Posts Tagged video games

a diction

a-diction

 
When thinking of my recently revived addiction to video games, I cannot help the urge to ponder the evolutionary function of addictions in general. Fish have fins to swim, birds wings to fly, and almost all humans have addictions or at least the proclivity for them.  But why?  Taking much of Darwin’s theories of natural [...]

review: castle crashers

review-castle-crashers

In the graphical tradition of games like Okami, Castle Crashers proves to be more than just a simple button masher.  It derives from the Double Dragon genre of side scrolling fighting.  With the ability to play locally multiplayer or online via xbox live, this short game exploits fully the bonding potential of killing bad guys [...]