Welcome to the September 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more, from Kotaku.
September was a busy month, with Kotaku reporting live from PAX 2010 and the annual Tokyo Game Show. The booming Penny Arcade Expo gave us our first hands-on looks at Duke Nukem Forever and The Witness, while TGS gave us our first peek at Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor, Ninja Gaiden 3 and the contentious DmC, a wildly different Devil May Cry game.
https://kotaku.com/a-tantalizing-session-with-the-witness-the-next-game-f-5631002
On the homefront, we played Call of Duty: Black Ops for the first time and went hands-on with the brand-new PlayStation Move for a big review blowout
https://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-multiplayer-hands-on-always-be-5628193
Catch up on just some of the original highlights from September 2010 with our handy wrap-up.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
September 2010
FEATURES
Sand, Sound & Fury
Miniguns In The Desert: How Video Game Guns Are Made by Luke Plunkett
Talibanned
Airman Defends Military’s Video Game Sales Ban by Ken Johnston
Medal of Dishonor
Army Vet Insulted By Military’s Video Game Sales Ban by Lucas Siegel
The Hero’s Journey
What Defines the Player-Character? by Kate Finegan
On Gran Turismo, Zork & Burning Man
Thanks For Everything, Video Games by Tim Rogers
Gold Bricks
Death Visits The Resurrection Of NBA Elite by Owen Good
Where Great Video Game Videos Are Born
Meet The Pixar Of Video Games by Luke Plunkett
REVIEWS
Playstation Move Review: The Motion Controller Wars Start Now
Move Sports Champions Review: A Cut, A Spike, A Toss Above the Rest
Kung Fu Rider Review: Tony Hawk Suggestive Jam
Tumble Review: Barebone Blocks
Start The Party Review: Reality Improved, Ridiculously
NHL 2K11 Review: The Second Shift Takes The Ice
Batman: The Brave And The Bold Review: Bat-Mite Makes Right
BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den Review: Thinker Man’s Game
Mirror’s Edge iPhone Review: Free As A Bird
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Review: Broken Mirrors
Mafia II: Jimmy’s Vendetta Review: Sand And Fury
Halo: Reach Review: A Beautiful Beginning For A Wonderful End
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Review: Riddle Me This
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Review: Sleeper Hit
R.U.S.E. Review: An Interesting Take on Strategy
Dragon Age: Origins Witch Hunt Review: An Unsatisfying Epilogue
The Lord of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest Review: Sauron’s A Chump
Civilization V Review: Civilization Revolution
Mass Effect 2: Lair Of The Shadow Broker Review: Like The Goon, Only In Space
Swords Review: It Slices, It Dices, It Sucks
Played: Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker
Played: DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue
Played: Borderlands Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution
PREVIEWS & IMPRESSIONS
Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Hands-On: Always Bet On Black
Duke Nukem Forever Impressions: Two Girls, One Duke
A Tantalizing Session With The Witness, The Next Game From The Creator Of Braid
Epic Mickey Lets Mickey Mouse Be A Jerk
Ilomilo Looks Lovely, But Don’t Skip That Tutorial
About A Blob Is, Roughly, A Side-Scrolling Katamari Damacy For Thinking People
Retro City Rampage Has A Proper Homage To The NES Zapper
What Makes Rift Different From The Other MMOs
How To Beat Three People At Civilization V Multiplayer
When Dragons Happen To Good People
Pro Guitar Mode Makes Rock Band 3 Harder, Slightly Confusing, Socially Redeeming
Ape Escape For PlayStation Move Is An On-Rails Gadget Shooter
Skulls of the Shogun Hands-on: The Art of Advance War
I Rapped As Snoop Dogg For You
Bulletstorm Hands On: Big Guns, Big Boots & Big Combos
Preview: Finding Happiness With Child of Eden
The Wii Drawing Tablet Might Be The Best Wacky Wii Peripheral
NeverDead Preview: Amputation Amplified
Rock Band 3 DS: It’s Like Rock Band Meets Tapper
The Flower Fields and UFOs of Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Donkey Kong Country Returns Wants To Make a Monkey Out of You
Outland Preview: Imagine This Game With Bullets, Because It Is Better With Bullets
The Shoot Preview: I Did An Obi-Wan With The PlayStation 3’s First Move Light Gun Game
TV SuperStars, The Move’s First Fake Gameshow
How Echochrome II Works, Besides Wonderfully
Beat Sketcher, The Best PlayStation Move Game You Weren’t Expecting
Gun Loco Hands-On: Just How Crazy Is It?
Shooting High School Girls With My Pheromone Shot In Gal Gun
Tokyo Jungle Hands-On: Every Pomeranian For Himself
What *Is* PixelJunk Lifelike, Anyway?
Ni No Kuni PS3 Hands-On Impressions
COLUMNS
Well Played by Brian Crecente
Halo: Reach Delivers The Pinnacle Halo Experience
Humor Finds Hope in Indie Game Development
Stick Jockey by Owen Good
It’s Got A Gun – You Wanna Say It’s Not A Sports Game?
A Game Harder Than Its Hardcore Fans
The Band Is Back, Marching Under The Shield
The Politics Of Presidential Appearances In Video Games
Elite’s Meltdown May Get More Into A Jam – But Not On The Wii
