2012 – Obsolete Gamer

Double Dragon: 1987 vs 2012

I am an old school retro gamer, and yes, I also dabble in the current generation video gaming systems. When I heard that one of my favorite beat’em ups would be rebooted on the current gen consoles, I was salivating at the thought of kicking some black warrior heads. Well, I have finally ‘tasted’ the Double Dragon Neon reboot, and let me say this – I was initially wowed (nostalgia got to me) but within a few minutes of play I started comparing Neon to the original arcade game. I found myself thinking, I would rather be playing the original !

Xbox 360

Patrick Scott Patterson

Trials Evolution

The multiplayer mode provides the only real issue thus far. At the time of this review, online matchmaking was taking several minutes at a time and would fail altogether on many attempts. Once in a game, however, it ran flawlessly and could easily become a serious competition for many XBox Live fans. Be aware if you lag behind the rest of the pack the camera will turn toward you once the race has finished, putting all eyes on your efforts to complete the track. Hopefully the matchmaking issues can be remedied quickly.

Obsolete meets Obscure

J.A. Laraque

Welcome To 2012 Chummer

Welcome to 2012. Yes, the world is going to blow up, according to the dead Mayan civilization. Just because their

Game Reviews

J.A. Laraque

24 Movie coming in 2012

Recently Kiefer Sutherland appeared on The View and stated that a 24 film would be released in 2012, however, there currently is no script or director but word is Tony Scott might fill the director’s chair.