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Review: Run Wild
0 CommentsPosted by Joshua Begley on March 29, 2010 under Reviews
Run Wild is one of three new card games released by Out of the Box. The goal of the game is to make sets and runs and be the first to empty your hand, similar to UNO. Each game lasts from 10 to 20 minutes and can be played with 2 to 4 players ages 8 and up. I tested this game with my wife and we both found it a little odd. It was almost like we were each playing Solitaire because there were no ... more. -
Review: Super Circles
0 CommentsPosted by Joshua Begley on under Reviews
Super Circles, released by Out of the Box games, is a card game designed for 2 to 4 players ages 8 to Adult. The game involves matching a color ring on a previously played card and the object is to be the first to run out of cards. Basically, this is game based on pattern recognition and discarding. Each card has four concentric rings of differing colors, and as I said before, the object is to ... more. -
Review: 7 Ate 9
1 CommentsPosted by Joshua Begley on under Reviews
Published by Out of the Box games, 7 Ate 9 is a card game designed for 2 to 4 players ages 8 to adult. The object of 7 Ate 9, as with other recent Out of the Box releases Run Wild and Super Circles, is to be the first to discard all of your cards. What you discard is determined by adding or subtracting from the number of the card in the discard pile determined by the +/- number on the card’s ... more. -
Letter Roll Review (Table Top)
0 CommentsPosted by Joshua Begley on September 8, 2009 under Reviews
Letter Roll is a party/educational game from Out of the Box publishers. It’s designed for anywhere between 2 and 8 players and is listed for ages 8 and up. The object of the game is to list as many words possible containing three specific letters in a set amount of time. The letters are determined by rolling four letter dice, one of which is removed from play. The difficulty of the word is deter... more.
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Review: Batman: Arkham Asylum (360, PS3)
0 CommentsPosted by Joshua Begley on September 2, 2009 under Reviews
While Marvel has been scoring hit after hit in movies and video games like Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, both X-Men Legends titles, and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, DC has been lagging behind. And while part of DC’s holy trinity, Batman, has enjoyed great success in movies and animated shows, until now he has never appeared in a satisfying video game. Thank goodness for Paul Dini and Rocksteady S... more.
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Backseat Drawing Review (Table Top)
0 CommentsPosted by Joshua Begley on August 31, 2009 under Reviews
How do you make a PhD student feel stupid? Play Backseat Drawing! The game is produced by Out of the Box publishing and is designed for between 4 and 10 players ages 12 and up. Players team up and in each group one player must be the director and one the artist. The director of each team looks at a topic card, and their job is to direct the artist in drawing the topic. The challenge comes from ... more.
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A Newcomer’s Take on Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition
0 CommentsPosted by Joshua Begley on July 14, 2009 under Playground
4th Edition has been out for just over a year now, and I think that at this point we as gamers should take a step back and really take a good, long look at the system. Naturally there were a slew of reviews when the core rulebooks first hit shelves, but those were based on beta-tests and hurried week-long campaigns designed with the specific purpose in mind of testing out the system, not to get to... more. -
Dueling Reviews: Chrono Trigger (DS)
0 CommentsPosted by Joshua Begley on June 23, 2009 under Reviews
Josh: Before I begin this review I have a confession to make: I wasn’t much of a gamer when I was a kid. Boy, it feels good getting that off my chest. While other kids were honing their skills on Punch-Out!! or Secret of Mana I spent my time reading books, riding my bike, and in general doing things outside. Because of this my brother was the one who had the say-so in most of the ga... more. -
8-Bit Beauty
2 CommentsPosted by Joshua Begley on May 25, 2009 under Playground
As with most things originally geared for kids, in the United States video games tend to be marginalized by the mainstream public and considered low-brow and beneath the notice of serious people. This especially holds true for video game music. While movie composers such as John Williams, Danny Elfman, and Howard Shore have gained recognition for the quality of their work, composers such as Nobuo ... more. -
Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex Review (PS2)
0 CommentsPosted by Joshua Begley on April 14, 2009 under Reviews
There are times when you look at a game based on a franchise and wonder who in the world decided it was a good idea. Thankfully, this isn't one of those games. Based on the popular anime series Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex, this PS2 release allows you play two of Section 9's most important agents: the Major and Batou. The plot centers around an autonmous military research center the... more.
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