Entries in the ‘Crap’ Category:

Maximum Letdown: Space Trader – Merchant Marine (PC, Mac OSx, IphoneOS, Linux)

Even though it’s a bit immoral, I just love the drug dealing mechanic in GTA Chinatown Wars. It’s quite satisfying trying to make a dollar out of 15 cent by slanging dope. Now what if someone were to take that mechanic, make an entire game based around it, set it in space, make [...]

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Maximum Letdown: Cyborg Justice (Genesis)

Sega’s Cyborg Justice for the Sega Genesis has in interesting premise: You (and a friend is playing co-op) can build a customizable cyborgs and pit him against an onslaught of enemy cyborgs. However, an interesting premise alone won’t help your game, especially if the gameplay is as dull, frustrating, and repetitive as it [...]

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Maximum Letdown: Battle Arena Toshinden 3 (Playstation 1)

Maximum Letdown: Battle Arena Toshinden 3 (PS1)
In the early days of the Playstation, Battle Arena Toshinden was all the rage. It provided some excellent 3D fighting action, showcased what the system was capable of, and it provided some eye candy in the form of the lovely Sofia. However, that was then. [...]

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Maximum Letdown: War Gods (Playstation 1, Nintendo 64, Arcade)

After Midway struck gold with Mortal Kombat, they tried again, again, and again to repeat its success in the fighting game arena, but failed miserably. While Capcom was able to follow up the wildly successful Street Fighter 2 with Darkstalkers and the Marvel fighting games, SNK successfully presented Art of Fighting (along with King [...]

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Maximum Letdown: Onechanbara – Bikini Samurai Squad (Xbox 360)

*sigh*
Think about it, Asian women in bikinis killing scores of zombies.
This should have been an early contender for game of the year.
(Okay maybe not exactly, but it should at least have been a fun way to pass the time until Resident Evil 5 had been released)
So what happened?
I don’t know, but click after [...]

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WI Senator proposes Videogame Tax

In move determined to make him unpopular with readers of this site, Wisconson State Senator Jon Erpenbach is proposing a tax on videogames.
His goal is sound: Keep 17 year old delinquents in the Juvenile system instead of the harsher adult system, but using taxes on videogames may be the wrong way to go about [...]

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Save the Planet – Recycle Your Console

Captain Planet’s got nothing on Sony.
In a turn of planetary charity, Sony has announced that they are setting up a program that would allow people to turn in their old broken or unwanted Playstation consoles in for recycling. The Sony “Take Back Recycling Program” will launch September 15th, and will accept any of it’s own [...]

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Mission: Impossible-Styled Email

In a little poof of momentary genius, the Devon Hillard of Digital Sanctuary has brought about a small miracle for those of us plagued by needing temporary email verifications for services and programs – 10 Minute Mail.
Welcome to 10 Minute Mail
By clicking on the link below, you will be given a temporary e-mail address. Any [...]

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