Lv42′s E3 Favorites
E3 has come and gone, and of course that mean's that there is plenty of time to talk about what we liked, or in some cases, didn't. Each of our writers has outlined (roughly) two things that they were most excited about at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. Michael Brown – Editorial Director Professor Layton and the Unwound Future It's no secret that I am absolutely...
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
In my history with the PSP, I’ve only finished two games. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is one of them. From the gorgeous visuals, amazing sound design and tough, but manageable controls, Hideo Kojima’s first title on the handheld system succeeded in holding my attention. Previous Metal Gear titles on the PSP have been, for the most part, overly complex. Portable Ops was a mess of poor...
ModNation Racers PSP
In an attempt to expose as many players to their “Play Create Share” philosophy, Sony has released a PSP version of the newly released ModNation Racers. The game includes almost all of the same basic options from the PS3 version of the game – Career, Online, creation of Mods, karts & tracks and the ability to upload them online – however ModNation Racers PSP seems to be missing some...
God Eater Interview
Having the success of Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise engulf the portable game market in Japan via the PlayStation Portable with tsunami-like force, naturally, other developers and publishers also quickly moved to capitalize on the series’ wave of popularity with their own offerings into the “local co-op, beast toppling and looting” genre. While the emergence...
Policenauts
Unintentionally stumbling into a bit of an adventure game kick as of late, my motivation to download and subsequently dump numerous hours into Policenauts was two-fold: 1) I was curious as to what Hideo Kojima might produce on a budget. 2) I can’t get over the feeling that my chances of playing an entirely new creation from Kojima may have dwindled to a point of no return as long as the man...
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...
