After spending more than two decades touring, directing, writing and producing for Christian theater and radio (most recently for Adventures in Odyssey, which he still contributes to), Bob joined the Plugged In staff to help us focus more heavily on video games. He is also one of our primary movie reviewers.
As compared to the leaping and beeping platform video games of the past, today’s games rely heavily on in-depth story, creative characters and an iridescent sheen. I mean, they’re practically movie-like. With that in mind and with a desire to excite ga …
Mortal Kombat may not be as controversial as it once was. But that’s not because this bloody franchise has cleaned up its act.
This nicely staged, point-and-click adventure falls victim to its own mystery.
The folks at Nintendo created the first Metroid game way back in the mid ’80s. And those sly little pranksters buried a secret in its final moments that came as a complete shock to their young players. You see, all of the game’s action had centered aro …
Big Bang Mini is one of those quirky little Nintendo DS games that’s oh so hard to classify. Whether you label it a shoot-’em-up (that’s shmup for you gaming slang lovers) or an action/shooter, you’re bound to leave people imagining something quite dif …
I’m sure you’ve heard the one about the guy who stands up at a funeral and says, “The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.” Well, the PC game Left Behind: Eternal Forces has been bearing the brunt of a few “exaggerations” for a while now. …
Two years ago we saw ‘Metal Gear Solid 4’ being previewed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. It brought the room to its feet. Now Hideo Kojima’s much-lauded game is on store shelves and it’s sending scores of gamers to their consoles. …
