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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.

Articles by Joseph Szadkowski

Gamers retun to the dysfunctional dystopia of Rapture in latest Bioshock

Review of Bioshock 2 from 2K Games for the Xbox 360.

February 25, 2010

Zadzooks: Dante’s Inferno: Divine Edition review

Review of Dante's Inferno: Divine Edition, a video game for the PlayStation 3 from Electronic Arts.

February 18, 2010

Zadzooks: Whiteout, Doctor Who and Zombieland reviews

Blu-ray reviews of Whiteout from Warner Home Video, Dr. Who: The Complete Specials from BBC Video and Zombieland from Sony Home Entertainment

February 6, 2010

Zadzooks: Army of Two: The 40th Day review

Review of Electronic Arts' third person shooter Army of Two: The 40th Day, a video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

February 4, 2010

Zadzooks: Soul Kiss, X-Men Forever and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Colossus of Destiny reviews

Comic book reviews of Soul Kiss from Image Comics, X-Men Forever, nos. 1 to 14 from Marvel Publishing and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Colossus of Destiny from Dark Horse Comics

January 28, 2010

Zadzooks: Bayonetta and Darksiders game reviews

Reviews of Bayonetta from Sega for Xbox 360 and Darksiders from THQ for the PlayStation 3.

January 21, 2010

Zadzooks: Robot Chicken: Season 4, Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side and Witchbl

DVD and Blu-ray reviews of Robot Chicken: Season 4 from Warner Home Video, Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Witchblade: The Complete Series from Funimation Entertainment.

January 14, 2010

Zadzooks: Assassin’s Creed II best of ‘09

Through a plot that mixes elements of a Dan Brown-style historical conspiracy novel with a dose of "The Matrix," "Assassin's Creed II" quickly became my favorite game of the year.

January 7, 2010

Video Game Bytes: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and MX vs. ATV Reflex

Review of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks from Nintendo for the DS and MX vs. ATV Reflex from THQ for Xbox 360.

December 28, 2009

ROMper Room: Ring in new year with Kai-lan joy

Ni Hao Kai-lan's New Year's Celebration (2K Play for Nintendo DS, $29.99) mirrors the animated designs and gentle lessons of the popular Nick Jr. preschool cartoon as 6-year-old Kai-lan Chow and her friends Rintoo, Tolee, Hoho and Lulu join YeYe - Grandfather - to work together to prepare for the Chinese New Year.

December 27, 2009

ROMper ROOM: Review of ‘Avatar: The Video Game’

James Cameron's new movie, "Avatar," attacks theaters this week, and for select members of the family that means play opportunities, both real and virtual, based on the sci-fi epic including a video game and tech toys from Mattel.

December 20, 2009

Zadzooks: 2009 Gift Guide

Some top gift picks include Lego's Temple of Doom, Namco Bandai Game's Tekken 6: Limited Edition, Running Press' The Batman Vault and Warner Home Video's Justice League: The Complete Series.

December 17, 2009

Zadzooks: Spartan EOD, Mongoose and Cobra Commander

Reviews of Halo Series Spartan EOD and Mongoose from McFarlane Toys' and the 12-inch Cobra Commander from Sideshow Collectibles

December 17, 2009

Video Game Bytes: Madden NFL Arcade review

Review of Madden NFL Arcade from Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

December 13, 2009

ROMper ROOM: Review of ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas’

Families can celebrate the upcoming holidays huddled around the Wii in "We Wish You A Merry Christmas."

December 13, 2009

Zadzooks: Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Review of Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles from Capcom for the Wii.

December 10, 2009

Video Game Bytes: SpongeBob’s Truth or Square review

Review of SpongeBob's Truth or Square from THQ for the Xbox 360.

December 7, 2009

ROMper ROOM: Review of ‘Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked’

"Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked" has Wii players chopping, slicing, dicing and flipping through real recipes while Food Network's Mory Thomas and Susie Fogelson offer advice, tips and criticisms of cooking skills.

December 6, 2009