Mike Delano – Page 92 – Lollipop Magazine

Guitar Hero – 5 – Review

January 1, 2010

Like the Tony Hawk series, it never lost the satisfying core of its revolutionary gameplay, but was sequeled to the point of fatigue and gamer apathy.

Need for Speed – Shift – Review

December 1, 2009

Shift conveying the sheer violence of being behind the wheel. Its thrilling, white-knuckle cockpit view is king, but the outside-the-car view is more precise.

Cursed Mountain – Review

December 1, 2009

Inspired by old-school horror games, it’s a Silent Hill-type mood piece that has you searching for your brother on a mountain in the Himalayas.

Exciter – Thrash Speed Burn – Review

December 1, 2009

As far as Exciter are concerned, time stopped in 1983, when thrash was ascendant and song titles like “Massacre Mountain” would’ve been greeted with a warm nod.

Heaven and Hell – The Devil You Know – Review

November 1, 2009

The old Sabbath/Dio albums may’ve just felt like a bunch of songs, but those songs were far better.

The Beatles – Rock Band – Review

November 1, 2009

A Beatles-tailored version of the tried-and-true Rock Band formula. I’s crafted with an affection and purity of vision that is impossible not to admire.

Little King’s Story – Review

November 1, 2009

Just when you thought they’d run out of creative uses for the Wii Remote… It’s a scepter, and you wield it to make your subjects do your bidding.

Architect – Ghost of the Saltwater Machines – Review

November 1, 2009

If you’re a band that wants people to buy into your political beliefs, it helps to have some good songs to hook the kids first. Architect’s got ’em.

Passion Pit – Manners- Review

October 1, 2009

When will your resistance will be sufficiently eroded by soaring crescendos, children’s choir backups, insanely catchy choruses, and bouncy dance beats.

Prototype – Review

October 1, 2009

Alex rushes in a state of perpetual motion, sprinting up the sides of skyscrapers and gliding between monuments. The combat mechanics are just as frantic.