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Interstate '76
The year is 1976. The gas crisis is in full effect and your sister has been murdered. She was an 'auto-vigilante,' who strapped weapons on her car to take the law into her own hands. She stumbled onto something big, and it's your job to find out what...
Mechwarrior
Strap in, load up, and head out. Take to battle with your 60-ton behemoth of a killing machine and prove that you're worthy of the title 'Mechwarrior.'
SEGA
Ever have a Saturn? A Dreamcast? Played in the arcade? Then surely you'll recognize the games Virtua Fighter, Sonic the Hedgehog, Nights, Virtual On, and Shenmue, as well as many others.
Battlezone
The space race was just a cover-up. The truth is that the the U.S. and the Soviets were battling over a super-metal that was found on fragments of a meteor that landed on the Earth. And somewhere in the vastness of space, there was more...
Deus Ex
In the not-so-distant future, the world isn't the greatest place to be - a mysterious virus is spreading, revolutionaries are fighting, and terrorism is on the rise. Take the role of J.C. Denton, a nano-augmented agent of an anti-terrorism organization, and investigate the recent Statue of Liberty bombing. But there's more underfoot than meets the eye.
Heavy Gear
Terra Nova is fighting for its freedom from Earth. Join the Black Talons, an elite group of gear pilots and take part in covert raids and battle across assorted planets.

Dead Space

A necromorph lurks behind Isaac in Dead Space.

Friday, January 28, 2011

1 Comment | Tags: 2010 Recap, Dead Space

Categories: The Local Ditch

Hey, wasn’t Dead Space 2 released just a few days ago? When I finally got a hold of an XBOX over the summer, I had to get a couple of games. Those were Burnout Paradise and Dead Space. In hindsight, I’m not really sure why I chose them. I think a large part of it was that I wanted to experience what the PS3/360 generation had brought to the gaming world.

So, I started Dead Space and I couldn’t read a goddamn thing on the screen. View rest of article

Loop-de-loops in Sonic the Hedgehog 4.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Demo)

January 27, 2011 - After years of Sega announcing that Sonic has returned to his roots, it finally happens. Sonic's back in a solo 2D platforming adventure, but despite the appearance, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 seems lacking.

Rock Band 2

January 26, 2011 - In the world of plastic instrument games, there's Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III, Guitar Hero V, Band Hero, DJ Hero, and of course, the Rock Band series. The Local Ditch takes a look at what is special about Rock Band 2.

8, 7, 6... 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Rez.

Rez HD

January 25, 2011 - That game called Rez finally gets the mass availability that it deserves on the Xbox 360. In this rundown, The Local ditch checks out the new features to see if Rez HD is a worthy release.

Borderlands

January 22, 2011 - Ever get the urge to just shoot the shit out of over-the-top, cell-shaded rednecks in a post-apocalyptic world? Then Borderlands is the game for you.

Duke Forever

January 22, 2011 - After twelve (twelve?) years of being released “when it’s done,” Duke Nukem Forever will finally see the light of day on May 23rd. Via gameinformer.

Tops of Twenty Ten (or something like that)

January 20, 2011 - While most sites are putting together their 'Top Ten of 2010' lists, I've run into a problem. I didn't manage to play 10 games that were released in 2010. So instead, here's a quick rundown on what I did play.