Lollipop Magazine

Pagan Metal: A Documentary – Review

October 10, 2010

Turisas, Korpiklaani, TYR, Finntroll, Leaves Eyes, and others are universally nice, even as Bill Zebub drags the questioning into his predictable banality.

Thee Sgt. Major III – The Idea Factory – Review

October 8, 2010

In the Kowalskis’ Laurie Anderson sound-alike sweepstakes, Thee Sgt. Major III singer Leslie Beattie takes the cake. Blondie, fun, Ramones, ’60s girl groups.

Kane & Lynch 2 – Dog Days – Review

October 7, 2010

Online or off, the game is firmly weighted toward stylistic and conceptual ambition rather than gameplay innovation,

Clash of the Titans – Review

October 7, 2010

Content to present a string of clear-the-room quests, a bizarrely complicated weapon-leveling system, and slavish adherence to the worst aspects of the genre.

Pain – Cynic Paradise – Review

October 6, 2010

Far from the extreme sounds of Hypocrisy’s Peter Tägtgren’s day-to-day, Pain is a toweringly poppy and melody-filled slice of polished industrial rock.

Gunblade NY – L.A. Machineguns – Review

October 5, 2010

Also-rans from the light gun’s mid-’90’s heyday. They’re faithful recreations of arcade games known more for unwieldy plastic cannons than for their gameplay.

Arc Rise Fantasia – Review

October 5, 2010

Not a bucket list RPG like a Final Fantasy or Zelda, but it doesn’t carry the rigid expectations or sequel fatigue, so it’s free to carve its own unique path.

Return to Earth – Automata – Review

October 1, 2010

Wildly varying styles (black metal, Faith No More, and Ministry in the first track), overreaching thematic concept, and artsy instrumental interludes.