There are a few games that have a ton of things going for them; i.e. this and this. Most games on the market only have a few things going for them, but those few things pull the game along and ultimately make them fun and replayable. (example) And there are some games that really don’t [...]

Hello all.
Just thought I’d give a little explanation about a new post that I, MidwestGamer, will be starting. Hopefully those other fools who do this site will eventually do them too.
My new type of post is called the “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” reviews. These reviews will all be extremely short in length, so [...]

Did you like Devil May Cry? Or Ninja Gaiden? If so, you’ll like Bayonetta. If you read the reviews of Bayonetta, you’d probably want to try it regardless of how you feel about DMC or NG. The reviews of it are that good. But Bayonetta is not, and I quote, “The best action game I’ve [...]

There’s an aspect of First Person gaming that has largely been ignored by mainstream multiplayer developers: skill-based mechanics.  More specifically, these are game mechanics that require practice and skill to master.  I’m talking about Matrix-style fine control and physics manipulation that, when pulled off correctly, pushes the game to new levels of competitive [...]

Thank you for checking us out today, the final day of our Countdown of 2009’s Best Games. Today we reveal our Number 1. First, let us just say that 2009 was a great year for games, and it was very difficult for both of us to pick our Number 2-5 on our GOTY lists. But, [...]

Thanks for checking us out today! Today’s the day we reveal our Number 2 spots in our 2009 Game of the Year Countdown. Make sure to read our other GOTY picks, and check back tomorrow for the big reveal of our Number 1 Game of 2009!

Today we reveal our Number 3 spots on our Top 5 Games of 2009! Have you read and commented on the previous two days? Please do, and also stay tuned for our Number 2 and Number 1 spots Thursday and Friday!

Thanks for checking us out today to see our Number 4 Games of 2009! As we count down each day until we reveal our Number 1, please leave some comments and let us know if you agree or disagree, and also let us know what your favorite games of this year were.

As 2009 draws to a close, we here at Northwest Gamer wanted to reflect on the amazing year this has been for gaming. We carefully deliberated over our choices for the top 5 games of 2009, and Zack and Jeff have each selected their picks. We will reveal one set of picks each day leading [...]