Joseph Szadkowski
Articles by Joseph Szadkowski
Zadzooks: Deus Ex: Human Revolution review
One of the premiere genre-melding gaming franchises returns after a near eight-year absence to suck players into a prequel to its cyberpunk adventures. Published August 23, 2011
Zadzooks: Toy Soldiers: Cold War review (Xbox Live Arcade)
This part tower-defense, part third-person action game has players take part in 1980s combat between two superpowers using miniature figures and equipment set in retro locations. Published August 16, 2011
Zadzooks: Monopoly: Here and Now, The World Edition HD (iPad)
An update to the premiere properties trading challenge gives iPad owners a chance to buy the world. Published August 14, 2011
Zadzooks: Hills of Glory: WWII Premium HD (iPad)
A tower defense game brings a cartoony, Quentin Tarantino level of shock and awe to the Second World War as iPad owners liberally slaughter a reasonable facsimile of German forces. Published August 13, 2011
Zadzooks: Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed (iPad)
A famed virtual racing franchise has returned to Apple's magical iPad to give drivers some behind-the-wheel thrills and an assortment of realistic challenges. Published August 11, 2011
Zadzooks: Catherine review (Xbox 360)
Poor Vincent's life is a complex game of emotional and physical survival where decisions made during his waking hours play out in a potentially deadly scenarios in his dreams. Published August 5, 2011
Zadzooks: Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension
Up to a pair of players fight enemies across alternate dimensions to defeat the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz in this third person video game based on the popular Disney Channel show. Published August 3, 2011
Zadzooks: Robot Chicken: Star Wars III (Blu-ray)
Built around the Emperor reflecting upon his life as he plummets into a Death Star abyss, viewers get 44 minutes worth of skewering of the Star Wars canon. Published July 30, 2011
Zadzooks: Supernatural: The Anime Series (Blu-ray)
Monster hunters Sam and Dean Winchester continue their paranormal activities in an animated series creepier than the pair's live-action exploits on the CW Network's popular television show. Published July 27, 2011
Zadzooks: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
J.K. Rowling's boy wizard may be retiring from movie stardom with a box office bang, but he adds another less than satisfying adventure to his video-game exploits. Published July 23, 2011
Zadzooks: Captain America: Super Soldier review
Marvel Comics' Star Spangled Avenger headlines a new third-person, action video game. Published July 21, 2011
Zadzooks: Bastion review
A pint-size warrior looks to rebuild his shattered world in a new third-person role-playing video game for the Xbox 360. Published July 19, 2011
Zadzooks: Gatling Gears review
Destructive mayhem never looked so pretty than in this noisy, twin-stick shooter for the PlayStation 3. Published July 15, 2011
Zadzooks: Swords and Soldiers review (iPad)
Swords and Soldiers is a deep and cheap fix for real-time strategists owning an iPad. Published July 14, 2011
Zadzooks: Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon review
This third-person shooter takes a player on a desperate adventure to stop an invasion in the city of New Detroit by insectoid and extraterrestrial forces. Published July 9, 2011
Zadzooks: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D review
A timeless, role-playing classic gets remastered in three dimensions for Nintendo's latest, dual-screen portable system to dazzle a new generation of adventure seekers. Published July 7, 2011
Zadzooks: F.E.A.R. 3 review
A first-person survival horror franchise has returned, lacking frightful moments but definitely challenging a player to stay alive amid some gross carnage. Published July 5, 2011
Zadzooks: Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D review
One of the greatest survival horror video game franchises of all time meets the most eye-popping portable gaming console on the market to deliver some undead target practice. Published July 2, 2011
Zadzooks: Shadows of the Damned review
Shadows of the Damned does not disappoint, or dazzle, but maintains a bloody consistency as the player gets lost in the ludicrous video game action. Published June 30, 2011
Zadzooks: Alice: Madness Returns review
Lewis Carroll's worst nightmares come to life in a third-person action game continuing a virtual adventure released over a decade ago. Published June 29, 2011
