Joseph Szadkowski

2008 Holiday Gift Guide - Best in video games

A gift guide to the best in video games and computer games including the Gears of War 2, Little Big Planet and Spore.

November 26, 2008

2008 Holiday Gift Guide - Hottest toys

A gift guide to the best toys for 2008 including Elmo Live, Biscuit My Lovin' Pup and Bakugan Brawlers.

November 26, 2008

2008 Holiday Gift Guide - Best in electronics

A gift guide to the best tech gadgets and electronics including the Pavilion DV5Z and BD300, Blu-ray player.

November 26, 2008

2008 Holiday Gift Guide - Best toys for boys

A gift guide to the best boy's toys including the Star Wars Clone Trooper Voice Changing Helmet and N-Strike Vulcan EBF-25 Blaster.

November 25, 2008

ROMper ROOM: Scene It? adds to party, needs work

Movie fans get another interactive dose of trivia with Scene It? Box Office Smash, a puzzle-rich challenge compiling hundreds of questions on cinematic history and great movie moments to test visual and memory skills.

November 23, 2008

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