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By Greg Galiffa, March 8, 2012 0 VG Review

Inelegance is a terrible thing to be stricken with in platforming, both for a gamer and a game. In a second, the poorly timed shift in weight from a directional key to the “jump” key can change everything. Such is… Read More »

By Greg Galiffa, February 21, 2012 0 VG Review

Death in games has lost its edge with time. Not to dust off the old argument that video games today aren’t as terminal as they were twenty years ago, but the debate has merit. Auto-saves, checkpoints, and regenerating health bars… Read More »

By Greg Galiffa, January 29, 2012 0 VG Review

I grew up without any sisters; just a swarm of brothers and a deplorable amount of testosterone. So far be it from me as a youngin’ to aim my gaming interests toward the tribulations of the fairer heroes when it… Read More »

By Greg Galiffa, January 3, 2012 0 GN

When you select the icon on the PlayStation menu, a poppy, harmless beat pumps from the speakers. And in those few seconds, the entire feeling of Scene It? Movie Night: Mega Movies is summarized. The game is candy. It’s a… Read More »

By Greg Galiffa, December 10, 2011 0 VG Review

Early on, there was a moment in Need for Speed: The Run that lined up perfectly. As I cut turns and broke my car in, traffic twirling around me, the Midwest landscape yawned to the horizon; my radio crackled “On… Read More »

By Greg Galiffa, December 1, 2011 3 Features

[Disclaimer: This feature is riddled with Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception spoilers. Read at your own risk.] My friends and I sometimes debate the ending Jedi battle in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. We all agree the movie was… Read More »

By Greg Galiffa, November 15, 2011 0 VG Review

Simulation games always seem like a simple proposition. They let us control a habitat in any fashion we choose. In exchange, we give up interaction. You’re an overlord. You tilt and influence, but you never ARE the people in the… Read More »

By Greg Galiffa, November 3, 2011 0 VG Review

Surprisingly, as first-person and over-the-shoulder shooters continue to populate the video game landscape, tower defense games have become somewhat commonplace. However, with Gears of War, Call of Duty and other big name franchises using a tweaked version of the formula… Read More »

By Greg Galiffa, October 26, 2011 0 VG Review

I wake up pretty early every morning, shower quickly, get dressed in a hurry, and ship off to work for eight or nine hours. Sometimes I don’t even have time to eat. Sometimes I don’t brush my teeth. Work becomes… Read More »

By Greg Galiffa, October 9, 2011 0 VG Review

I don’t know a lot about F1 racing. Actually, the only real knowledge I had before playing F1 2011 was the following: – The cars are incredibly fast and the racing is incredibly technical. – Wasn’t there a F1 race… Read More »