improves upon its p…

15 Apr

Game Day: ‘Torchlight,’ ‘Din’s Curse’: Lots to fight over

The name “Torchlight” refers to the mining town at the entrance to a network of tunnels from which the mysterious magical ore Ember is dug.

“Torchlight” lights up the gamer’s screen with combat even though the action takes place deep underground.

08 Apr

Game Day: ‘Crysis 2′ a sharper shooter than predecessor

Three years after the events of “Crysis,” an alien virus is liquefying its victims in New York, a private military corporation called CELL is brutally terminating the ill, and the alien Ceph are attacking the city in force.

New York is in big trou…

07 Apr

GameTruck party franchise offers video arcade on wheels

Allan Katzen pulled his truck into Loomis Grammar School on Tuesday afternoon, and was “attacked by a mass of humanity,” he said.

The GameTruck draws interest – both inside and out – at Loomis Grammar School on Tuesday. Principal Rick Ju…