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Mike Fahey
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Kotaku elder, lover of video games, keyboards, toys, snacks, and other unsavory things.

I’d say there’s about 15 hours of idle time there. The rest is pretty accurate.

I guess too many fans cried “Un-kill!” Read more

Well I mean, it’s like if it’s your birthday and you wanted a bike and you pictured yourself speeding down the road, wind in your hair, and then you are told that the bike your parents bought was defective and they are having a new one sent but it will take a couple of weeks. Waiting for the working one is the way to Read more

It’s a lot more than that, really. There are random battles against hordes of baddies, but the story missions have you doing things like dodging orbital lasers in your car, fighting a pitched battle in a rave, infiltrating an enemy base, fighting bosses requiring special tactics.

Different character weapon types fare Read more

Sadly there are transforming cars. Yet. That I know of. Read more

It’s a regular game, $59.99 at GameStop or Amazon or Best Buy or Bob’s House of Games. Read more

No co-op. You pick a squad of three characters and swap between them. On solo story missions you only have one character to worry about. Read more

Not nearly as many! There’ve been a few gags so far (the Planetarium hosting a special exhibit about Uranus, going on about having to shoot the giant energy balls generated by an enemy), but it’s a lot more clever overall. The dialog and character interaction is top-notch. Read more

I was going to make the comparison. There is a strong original Crackdown vibe. Running around, jumping your way up buildings, collecting upgrade items. I was thinking it while playing. Read more

They are not a finalist. They are a Walmart exclusive semi-finalist flavor that’s not eligible for the grand prize. Read more

I was expecting a dark futuristic retelling of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Read more

There’s a similar sort of feel here to those. I also have the audio strap for the Vive. I never want to have to put on external headphones again. Read more

I’ve been playing with them for a week and don’t mind there being a little outside noise, but I didn’t notice a lot. Granted I’ve mainly been playing Archangel late at night, after the kids are asleep, because putting on a VR helmet when home alone with the kids is dicey. Read more

One of my six-year-olds is always trying to help me with the screwdriver when I am assembling things. This is his big chance. :) Read more