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Monitor Review: Sceptre X270W-1080P
1 year ago
Over at the NR HQ, we recently received a new monitor from Sceptre,the X270W-1080P. Now, I’ve reviewed movies, video games, even a porn parodies but never a computer monitor. Imagine how funny I thought it was when I found out the unit I’d be reviewing is made by the same people that made the More >
DVD Review – Batman: The Brave and Bold Season 2 Part 1
1 year ago
Season 2 of Cartoon Network’s hit series Batman: The Brave and Bold swings onto DVD. The series is colorful and lighthearted, which makes it perfect for young children getting to know Batman. Censorship is also appropriate with no blood shown in the action scenes, although this doesn’t detract More >
Review: ‘The Big Lebowski’ Limited Edition Blu-ray
1 year ago
I remember going to a midnight screening of REPO!: The Genetic Opera a couple of years back. The theater had accidentally double booked two midnight screenings that evening. One for REPO! and another for The Big Lebowski. The Juxtaposition of goths mixed with long haired ‘Dudes’ wearing bath robes More >
Review: ‘Paul’ on Blu-ray
1 year ago
Believe this or not faithful readers, but I am a fanboy. I know right? Who would have thought? I am also willing to bet my bottom dollar that the majority of you who come to this site are too. When PAUL was released this year, I was torn. On one had it starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (A More >
NR Podcast – Captain America: The First Avenger Review
1 year ago
Live from Comic-Con, the Nerd Reactor crew was among the FIRST publicly in the world to review Marvel’s next big movie, Captain America: The First Avenger. With Marvel on a roll as of late, will the money train come to a screeching halt with Captain America? Does Chris Evans accidentally say, More >
Podcast Double Feature – Harry Potter and Transformers Review
1 year ago
The Nerd Reactor crew reviews two big summer blockbusters and hopes that they didn’t waste their money. In the red corner, all the way from Cybertron. He is the big chief, the head hancho, the pappa with the big mappa, Optimus Prime! In the blue corner, from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and More >
Review: Rango on Blu-ray
1 year ago
Rango is not only the first animated feature from ILM but the first from Director Gore Verbinski as well. Rango stepped into a genre where many studios have already established themselves as CGI powerhouses. Instead of the cute fluff we are used to from Pixar, this western tale chose to take cg More >
Review: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
1 year ago
Well here we are at the third iteration in Capcom’s flagship fighting game, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (or AE). In addition to new character balances, four brand new characters are added to the rosters: Hong Kong Twins, Yun and Yang (who were previously introduced in Street Fighter More >
Outland Review: Dark or Light?
1 year ago
Do you like platformers? Do you like Ikaruga? If so, then Outland is a game that might fit your bill. Developed by the amazing team at Housemarque (who also developed the mindlessly fun Dead Nations and puzzlingly addictive Super Stardust series), Outland is a mash up of several genres and mixes More >
Nerd Reactor Podcast – Green Lantern Review
1 year ago
Nerd Reactor continues its Summer Blockbuster movie coverage with the Green Lantern, but does it meet the hype? Should Ryan Reynolds really consider that Deadpool movie over the Green Lantern sequel? What does this mean for the possible Justice League movie? Most importantly, surrounded by big name More >
Blu-ray Review: Battle Los Angeles
1 year ago
Alien invasion films have been around since the dawn of the cinematic age. From the 1956 classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, to the 1996 popcorn flick Independence Day, the genre has been done to death and it is challenging for any film to bring something new to the table. Battle: Los Angeles More >
Nerd Reactor Podcast – X-Men: First Class Review
1 year ago
With the disappointment over the last 2 films, Matthew Vaughn attempts to breathe some new life back into the X-Men franchise. X-Men: First Class takes us back to where it all started and hopes that many fans have forgotten about X-Men: Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Nerd Reactor takes More >
NSFW Review: Star Trek The Next Generation – A XXX Parody
1 year ago
The porn industry rakes in billions every year and a large majority of that money probably comes from nerds. Whether it’s hentai, sex video games, sex toys or just good old fashion porno, there’s definitely no shortage of options for the average nerd. In recent years, the industry took a bold move More >
Nerd Reactor Podcast – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Review
2 years ago
Jack Sparrow is back at it again! This time with a new group of misfits hell bent on finding the Fountain of Youth. Only Blackbeard, Barbossa, everybody and their momma stands in his way.
With overall dislike of the last 2 films, will Johnny Depp and Co. be able to revitalize the franchise or will More >
Review: Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
2 years ago
by Fernando Caire
in Reviews
It’s no Batman: The Animated Series, but the new cartoon incarnation of the Avengers is solid, undemanding fare for fans of all ages, says Fernando Caire, and a step up from Marvel’s previous animated versions.
I enjoy cartoons more then any grown man should. I grew up on them, and I may die More >
Wagnaria!! Complete Series Premium Edition Review
2 years ago
by Kenny Kong
in Anime
Continuing the trend of bringing of Anime to America in Japanese with English subtitles, NISA brings us Wagnaria, which is known to most of the Anime community as Working. The Wagnaria!! Complete Series Premium Edition package contains the complete 13 episode series on 2 DVDs along with an More >
Nerd Reactor Podcast – Sucker Punch Review
2 years ago
Is reality a prison, or is it actually more intriguing than any heavily stylized Samurai, Mech-Warrior, Orc battle you can think of? The Nerd Reactor team takes on Zack Snyder’s latest over-the-top action film, Sucker Punch.
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Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Review
2 years ago
Tactics Ogre was a game released back in the days of the Super Nintendo, Saturn, and PlayStation; a game of unrelenting battles requiring the most advent of gamers in order to play. But keep in mind that most games were easily completed within a few hours of dedicated time, and thus this game was More >
Nerd Reactor Podcast – Homefront Review
2 years ago
Bursting into the First Person Shooter scene is Homefront, the game that puts you in the frontlines of the now Korean occupied America. While the game puts a unique twist on the FPS genre can it really stand next to franchise giants Call of Duty and Battlefield?
Warning: May Contain Strong More >
Review: Pokemon Black & White
2 years ago
As the newest generation in a long line of games, Pokemon Black & White has changed the face of the game. Although still on the old NDS system, instead of on the 3DS, the guys at Pokemon company has outdone themselves with the pretty aesthetics and the brand new battle animations. In battles in More >
DLC Review: Severed Brings Dead Space Fans a New Chapter
2 years ago
Adding to the much acclaimed Dead Space 2 is the new DLC Severed. This DLC dares fans to climb back aboard the haunted corridors of the Sprawl in a new campaign that doesn’t feature Issac Clarke. In this new chapter you play Gabe Weller, a character that gamers who played Dead Space: Extraction More >
Review: Rude Gameware Unleashes It’s Wireless Headset on the Xbox 360
2 years ago
In the last year or so, there has been a huge surge in console Gaming Headsets. As they keep growing in popularity, many different companies are beginning to throw their hat into the market. Rude Gameware was founded by a group of gamers that wanted to create great accessories and products for More >
Pandora Hearts Volume 2 Premium Edition Review
2 years ago
by Kenny Kong
in Anime
NISA has brought us the second installment of Pandora Hearts with Pandora Hearts Volume 2 Premium Edition. The Premium Edition once again comes with 2 DVDs and a beautiful artbook of the Anime.
The Anime picks up with the continuation of the ensuing events involving the Cheshire Cat, the Will of More >
REDLINE Movie Review: This Movie Sh*ts NOS
It seems nowadays that anime has been saturated with all sorts of cutesy, bubblegum shows about girls playing in school bands or chibi-fied Sherlock Holmes. Crashing onto the scene is REDLINE, a high speed visual orgy of nonstop adrenaline. Produced by famed Japanese animation studio MADHOUSE (the More >
Pandora Hearts Volume 1 Premium Edition Review
2 years ago
by Kenny Kong
in Anime
NISA continues strong with their anime line-up as they bring us Pandora Hearts Volume 1 Premium Edition DVD. This DVD set, as with Persona ~Trinity Soul~ and Toradora, contains 2 DVDs and a beautiful artbook of the anime.
Pandora Hearts is an adventure, fantasy, and Alice-in-Wonderland themed More >
