The Hock Show

Archive for the ‘Video Games’ Category

World of Warcraft Wednesday: Sorry, What Was That?

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

What’s World of Warcraft? This Isn’t a Mass Effect Column?

Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5, Rise of the Pirate God Review

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

You fight like an undead dairy farmer! How appropriate, you fight like this is a series finale!

Tales of Monkey Island: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood Review

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Look behind you, it’s some exposition!

Tales of Monkey Island: Lair of the Leviathan Review

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

TellTale swings for the fences, and ends up with a solid triple for Episode 3.

Tales of Monkey Island: The Siege of Spinner Cay Review

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

The episodic nature of TellTale’s Monkey Island Series is interesting. On one hand, I think it’s neat that Siege of Spinner Cay picks up exactly where the previous chapter left off, with Guybrush at the mercy of “legendary” pirate hunter Morgan LeFlay. On the other hand, the writing needs to be really sharp to keep [...]

World of Warcraft Wednesday – Blizzcon ‘09, Day 3

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

60-70% of You Aboooooooard HaHaHa!

World of Warcraft Wednesday: Blizzcon ‘09 Part 1

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

The Thursday before Blizzcon is the best day.

Wallace and Grommit’s Grand Adventures: Muzzled Review

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

A good game obscured by weird design.

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition Review

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

As I stated last week, Lucas Arts has undergone something of a transformation in recent months, foregoing their planned release schedule of “A Star Wars Game Every Five Days” to expand their portfolio to include a few LucasArts Classics. The first game to come from the reinvention is a remake of The Secret of Monkey [...]

Tales of Monkey Island: Episode 1 – Launch of the Screaming Narwhal Review

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Monkey Island makes its glorious return in our review.