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Joseph Szadkowski

Joseph Szadkowski

A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in communications, Joseph Szadkowski has written about popular culture for The Washington Times for the past 30 years. He covers video games, comic books, new media and technology. 

 

Articles by Joseph Szadkowski

Read, listen and play in the iPad app Brave: Storybook Deluxe.

Zadzooks: Brave: Storybook Deluxe (iPad) review

Youngsters caught up in the exploits of Disney-Pixar's animated Scottish heroine can borrow a parent's iPad to further read about and interact within her first adventure. Published June 23, 2012

Pint-size, big-eyed soldiers land and attack the enemy in the iPad game Tiny Troopers.

Zadzooks: Tiny Troopers (iPad) review

Battles starring micro-proportioned warriors take place on Apple's interactive tablet and offer explosive, third-person action with the tap of a finger. Published June 16, 2012

Juliet Starling cuts up zombies in the most colorful ways possible in the video game Lollipop Chainsaw.

Zadzooks: Lollipop Chainsaw review (Xbox 360)

A scantily clad cheerleader fighting zombies stars in a new action-packed, violent video game loaded with sophomoric high jinks, profanity, dissection and cheesecake. Published June 15, 2012

Learn about Tharks with the iPad app Disney Second Screen: John Carter.

Zadzooks: John Carter review (Blu-ray)

The debut of Edgar Rice Burroughs' pulp hero in the Blu-ray format allows viewers an interactive way to appreciate his recent live-action, science-fantasy adventure. Published June 6, 2012

Zadzooks: Air Mail review (iPad)

A gorgeous arcade flight simulation arrives for Apple's motion-sensing tablet to give young gamers a great way to show off their aerobatic skills. Published May 31, 2012

Shoot first and keep shooting in the video game Max Payne 3.

Zadzooks: Max Payne 3 review (Xbox 360)

The resurrection of a beaten down ex-New York police detective comes to disturbingly realistic life in a new third-person cinematic shooter not for the squeamish. Published May 26, 2012

Hired gunslinger Emmett Graves is ready to fight the Outcast in the video game Starhawk.

Zadzooks: Starhawk review (PS3)

A futuristic upgrade of a title original to Sony's PS3 arrives to deliver a third-person multiplayer shooter mixing elements of tower defense with vehicular combat in the air and on the ground. Published May 25, 2012

Uses a finger to fire a missile in one of the mini-challenges found in the video game Mortal Kombat for the PlayStation Vita.

Zadzooks: Mortal Kombat (PS Vita) review

A powerful port of last year's reboot of a side-scrolling fighting game franchise gives PlayStation Vita owners a mobile way to satisfy their appetite for violent combat. Published May 11, 2012

James Heller mutates his arms into blades and claws in the video game Prototype 2: Radnet Edition.

Zadzooks: Prototype 2: Radnet Edition review

This sequel to the 2009 video game stars James Heller as a nearly unstoppable, profanity-spewing killing machine fighting in a virus-infected, war zone called New York City. Published May 4, 2012