In the Spring of 2007 I was in a Documentary Studies class at NJIT. Since the Wii had just been released I decided to do a documentary study on how the Wii had changed the gaming landscape since the launch of the system in late 2006. The documentary can be viewed at wiidocstudy.com.
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Super Mario Galaxy Critique
In order to be accepted into my Masters program (FIEA) I needed to choose a game and critique it. The critique process was open, meaning we could critique a game in any way we saw fit as long as we proved our points. I noticed that many FIEA applicants today choose to use YouTube or other means for reviewing but I decided to use text.
Since the game had recently come out and I had beaten it twice already, (normally and “Second Quest/New Game +”) I decided to critique Super Mario Galaxy for Wii. The critique can be downloaded below.
Download: Super Mario Galaxy Critique
Mario Party 8
I recently picked up a copy of Mario Party 8 for my friends and I to enjoy. I realize that this game is somewhat dated now as it was released close to the Wii’s release window. I had always heard that this game could have been better, but since I believe games are an art form I figured I would take it upon myself to figure out why this game was rated the way it was. Continue reading