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Joseph Szadkowski

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.

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Zadzooks: Toy Soldiers: Cold War review (Xbox Live Arcade)

This part tower-defense, part third-person action game has players take part in 1980s combat between two superpowers using miniature figures and equipment set in retro locations.

August 16, 2011

Zadzooks: Monopoly: Here and Now, The World Edition HD (iPad)

An update to the premiere properties trading challenge gives iPad owners a chance to buy the world.

August 14, 2011

Zadzooks: Hills of Glory: WWII Premium HD (iPad)

A tower defense game brings a cartoony, Quentin Tarantino level of shock and awe to the Second World War as iPad owners liberally slaughter a reasonable facsimile of German forces.

August 13, 2011

Zadzooks: Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed (iPad)

A famed virtual racing franchise has returned to Apple's magical iPad to give drivers some behind-the-wheel thrills and an assortment of realistic challenges.

August 11, 2011

Zadzooks: Catherine review (Xbox 360)

Poor Vincent's life is a complex game of emotional and physical survival where decisions made during his waking hours play out in a potentially deadly scenarios in his dreams.

August 5, 2011

Zadzooks: Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

Up to a pair of players fight enemies across alternate dimensions to defeat the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz in this third person video game based on the popular Disney Channel show.

August 3, 2011

Zadzooks: Robot Chicken: Star Wars III (Blu-ray)

Built around the Emperor reflecting upon his life as he plummets into a Death Star abyss, viewers get 44 minutes worth of skewering of the Star Wars canon.

July 30, 2011

Zadzooks: Supernatural: The Anime Series (Blu-ray)

Monster hunters Sam and Dean Winchester continue their paranormal activities in an animated series creepier than the pair's live-action exploits on the CW Network's popular television show.

July 27, 2011

Zadzooks: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

J.K. Rowling's boy wizard may be retiring from movie stardom with a box office bang, but he adds another less than satisfying adventure to his video-game exploits.

July 23, 2011

Zadzooks: Captain America: Super Soldier review

Marvel Comics' Star Spangled Avenger headlines a new third-person, action video game.

July 21, 2011

Zadzooks: Bastion review

A pint-size warrior looks to rebuild his shattered world in a new third-person role-playing video game for the Xbox 360.

July 19, 2011

Zadzooks: Gatling Gears review

Destructive mayhem never looked so pretty than in this noisy, twin-stick shooter for the PlayStation 3.

July 15, 2011

Zadzooks: Swords and Soldiers review (iPad)

Swords and Soldiers is a deep and cheap fix for real-time strategists owning an iPad.

July 14, 2011

Zadzooks: Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon review

This third-person shooter takes a player on a desperate adventure to stop an invasion in the city of New Detroit by insectoid and extraterrestrial forces.

July 9, 2011

Zadzooks: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D review

A timeless, role-playing classic gets remastered in three dimensions for Nintendo's latest, dual-screen portable system to dazzle a new generation of adventure seekers.

July 7, 2011

Zadzooks: F.E.A.R. 3 review

A first-person survival horror franchise has returned, lacking frightful moments but definitely challenging a player to stay alive amid some gross carnage.

July 5, 2011

Zadzooks: Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D review

One of the greatest survival horror video game franchises of all time meets the most eye-popping portable gaming console on the market to deliver some undead target practice.

July 2, 2011