Joseph Szadkowski

ZADZOOKS: Black Canary, General Obi-Wan Kenobi on shelves

Reviews of DC Direct's Black Canary and Sideshow Collectibles' General Obi-Wan Kenobi

November 19, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Get smart with Brain Quest on DS

Reviews of Brain Quest, Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell for the DS and Clickables' Fairy Game

November 15, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Comic book reviews of Dear Dracula and The Joker

This chronic feature lets me review what's recently passed my bloodshot pupils. So pull up a chair, break out the sarcasm filter and welcome to Mr. Zad's comic book critique starring Dear Dracula and The Joker.

November 13, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Solve puzzles to save the world

In Mechanic Master, a player saves Earth as he builds contraptions.

November 9, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Terrifying return to Silent Hill

A review of Konami's Silent Hill: Homecoming for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

November 6, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Smarter Than A Fifth Grader: The Electronic Game, Sonic Chronicles and Mega Man 9 revie

Reviews of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader: The Electronic Game, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood and Mega Man 9

November 2, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Nick Stakal’s lifelong love of art

Profiling members of the comic book industry, this month Zadzooks interviews artist Nick Stakal.

October 29, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Reinventing the flashcard

Reviews of LeapFrog's Crammer, SCEA's The Last Guy and HER Interactive's Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy

October 26, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Survivor Jedi turns into pirate

Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let's take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a place in Zad's Toy Vault.

October 23, 2008

ROMper ROOM: SimCity Creator’s pace tests patience

A legendary land-management simulation returns to Nintendo's hand-held system in(Electronic Arts for DS, $29.99).

October 19, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Dynamic Duo must save city in LEGO Batman: The Videogame

DC Comics' Dark Knight becomes part of the legendary universe of virtual building blocks in LEGO Batman: The Videogame for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

October 15, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Hand on the buzzer for Quiz TV

A review of Sony Computer Entertainment America's Buzz! Quiz TV and WipEout HD and THQ's De Blob

October 13, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Cal McDonald uncovers the occult

Zadzooks reviews Criminal Macabre: Cell Block 666, No. 1 from Dark Horse Comics and The Flash: The Wild Wests from DC Comics

October 8, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Game becomes language coach

Picking up My Chinese Coach (for Nintendo DS, Ubisoft, $29.99), I knew it would take more than a gamer's worth of finesse to beat this program. I actually would have to learn something.

October 5, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Joe Montana, Deluxe Hellboy and Duel with Dooku reviews

Zadzook's Toy Vault reviews McFarlane Toys' NFL Legends Joe Montana, Mezco Toyz' Deluxe Hellboy and Sideshow Collectibles' Duel with Dooku

October 1, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Making the SAT less scary

For any high school student even thinking about college, one of the hurdles is getting past the stress-inducing SAT.

September 28, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Comic Book Tattoo blends art and music

Zadzooks reviews Comic Book Tattoo from Image Comics and Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Visual Guide from DK Publishing

September 25, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Bob the Builder helps make learning fun

A review of Bob the Builder Can-Do Zoo from Brighter Minds Media, Active Life: Outdoor Challenge from Namco Bandai and Lock's Quest from THQ

September 21, 2008

ZADZOOKS: Star Wars, The Force Unleashed review

A player controls Darth Vader's apprentice Galen Marek in the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Zadzooks reviews the PlayStation 3 version of the game.

September 15, 2008

ROMper ROOM: A Pajama party for kids

An award-winning superhero from the world of PC edutainment makes his debut on Nintendo's Wii entertainment console in Pajama Sam: Don't Fear the Dark (Majesco Entertainment, for Wii, $29.99).

September 14, 2008