• Big Brother Finds a New Weapon: Video Game Reviews for Parents
    Friday, February 1st, 2008

    The internet stinks sometimes, but this isn’t a spam-blog or an ugly made by a friend-of-a-friend site. What They Play is a professional site built for parents, and it’s about video games.
    The site reviews video games for all systems (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PC, & older consoles) and gives each a rating. None of these [...]

    Retro Console Hack: Mario & Halo Crossover
    Friday, January 18th, 2008

    It’s always a good day to see a playable Super Mario Bros. hack, but not many days are as good as this one. James may think Halo 3 overrated but putting Halo characters in Super Mario Bros. 2/3 is ingenious. Gameplay looks smooth and the level isn’t too easy, like most hacks are. The hack [...]

    The Halo Effect: The Xbox Hit is Overrated
    Sunday, January 6th, 2008

    Last weekend I broke down and gave Halo 3 about four hours.

    This is about the same amount of time I gave Halo and Halo 2. Sitting there, playing solo or co-op, fighting away, trying so hard to feel it � the excitement, the passion, the compulsion to keep going deeper into a game; a feeling [...]