This week we – the geekospheroid, blogging cognoscenti of the digital age -- were witness to something unique and wonderful. Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog was a rare gem. A musical morality tale wrapped under a meniscus of a superhero tropes. It was a great story, brilliantly realized, completely unique.
But that doesn’t really matter. That's not the point. The reason Dr.
If, like me, you spent countless childhood hours pining for expensive motorized Lego, Capsela, and Erector sets, the aptly named Fantastic Contraption will be right up your alley.
I hope you've got some reading you've been meaning to catch up on, because this is not the week to be breaking the bank on your gaming addiction. Without so much as a middling movie tie-in release on the slumbering 360 and PS3, apparently worn out from a long week of announcing not much interesting at E3, only the DS offers up anything of interest.
I grew up listening to radio stations that said things like: “The HOME *sound of explosions* of classic rock and roll” or “From AC/DC to Zeppelin *sound of freaking laserbeams* all rock, all the time.” So, when Neversoft decided to print more money by making another Guitar Hero game, thus solidifying their strategy of riding the franchise until the wheels fly off and
Ongaku is a rhythm-based game for people who lack rhythm but love music and painting. You can go the regular route of timing your actions just right, or you can press the corresponding arrow key long before that crucial point of no return.
If you're not into college football you might be better off watching all the E3 footage roll by than pulling out your wallet this week. Most notable is the more approachable Wii version of NCAA Football 09, possibly marking the beginning of an era of sports games everyone can play. Or a new level of waving your arms around and pressing the 'win' button.
Boom Blox should have been a massive hit. It's a Wii game that allows players to wave the Wiimote around, which is something they usually enjoy. It takes the boring word "blocks" and spices it up with an X.