Jarvis Slacks
The Games: Rez HD
Xbox Live Arcade is one of those things that you appreciate, but hardly ever use. Yes, they release some amazing games, like Puzzle Quest, Street Fighter Puzzle, Geometry Wars, and etc. But most of the games on the Arcade lack the depth of stronger and more expensive retail games. And almost all of them are … Read more
Quantum of Solace
I’ve always liked the new James Bond. It is the proper answer to the Jason Bourne and his wonderful movies. But I’ve always been concerned with how much the old Bond concepts interfere with this new world. Bond still is getting the girl, still being insane, still not following orders. What I do like is … Read more
The Games: Ninja Gaiden 2 Review
You might not know this, but gamers have a certain, unspoken code. We enjoy doing better than others. At the core, that is why we play games. We want to achieve more than other people. We compete. We want to crush our opponents to the dust and raise our high scores up in the air … Read more
Nightlife: New bar on the block Edition
Human beings are creatures of habit. We do things that we like, over and over and over again. It isn’t so much hedonistic as it is just lazy. Why try something new when I’m perfectly happy doing what I’m doing? For example, my typical diet is frozen pizzas, pop tarts and/or chocolate chip ice cream. … Read more
The Games: Ninja Gaiden 2 End Boss
So, I’m battling my way through Ninja Gaiden 2 when I come across this guy. He is the second to the final boss of the game. I haven’t beaten him yet. I have watched the video of this guy beating him. But the game he’s playing must be different than the game I’m playing. The … Read more
The Movies: The Incredible Hulk
A lot of us were burned by the first Hulk movie. We thought we were getting something amazing. Ang Lee is a great director. But, I think something has to be said about a Foreign director directing something horribly American. I wouldn’t want Speilberg to direct a kung-fu movie. He wouldn’t know the first thing … Read more
The Games: Otogi
It always frustrates me when an amazing game receives absolutely no love. Not only is it frustrating, but it’s not fair. There are thousands of games a person should play. But there are a select few that people need to play. Otogi: Myth of Demons is one of these games. You’ve probably never heard of … Read more
The Games: Alone in the Dark
This originally ran at www.starnewsonline.com When Alone in the Dark was first announced by Atari, you could hear the fan boys roll their eyes. Atari has been plagued by bad games and bad game decisions. And developer Eden was taking on some fierce competition. Silent Hill and Resident Evil Games have always been a gamer’s … Read more
The Comics: Fell
Warren Ellis is a strange guy. But he is always consistent, and actually pretty morally aware of the world. His “Fell” series is a good example of this. Detective Rich Fell is shipped off to a really bad part of a city, nicknamed “Snowtown”. It is your basic urban hell, ran rampant with lawlessness and … Read more
Nightlife: Hungover Edition
When you are perusing this, dear reader, my birthday would have came and went. My age and cumulating years is a concern for me and a common topic for this column. I can’t stop the passage of time. I can complain about it and act like I’m twenty, swarming around the town like an moron … Read more
