Review: NBA 2K12
Ian Cohen gives us the full sweep on NBA 2K12, another grandiose installment of the 2K series that remains faithful to NBA ups and downs as of late. The game denies easy progress, but is this for the better?
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Review: Madden NFL 12
Ian Cohen goes down the rabbit hole of the newest iteration of EA Sports’ monolithic Madden series and concludes that the best moments in the game aren’t on the clock.
Review: NCAA Football 12
Ian Cohen on why this year’s NCAA Football doesn’t act like it’s supposed to—and why that makes it more like what it’s supposed to be.
The Old Ultraviolent
How could a game about robots, skeletons, trolls, murder and occasionally hockey not gain instant popularity? Ian Cohen explains why the NHL never managed to capitalize on the game that brought the ‘violence’ button to hockey sims—and why they should have.
Review: MLB 11: The Show
Does MLB 11: The Show capture the feeling of a real game of baseball? How does it capture realism while still providing exciting action? Ian Cohen describes the elation of MLB 11: The Shows‘s new pitching mechanic and the genius of paving out a virtual Major League career.