PixelJunk Shooter — Gradius meets Metroid

We have looked forward to PixelJunk Shooter for a while even though we weren’t a fan of Q-Games’ previous works. PixelJunk Shooter not only did not disappoint, it is definitely one of the best original games on PSN, next to Fat Princess and Flower. This is a shooter that makes you think, as a matter of fact it is a puzzle-exploration game disguised as a dual-stick shooter. We took a while before we could settle with the tag-line of this … More…

Saboteur — the Artsy Swan Song of World War II Paris

Saboteur, the last game made by Pandemic Studio, now officially closed down as the next victim of EA’s long history of destruction of talented game development studios, just does not deserve all the hate from reviewers of prominent sites. To put it frankly, we have never liked any one game Pandemic has created so far during the years so we were oblivious when we heard of its demise. Now putting our hands on Pandemic’s swan song achievement of the combination of art and … More…

Assassin’s Creed, the Legacy of Kain of this Decade

Assassin’s Creed 2 was a pleasant surprise, that it trumps its prequel in every way that was possible, was not something we had anticipated. The fist Assassin’s Creed was not a terrible game, we even admitted that we liked the game for the fleeing moments that it lasted — while its  grave mistake of repetitive mission structure (only 3 different mission types) was inexcusable, its uniqueness lay in building upon the basic Prince of Persia gameplay, lifting it onto a … More…

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, is like Junk Food

I am probably the only person in the world who is going to criticize Uncharted 2, not that it is bad or anything, it is like eating junk food — a bag of crispy potato chips with a root beer ice cream float, knowing it is bad for your health but you will savor every last drop and morsel anyway. It is like picking up the best-looking girl in the bar and finding out later that you have to pay … More…

Metal Gear Solid 4 is the Worst Best Game Ever

Widely known as one of the best video game ever, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is in fact not, but one of the worst games you have to play. And to not play it would be like not reading the last 10 pages of the book while everything culminates to the false promise of a climatic conclusion, and basically drop that ball on you and crushes you with that sour feeling. Metal Gear Solid 4 is like … More…

Brutal Legend – Could Have Been Brutal and Legendary

I confess that at the office of AGG, we worship Tim Schaefer. So we could not have had higher hopes for Brutal Legend, Double Fine Production’s 2nd game, published by EA,  designed by the legendary Tim Shaefer who brought us adventure favorites from the all time classic Day of Tentacle, beyond awesome Monkey Island, to the cinematic masterpiece Grim Fandango. So you can see we approached Brutal Legend with some kind of biased predisposition that it would be a godly … More…

Zen Review: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and a Look Back at the Series

I tried my best to dislike Kingdom Hearts 358/2 but I ended up appreciating the little things that it had to offer so in hindsight I would say it lay somewhere between a hidden gem of a game and a complete waste of time, or in layman’s terms, it simply isn’t too bad. Yes I admit it, I played it with some kind of biased disposition carried from Kingdom Hearts 2. To those who aren’t familiar with the game, the … More…

Zen Impression: Lucidity – Lucid Moments of My Insanity

Since we will most likely not finish Lucidity, the new puzzle platformer on XBLA published by Lucasarts, we will have to post impressions instead. For months we had been keeping tabs on this game since it was developed by the studio who brought you the excellent Monkey Island Special Edition, this is the developer’s first original title. But after the long wait we were struck with utter disappointment. An idea that looks good on paper may not work at all … More…