Game Night: The Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena

Sequel to what was a fairly popular game on the original Xbox.... I couldn't help but be fairly disappointed with this game. It looks and feels almost like a slightly better looking version of the original game. It is definitely not Next-Gen gaming at it's best.

The music and voice acting is a bit bland as with the graphics. This review will be fairly short if you can't tell. The story is the strong point of the game, but even that is fairly bland. I wasn't a large fan of the animated movie or the other two live action movies featuring Riddick, but those were far superior to this game. Overall, I believe that this game could have been done much better.

Game Night: Castle Crashers

Silly fun. That basically sums up this game in a nutshell. The plot and overall theme of the game is fairly silly and if you go into the ending, well... Its _very_ silly. The game is far better when you play with friends than when you play it alone, which is why it not only supports but encourages four player co-op campaign.

The main campaign itself is very short. You only get 4 characters at the start of the game as well, the four different colored but awesome knights. As you go you will unlock more and more characters, mostly enemies from the game, and as you do so you get many different and sometimes nonsensical powers. From throwing gas balls to acorns this game basically takes the cake when it comes to random powers.

The music is absolutely phenomenal, it may just be the game's strongest point. I couldn't help but love the score the second it started playing.

It is very similar to it's predecessor Alien Hominid. There isn't really all that much to say except try it if you're in for a good amount of fun with some friends without going for any deep plot or anything. Have fun guys.

Movie Night: The Watchmen

I assume that by now you've seen my previous review on this subject. Back then it was of the comic, now its of the live action movie. I attempted to go through this movie with a clear mind. I tried not to think back to watching the comic at all, but in a case like this it can prove to be very difficult. This review will be pretty short though since the movie does not differ very much from the comic. Even the costumes come out looking absolutely perfect.

Luckily, this movie was good enough that it easily stands alone. You need absolutely no prior knowledge of the comic to understand what is going on and to jump straight into the movie. A bit of American History knowledge may help make the movie go down a bit smoother, but even that is not absolutely necessary. This ability to stand alone makes it much easier to show to newer generations that have not had a chance to see the old comic or to really know much about the history of America in the first place. Though I would never suggest a child see this movie due to the graphic nature.

The movie follows the comic pretty well, to a certain point. It differs in the main plot though seeing as Ozymadias instead of making a huge hoax that looks like aliens are attacking the earth, makes it look like Doc Manhattan is attacking. It has the same desired effect of making the world work together to face this new threat instead of blowing each other apart. Other than that though, it stays very true to the original comic. I enjoyed the movie, though I must say that the ending still gets to me a little. My favorite character's death is still just as gruesome. Rest well Rorschach.