When Guitar Hero was king of the console music games, the Bass player was nothing more than the 2nd player spot, and the note chart was usually pretty lame. Nobody liked playing the Bass part, and it seemed like it was really toned down so it was easier to play with a regular controller when [...]

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Last week, I got to play the newest installment in the Metal Slug Series, Metal Slug 7 for the Nintendo DS, from SNK Playmore and Ignition Entertainment. Ignition is also responsible for Tornado (Thank you Jax) and Zoo Keeper (my wife’s favorite DS Game).
There is a special [...]

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Yes, so it’s a little bit late. SoulCalibur IV has been out for almost a month now and yet here comes silly ole Sarcastic Gamer with a review way too late. Not our fault though. If you have any beef with the timing of this review, please take it up with the United States Postal [...]

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The guys from PodWombats are some really nice dudes, so at first I kinda felt bad that I was fighting off the urge to giggle at their Mark 3 Pod, Gaming Immersion Hardware.  Imagine a wooden box that you climb into to play your games.  I know, I thought it was silly too.  Then I [...]

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Lono wasn’t the only one surprised by the sound from the AX360.
Being a slight audiophile, I was a bit skeptical as I stepped in front of the Tritton Booth here at Quakecon to try out the AX360.  I’ve heard headphones claim to deliver surround sound, but when it comes down to it, most use emulation [...]

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As you may well know Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 came out on XBLA this morning. Will it be an retro rehash of the original or a fully evolved sequel?
Find out after the jump.

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Towards the end of a long, long week at work, I needed something to escape from my job in tiny, bite-sized chunks. Being the gamer that I am, and with a pocket of hard-earned tips, I had two choices in front of me. A Nintendo DS or Sony PSP. Since I’ve had previous experience with [...]

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Last week, the guys at Sumolounge.com sent us a couple of their Sumo Omni’s to review. For me, review typically means pointing out the flaws in things (it’s a character trait I am trying to overcome).
While I was expecting a bean bag with a fancy tag, what I got was the most comfortable gaming [...]

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