The Video Games are Back!

Heya KPLer's!

Many you were asking when the video games would be coming back? I'm happy to let you know that we got in a brand new bunch of them, and as KPL's resident gamer I'd like to tell you which gems jumped out to me in this collection. So without further ado...

Tetris Evolution (XBox 360)

One For the Family

- What's not to love about Tetris? The famous russian puzzler on the Xbox 360 gets a sleek HD gloss over and an updated chill version of its noteable theme song as you play. The traditional Tetris gameplay is there, but what makes this worth picking up is all the nifty variations to the game it contains.

There are up to 8 different game modes such as Marathon, Race, Hotline, and Eraser allows you to switch up the dynamic of the game, and if you have multiple controllers, you can play all of the modes up to 4 players at a time. There may not be a lot of new innovation to Tetris but it doesn't need to. If you love this classic puzzler, then you'll love this cleaned up version of it.

Marvel VS. Capcom 3: Fate of two worlds (PS3)

A Superstar Smash-up

- This long awaited sequel to the popular Marvel vs Capcom franchise boasts an impressive character list of 36 playable characters with 18 from each universe. Select your favorite team of three from the likes of Ryu from Street Fighter, Dante from Devil May Cry, or Chris Redfield from Resident Evil, and have them go against your fantasy version of the avengers with originals like Iron Man, X-men like Storm, or the outrageously silly Deadpool.

This version features simplified controls and has an extensive tutorial for new players to get up to speed with their favorite characters, but the game features all sorts of intricacies for the experienced player to harness their craft and play on a very competitive level. With a 3 on 3 tag system the combat is constantly fast and frantic, and each character has number of super moves to trounce your opponent in style. If you enjoy this one, know there is an newer version with even more characters to use. I personally have played this one a lot.

Dante's Inferno (Xbox 360)

Not One for the Kiddos

- Walk the path of Dante in this faithful recreation of the famous poem.... Well, except Dante wasn't a religious crusader... And his girlfriend wasn't kidnapped by the devil... and he didn't thrash his enemies with the scythe of the Grim Reaper.. Well, Ok. This game has about as much in common with Dante's famous poem as Edward from Twilight has with Romeo, but I guess to drive a plot it's as good as anything else.

The game is a shameless God of War rip off to say the least. The same controls of light attack, heavy, and ranged. There are a handful of puzzles to solve. There are a handful of good voice actors outside of a lot of terrible ones. Despite all that though, the game's familiarity is actually its saving grace because its executed well and is very fun to play. A number of the levels and monsters in this game have some very innovative and cool looking design to them, so its easy to keep playing to see what crazy thing you will see next.

The biggest problem, however, is as I eluded to at the start: This game is NOT FOR KIDS, in any way. I'd argue its not suitable for anyone under 17. The game is incredibly violent as you can imagine from the box alone, the game shows a LOT of exposed skin in all the wrong places, and some of the monsters and enemies have things so graphic I can't even describe them on this blog. The game is pretty good, but be warned. Games like this are why there are ESRB ratings at the bottom of the case.


So that's all I have for now, There are some other honorable mentions such as Super Smash Brothers for the Wii, Final Fantasy 13 for the PS3, and the Half-life 2: Orange Box for XB360. Come and take a look at what else we have in right by our circ desk next time you come in!