Joseph Szadkowski
Articles by Joseph Szadkowski
ROMper ROOM: Smarter Than A Fifth Grader: The Electronic Game, Sonic Chronicles and Mega Man 9 revie
Reviews of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader: The Electronic Game, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood and Mega Man 9 Published November 2, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Nick Stakal’s lifelong love of art
Profiling members of the comic book industry, this month Zadzooks interviews artist Nick Stakal. Published October 29, 2008
ROMper ROOM: Reinventing the flashcard
Reviews of LeapFrog's Crammer, SCEA's The Last Guy and HER Interactive's Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy Published October 26, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Survivor Jedi turns into pirate
Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let's take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a place in Zad's Toy Vault. Published October 23, 2008
ROMper ROOM: SimCity Creator’s pace tests patience
A legendary land-management simulation returns to Nintendo's hand-held system in(Electronic Arts for DS, $29.99). Published October 19, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Dynamic Duo must save city in LEGO Batman: The Videogame
DC Comics' Dark Knight becomes part of the legendary universe of virtual building blocks in LEGO Batman: The Videogame for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Published October 15, 2008
ROMper ROOM: Hand on the buzzer for Quiz TV
A review of Sony Computer Entertainment America's Buzz! Quiz TV and WipEout HD and THQ's De Blob Published October 13, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Cal McDonald uncovers the occult
Zadzooks reviews Criminal Macabre: Cell Block 666, No. 1 from Dark Horse Comics and The Flash: The Wild Wests from DC Comics Published October 8, 2008
ROMper ROOM: Game becomes language coach
Picking up My Chinese Coach (for Nintendo DS, Ubisoft, $29.99), I knew it would take more than a gamer's worth of finesse to beat this program. I actually would have to learn something. Published October 5, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Joe Montana, Deluxe Hellboy and Duel with Dooku reviews
Zadzook's Toy Vault reviews McFarlane Toys' NFL Legends Joe Montana, Mezco Toyz' Deluxe Hellboy and Sideshow Collectibles' Duel with Dooku Published October 1, 2008
ROMper ROOM: Making the SAT less scary
For any high school student even thinking about college, one of the hurdles is getting past the stress-inducing SAT. Published September 28, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Comic Book Tattoo blends art and music
Zadzooks reviews Comic Book Tattoo from Image Comics and Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Visual Guide from DK Publishing Published September 25, 2008
ROMper ROOM: Bob the Builder helps make learning fun
A review of Bob the Builder Can-Do Zoo from Brighter Minds Media, Active Life: Outdoor Challenge from Namco Bandai and Lock's Quest from THQ Published September 21, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Star Wars, The Force Unleashed review
A player controls Darth Vader's apprentice Galen Marek in the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Zadzooks reviews the PlayStation 3 version of the game. Published September 15, 2008
ROMper ROOM: A Pajama party for kids
An award-winning superhero from the world of PC edutainment makes his debut on Nintendo's Wii entertainment console in Pajama Sam: Don't Fear the Dark (Majesco Entertainment, for Wii, $29.99). Published September 14, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Scott Hepburn tackles ‘The Clone Wars’
Profiling members of the comic book industry, this month Zadzooks interviews artist Scott Hepburn. Published September 11, 2008
ROMper ROOM: Evolver makes math concepts fun
A desperate mission to contain a military biotech experiment challenges players' targeting and numerical problem-solving skills in Math Evolver, Virus Origin (Topics Learning and Tabula Digita, for Mac and PC, $29.99). Published September 7, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Clones at war again
Zad's Toy Vault reviews Hasbro's General Grievous action figure, the Clone Wars: Ultimate Lightsaber, Clone Trooper Voice Changer and Lego's Republic Attack Gunship. Published September 4, 2008
ROMper ROOM: Didj customizes learning
Touted as the first customizable educational gaming system, Leapfrog's handheld Didj ($89.99, requires four AA batteries) is a logical maturation of the company's preschool product, the Leapster. Published August 31, 2008
ZADZOOKS: Swords cast world into strife
The world's greatest warriors battle for control of two powerful swords in Soulcalibur IV ($59.99). Namco Bandai Games America Inc. takes its three-dimensional fighting game franchise to new visual levels through the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 entertainment systems. Published August 28, 2008
