http://www.consoleinformer.com Video Game News And Reviews, All Consoles Have Their Say Here, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation , DS, PSP Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:10:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reader Niallalot saw me writing about “Tomb Raider: Underworld” in my last couple of Diary entries and wrote: “Now hold on just a minute - did Lara’s latest really leave you so non-plussed? For shame.” Niallot, because you asked, here’s how I felt about “Tomb Raider: Underworld,” which I finished ... http://www.consoleinformer.com/2008/12/04/because-you-asked-my-%e2%80%98tomb-raider%e2%80%99-thoughts-2/ Reader Niallalot saw me writing about “Tomb Raider: Underworld” in my last couple of Diary entries and wrote: “Now hold on just a minute - did Lara’s latest really leave you so non-plussed? For shame.” Niallot, because you asked, here’s how I felt about “Tomb Raider: Underworld,” which I finished ... http://www.consoleinformer.com/2008/12/04/because-you-asked-my-%e2%80%98tomb-raider%e2%80%99-thoughts/ Games have become one of the most popular use of the iPhone* in 2008, thanks to the launch of an application store. In just a few months, the iPhone has become a gaming handheld to be reckoned with, uttered by some in the same breath as the Nintendo DS. While day-to-day charts ... http://www.consoleinformer.com/2008/12/04/apple-names-2008%e2%80%99s-most-downloaded-iphone-games-2/ Games have become one of the most popular use of the iPhone* in 2008, thanks to the launch of an application store. In just a few months, the iPhone has become a gaming handheld to be reckoned with, uttered by some in the same breath as the Nintendo DS. While day-to-day charts ... http://www.consoleinformer.com/2008/12/04/apple-names-2008%e2%80%99s-most-downloaded-iphone-games/ Things I’ve learned this month: *People who bought or rented “Wii Music,” on average, played it several hours less since launch those who have played Wii versions of “Call of Duty,” “Guitar Hero,” and “Animal Crossing” — three games that came out weeks after Nintendo’s musical game. Problem? *In November 2008, the ... http://www.consoleinformer.com/2008/12/04/wii-software-stats-december-update-%e2%80%98madden%e2%80%99-shock-and-more-bad-news-for-%e2%80%98wii-music%e2%80%99-2/ Things I’ve learned this month: *People who bought or rented “Wii Music,” on average, played it several hours less since launch those who have played Wii versions of “Call of Duty,” “Guitar Hero,” and “Animal Crossing” — three games that came out weeks after Nintendo’s musical game. Problem? *In November 2008, the ... http://www.consoleinformer.com/2008/12/04/wii-software-stats-december-update-%e2%80%98madden%e2%80%99-shock-and-more-bad-news-for-%e2%80%98wii-music%e2%80%99/ How, after all, does a year ending in “Wii Music,” “Fallout 3,” and “Gears of War 2” compete for gaming greatness with years that concluded with “BioShock,” “Super Mario Galaxy,” “Portal” or “Grand Theft Auto III,” “Metal Gear Solid 2” and “Ico“? http://www.consoleinformer.com/2008/12/04/it-wasn%e2%80%99t-easy-to-argue-that-2008-was-better-than-2007-or-2001%e2%80%a6/ During the holiday shopping season, it’s more important than ever for games to stand out… in a good way. Here are the covers of this week’s releases and how they fared in our weekly box art reviews… “Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars” (Wii) What the Box Tells Us: A pair of mouthless, ... http://www.consoleinformer.com/2008/12/04/box-art-reviews-%e2%80%98mushroom-men%e2%80%99-%e2%80%98prince-of-persia%e2%80%99-%e2%80%98destroy-all-humans%e2%80%99/ If you were jumping up and down about yesterday’s “Dungeon Keeper” MMO announcement, you might want to read this. The franchise had been dormant since “Dungeon Keeper 2″ was released in 1999, but rights holder Electronic Arts recently granted the license to Chinese MMO developer NetDragon for a “Dungeon Keeper” MMO ... http://www.consoleinformer.com/2008/12/04/ea-mum-on-%e2%80%98dungeon-keeper%e2%80%99-mmo-outside-china/ http://www.consoleinformer.com/2008/12/04/is-this-the-real-reason-%e2%80%98sonic-unleashed%e2%80%99-features-a-werehog/