‘Blade mode is amazing’

Nevin P. Jones | writer “Metal Gear Rising: Revegeance” should have been called “Violent Cyborg: Mature Fruit Ninja.” Kojima Production fans, you are forewarned; the “Metal Gear” you know has vanished. This is a product of Platinum Games, so action heavily overrides the stealth associated with the series. What you get with “Revengeance” is a crazy, action-filled romp, which entertains throughout, but ultimately feels imperfect. Like most action games, the plot features absurd scenarios present only for awesome gameplay. You play as Raiden after he becomes a full cyborg, working for a private military company (PMC) called Maverick Security. Raiden’s employers might need to re-evaluate their company following the prologue because they fail to protect…

The Words (2012) review

‘Words’ tells boring story, 1.5/5 stars Todd Miller | Collegio Writer It must be the slow time of year at the theaters when they start showing movies about a book, about a book. Not in the creative “House of Leaves” sort of way, but in a dull, derivative way that makes for an uninteresting movie. “The Words” is about author Clay Hammond (Dennis Quaid). Well, not really. The movie is about his book “The Words,” which is about Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper), a wannabe author that discovers an old novel manuscript in an antique bag bought in Paris. Rory types up the manuscript, and his wife Dora (Zoe Saldana) finds it, and pushes him into…

Video Game: ‘Slender’ (2012) review

‘Slender’ is simply superb, 4/5 stars Jay Benedict | Editor-in-Chief Today’s video game market is saturated with finely polished, action-packed adventures with long, complex stories. However, simplicity can sometimes do so much more. Enter “Slender,” an incredibly short and simple horror game for Mac and PC that was born from an Internet meme. Parsec Productions took the online joke that started in 2009 and turned it into something truly terrifying, yet surprisingly basic. The premise is simple. You’re placed in a densely wooded park in the middle of the night. Your only objective is to find eight manuscript pages while exploring the pitch-black area with a flashlight, all while avoiding the “slenderman.” Upon first setting…