By Marshall GarveyAs I’ve said forthrightly before (or you’ve likely deduced from the games I’ve written about), I’m the fossil gamer of the Last Token Gaming staff. I say this not to knock my reliance on older titles for my reviews, but rather to point out that it’s kind of my only option. This is […]
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Hall of Fame Review – Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998)
By Marshall Garvey Publisher: LucasArts Platforms: Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows Release Date: December 3, 1998 Mode: Single player Genre: Action, Shooter Part of the challenge of making a truly A-grade Star Wars game is the sheer abundance of its universe. Even though the official status of this expanded canon may be in jeopardy, as my […]
Levels of Hell – Raid on Sullust (“Star Wars: Rogue Squadron”)
By Marshall Garvey Welcome to the first edition of Levels of Hell! In this series, we’ll explore the most infamously difficult and frustrating levels in gaming history. We’re talking about the ones that drive you up the wall even after you finally beat them; the stages that interrupted otherwise seamless playing experiences. Ones that wore […]
Favorite Video Game Characters: The Spy – “Team Fortress 2” (2007)
By Marshall Garvey Last year, Terry Randolph and I compiled our lists of our top 20 favorite video game characters. This piece in no way alters that original list, which, much like my top 100 movies list, I would only alter after much deliberation and a good number of “no brainer” additions that I feel would […]
MLB 14: The Show (2014)
By Brad Beneke I’ve been a fan of The Show since it became a PlayStation exclusive a few years ago. I’ve seen the evolution of the game, and am very pleased with a lot of the progress from 13 to 14. Everything from the menu boxes to the player rating system has changed. I won’t […]
Nostalgia Review and Reflection: “Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire” (1996)
By Marshall Garvey It’s a great time to be a “Star Wars” fan these days. OK…anytime is a great time to be a fan of arguably the best sci-fi franchise to grace the earth. But with concrete details of Episode VII (filming as we speak) emerging, the period until its Christmas release in 2015 […]
Hall of Fame Review – Resident Evil 4 (2005)
By Marshall Garvey Release date: January 11, 2005 Developers: Capcom Production, Studio 4 Publisher: Capcom Genre: Survival horror Mode: Single player Systems: Gamecube, Playstation 2, Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC The decision of which game to christen as my number one has eluded me for years. I of course don’t mean the undisputed “best […]
Hall of Fame Review – Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
By Marshall Garvey Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC Developer: Obsidian Entertainment Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Release Date: October 19, 2010 Genre: Action role-playing Mode: Single-player Rating: M Sometimes a sequel to an outstanding game succeeds because it fixes certain shortcomings widely noted about its predecessor. Like check out this article about cs:go […]
Marshall Garvey’s Top 20 Video Game Characters (#11-20)
By Marshall Garvey 20. Link – The Legend of Zelda series While I tend to gravitate towards supporting characters in games (as well as in movies and television), any list not featuring Link as an all-time great and/or favorite is probably hard to take seriously. Aside from his signature battle cries, Link conveys the breadth of his […]
Marshall Garvey’s Top 20 Video Game Characters (#10-1)
By Marshall Garvey 10. Otacon – Metal Gear Solid series “Snake? SNAKE? SNNNNNNAAAAAKKKKKEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!” In the annals of gaming sidekicks, no one is as loyal, intelligent, eloquent, and hilarious as Hal Emmerich, aka Otacon. Found hiding in a locker in the original 1998 game, he soon becomes Solid Snake’s trusty assistant upon learning that the Metal Gear project […]