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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

Learn about Tharks with the iPad app Disney Second Screen: John Carter.

Zadzooks: John Carter review (Blu-ray)

The debut of Edgar Rice Burroughs' pulp hero in the Blu-ray format allows viewers an interactive way to appreciate his recent live-action, science-fantasy adventure.

June 6, 2012

Zadzooks: Air Mail review (iPad)

A gorgeous arcade flight simulation arrives for Apple's motion-sensing tablet to give young gamers a great way to show off their aerobatic skills.

May 31, 2012
Shoot first and keep shooting in the video game Max Payne 3.

Zadzooks: Max Payne 3 review (Xbox 360)

The resurrection of a beaten down ex-New York police detective comes to disturbingly realistic life in a new third-person cinematic shooter not for the squeamish.

May 26, 2012
Hired gunslinger Emmett Graves is ready to fight the Outcast in the video game Starhawk.

Zadzooks: Starhawk review (PS3)

A futuristic upgrade of a title original to Sony's PS3 arrives to deliver a third-person multiplayer shooter mixing elements of tower defense with vehicular combat in the air and on the ground.

May 25, 2012
Uses a finger to fire a missile in one of the mini-challenges found in the video game Mortal Kombat for the PlayStation Vita.

Zadzooks: Mortal Kombat (PS Vita) review

A powerful port of last year's reboot of a side-scrolling fighting game franchise gives PlayStation Vita owners a mobile way to satisfy their appetite for violent combat.

May 11, 2012
James Heller mutates his arms into blades and claws in the video game Prototype 2: Radnet Edition.

Zadzooks: Prototype 2: Radnet Edition review

This sequel to the 2009 video game stars James Heller as a nearly unstoppable, profanity-spewing killing machine fighting in a virus-infected, war zone called New York City.

May 4, 2012
A cute but lethal extraterrestrial named Zero stars in the PlayStation 3 video game Warp.

Zadzooks: Warp review (PS3)

A puzzle action game for the PlayStation 3 demands a player help a teleporting extraterrestrial escape from a research facility.

March 30, 2012