Joseph Szadkowski

ROMper ROOM: Nancy’s success no mystery

Nancy has evolved with the technology over the decades. She not only is comfortable on the PCs and the Nintendo DS these days, but is celebrating her 16th interactive mystery, Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (from Sega and Her Interactive, $29.99), with help from Nintendo's Wii.

February 1, 2009

Zadzooks: Review of Tomb Raider: Underworld

A video game review of Eidos' Tomb Raider: Underworld for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

January 29, 2009

Video Game Bytes: Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force and Skate It

Reviews of Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force for the DS and Skate It for the Wii.

January 25, 2009

ROMper ROOM: Trainer improves math skills

It's all about the serious business of crunching numbers in the hand-held brain exerciser Personal Trainer: Math.

January 25, 2009

Zadzooks: Reviews of Kick Drum Comix and The Scream

Zadzooks reviews Kick Drum Comix, No. 2 from Image Comics and The Scream from Dark Horse Comics.

January 22, 2009

Video Game Bytes: The Tale of Despereaux and Backyard Football ‘09

Reviews of The Tale of Despereaux for the Wii and Backyard Football '09 for the DS.

January 18, 2009

ROMper ROOM: Right Brain makes a wrong turn

In Left Brain Right Brain 2, the mission is to "hone your mental skills to become truly ambidextrous."

January 18, 2009

ZADZOOKS: Prince of Persia review

Zadzooks reviews Ubisoft's Prince of Persia for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

January 14, 2009

Video Game Bytes: Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories and Line Rider 2: Unbound

Reviews of Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories for the PS2 and Line Rider 2: Unbound for the Wii.

January 11, 2009

ROMper ROOM: Goo night and Goo luck with blobs

Manipulating globs of viscous matter makes for a visually and mentally rewarding experience in the beautiful World of Goo (2D Boy and Brighter Minds, for Mac and PC, $19.99).

January 11, 2009

Gandalf the Grey and Indiana Jones

Reviews of Gandalf the Grey and Indiana Jones figures from Sideshow Collectibles

January 7, 2009

Video Game Bytes: Neopets Puzzle Adventure and Crash: Mind over Mutant

Reviews of Neopets Puzzle Adventure for the DS and Crash: Mind over Mutant for the Xbox 360.

January 4, 2009

ROMper ROOM: Enter Hannah Montana’s world

Educational activities on Hannah Montana ($29.99) for Leapfrog's Didj Custom Gaming System are like a good teen pop song -- short and sweet.

January 4, 2009

ZADZOOKS: Left 4 Dead review

Zadzooks plugs into Left 4 Dead for the Xbox 360

January 1, 2009

ROMper ROOM: Hold entire empires in your hand

Nintendo DS owners can conquer the world - with a little help from the gods.

December 28, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Offbeat holiday offerings

This chronic feature lets me review what's recently passed my bloodshot pupils. So pull up a chair and break out the sarcasm filter.

December 25, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Cooking goes from virtual to hands-on

Video game reviews of What's Cooking? Jamie Oliver (for DS from Atari, $29.99), Bolt (for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Disney Interactive Studios, $49.99) and Chrono Trigger (for DS, Square Enix, $39.99).

December 21, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Superhero gift ideas in comics, figures and video games

Zadzooks' gift ideas include Mattel's Dark Knight Battle Station Playset, Midway's Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe video game and Running Press' DC Vault: A Museum in a Book.

December 18, 2008

Web users embark on new digital frontier

The Windy City played a snowy host to the last Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo of the year.

December 15, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Tedium stifles Civil War game

Video game reviews of Civil War: Secret Missions, Lips and SingStar ABBA

December 14, 2008