On Tap Archives - 2011
Ep #171 - 12-4-2011 - We have another timely review episode, well kind of, at least for games that came out in 2011. Dale's brother Joey is a special guest this episode, and he is mighty passionate with his reviews of Forza 4 and Battlefield 3. Lyzz reviews Portal and has her initial thoughts on Portal 2. Dale has his final thoughts on Uncharted 3. We finish things off with Chris, Lyzz and Joe following up on their review last week with latest adventures in Skyrim. (94 min)
Ep #170 - 11-16-2011 - We have a massive timely review episode of On Tap. Dale and Lyzz tackle Sony's holiday goliath, Uncharted 3. Lyzz gets her race on with Need For Speed The Run. Dale arms up with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and finally Chris and Lyzz tackle the 360 and PC editions of Elder Scrolls V Skyrim. (91 min)
Ep #169 - 11-14-2011 - Dale and Matt are awfully excited for Uncharted 3 so much that they both went and played through the first two adventures of Nathan Drake. Join them as they revisit the first two games and see how they stand the test of time. The two also hit up some of the latest headlines and wrap things up with their 2011 Christmas Gift Guide. (77 min)
Ep #168 - 10-23-2011 - The On Tap crew of Dale, Chris and Lyzz recap their 2011 Extra Life charity drive experiece this episode. Also in store is Dale's hate with his review of the 360 version of Family Feud 2012. This hate is followed up with nonstop, gushing love with Chris and Lyzz's in-depth review of the new Lord of the Rings Online expansion, Rise of Isenguard. (106 min)
Ep #167 - 10-14-2011 - Rev up your chainsaws, because come laptop crashes or bouts of pnemonia, nothing will prevent Dale, Chris and Lyzz from having their Gears of War 3 roundtable review. The trio are also psyched for the annual Extra Life charity drive, which took place the day after this recording. Dale also has a quick review for the latest DS game he took several months to finish with his take on Last Window, the sequel to Hotel Dusk. (92 min)
Ep #166 - 10-7-2011 - Remember one of the fist videogame movies, Double Dragon, well Matt and Dale do as they rewatch it and share their misery with you all. However, the bulk of this show is dedicated to the N64 with an alphabet soup edition of an N64 Retrospective Redux in honor of its 15th anniversary. (106 min)
Ep #165 - 9-21-2011 - Dale and Matt cover a ton of material on this episode. After they talk about what they have been playing lately, the duo review the two big Sony published FPSs in 2011 with their takes on Resistance 3 and Killzone 3. Dale then has initial hands-on coverage of Gears of War 3. We cover all that in the first half hour, and the final hour is dedicated to our 20th anniversary retrospective redux on the SNES, with many thoughts and recollections on classics like Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, Final Fantasy 2/4, 3/6 and so many more. (94 min)
Ep #164 - 9-6-2011 - On Tap continues our summer at the movies with our reviews of the two Dungeons and Dragons films. First Dale, Chris and Lyzz rundown the 2000 theatrical release of Dungeons and Dragons, with D&D superfan Lyzz filling us in on all the little details on how faithful they are to the pen and paper original. We follow that up with our take on the 2005 straight to video sequel, Wrath of the Dragon God. (75 min)
Ep #163 - 8-28-2011 - After a lengthy what we've been playing segment sprinkled in with the latest news, Lyzz goes on a review bonanza, tackling Need for Speed Undercover, Dungeon Siege III, Sims Medieval and Dungeons and Dragaons Daggerdale. But wait, there's more as Chris and Lyzz offer their perspective of the Tekken movie, and Dale joins as they tackle another videogame movie based off a fighting game with their review of one of the worst videogame movies yet in The King of Fighters. (102 min)
Ep #162 - 8-15-2011 - Dale and Matt cover two of the more noteworthy releases of the summer season of gaming with reviews for Child of Eden and inFamous 2. After covering Child of Eden, the duo give their overall thoughts with their report on the current progress of games on Move and Kinect thus far. In the after show, the two discuss the results of their attempts at crappy movie nights, and ponder which flicks to add to future crappy movie night marathons. (76 min)
Ep #161 - 8-1-2011 - We continue our coverage of videogame movies this episode with two reviews on movies themed around videogames. First though Scott returns to give his two cents to the sequel of his game of the year with his review of Star Wars Force Unleashed 2. Then, Dale, Chris, Scott and Lyzz review the major theatrical release from 2006 in the slasher/horror film, Stay Alive. Next, they cover the 2004 straight to video release of Game Box 1.0. (74 min)
Ep #160 - 7-18-2011 - This week sees the release of the latest videogame movie, Tekken, on North American home video. Dale and Matt are here to dissect it and see how faithfully it represents the franchise and most importantly if it is worth seeing and how it ranks in the echelon of videogame movies. (42 min)
Ep #159 - 7-5-2011 - 2011 saw another stellar first half year worth of releases, so Dale brings on special guest Phneri to see how the first half of 2011 stacks up and compares to the first half year of releases from 2010. (116 min)
Ep #158 - 6-19-2011 - Dale, Chris and Lyzz reunite to discuss all the big announcements and what grabbed their eyes at E3 2011. Dale also has a belated review of last year's space combat sim, Dark Star One. Finally, Chris and Lyzz preview the upcoming expansion for Lord of the Rings Online. (61 min)
Ep #157 - 6-7-2011 - Steve and Dale had a blast with their redux of the football videogames retrospective last episode that they reunite to record the football videogames retrospective redux in time for the NFL lockout. So download and take a trip back to our memories on classics like Tecmo Super Bowl and Play Action Football and journey with us through the many versions of Madden, 2K Football, Gameday and so many more. (117 min)
Ep #156 - 5-17-2011 - Last year we redid our NES retrospective, this episode we redux our basketball retrospective. Dale and Steve march through the generations of consoles and reminisce about their all time favorite hoops games, ranging from 8-bit classics like Jordan vs. Bird and Double Dribble to the latest and greatest from 2K and EA. (93 min)
Ep #155 - 5-2-2011 - Listeners a couple years ago may remember when Dale, Chris, Lyzz and Irene thoroughly dissected Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete, this time the quartet reunites to geek out about Tron and Tron Legacy, along with some of their awesome BluRay extra features. (92 min)
Ep #154 - 4-25-2011 - Dale recorded two episodes of On Tap in one day, with this latter episode featuring a timely review extravaganza with special guests Scott, Joe and Adam. Joey has a severe bout of nerd rage when reviewing SOCOM 4. Scott gives us the lowdown on the latest game in the PC strategy series Total War, with his review of Shogun 2. Finally, Dale and Joey test their might with their review of Mortal Kombat. (93 min)
Ep #153 - 4-25-2011 - It took Dale and Matt two years, but they finally finished the comic book videogame retrospective with part five covering all comic book games for the Wii, PS3 and 360. (150 min)
Ep #152 - 4-12-2011 - It is just Dale and Matt on this episode where Matt offers up his initial impressions of Crysis 2 and Dale has his first thoughts on WWE All-Stars. The duo later discusses the not-so-electric 3DS launch and the PS3 controversy with the hackers known as Anonymous. Finally, Dale covers two DVDs that document the history of pinball with his reviews of Tilt and Special When Lit. (58 min)
Ep #151 - 3-27-2011 - For the second year in a row, On Tap recorded their annual Midwest Gaming Recap episode live while the event was taking place in the greater Milwaukee area. We recorded in the podcasting area of the newly relaunched Retroids room, formerly known as VGevo. Join Dale, Chris, Lyzz and special guest Justin of the 360 Nation podcast as they revisit their MGC purchases and experiences. As an added bonus, attached at the end is an exclusive interview with Retroids superuser and On Tap megafan, Biffstix. (66 min)
Ep #150 - 3-20-2011 - For the first time in over two years, it is just the trio of Dale, Chris and Scott for this episode of On Tap. The guys are psyched that MGC is just under a week away. They manage to contain their excitement and review a few games. Dale has his final verdict on Enslaved, RaSkulls and the long overdue Phoenix Wright Trials and Tribulations. Scott also weighs in with definitive thoughts on the beast that is Demon's Souls. (65 min)
Ep #149 - 3-6-2011 - Dale, Chris and Lyzz wrap up their three part Games of the Decade special featuring their Top 20 Games from 2000-2010. Also featured on this episode is Dale's final word with his review of Bulletstorm. (122 min)
Ep #148 - 2-22-2011 - We take a temporary break before our Games of the Decade finale with a timely review edition of On Tap, featuring the biggest blockbusters of 2011 thus far. Dale is joined this show by Matt, and making his On Tap debut, Chris Hoffart! First We slice we things off with our hands-on impressions Epic's new FPS Bulletstorm. Then, Chris and Matt review the highly anticipated Dead Space 2. Next up we prove how smart we are with our review of the classic PC trivia series making its return on PS3 and 360 of You Don't Know Jack. Finally we dedicate the last half of the episode with a review eleven years in the making with Capcom's long coming Marvel vs. Capcom 3. (89 min)
Ep #147 - 2-10-2011 - On a very special episode of On Tap we celebrate our five year anniversary of the podcast with a live broadcast on Ustream. Aside from reminiscing on the past five years of On Tap memories, Dale, Chris and Lyzz continue with part two of their Games of the Decade awards. VGevo users Biffstix and Randum also call and weigh in with their own Best of the Decade awards. (188 min)
Ep #146 - 1-29-2011 - How could we possibly best our 52 award game of the year special from episode 144, well we decide to 1up ourselves with a, wait for it, games of the decade award special covering 2000-2010. We have so many awards covering the decade that we could not possibly fit it into one episode, so please enjoy part one of our games of the decade special. (144 min)
Ep #145 - 1-11-2011 - Last year Dale and Matt squared off to see who could beat more games in 2009, they went at it in 2010 again and devoted a podcast running down and giving quick micro reviews to each one they knocked out along the way. This episode is dedicated to the VGevo Forums Game Completions Thread. (109 min)
Ep #144 - 1-2-2011 - It is time for the 5th annual end of year Tappies awards. Dale, Chris and Lyzz hand out 52 unique awards that range from traditional awards such as Best Graphics and Best Value to particular dubious honors like Worst Instruction Manual and Cream of the Crap 360 Indie game award. We round the Tappies off with our top 10 games of 2010. (165 min)