Overdue Review: Trine (PC, Mac, Playstation Network)

In order to wind down from his Super Meat Boy rage (for which he will never apologize), Butler highlights Frozenbyte's superb fantasy platforming title, Trine.  See why it had him taken in all the way to completion after the jump!

Overdue Review: Super Meat Boy (PC, MAC, Xbox Live Arcade)

Butler hopes to make an example of Team Meat’s Super Meat Boy in hopes that other indie developers will learn from this cautionary tale of an OK game gone horribly awry. See how after the jump!

Overdue Review: Undead Double Feature (PC)

Whether mowing them down in a limousine or lighting them on fire with a stick, Butler absolutely cannot get enough zombie action.  How do Zombie Driver and Burn, Zombie Burn shape up in the arguably oversaturated undead market?  Find out after the jump!

Overdue Review: Amnesia: The Dark Descent (PC)

Halloween may have long since come and gone, but Butler decided that the holiday season was a good time to scare himself silly.  More after the jump!

Diamonds In The Rough: 3 Games That Are Almost Awesome

You wouldn't believe it from reading my reviews, but there are games out there that are in fact neither the worst thing ever created nor the second coming of He who is Christ.  Sometimes, a great idea simply gets screwed up by the game that gets in the way.  Will some of these (slightly older) titles tickle your fancy in spite of their flaws?   More after the jump!

Overdue (Guest) Review: Red Faction: Guerrilla (PC)

Guest writer CM Teresi swears a lot about the red planet! More after the jump! 

Eating My Words: Call of Duty: Black Ops (PC)

As much as Butler wants to tear this game a new one, he just can't do it.  Find out more after the jump!

WordsFinest 100th Post Extravaganza!

 Oh hello, adoring fans and devout readers. It's a special day. This is our 100th post on WordsFinest - a marvelous milestone which deserves your generous applause. Go ahead. Clap.

Clap, dammit.

No? Alright, we understand. We were once humorless prudes, too. We'll save the clapping for the two-hundredth post. That's what this is about - the future! The next 100 posts. Are you sufficiently titillated? Read on!

Overdue Review: Fallout: New Vegas (PC)

Butler stops playing Fallout: New Vegas long enough to review it.  Did it live up to its mighty predecessor?  Find out after the jump! 

Overdue Review: Just Cause 2 (PC)

Butler gets his reviews back to properly "overdue" status, giving a breakdown of his other summer obsession.  More after the jump.

Less Overdue Review: Dead Rising 2 (PC)

Ever the zombie fanatic, Butler delves into Dead Rising 2's Fortune City to see if there may be even more on the market to scratch his undead itch.  More after the jump! 

Overdue Review: Limbo (Xbox 360)

Butler takes you back to those summer days when absolutely nothing was coming out to review the one thing that came out. More after the jump!

Retrospective Review: Deus Ex (PC)

June 22nd, 2010 will mark the 10 year anniversary of a little title called Deus Ex.  Perhaps you remember it.  It was, after all, one of the first titles of its type (Shooter with a smattering of RPG elements).  But revisiting these old titles, as I learned the hard way with Hitman 2 can sometimes make it too clear that these titles were simply stepping stones, rather than independently good titles.  So what has the decade done to Deus Ex? By god, let's find out!

Review: Bob Came in Pieces

Bob Came in Pieces is a physics based puzzler about an alien named Bob who just wants to go home. To do so, he must make modifications to his spaceship to navigate a strange environment on his way back to his booster rocket. Are the puzzles he encounters entertaining or a flop? Find out more after the jump!

Overdue Review: Alan Wake (Xbox 360)

Butler grabs his critical flashlight and delves into Alan Wake's mountain town of Bright Falls.  What did he find emerging from the darkness?  Find out after the jump...

Overdue Review: Splinter Cell: Conviction (PC)

Butler finally gets around to playing some of that Splinter Cell all the kids have been talking about.  So what is his belated verdict?   More after the jump!

The Joker's Last Laugh

Mark Hamill mentioned recently that the upcoming sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum will be his final performance as the Joker. Hamill has been providing the voice of the Joker for DC Comics animation and game projects for eighteen years, starting with the Emmy-winning Batman: The Animated Series in 1992.

It's great that Hamill has been given the opportunity to do one last 'hurrah' as the Joker, but I'll be sad to see him go. Hamill and Kevin Conroy (who has been voicing Batman to Hamill's Joker) are my definitive standards for how these iconic characters should sound. Those of you out there who dislike Christian Bale's growly Batman voice should check out Conroy's performance, which has that perfect blend of gravel and fierce masculinity, evoking ideas of noir, opera, and Jack Bauer.

Hamill's Joker voice is brilliant. He captures that whimsical, light-hearted inflection of a man dressed in purple suit, but infuses it with a maniacal insanity that sends chills down your spine every time you hear him laugh. It's the laughter of a homicidal maniac who celebrates his depravity with animated giddiness.

Check out this video of Hamill explaining how he constructed his memorable Joker laugh.

Regardless of how Arkham Asylum 2 turns out, I'll be picking it up on release day just to hear the Joker's laugh one last time.

Overdue Review: Plants Vs. Zombies (PC & Mac)

Popcap games delivers another title shooting for the casual crowd, but is there more depth for the more hardcore? Read on and find out!

Wii Fit Review

I have recently succumbed to purchasing the ever popular Wii Fit Plus with board and am writing a review of it while I test it out (and hopefully lose a few pounds).  Even though it's totally possible to go walk outside and jog around, the Wii Fit Plus seems like it could be more efficient and fun. More after the jump!

Guild Wars 2: Could It Make MMO's Not Suck?

With all of the hype about (*sigh*) World of Warcraft, it's hard to remember sometimes that there are other MMO games out there.  Other, equally generally terrible MMOs, that is.  So why am I kind of excited for Guild Wars 2?