Review – Marvel Legends – Dormammu Wave – Doctor Strange (Movie)

Review – Marvel Legends – Dormammu Wave – Doctor Strange (Movie)

The Doctor Strange wave of Marvel Legends, the one with the Dormammu Build a Figure, is the perfect example of how awful and mismanaged Marvel Legends waves can get.    For starters, there was recently a boxed set for SDCC centered around Doctor Strange that included a Brother Voodoo, Astral Doctor Strange (Comic not movie, granted), and a Dormammu, non Build a Figure version.  So, ok, the SDCC sets are not the easiest to get, but there also aren't a ton of Strange fans I imagine clamoring for these characters, so doubling up like this instead of making less overlap seems…
S.H. Figuarts – Sailor Mars

S.H. Figuarts – Sailor Mars

Coming in as the third member of the team, Sailor Mars adds some fire power, literally, to the Sailor Senshi mix.  Rei and her fire attacks make her a pretty heavy hitter on the team, and as a Shrine Priestess when she's not Sailor Mars, she is one of the more capable members of the group even without her powers. Figuarts Sailor Mars is much more of a departure in design than Mercury was to the original Sailor Moon. The core Fuku outfit is still there but she wears slippers instead of long boots.  She also has longer hair, which…
Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Scourge

Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Scourge

Scourge, along with Blurr, is part of the first wave of Titans Returns figures that were not originally Headmasters.  Scourge is a bit of a funny character in terms of picking up "new versions", because his character's ability allows him to make clones of himself.  Or maybe it's just that he commands clones of himself, whatever the case, there is a justifiable reason to have many Scourge toys. Unlike Blurr, who is kind of the star of the wave, Scourge is possibly the worst figure of the first wave.  The problems are less with the basic design however.  This Scourge,…
Review – American Truck Simulator (PC)

Review – American Truck Simulator (PC)

The Good Strong Developer Support Sprawling environment to explore Straightforward Gameplay The Bad Free drive could be more flexible No official online multiplayer Repetitive gameplay There are a lot of Simulation games out there covering a crazy array of subjects from Farming to Forklift driving.  To some extent, some laws regarding video game content in some European countries can be blamed for this trend.  It's also nice to be able to do even simple things that you can't normally do.  A lot of these simulation titles are flat out garbage, with mediocre graphics and very little realism in terms of…
Review – Movie – The Wolverine

Review – Movie – The Wolverine

I'm feeling a little lost on the logic behind the X-Men movies, just a bit.  I mean there's the original X-men trilogy, then there's the new timeline X-men, then there's these Wolverine movies sprinkled in.  The Wolverine definitely takes place after X-men 3, since there's these little flashes of Famke Janssen as Jean Grey and references to X-men 3.  What it doesn't really reference at all is Origins: Wolverine, which is sort of the actual predecessor film.  Actually aside from the few almost unneeded references to X3, The Wolverine feels really isolated from the rest of the X-men universe.  The…