Rayman Origins (Wii) review

Rayman Origins is the game Sonic the Hedgehog should have been 10 years ago.

A one to four player co-operative sidescroller, Rayman Origins owes a lot to Wii-exclusive 2D platformer New Super Mario Bros. Wii.  Where the Mario games have always favored precision platforming, their long time competition, however, the Sonic the Hedgehog series, built itself on a sense of speed and acrobatics.  Rayman takes the Sonic approach to platforming while managing to avoid the issues that plumber fans have always held against Sega’s flagship franchise.

Beauty and the Beast 3D Review

Last year, Disney surprised moviegoers by re-releasing one of its most beloved classic movies in the form of The Lion King 3D.  Now, they’re showing their intent to turn a one-off into a trend with Beauty and the Beast 3D.  While a number of factors kept me from re-experiencing the aforementioned Lion King update, Beauty and the Beast left me with the most mixed set of post-film emotions I may have ever known.

Chrono Trigger (DS) review

If you’ve ever wanted to travel through time, bring about the end of the dinosaurs, race against a living motorcycle, or reenact the opening scene of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with swords instead of guns, then I am thrilled to say you can once again do so in Square Enix’s DS port of one of the most well-crafted RPGs in gaming history.

Christ figures in pop culture

It’s funny how many times I’ve sat through a movie or finished a book and felt like I’d been there before.  So many stories in our culture are ultimately little more than variations on one that’s been told for over 2000 years.  The story of redemption, of sacrifice, of one who is set above all others and gives themselves for the salvation of others is a story that finds its roots in the cross of Jesus Christ.  But just how ingrained has this story become, and why is it still so prevalent?

Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii) review

Kirby’s Epic Yarn is the most delightful game of 2010.  No need to mince words; there’s simply no better way to put it.

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