Video Game Reviews

Video games, be it on xbox 360, PS3, PSP or Wii, have taken over the world. Even rappers like 50 Cent, Wu-Tang and the Def Jam roster have their own games. When they don't get their own games, they still contribute to the soundtracks (as so many hip hop artists do for NBA and NFL 2K games). HipHopDX keeps video games and hip hop united in our ever growing lifestyle section.

Grand Theft Auto IV

May 11th, 2008 - Andreas Hale | Xbox 360, PS3 | Comments: 29
When Grand Theft Auto III first hit the PS2, the gaming world’s jaws collectively dropped in awe. Never had there been a game that had was so deep and all encompassing. Never had there been a game that featured a living, breathing city that you could roam and do as you please. This was the “it” moment for gamers. Each edition that followed featured excellent improvements in all areas. Vice City had a brilliant retro 80s theme while San Andreas got very gangster and kept gamers with huge smiles on their faces. But the crown jewel was the long awaited debut of the GTA series on both the PS3 and

All Pro Football 2k8 vs Madden 08

September 9th, 2007 - ------ | PS3, PS2, PSP, XBOX360, XBOX, Wii, GC, DSGB | Comments: 12
All Pro Football 2K8 (By: Andreas Hale)
3 out of 5

While Madden and EA Sports have completed a monopoly on football gaming, Visual Concepts had to figure out how to fight their way back into the arena without an NFL license. As many gamers know, the 2K series of football games posed a very serious threat to the Madden dynasty. What better way to destroy your competition than to rip away the very basis of a football game – the NFL license. Instead of crying and tossing in the towel, Visual Concepts decided to employ the use of old school NFL players and come up with a new

BioShock

August 28th, 2007 - Anthony Kennedy | XBox 360 | Comments: 10
When this game was first shown at last years E3 (the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo), gamers were floored by the sick graphics and disturbing gameplay. A year later, we finally get the game and also understand what the hell we’re supposed to be doing. Think of BioShock as Lost mashed up with Doom’s first-person shooter gameplay, a hint of Resident Evil’s survival horror creepiness and a touch of X-men’s wacky mutant powers. Yeah that’s the best way to describe it.

The story begins like every white horror movie. This dude crash lands in the middle of the ocean and seeking some place to survive and hold up till rescue

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