Critical Strike

Critical Strike 38: The Pantsless Pair

Josh — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:37:01 +0000

Kyle and I return on this very hot day to a slew of background noises such as rain, a graduation party and of course, the birds. It’s been awhile since we’ve gotten together but here’s what we talked about: Fable 2, Fallout 3, Resident Evil 5, FunSpot, Ghouls ‘N Ghosts, Aero Fighters, Wrestlefest, Team Fortress 2, Dawn of War II, Punch-Out!!, Civilization 4, inFamous, Prototype.

Music in this episode: Punch-Out!!

Critical Music 08: Chippytunes!

Josh — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:07:10 +0000

There will most likely be a lot of people who either love or hate this one, it’s risky doing a music show on something so niche but I absolutely love chiptunes and I hope this turns some people on to them as well!

Artists in this episode: Nullsleep, bzl, ajax, Trash80, beldoroon, Naruto, Twilight Electric, SkyLabrynth, Dr. Szliszka, Maniac, Animal Style, Goto80, Paza, Firebrand Boy.

RSS Feed Update

Josh — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:10:57 +0000

As mentioned in this mp3, if you heard this by downloading it through your rss/podcast client then you’ll need to update the RSS feed to the podcast in whatever it is you’re using. iTunes and some other clients should already switch you over to the new feed but for whatever reason if yours didn’t then you need to point it over to this url http://criticalstrike.libsyn.com/rss and you should be good to go!

Critical Strike 37: Ahhh Birds!!

Josh — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:35:27 +0000

The main show is back! Kyle and I get together and with the return of the show came the return of the Critical Strike tradition of spring time bird recordings! Either way we discussed: Fable 2, Kyle’s HDTV, Chromehounds, Resident Evil 5, Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War 2, World of Warcraft, Bit.Trip Beat

Music in this episode: Marvel vs Capcom 2

Critical Music 07: The Magical Sound Shower

Josh — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:17:10 +0000

Critical Music returns once more and this time I finally get a chance to hammer out some of those requests!

Music in this episode: MegaMan 9 Melody, Battle of Olympus, World of Warcraft, Thunder Force III, OutRun 2006, Streets of Rage III, Lost Odyssey, Dawn of War, Shadow of The Colossus, The Revenge of Shinobi, Oblivion, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3, Starship Amazing, God of War 2, Nullsleep, Chrono Cross

Critical Strike 36: The Bad Man!!

Josh — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:01:55 +0000

Kyle and I finally got back together, we apologize for being away for so long but we do explain where we’ve been on the podcast. Hopefully with this release we’re going back to our normal bi-weekly schedule. Discussed in this episode: A Kingdom for Keflings, Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, Flower, Bit.Trip Beat, Order Up, Retro Game Challenge, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and more!

Music in this episode: Kingdom Hearts II

Critical Music 06: Capcom’s Tribute

Josh — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:01:52 +0000

It feels like I’ve been working on this for ages yet it’s only been a few weeks! I’d say this is by far the biggest Critical Music I’ve tackled and though it’s taken me so long, I’m pretty pleased with it!

Music in this episode: Bionic Commando Re:Armed, Ghost `n Goblins, Forgotten Worlds, Dead Rising, Viewtiful Joe, Pocket Fighter, Cyberbots Full Metal Madness, Darkstalkers 2, 1943, Legendary Wings, Strider, Apollo Justice, Phoenix Wright, Captain Commando, Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, Mercs, Zack & Wiki Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure, Magical Tetris Challenge, Knights of the Round, Little Nemo, DuckTales, Monster Hunter, Onimusha 2, Dino Crisis 2, Breath of Fire II, Power Stone, Strider 2, Final Fight 3, MegaMan 9, MegaMan, MegaMan X, MegaMan ZX, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel vs Capcom, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter IV, The Advantage, The Minibosses, Entertainment System

Where have we been?

Josh — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:15:36 +0000

It’s been a few weeks since we’ve recorded a podcast and I’ve had some questions as to when we’re doing another. Well first off let me say I appologize for the delay in another recording, Kyle has been trying to get with me to record another but I’ve been rather busy as of late and it just hasen’t been a good time for me to record one!

I’m currently in the long process of doing another Critical Music, it’s slowly been in development for the last two weeks and so far it’s shaping up to be a big one. I hope to get the new one out to everyone by this weekend and possibly a new podcast episode by the next weekend if Kyle is avaliable and my situations with work settle down a bit!

Until then be sure to check out some of our other friends podcasts on the side links there and we’ll be back before you know it!

Critical Strike 35: The RPG Nerds

Josh — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:08:06 +0000

Joining Kyle and myself in this lovely episode was our good friend and faithful listener Paul Nash! It was weird having a third on again but Paul fit in nicely to discuss Kyle getting hit by a car, Fallout 3 & DLC, Naruto: The Broken Bond, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Lost Odyssey, Fable 2, Grand Theft Auto 4, EVE Online, Warhammer Online.

Congratulations to our friends at Cyberpunks Gaming for reaching their one year anniversary!

Music in this episode: Start Select - Dungeon/Legend of Zelda Theme

Critical Music 05: Lonley Rolling Star

Josh — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:14:10 +0000

I’m finally back and after many weeks of promising people that I’d do a new Critical Music, it’s finally here! This one is a bit more dedicated to actual game music than chiptunes or video game inspired band music so I hope you enjoy!

Music in this episode: Katamari Damacy, Metal Gear Solid 2, Castlevania, Lost Odyssey, Street Fighter 3, Prince of Persia, Uncharted, Jeanne D`arc, Persona 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Metroid Prime Fusion, Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, Metal Slug 5, Pikman, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7

Mentioned in the show: GamerHusbands, CounterCultureRadio, Radio’s Dead

Critical Strike 34: Beware of Fire Ants!!

Josh — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:12:49 +0000

The year is now 2009 and Kyle forced me to record a podcast, this is the end result!

Games discussed: Fallout 3, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Prince of Persia, Call of Duty: World at War, A Kingdom of Keflings, Dash of Destruction, EVE Online, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Valkyria Chronicles, LittleBigPlanet, NES collecting

Music in this episode: Journey to Silius

Critical Music 04: 2008 Finale!

Josh — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:30:46 +0000

Well this is it for the year folks, I hope everyone enjoys it and has a nice holiday! Kyle and I will return with the podcast in 2009 but until then just sit tight!

Music in this episode: Halo, Descent II, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Starship Amazing, Epic Pinball, Endless Ocean, Yerzmyey, Actraiser, The Megas, Air Buster, Amor Antiquita, Emerald Dragon, Final Fantasy XI, MDK, Thunder Force II, The Protomen

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Album

Josh — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:19:12 +0000

If you enjoyed the first song we played on episode 33 of the podcast, do yourself a favor and get over to OCRemix.

These fine folks were selected by Capcom to do the official soundtrack for the newely released Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, which of course you can download for free!

Show your support to OCRemix and this album, they did a wonderful job and it’s nice to see a company like Capcom recognize the remix community.

Critical Strike 33: Hyper Force Kitty, GO!!!

Josh — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:43:44 +0000

Together again to discuss more useless things like World of Warcraft, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Final Fantasy XI, Canadians, Naruto: The Broken Bond and of course our top 5 games of 2008!

Music in this episode: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Out Run

Critical Strike 32: Return of the Poop

Josh — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:12:15 +0000

We’re back and once more we discuss such important things as poop, our newly found hatred of Silent Hill: Oranges, World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King, NHL 09, Naruto: The Broken Bond, Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, Valkyria Chronicles and so much more.

Music in this episode: Mirrors Edge

*Sorry for my mic in this episode, my good one broke and I had to use a backup, it’s now been fixed for the next episode!

Critical Music 03: HippoMix Part 3

Josh — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:29:24 +0000

The long awaited finale of the Critical Music HippoMix has finally come! Sorry for the delay folks, I had a lot going on and I also just didn’t really feel up to working on this in the last few weeks but finally I’ve finished it up and now you can all listen to it!

Music in this episode: Ikaruga, J. Arthur Keenes - Automobiles, Killer7, PixelJunk Eden, Rocket Knight Adventures, Gareth Morris - (Atari ST) The Ancient Art of Chiptune, Castlevania, WipeOut Pulse, Zone of the Enders 2, Earthbound, Final Fantasy, Sonic CD, NHLPA `93, Boogerman, Tales of Symphonia, coda - Chocolate Rain 8Bit Remix, The Black Mages, The Go Team!, Tekken Tag Tournament, Double Dragon, Castle Crashers

Critical Strike 31: Mr Cheeseman

Josh — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:44:33 +0000

Finally back together, Kyle and I got together to get something out for you! Sadly we’re still short one Keith Harbourt but this episode worked out pretty well even if it isn’t our typical Critical Strike style show.

What we’ve been up to
Immortals flooding out of orifices
Some other… stuff

Music in this episode: World of Warcraft

Critical Music 02: HippoMix Part 2

Josh — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:43:13 +0000

Sorry for the late release on this and a podcast, we’ve been very busy as of late so I wanted to at least get this out for those who have been asking for it! Thanks for all the support and interest, we’ll get back to our normal selves very shortly!

Music in this episode: Onimusha 3, Burnout, Entertainment System, Rez, Descent II, NEMESIS, Space Manbow, Unreal Tournament, Metal Slug X, Jet Set Radio Future, OutRun, The Minibosses, Braid, Monster Party, Actraiser, M.U.L.E, Battletoads, Final Fantasy XII, Turrican II, Select Start

Critical Music 01: HippoMix Part 1

Josh — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:19:57 +0000

Well here we are and we’re back with another Critical Music episode! This time it’s for a very special friend of ours and big supporter of the podcast, chiahippo! This is part one of three of the hippomix, I hope everyone enjoys!

Music in this episode: Contra, Kingdom Hearts II, Blood on the Asphalt, Lumines, Altered Beast, Glenn Rune Gallefoss (Acidjazz Evening), Final Fantasy 6, Marvel vs Capcom, 8bitpeoples, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Batman, Seiken Densetsu 2, Starship Amazing, Golden Sun, WarioWare Touched!, The Protomen, LocoRoco, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Final Fight 2, Guilty Gear

Critical Strike 30: Back in action!

Josh — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:55:58 +0000

After a brief hiatus, Kyle and I get together and record the thirtieth episode of Critical Strike! It was nice getting back together and sitting down for a recording, hopefully this is where things start getting back to normal for us!

What we’ve been up to
Top 5 games we recommend
Video game music challenge
Kyle’s childhood horror stories
Goodbye!

Music in this episode: Blood on the Asphalt, Wild Arms Advanced 3rd, Maximum Carnage

Critical Music 00: Oh Snap!

Josh — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:12:12 +0000

This isn’t your typical episode of Critical Strike, in fact it isn’t a episode at all! If you love video game music then be sure to check it out! If you don’t then you’ll probably want to wait until the next official episode which will hopefully be next week!

Music played in this episode: Entertainment System, Snatcher, Bionic Commando Re-Armed, Starship Amazing, Select Start, NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, Rygar, Super Castlevnia IV, MegaMan 9, SSX Tricky, Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core.

Critical Strike 29: Ikaruga… Vegetable?

Josh — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:48:42 +0000

Wow! This will be our fourth release this month. I’m rather impressed! The whole crew is back together again, and well, this is the result. Sorry.

What we’ve been up to
Video game music challenge
What games tend to make us a tad bit cranky

As usual, please give us some iTunes reviews!

Music in this episode: Entertainment System, Starship Amazing

Critical Strike 28: Dinosaurs Don’t Spit!

Josh — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:23:16 +0000

Short Mr Keith yet Kyle remained making it all good! This episode was kind of weird, Kyle and I seemed to go off on little ramble bits and of course at one point it ended up being a commercial for The Megas (go buy their album!) but thats alright by me!

What we’ve been up to
Lovely ice cream truck music
Top 5 games we were hopelessly addicted to
Why we think video game movies are full of fail

Music in this episode: MegaMan 3 with lyrcs intro, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Super Smash Bros. Melee, The Megas.

Special thanks to mik and the pong world champion “announcer guy” from The Fanboys for the opening clip.

Critical Strike NES Tribute part 1

Josh — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:04:11 +0000

I’ve always been a big fan of what people now consider “retro” games, to me the best times in gaming are the Commodore 64, Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System and so forth.

One thing I think that has sadly been lost on gamers of today is the fun factor in which these games bring out more than anything, at least to me. Today everything seems to be about graphics and big explosions, while back then they couldn’t do that and had to focus on just making something that was fun (or completely horrible, heres looking at you McKids).

So anyway, I figured I’d make a little tribute video showing off some of my favorite games on the NES, I’ll probably continue making these over time since it was a pretty cool project.

I’ve never had to release a video on the feed, lets hope it works! If it doesn’t then you can always watch the video over on YouTube.

Critical Strike 27: Cheese is Good

Josh — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:29:45 +0000

Congratulations to Kyle Dumond for his one year with the Playgasm / Critical Strike podcast! We were a bit harsh on him in this episode, kind of a throw back to us being dicks but hes a trooper!

What we’ve been up to
Top 5 games we want for the rest of 2008
Our view on DLC / user created content thus far in this generation

Music in this episode: Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!, Bloody Roar

Critical Strike 26: Frozen Bird Poop

Josh — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:02:13 +0000

Now that E3 is out of the way, we decided to spend this episode discussing the June NPD numbers… Ok, not really. Just me and Keith on this one, Kyle lost his poor little dongle!

What we’ve been up to
VGMM winner (kinda)
E3 conference grading and discussion

Music in this episode: Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Chrono Trigger

Critical Strike 25: Roll that beautiful bean footage

Josh — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:41:25 +0000

Keith now returns to us after moving and buying a special item that fills his void while Kyle remains the same and still talks over everybody. Heres what we discussed:

Where the hell has Keith been?
What we’ve been up to
Video game music montage
Josh’s problem with current generation games
Our E3 “predictions”

If you’d like to submit an answer for the video game music montage then head over here and private message “Josh”.

Music in this episode: MegaMan 3 (OCRemix), Bionic Commando Rearmed (buy it), Rockman X7

Episode 25 delay

Josh — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:57:01 +0000

Hey folks, sorry but unfortunately episode 25 is delayed like most things in the game industry. We had some issues such as power outages, a wedding etc, but we’ll have a new release after this weekend.

Hang tight and check out some of our other favorite podcasts listed on the site.

Critical Strike 24: The Clumsy Fat Guy

Josh — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:45:33 +0000

Another episode and once more it’s just me and Kyle, Keith was sadly not with us since he is currently in the process of moving. Heres what we discussed:

What we’ve been up to
Top 5 video game soundtracks
VGM challenge announced
Our view on hype for games
Kyle’s lack of picking games on his own without reviewers validating his purchase

Thanks for the continued support and iTunes reviews, keep it up. If you’d like to suggest a top 5 topic for us to discuss then please send over an email and we’ll give it a look.

Music in this episode: Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Space Invaders Extreme, Super Smash Bros. Melee, MetalStorm, The Megas

Critical Strike 23: Behold LittleBigKyle!

Josh — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:54:35 +0000

Welcome to episode 23, in this episode it’s just me and Mr Kyle Dumond. Sadly, yes we are short one Mr Keith Harbourt but we made do anyway and Kyle really picked up the ball and ran with it. Heres what we discussed:

What we’ve been up to
Josh’s hate for Mass Effect
Video game music challenge
Spiffy new LittleBigPlanet videos
When the hell is Kyle getting a PS3?
Microsoft’s lack of a dashboard update and removal of failure XBLA titles

Music in this episode: Everyday Shooter, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, The Megas

As always, please hook us up with some iTunes reviews and if you’d like to submit an answer for the video game music challenge then head over to our forums.

Critical Strike 22: Montage of the past

Josh — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:49:59 +0000

Once more we gather to record a new episode, but this one is kind of special. This one is our one year anniversary of podcasting under the Playgasm / Critical Strike name! In this episode we discussed:

What we’ve been up to
Video game music challenge
What do we think of our past and future hopes
Montage of clips from past episodes
Our announcement of being affiliated with Platform Nation

As always, please give us some iTunes reviews, we’d appreciate the support. Also, no Grand Theft Auto 4 was mentioned on this podcast, you’re welcome.

Special thanks: The Fanboys, Player One Podcast, GamerHusbands, The Megas, Steve519, PSH Radio

Music in this episode: MegaMan: Powered Up, F-Zero, Ghostbusters, Final Fantasy 6, Final Fantasy 7, New Super Mario Brothers, The Last Ninja (remix), StarTropics, Goonies 2, Ultima Online, Castlevania: SOTN, Diablo, MegaMan III, The Megas - Metal Dance

If you’d like to buy The Megas cd then head over here.

Critical Strike + Platform Nation = Love

Josh — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:17 +0000

That’s right folks. We here at Critical Strike have been invited to join a swell group of other podcasts known as Platform Nation.

Platform Nation is a site dedicated to gamers and podcasts. They have a great community that you can always count on to find someone to play a game with. If you ever want to know what’s going on in the game industry, then you should check out the podcasts that are affiliated with the site.

Do yourself a favor and check out Critical Strike and the other podcasts over at Platform Nation.

Anniversary Reminder

Josh — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:55:05 +0000

Hello faithful listeners, I’d like to take this time to remind you that we will be recording our one year anniversary show on May 11th. We’d like to have some messages from our fellow podcasters and of course our listeners.

If you’d like to take part in this, then it’s pretty simple. All you need to do is record a short message with some well wishes for us in a mp3 format then just mail it to me at cstrikepodcast[at]gmail[dot]com. Just try to do us a favor and get these to us by May 9th.

Pretty simple? Yeah and it would mean quite a bit to us so please take a few minutes out of your busy schedules and hook us up with some encouraging messages.

Game Releases 4/27 - 5/3

Josh — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:38:57 +0000

Playstation 2:

SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1
Iron Man

Playstation Portable:

SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1
Iron Man

Playstation 3:

Grand Theft Auto IV
Iron Man

Xbox 360:

Grand Theft Auto IV
Iron Man

Wii:

Mario Kart Wii
Iron Man

Nintendo DS:

Brain Voyage
River King: Mystic Valley
Toy Shop
Iron Man

Critical Strike 21: Secret Confessions

Josh — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:16:56 +0000

At long last, we grace the world with our 21st episode! Sorry it’s late, we have some technical problems and we had to convince Kyle to actually put on some clothes.

What we’ve been up to
Critical Strike action figures
Josh’s Xbox 360 woes
Video game music challenge
Our gaming confessions
Our one year anniversary announcement

If you would like to submit a sound clip for the one year anniversary episode then you can do so by mailing it to josh[at]critical-strike[dot]org the deadline for that is May 9th.

Transition music in this episode: Gyruss, Lifeforce

Game Releases 4/20 - 4/26

Josh — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:05:48 +0000

Playstation 2:

Riding Star
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES

Playstation Portable:

Chameleon

Playstation 3:

NBA Ballers: Chosen One
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition

Xbox 360:

NBA Ballers: Chosen One

Wii:

Battle of the Bands
Heavenly Guardian
Target: Terror
Wild Earth: African Safari

Nintendo DS:

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
Dream Pinball 3D
Pocket Pets
River King: Mystic Valley
The World Ends With You

Game Releases 4/12 - 4/19

Josh — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:04:15 +0000

Playstation 3:

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Wii:

Dream Pinball 3D
Okami
Summer Sports: Paradise Island

Nintendo DS:

MLB 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars
Cory in the House
High School Music 2: Work This Out!
Rondo of Swords

Critical Strike 20: Josh is a retard

Josh — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:48:28 +0000

Sorry we missed the release last weekend, we weren’t feeling too good so we obviously didn’t think it’d be wise to put out a show. Now we’re back with a new release. Here’s what we discussed:

What we’ve been up to
Video game music montage winner announced
Grand Theft Auto 4 expectations, worries, Kyle’s dislike for the series
Some upcoming games we’re looking forward to
Neat little things we can do with our consoles and hand-helds

As always, thank you for listening. Please give us some iTunes reviews and enjoy the episode.

Transition music: LocoRoco, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7

Game Releases 3/23 - 3/29

Josh — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:31:59 +0000

Playstation 2:

Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3

Playstation Portable:

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Warriors Orochi

Playstation 3:

Dark Sector
Viking: Battle for Asgard

Xbox 360:

Dark Sector
Viking: Battle for Asgard
Universe at War: Earth Assault

Wii:

MiniCopter: Adventure Flight
Obscure: The Aftermath
Octomania, Opoona
Summer Sports: Paradise Island

Nintendo DS:

Backyard Baseball ‘09
Harvest Moon DS Cute
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
Plushees

Critical Strike 19: Strangers On The Podcast!

Josh — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:47:13 +0000

Once more we return to the world in full affect of fail! The difference? We’re bringing down someone else with us this time, Thrillhouse17 from PSH Radio joined us to discuss:

What we’ve been up to
Top 5 underrated games
Video game music montage
Microsoft passing on Blu-Ray for the Xbox 360
Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix and Bionic Commando Re-Armed given the ok from Microsoft to exceed Xbox Live Arcade size limit
Are we for or against developers slapping a new coat of paint on classic games and releasing them on Xbox Live Arcade or Playstation Network

To submit your answer head over to our forums, register and private message Josh with your answers! Please give us some iTunes reviews or we will have to start putting Kyle back out on the street.

Transition music in this episode: Jet Set Radio Future, Bust a Groove, Sonic CD

Update 3/18/08: The video game music montage has been fixed within the episode. If you downloaded it on 3/17/08 you can redownload the episode to fix yours.

Game Releases 3/16 - 3/22

Josh — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:55:16 +0000

Playstation 2:

Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection
Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends
Sega Superstars Tennis
SingStar ’90s

Playstation 3:

Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Sega Superstars Tennis

Xbox 360:

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Sega Superstars Tennis

Wii:

Worms: A Space Oddity
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Sega Superstars Tennis
Target Terror

Nintendo DS:

Diary Girl
Fantasy Aquariam
Go Pets: Vacation Island
Lost in Blue 3
Sega Superstars Tennis

Game Releases 3/9 - 3/15

Josh — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:49:07 +0000

Playstation 2:

Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz
Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters

Playstation Portable:

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Wild ARMs XF

Playstation 3:

Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Xbox 360:

Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Wii:

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return

Nintendo DS:

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fate
Insecticide
Nanostray 2

Critical Strike 18: Cranky and Confused

Josh — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:29:44 +0000

Well, we are back and once more joined by Keith. The problem with this, Keith is cranky and Kyle is confused! So what does this mean? It’s a rather interesting episode that is action-packed with ranting! Here’s what we discussed:

What we’ve been up to
Our take on EA buying Take-Two
Sony decent news round up
Video game music challenge
What we think about this current-gen now that we’re two years into it

Transition music in this episode: Xenogears, Leisure Suit Larry 6, Darkwing Duck

Game Releases 3/2 - 3/8

Josh — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:51:15 +0000

Playstation 2:

Major League Baseball 2K8
MLB 08 The Show
Silent Hill Origins

Playstation Portable:

Major League Baseball 2K8
God of War: Chains of Olympus
MLB 08 The Show

Playstation 3:

Major League Baseball 2K8
Army of Two
MLB 08 The Show

Xbox 360:

Bully: Scholarship Edition
Major League Baseball 2K8
Army of Two

Wii:

Bully: Scholarship Edition
Major League Baseball 2K8
Ninja Reflex

Nintendo DS:

Let’s Ride! Friends Forever
Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery
Chicken Hunter
Eco Creatures: Save the Forest
Imagine Figure Skater
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer
Ninja Reflex
Petz Bunnyz
Homie Rollerz
Spitfire Heroes: Tales of the Royal Air Force

Game Releases 2/24 - 3/1

Josh — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:26:14 +0000

Playstation 2:

Heavenly Guardian

Playstation Portable:

Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship
Patapon
World Championship Cards
Puzzle Guzzle

Playstation 3:

Lost: Via Domus
Lost Planet Extreme Condition
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

Xbox 360:

Frontlines: Fuel of War
Lost: Via Domus
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

Wii:

Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed
Kidz Sports: International Soccer
Sega Bass Fishing
WWII Aces

Nintendo DS:

Bratz: Super Babyz
Brain Assist
Bubble Bobble Double Shot
Disney Friends
Naruto: Ninja Destiny
Fantasy Aquarium
Petz Wild Animals: Tigerz

Critical Strike 17: Now with a 16% failure rate

Josh — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:18:15 +0000

This episode we were joined by Mr Chiahippo, one of the co-hosts from PSH Radio, and we missed our very own Keith Harbourt. Here are some of the things we discussed:

What we’ve been up to
Mandatory Playstation 3 game installs
16% failure rate on the Xbox 360
Video game music challenge
GDC predictions and what we REALLY want to see

Please give us some iTunes reviews, and if you’d like to submit an answer to the video game music challenge, then head over to the forum, register, and send Josh a private message with your answer.

Transition music in this episode: SplatterHouse 3, Cave Story, Geometry Wars

Game Releases 2/17 - 2/23

Josh — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:57:56 +0000

Playstation Portable:

Need for Speed ProStreet
Dungeon Explorer: Warrior of the Ancient Arts

Playstation 3:

FIFA Street 3
The Club
Dynasty Warriors 6
The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific

Xbox 360:

FIFA Street 3
The Club
Dynasty Warriors 6

Wii:

MX vs. ATV Untamed
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Pimp My Ride
Balloon Pop

Nintendo DS:

FIFA Street 3
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Dungeon Explorer

Game Releases 2/10 - 2/16

Josh — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:58:51 +0000

Playstation 2:

Dora The Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids
Go Diego Go!: Safari Rescue
Jumper: Griffin’s Story

Playstation Portable:

Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts
Wipeout Pulse

Playstation 3:

Conflict: Denied Ops

Xbox 360:

Conflict: Denied Ops
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Elements
Jumper: Griffin’s Story
Lost Odyssey

Wii:

Go Diego Go! Safari Rescue
Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge
Balloon Pop
Jumper: Griffin’s Story

Nintendo DS:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts

Critical Strike 16: Getting To Know Us Like The Palm Of Your Hand

Keith Harbourt — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:20:46 +0000

Josh thought it would be a good idea for this episode to forgo our usual fighty/shouty top five lists and the Video Game Music Challenge. Instead, we do what we do worst, we let our egos do the talking and tell how brilliant each of us is. We discuss our feelings and emotions, how we felt when we discovered that our princess was in another castle. We get in touch with our respective feminine sides (Josh can’t keep his hands to himself!). Okay, that’s not really how this podcast goes down, because no one wants to hear that crap. But we do talk a bit about ourselves, who we are, and what we like as gamers.

Late in this episode we discuss a few games that we would like to see updated (as necessary) and brought out on either Xbox Live Arcade or the Playstation Store. At the end, Kyle and I give out this ep’s Fail Award (guess who gets it!).

So, without further ado, I give you Critical Strike Podcast, episode (pssst! josh, what episode number is this?) 15…16? Question mark?…The Nerd, the geek, and the sasquatch.

Transition Music: Marvel vs Capcom, Final Fantasy 7, No More Heros

Game Releases 2/3 - 2/9

Josh — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:59:13 +0000

Playstation 2:

Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rise to Power
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition

Playstation Portable:

Downstream Panic!

Playstation 3:

Devil May Cry 4

Xbox 360:

Culdcept Saga
Devil May Cry 4
Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore
The Spiderwick Chronicles

Wii:

Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore
My Horse & Me

Nintendo DS:

Pets & Claws Pet Resort
Zoo Tycoon 2 DS
Assassin’s Creed: Altair’s Chornicles
Homie Rollerz
My Horse & Me
Puppy Palacy
Real Soccer 2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles