Aug 18, 2011

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is like my Daddy: it makes lots of false promises, and misses all of my birthdays.  UTV Ignition’s new action-platformer can be judged as the game it tries to be, or as the game it is.  In the former regard, it’s an abject failure.  In the latter, it’s very enjoyable. The game’s story centers on Enoch, an Angel...

Aug 9, 2011

If you are a spammer, you’re in good company.  Look at the comments beneath any Street Fighter match on YouTube where someone plays a character with a strong projectile game.  Someone will accuse them of spamming, without fail.  Apparently, even Daigo Umehara is guilty of spamming – as I said, good company.  Likewise, for every boy who cries “spam,”...

Aug 5, 2011

As I write this, November 1st is currently 2112 hours away, and it is holding Uncharted 3 hostage.   This fall’s lineup of new PS3 releases offers precious little in the way of time-wasters, let alone solid puzzle/platform/action/adventure/stealth games.  It’s a slow season.  As a result, we at the Flashy Review have been playing the first two Uncharted...