Pads & Panels

Best Video Games of 2011 – Honorable Mentions

 

Pads & Panels will soon be counting down its Top 10 Video Games of 2011, but before we get to that point, we’d like to pay mind to 10 other games that stood out as top contenders for the year. They were all part of our discussion and all deserve some recognition for their achievements in gaming, even if they didn’t quite make the cut of the illustrious Top 10. All 10 of these titles were games that earned our attention and respect in one way or another in 2011, the list of them effectively serving as our 11-20 choices, presented here in no particular order. (more…)

Title: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile

Platform: XBLA

ESRB: M

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

Developer: Ska Studios

Rating:

Review By: Eric Stuckart

The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai was a surprise favorite of mine that I didn’t discover until last year, but I was glad that I did. Two-dimensional side-scrolling beat-‘em-ups are a personal favorite of mine, which may or may not be a byproduct of the games I grew up with, but I instantly fell in love with the art style and the fast-paced action of Dead Samurai. (more…)

Title: The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai

Platform: XBLA

ESRB Rating: M

Publisher: Microsoft

Developer: Ska Studios

Rating:

Review by: John Gustafson

Interested in a side-scrolling beat ‘em up with a protagonist that was once a dishwasher but now is a ninja zombie that was meant to be a cyborg but that didn’t take because an alien chef intervened, giving the dishwasher a crazy alien blood transfusion? I thought so. But if not, it’s worth mentioning that the dishwasher also likes to rock out on the guitar with ridiculous solos. (more…)