Author Bio
Dustin TomsHome Town: Washington State
Sports: Basketball, Tennis
Games: NBA 2K, NBA Jam, NCAA, Mass Effect
Teams: Tennessee Titans, Seattle Sonics, Seattle Mariners, New York Knicks
OS Username: DustinT
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
09:32 AM - July 7, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
With the NBA Draft in the rear-view mirror and NBA Summer League action now in full swing, it seems like a good time to start talking about rookie ratings in next year's NBA titles. We plan on doling out some of these predictions over a period of time, but since many people called the 2010 NBA Draft a "five-player Draft," it only seems right to start with the top five picks.
Read More - NBA Draft Analysis: Top Five Picks
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
When you see the number 12, what do you think of? A dozen eggs? The months of a year? Well, how about my first 12 possessions in a Human vs. CPU game of Backbreaker: fumble, fumble, fumble, interception, interception, field goal, interception, interception, interception, interception, fumble and interception.
Simply put, Backbreaker has turned a sports gamer’s nightmare into a reality by failing to live up to its hype.
Read More - Backbreaker Review
Thursday, June 3, 2010
12:21 PM - June 3, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
I did not go into UFC Undisputed 2010 with over-the-moon expectations. That does not mean I expected the game to be bad or anything like that, I was simply trying not to not get caught up in the pre-release hype train. I was trying to stay neutral. Nevertheless, I also did not think I would stop playing the game within the first couple weeks.
The developers have added more to this year's title to make up for the lack of depth in some areas. Still, generally speaking, fighting games do not tend to have too much depth beyond the gameplay. You fight, fight some more, and you move up the ladder until you cannot go anywhere else. That being said, the developers did successfully add depth to at least one area: multiplayer.
Read More - UFC Undisputed 2010 Review
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
12:03 PM - May 11, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
When UFC Undisputed 2009 was released last year, MMA fans were thrilled to have the opportunity to fight as their favorite mixed martial artists.
According to an ESPN interview with UFC producer Neven Dravinski, the game outsold both NBA games combined as well as the MLB games. In simpler words, the game was a hit.
However, the popularity of the game did not absolve it from criticism. The fun within the game soon went away for many gamers due to the lack of depth in the game. Other complaints involved the career mode feeling repetitive, and unless you had a friend to play with, the matches quickly felt the same as the last one. But with UFC Undisputed 2010 coming out at the end of the month, fans are about to get a fresh dose of UFC action (and at least have a demo now to play in the interim).
Read More - UFC Undisputed 2010: What's New
Friday, April 23, 2010
06:12 PM - April 23, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
After looking through NBA 2K10 and writing about what needs to stay, NBA Live 10 is next on the list. Read More - What needs to stay in NBA Live 11
Friday, April 9, 2010
If Wall does what everyone believes he should do, which is stay in the Draft, he will be another one and done college stud. So, here are the teams with the best chance to land Wall, and what his impact could mean to the team in NBA 2K11.
Read More - Where Will Wall Land?
02:16 PM - April 9, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
People always enjoy knocking a game. They love complaining about it, they love criticizing it, and they love giving their opinion on it (OS is in the midst of an ongoing feature like this right now). But do people praise games often enough? It never seems to be what should stay the same but rather what should change. Regardless, here is what should not change in NBA 2K11.
Read More - NBA 2K11: What Needs to Stay
Thursday, March 4, 2010
11:50 AM - March 4, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
Now that another trade deadline has come and gone, a few teams have shaken things up to make a run for a title, while others have given up and are instead praying for John Wall. Here is a quick look at the teams most affected by the recent trades, and how they play now in NBA 2K10.Read More - NBA 2K10 Trade Deadline Grades
Thursday, February 18, 2010
10:33 AM - February 18, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
Tony Hawk is about to take you for a ride, literally.Tony Hawk RIDE is the latest addition to the long-running Tony Hawk skateboarding series, but this time you are putting the controller away. RIDE’s biggest marketing point is its skateboard controller. The board has the same dimensions as any typical deck you would see in your local Zumiez and is actually quite comfortable. Too bad comfort does not cover up a terrible game.
Read More - Tony Hawk: RIDE Review
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
11:38 AM - February 16, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
From "razzle-dazzle" to Clark Kellog’s dry voice, basketball gaming is about to go full circle.With the recent announcement of EA Sports’ NBA Jam, the future of basketball gaming is finally coming to a dead end. I am a huge fan of the original NBA Jam, and possibly more excited than anyone else to see the new Wii title, but at the same time I am disappointed in what basketball gaming is coming to.
NBA 2K10 and NBA Live 10 both faced lofty expectations (yes, the expectations for both games were on different levels), but surprisingly, Live was the only one to meet them in my mind. NBA 2K9 was a fantastic game. It made major improvements upon its predecessor, and the only real problem I had with it was the fact that the Seattle SuperSonics were no longer a team. So of course 2K10 would be way better right? Well, not quite. While it was still a good game, some nagging problems and a slow patch process hampered my enjoyment with the game -- but that's not really the point here.
Read more - The Future of Basketball Gaming
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
12:00 PM - February 3, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
1. Fix My PlayerThe My Player mode had a lot of momentum before NBA 2K10 was released. After purchasing the NBA 2K10 Draft Combine and playing that over and over again, it was a letdown when all of that build up went away when I booted up NBA 2K10.
My Player mode had the potential, but a bunch of bugs ruined any chance it had to be truly successful. Obviously, some of the bugs were fixed in the patches but there is still much to work on.
Read More - Six Fixes for NBA 2K11
Monday, January 11, 2010
12:16 PM - January 11, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
For five years, some Madden players have annually dished out $60 to play a game they wish was simply NFL 2K5 with improved graphics. Since Electronic Arts obtained the exclusive rights to make an NFL-licensed video game, there have been several attempts by various companies to re-create a football experience sans the NFL label. We have seen new versions of the Blitz franchise as well as a new Tecmo Bowl game, but only one game, All-Pro Football 2K8, has even come close to tapping into what most gamers are looking for. In August 2007, some were filled with hope when another football game, Backbreaker, came to the forefront. While Backbreaker started off as a nameless tech demo, NaturalMotion -- a middleware development studio that decided to try out game development -- later decided to build an entire game based on the technology used in the initial tech demo.
Read More - Breaking Down Backbreaker
Saturday, January 9, 2010
03:31 PM - January 9, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
In just about an hour or so, the NFL playoffs will kick-off and the final push to crown the newest Super Bowl Champion will begin. We have decided to let Madden NFL 10 simulate the playoffs to predict the winners leading up to and through the Super Bowl. So let us gaze into our crystal balls together and see what Madden has to say about the this season's NFL Playoffs.Read More - Madden NFL 10: Playoffs Simulation
Friday, January 1, 2010
03:18 PM - January 1, 2010. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
The BCS Bowls are finally here! With the games kicking off today, I have decided to have a little bit of fun with NCAA 10 Football and sim the five match-ups and present the results here. These sims were conducted on mostly default settings with the re-rated rosters done by OSer dkrause1971.Read More - NCAA 10 Predicts the BCS Bowls
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
02:31 PM - December 16, 2009. Posted by RaychelSnr. Written by Dustin Toms
Ever since I heard about what that word Reflex actually meant in the title of this game, I have been anticipating it like a kid waiting for Santa Claus to hop down my chimney. For those of you who don’t know, the Reflex in MX vs. ATV Reflex refers to the controls of the game. This year you don’t get to just control your bike like in past MX vs. ATV games, you control your rider as well.Read More - MX vs. ATV Reflex Review
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