Xbox Mod Chips Turn Your Xbox Into The Ultimate Media Center by Steven Fields
With many of the new video game systems having hit the market, most notably the XBox 360, which has been out for some time, but also the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3, many gamers are left wondering what to do with their old systems. While the option to sell of our old game machines is... Xbox mod chips also allow you to use emulators on your Xbox to play old classic NES or SNES games, as well as thousands of Arcade game too. ... On top of that, you can also watch Google Video and YouTube videos right on your TV screen too, by streaming them live from the Internet.

New Super Mario Bros. Review by David Allison
He's been reincarnated in various forms and formats but this time the Mario that we all know and love has been resurrected in true classic, plaforming action in the latest DS game, New Super Mario Bros. New Super Mario Bros. returns to Mario's roots. ... The same mini-games from the Super Mario 64 DS game are also included but they can be played with other players, requiring only one copy of the game. ... "Is that an arcade in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" Mario has a voice in this game and repeats a few Italian-soaked clichés.

The Perfect Family Video Game - Donkey Kong for the Nintendo 64 by Heather Giles
In your quest for a great family-oriented adventure video game, do not pass up Donkey Kong for the Nintendo 64. The moment the game begins, you are carried away from every day life by the the enchanting opening movie and are flown along until to the final battle. ... He is a gorilla and is a far cry from the ape in the old arcade game. ... In this game, he is truly the leader of the monkey clan; the powerful head of the family. ... As you progress through the game, you find the other Kong family members and solve the puzzles to free them.

When Games Simulate Life - Indie Sim Games Overview. by John Deprice
Like simulators? There are hundreds of independent game developers who developer excellent and very unique games you should really know about. Here are some of the picks. Coffee Tycoon (Jamopolis) Coffee Tycoon gives sim games a jolt of caffeine. It's packed with awesome graphics, tons of... Betty's Beer Bar Betty's Beer Bar is a fast paced and addictive arcade game. ... It also includes an in-game tutorial so you will be playing in no time. ... Playing through the game, one of your main goals is to trade goods with the various planets that you visit.

Computer Games in the Child's Life by Tyler Benson
The effect of computer games has become a “hot point” in our society. Mostly we draw information on the issue from the two major sources - media and empiric research. And both of them have their own peculiarities. Since 80s the media abounds in numerous reports on hazardous effect of the... There are only instances of overstrain, foot ache (for those who play arcade games), hand ache caused by convulsive clenching of a joystick, general accelerated psychic excitement, insomnia). ... One of the central topics of the psychological researches is the problem of aggressiveness of under-aged and...

PC Game Review: 'Telltale Texas Hold 'Em' by Konstantinos Dimopoulos
Poker Ladies. The sinuous ladies, that haunted my early youth. A sexy coin-op money-sink, that forced me to (illegally, according to my age at the time) enter seedy arcades in order to see badly-drawn manga-styled nude ladies doing naughty stuff. I did learn to play the American 52-card version... It is apparently a poker game. ... Even though Telltale Texas Hold’em does play a decent and varied poker game, its great appeal is the atmosphere and the characters. ... Their mid-game banter is excellent, amusing and at times downright funny, their facial expressions are great, and the whole...

Enigma: Rising Tide Review by Neal Stevens
SINGLE PLAYER REVIEW Enigma lives! Tesseraction has released a single player offline version of their upcoming massively multiplayer naval game and it lives up to its potential and then some. Playing Enigma offline gives you a chance to see what this game is all about and train for the... Enigma is no arcade game by a long shot. ... Be that as it may, the level of combat and the essential elements needed for an authentic naval game are there. ... While it is an action game, in some ways Enigma is more simulation than Silent Hunter II.

The Game Audio Explosion - A Guide to Great Game Sound Part I: Pre-production and Sound Design by Steve Kutay
I. FAR BEYOND BLEEPS AND LOOPS The new console era is upon us. It has been met by developers everywhere with great anticipation, promise, …and yet, reluctance. Programmers have spent a large portion of the past decade squeezing every last bit of potential from our PS2s, Xbox’s and Gamecubes. ... Game budgets once mandated that production costs stay low, so it wasn’t unusual to find that one or two people produced all of a game’s audio. ... The game designer works tirelessly in his pursuit to create “the best game ever”.