Joseph Szadkowski
Articles by Joseph Szadkowski
ROMper ROOM: Nancy’s success no mystery
Nancy has evolved with the technology over the decades. She not only is comfortable on the PCs and the Nintendo DS these days, but is celebrating her 16th interactive mystery, Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (from Sega and Her Interactive, $29.99), with help from Nintendo's Wii. Published February 1, 2009
Zadzooks: Review of Tomb Raider: Underworld
A video game review of Eidos' Tomb Raider: Underworld for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Published January 29, 2009
Video Game Bytes: Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force and Skate It
Reviews of Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force for the DS and Skate It for the Wii. Published January 25, 2009
ROMper ROOM: Trainer improves math skills
It's all about the serious business of crunching numbers in the hand-held brain exerciser Personal Trainer: Math. Published January 25, 2009
Zadzooks: Reviews of Kick Drum Comix and The Scream
Zadzooks reviews Kick Drum Comix, No. 2 from Image Comics and The Scream from Dark Horse Comics. Published January 22, 2009
Video Game Bytes: The Tale of Despereaux and Backyard Football ‘09
Reviews of The Tale of Despereaux for the Wii and Backyard Football '09 for the DS. Published January 18, 2009
ROMper ROOM: Right Brain makes a wrong turn
In Left Brain Right Brain 2, the mission is to "hone your mental skills to become truly ambidextrous." Published January 18, 2009
ZADZOOKS: Prince of Persia review
Zadzooks reviews Ubisoft's Prince of Persia for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Published January 14, 2009
Video Game Bytes: Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories and Line Rider 2: Unbound
Reviews of Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories for the PS2 and Line Rider 2: Unbound for the Wii. Published January 11, 2009
ROMper ROOM: Goo night and Goo luck with blobs
Manipulating globs of viscous matter makes for a visually and mentally rewarding experience in the beautiful World of Goo (2D Boy and Brighter Minds, for Mac and PC, $19.99). Published January 11, 2009
Gandalf the Grey and Indiana Jones
Reviews of Gandalf the Grey and Indiana Jones figures from Sideshow Collectibles Published January 7, 2009
Video Game Bytes: Neopets Puzzle Adventure and Crash: Mind over Mutant
Reviews of Neopets Puzzle Adventure for the DS and Crash: Mind over Mutant for the Xbox 360. Published January 4, 2009
ROMper ROOM: Enter Hannah Montana’s world
Educational activities on Hannah Montana ($29.99) for Leapfrog's Didj Custom Gaming System are like a good teen pop song -- short and sweet. Published January 4, 2009
ZADZOOKS: Left 4 Dead review
Zadzooks plugs into Left 4 Dead for the Xbox 360 Published January 1, 2009
ROMper ROOM: Hold entire empires in your hand
Nintendo DS owners can conquer the world - with a little help from the gods. Published December 28, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Offbeat holiday offerings
This chronic feature lets me review what's recently passed my bloodshot pupils. So pull up a chair and break out the sarcasm filter. Published December 25, 2008
ROMper ROOM: Cooking goes from virtual to hands-on
Video game reviews of What's Cooking? Jamie Oliver (for DS from Atari, $29.99), Bolt (for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Disney Interactive Studios, $49.99) and Chrono Trigger (for DS, Square Enix, $39.99). Published December 21, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Superhero gift ideas in comics, figures and video games
Zadzooks' gift ideas include Mattel's Dark Knight Battle Station Playset, Midway's Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe video game and Running Press' DC Vault: A Museum in a Book. Published December 18, 2008
Web users embark on new digital frontier
The Windy City played a snowy host to the last Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo of the year. Published December 15, 2008
ROMper ROOM: Tedium stifles Civil War game
Video game reviews of Civil War: Secret Missions, Lips and SingStar ABBA Published December 14, 2008
