Video Game Reviews

Video games, be it on xbox 360, PS3, PSP or Wii, have taken over the world. Even rappers like 50 Cent, Wu-Tang and the Def Jam roster have their own games. When they don't get their own games, they still contribute to the soundtracks (as so many hip hop artists do for NBA and NFL 2K games). HipHopDX keeps video games and hip hop united in our ever growing lifestyle section.

Marvel Ultimate Aliance

December 5th, 2006 - Decguin | Xbox 360, Xbox, PS3, PS2 | Comments: 8

First was X-Men Legends then came X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse, and once again Raven Software is back with Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. What's the difference between Marvel: UA and X-Men L2? Nothing but characters and smoother game play all around. The story of the game seems more like something that a child who always wanted to have everyone of his favorite Marvel characters in a game came up with. It's mostly a generic storyline that made me cringe when i remembered how well I used to love Marvel's comics. Without ruining the story for anyone, it’s simple-- your enemy in this game ranges from the questionable use of villains such as Tiger Shark, Arcade, Paibok and Starbolt to the excellent

Gears Of War

December 21st, 2006 - Decguin | Xbox 360 | Comments: 31

Enter perhaps the most hyped game to be on the Xbox 360 aside from the upcoming 2007 release of Halo 3, Gears of War. With all the hype of this game you would expect it to be the most amazing gaming experience ever, sadly it is not. This is a tactical third person shooter which with all its hype can be compared to Jay-Z's latest release. Just like Kingdom Come, Gears of War will leave you with the feeling that you were misled because even though its good its not what you were expecting it to be.

 

First enter the story, you are none other than Marcus Fenix, a solider of the C.O.G., who has been imprisoned for the