What’s In A Mascot?
It’s interesting, when you look at the three big companies, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony, only one of them has a definitive mascot. Mario is arguably the most recognizable name in video gaming, along side Link/The Legend of Zelda, yet another Nintendo franchise. The brand loyalty and instant recognition of these names is what really drives home Nintendo’s sales. People feel comfortable...
2010: Looking Back at a Decade of Games
While most sites compile a Game of the Year feature, we here at LevelFortyTwo decided to take things to the next level (pardon Michael's pun). Each one of our writers, and some committed community members have contributed what they believe is their game of the decade. Staff members have also included a list of three runners up and on the third page you will find each person's disappointment...
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
You know a game that starts with a quote from Immanuel Kant’s article Perpetual Peace is going to be good. A demo for Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, a spiritual sequel to Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, was released December 17. It is a surprisingly beautiful PSP title, the accompanying flash cut scenes done by Ashley Wood have style, but does MGS PW have the substance...
Half-Minute Hero
The spell of destruction has been cast and you have 30 seconds until the world is destroyed. You’d better get down to some serious grind. Get out your copper sword, leave town, fight a monster, but guess what? Your time is already up. This isn’t a problem in Xseed’s retro styled Half-Minute Hero. Hero 30, Princess 30, and Evil Lord 30 make up the game’s core. As their...
LevelFortyTwo’s Holiday Gift Guide
Welcome to the LevelFortyTwo.com Holiday Gift Guide! All of us on staff have been hard at work preparing these blurbs that we think you will enjoy over the holidays. Each section is broken up into personality types, so for example, if you know someone who likes First Person Shooters, check out the Gun Nut category. Those sly enough may have also noticed there are exactly 42 games on this list. We...
The Soundtracks of Our Games
Try and see if you can find a gamer who can’t whistle one tune Link has played on his Ocarina. Most gamers can hum at least one theme from Final Fantasy, perhaps the one of the battle or the victory themes. Several tracks from any of the Mario Bros. games are known to gamers and otherwise all around the world. But what about the themes of today's games? The most notable ones...
