TABLE OF CONTENTS
August 2009
Original Exergaming
Backyard Adaptations Of Video Game Classics
by Brian Crecente
Book ‘Em, Halo
Kotaku’s 2009 Summer Reading List
by Mike Fahey
Beat The Heat
Kotaku’s 2009 Summer Playing List
by Owen Good
Gee, Thanks
Thanks, Hollywood, For These “Summer Blockbusters”
by Luke Plunkett
Space Marines Forever
And Now For The Games Inspired By Summer Blockbusters…
by Luke Plunkett
Film Rejects School
Turning Summer Movies Into Games: Dos and Don’ts
by Michael McWhertor
Movies In Development
They Remember Jedi, Jaws and Indiana Jones
by Stephen Totilo
Sandy Tokens
When The Best Part of The Beach Is The Arcade
by A.J. Glasser
Sweat ‘Til You Bleed It Dry
Have We Reached Exercise Game Saturation?
by Brian Ashcraft
Tales From The Deep End
Sink Or Swim? The Game Designer’s Conundrum
by Stephen Totilo
Learn To Play A Fake Guitar, Already
When A Real Band Tried Rock Band…
by Leigh Alexander
The Game Name Game
How To Name A Video Game Studio – And Hopefully Get It Right
by Michael McWhertor
Where Is The LOL?
Why It’s Hard To Make Today’s Games Funny
by Mike Fahey
A Slime Appears
You Too Can Experience The Dragon Quest IX Launch!
by Tim Rogers
Master Chief’s Destiny
Jackson Explains How Fate Killed Halo And Gave Birth To District 9
by John Gaudiosi
REVIEWS
Gunstar Heroes Micro-Review: The Perfect Shot
Mecho Wars Micro-Review: Landians Versus Wingians… Really?
Battlefield Heroes Review: The Great (Cartoon) War
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Review: Clench The Difference
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Review: A Fistful of Accolades
Doom Resurrection Micro-Review: What In The Sam Hell
Kodu Game Lab Micro-Review: Baby’s First Game Development Kit
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Review: Rebel Yell
Rolando 2 Micro Review: Rolando Keeps On Rolling
Waterway Micro-Review: A Little Wet Behind The Ears
Droplitz Micro-Review: Dripping With Strategy
Battlefield 1943 Review: Battling In The Pacific
The Secret Of Monkey Island SE Micro-Review: Still Fights Like A Cow
Bit Boy Micro-Review: Stuck In The Past
Wii Sports Resort Review: More Motion in the Ocean
Little King’s Story Review: So Creative, So Hostile
Gears of War 2: Dark Corners Micro-Review: Putting the Stealth in Curb Stomps
Streets of Rage Micro Review: Ragin’ Hard
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review: Almost Half-Good
Madballs in…Babo:Invasion Micro-Review: Drives You Mad, Busts Your Balls
‘Splosion Man Micro-Review: An Exploding Barrel Of Monkeys
PREVIEWS
Bit.Trip: Core Preview: Thumb-Aching Good Fun
Death To Spies 2: Moment of Truth Preview: SMERSH is a fun word to say
Red Steel 2 Preview: Whack-tastic Fun
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes Preview: The Might Of Mana… and Puzzles
Rabbids Go Home Preview: Rabbids Go In Your Wiimote
TMNT Smash-Up Preview: Will The Real April O’Neil Please Stand Up?
Shaun White Snowboarding World Stage Preview: Snow In Summer
C.O.P. The Recruit Preview: If Only Becoming A Police Officer Were So Easy
Academy of Champions Preview: It’s Harry Potter But With Soccer And Sam Fisher
Aion Preview: Onward Towards Ascension
Brutal Legend Preview: The Game That Ripped My Jeans Leg
Half-Minute Hero Preview: Don’t Blink And Miss It
Fighting Fantasy DS Preview: Choose Your Own Adventure Makes A Comeback
Dragon Age: Origins Preview: About Those Xbox 360 Controls…
Shadow Complex Preview: To Get Past Metroid
Wizard of Oz Preview: Partying Up With The Tin Man
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Preview: If You Think Planes Are Beautiful
Champions Online Combat Preview: Challenge Accepted
Dead Space Extraction Preview: What The Wii Can Do
Gangstar Preview: Very Much Like GTA On An iPhone
Singularity Preview: I Love The Power Glove
Borderlands Preview: It Shoots Rockets!
Dragon Age: Origins Xbox 360 Hands-On: Have You Considered The PC Version?
Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier Preview: Air Combat, Of Course
A Boy And His Blob Preview: You Will Fail
Cursed Mountain Preview: Save Me, Science, Save Me
WELL PLAYED
Tapping Into the Power of Collective Gaming
Video Games Inescapable At Comic-Con
COVER
Designed by Michael McWhertor
