The Weekly Olive: 12/7/09 – 12/13/09
By Craig Lloyd on Dec 13th, 2009 at 9:40PM
The Weekly Olive is a new feature published every Sunday night that recaps the weeks important news and reviews.
Sorry folks about not having the Weekly Olive posted up the last couple of Sundays, but we’re finally back with it! This past week was sure a busy one. We had several reviews, a feature roundup and we also liveblogged the 2009 Video Game Awards. Check out all the cool stuff we posted these past few days after the break.
Review: DiRT2 (PC)
- The newest creation from Codemasters has us going off-road with the second installment of the DiRT series. Continuing on with the Colin McRae name, Codemasters built upon the first DiRT and made one of the most impressive rally video game to date. DiRT2 has many of the same traits that you’ll find in GRID, which is Codemasters’ other racing game that takes place on the tarmac. Similar traits include graphics, physics and the achievement system. So essentially, think of GRID, but in an off-road, in-your-face environment.
Retro Review: Nintendo Game Boy
- Typically our monthly retro reviews are games. I decided to mix it up a bit this time and review some retro hardware. The Nintendo Game Boy was an 8-bit handheld wonder that was released here in the United States in the summer of 1989. A million units were sold within just a few weeks of release and packaged with the Game Boy was everyone’s favorite Soviet video game, Tetris.
Razer Roundup: Three of Razer’s Best Mice Broken Down and Evaluated
- In the past, we’ve reviewed our fair share of hardware from Razer. Today, we’re doing things a little differently. Razer sent us three of their premiere gaming mice and we’re going to do an in-depth evaluation of the Mamba, Orochi and Imperator. We’ll be putting each mouse through its paces to see where it performs best and which mouse is greatest for any given type of gamer. At the end of it all, we’ve got a surprise, so don’t miss that! (If you cheat by skipping to the end, you officially suck)
Liveblog: 2009 Video Game Awards
- After a night packed with excitement and first-looks at upcoming games, Spike announced the year’s best games, in their respective categories and, of course, the almighty Game of the Year. But that’s not all the night brought. We also saw a sneak peek at many new games. See our full recap here.
