Burning Rubber with Mario Kart Wii
James Wortman It’s recently come to my attention that I never formally reviewed Mario Kart Wii despite owning it for several weeks now. I guess that between playing it ad-nauseum, spending far…
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Grand Theft Personal Time
Greetings, Wortmaniacs! For once, I decided to kick back for a weekend, which of course meant that I spent much of it running errands. From last minute Mother’s Day shopping…
Okay, I Think I’m Back
Hey there Wortmaniacs. I suppose we all burn out every once in a while. Last week, I was pushing myself to finish a piece for my local newspaper, the Westmore…
Gear Up for Mario Kart Wii
While every self-respecting Wii owner is no doubt knee-deep in Super Smash Bros. Brawl these days, it’s important to remember that another tent-pole Nintendo franchise, Mario Kart, will be making…
The King of Kong: A Wort Report Short
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters may be the best documentary released last year that you didn’t see. While one man’s struggle to dethrone the world champion of…
Super Smash Bros. Brawl: A Wort Report Review
Ahh Super Smash Bros. Brawl. This crown jewel of Nintendo’s library is now in our sweaty grasps after months and months of delays and promises. The hip thing to do…
The Cake is a Lie
I know I’m saying nothing that hasn’t already been said by countless others, but I really must congratulate the team at Valve for their fine, fine work on Portal, one…
Lego Star Wars: A Wort Report Short
In the wake of classic games like Knights of the Old Republic and Battlefront II, there has been a serious draught of quality console Star Wars titles. With the release…
Devil May Cry 4: First Impressions
I can safely say that I know absolutely nothing about Capcom’s Devil May Cry series. Sure, I’ve been aware of its existence. I know it was originally conceived as a…
Cooper Lawrence: “My bad!”
After angry video gamers spammed her Amazon.com book pages into oblivion last week, pop psychologist Cooper Lawrence retracted her misinformed criticism of Bioware’s Mass Effect in an interview with The…