With the holidays just a few days away, it may be increasingly tougher to get your loved ones the number one games on their list. But that doesn’t mean you can’t satisfy your favorite gamer either. Although you often get what you pay for, there are plenty of good and new games out there that you don’t have to break your wallet to get.
In this list, we share five games that’ll make any gamer happy this holiday season, but at a fraction of the cost of the most talked about games this holiday season, they’ll save you some cash as well.
5: Lego: The Movie: The Game: If you thought the Lego movie was awesome, you haven’t played the game yet. Taking full advantage of the license, “Lego: The Movie: The Game†is a platforming romp that may be the best game in the series. With more levels and characters than ever before, this game is a Lego fan’s dream come true. But don’t act like this is surprising news. With such a wide variety of games in the franchise, encompassing so many different facets of pop culture, from Indiana Jones to Rock Band, the Lego games have become a platforming smash hit over the past decade. Like many of the older games in the series, this one thrives even more thanks to its source material, but can stand firmly on its own. Take away the charismatic and quirky movie-based story and it’s simply a solid platformer that does everything it’s supposed to do, right. Unlike many other movie tie-ins, you don’t need to have seen the film to truly enjoy the game, but it doesn’t hurt.
Continue Reading This Article From Review Fix Editor-In-Chief Patrick Hickey Jr. at Examiner.com
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
With the holidays just a few days away, it may be increasingly tougher to get your loved ones the number one games on their list. But that doesn’t mean you can’t satisfy your favorite gamer either. Although you often get what you pay for, there are plenty of good and new games out there that you don’t have to break your wallet to get.
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