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Joseph Szadkowski

Joseph Szadkowski

jszadkowski@washingtontimes.com

A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in communications, Joseph Szadkowski has written about popular culture for The Washington Times for the past 30 years. He covers video games, comic books, new media and technology.

Articles by Joseph Szadkowski

Ellie and Riley look to have some fun on a merry-go-round in the video game The Last of Us: Left Behind.

ZADZOOKS: The Last of Us: Left Behind review

Ellie is back in a post-pandemic Boston to hang out with her best friend in a downloadable adventure that extends the sobering story of one of the best PlayStation 3 games of 2013.

February 24, 2014
Abraham Lincoln flies away in the Lego Movie Videogame for the PlayStation 4.

ZADZOOKS: The Lego Movie Videogame review

An unlikely hero armed with flashy trousers and a jackhammer takes on corporate conformity in an interactive, brick-building epic sure to please younger gamers.

February 19, 2014
Batman and Green Lantern team up  in Warner Bros. AnimationÕs latest direct to Blu-ray, PG-13 cartoon Justice League: War.

Zadzooks: Justice League: War review (Blu-ray)

DC Comics’ famed superhero team learns to work together to stop an alien invasion with mixed results in Warner Bros. Animation’s latest direct to Blu-ray, PG-13 cartoon.

February 15, 2014
Mario and his pals can wear cat costumes in Nintendo's Wii U video game Super Mario 3D World.

Zadzooks: Super Mario 3D World review

Nintendo's famed plumbers and their pals return to thwart the evil plans of the King of the Koopas in the dazzling gaming event for the Wii U.

January 7, 2014
Lightsaber wielding fowl visit Yoda's Dagobah home in the video game Angry Birds Star Wars.

Zadzooks: Angry Birds Star Wars review (Wii U)

The Skywalker saga spin-off starring hordes of destructive fowl invade the Nintendo entertainment console throwing players into an epic battle against the Pig Empire.

November 9, 2013
Ellen Page co-stars in the visually stunning video game Beyond: Two Souls for the PlayStation 3.

Zadzooks: Beyond: Two Souls review

Gamers looking for the latest in interactive cinema get a supernatural thriller starring Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe in Quantic Dream’s latest visual masterpiece.

October 12, 2013
Our hero Kutaro with magical scissors and pirate head in the video game Puppeteer.

Zadzooks: Puppeteer review (PS3)

A fractured fairytale takes gamers to the Moon Bear King’s nightmarish realm within a visually stunning, side-scrolling adventure.

September 21, 2013
Viking princess Barbara escapes nightmares and flames with her best friend in the video game Rayman Legends.

Zadzooks: Rayman Legends review

A disjointed hero and his pals wake up from a 100-year long nap and help restore order to the Glade of Dreams in the fantastic side-scrolling adventure.

September 14, 2013