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The A-Team Movie Review: I Love It When A Plan Comes Together

Forget the A-Team you know and love. This movie is nothing like it. And it’s all the better for it. That’s not a slight against the original! I loved it as a kid, and still love it to this day. But the A-Team TV series was a thing built of the 1980s, for the 1980s.…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2010

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Snoopy Flying Ace Review: Dog Fights

Everyone’s favorite canine aviator, Snoopy, takes to the skies to shoot machine guns, rockets and a whole host of weapons at small children (and the Red Baron!) in airplanes. This is war with the gang from Peanuts. This isn’t the first Snoopy fighter pilot game. Developer Smart Bomb Interactive released Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010

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FixPix Micro-Review: Sizing Up The Competition

I like my iPhone games like I like my women: cheap, easy and good-looking. OK, that last bit is a lie. I’m no Burt Reynolds. Sadly. But that is how I like my iPhone games. All these ill-advised ports of flash games and DS titles are forgetting what the iPhone is. It’s a phone. And…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2010

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X-Scape Review: The Beauty Of The Old Ugly

Can you love shapes and straight lines? Crimson spider robots casting maroon shadows? Pink stripes painted beside tan in tunnels of sky-blue enemies? Fly to an era when game graphics were ugly and the best of that ugliness was beautiful. Your method of time-warp transportation is X-Scape, another downloadable DSi game with a questionable name,…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2010

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Kometen Review: Languid Pools of Gravity

A comet has been born, please take good care of it. That’s the premise for this interesting, artistic iTunes game. You explore a universe of watercolor planets with a space-debris eating comet by swiping and dancing between pools of gravity. There’s no story, no levels. It’s pretty straightforward. It’s hardly a game. Is it worth…

By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2010

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Blur Review: Rainbow Road Kill

Bizarre Creations combines the street racing thrills of its Project Gotham Racing series with the neon glow of its Geometry Wars games, throws in a little WipEout and Mario Kart and winds up with Blur. The realism of real world cars and tracks blends with the explosive audacity of Mario Kart-esque power ups—almost every power…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2010

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Backbreaker Review: The Challenger Crashes

Twenty-five years ago saw the last game of the USFL – a league given no shot against the NFL’s monopoly, but beloved to this day for the rebellious challenge it posed. Today, similarly pitted against the Madden monolith, comes Backbreaker Video game or sport, no amount of nostalgia or John Facenda verbiage will by itself…

By Owen Good Published June 2, 2010

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Bowmaster Micro Review: Shootin’ Arrows or Shootin’ Errors?

Honestly, if you are going to master something, you might as well master the bow and arrow. Worked for Robin Hood! Bowmaster for the iPhone and iPod Touch has players battle compete with A.I. archers with names like Wilbur the Novice and Albert the Accurate in a shooting range. Using a bow and arrow, the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010

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Alpha Protocol Review: Not Quite The Omega

Sega and developer Obsidian Entertainment conspire to bring you Alpha Protocol, the espionage role-playing game. Is it Mass Effect meets modern-day spy thriller? After stumbling upon a global conspiracy during a failed mission, agent Michael Thorton finds himself on the run from the very country he vowed to serve. Betrayed by his superiors, Thorton’s only…

By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2010

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UFC Undisputed 2010 Review: A Light Heavyweight Rematch

No game took an emerging sport to the mainstream in its first edition like UFC 2009 Undisputed did last year. But once you join sports gaming’s A-list, even in your rookie year, you have to start making sequels. THQ, known for delivering annually on the WWE Smackdown series, poured development into UFC Undisputed 2010 to…

By Owen Good Published May 28, 2010

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Prince Of Persia: The Sands of Time Review

As the most high-profile video game movie since 1993’s Super Mario Bros., Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has a lot riding on it. Which for a movie like this, is a little unfair. See, being a Disney movie, with a big budget, big stars and big names behind the scenes, I think people…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2010

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Metal Torrent Micro-Review: Not As Good As A Coinstar

The minute you start playing Metal Torrent, you’re almost done. But the brevity of Nintendo’s first DS shoot-em-up isn’t the worst of it. My local bank offers more entertaining ways to press buttons and hear jangling sounds. Metal Torrent is a $5 vertical shoot-em-up for the DSi from publisher Nintendo and development studio Arika, the…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 27, 2010

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ModNation Racers Review: Where The Vinyl Meets The Road

The PlayStation 3 Play Create Share initiative takes to the streets with ModNation Racers, the urban vinyl-fueled kart racer from United Front Games. Let’s take it for a spin. ModNation Racer takes the same creative spirit found in the PlayStation 3’s LittleBigPlanet and applies it to the kart racing genre, providing players with the tools…

By Mike Fahey Published May 26, 2010

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The Art Of Uncharted 2 Review: Glossy, Glossy

There are video game art books, then there are video game art books. Most fall into the first category. Uncharted 2’s is a proud member of the latter See, most things that call themselves “art books” are nothing of the sort. They’re cheap collections of in-game renders and promo art, slapped together in a poor-quality…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010

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Red Dead Redemption Review: Feel Good Outlaws

The makers of Grand Theft Auto open up the world of the wild west with Red Dead Redemption, the story of reformed outlaw John Marston, farmer, government lackey, career criminal and family man. The visibly scarred John Marston is charged with hunting down the leaders of his former gang, Bill Williamson and Javier Escuela, and…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 25, 2010

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Bit.Trip Runner Micro-Review: Running Down A Dream

Tired of rhythm games filled with glitz and glam, high-priced plastic instruments, and licensed music you may or may not enjoy? Commander Video comes to the rescue with Gaijin Games’ latest WiiWare title, Bit.Trip Runner. With its simple graphics and rhythm-based game play, Gaijin Games’ Bit.Trip series has charmed the pants off of countless Nintendo…

By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2010

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review: In Praise Of Superfluous Mario

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the most unnecessary Mario game of all time. That might be why it is one of the best. Galaxy 2 has an easy mission, because, for once, it is a Mario game without a big mission. It is not launching a new gaming console, as did Super Mario Bros., Super…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 21, 2010

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Skate It Micro-Review: Skate…Or Die?!

Sometimes video games make the leap from consoles to the iPhone/iPod Touch brilliantly. Sometimes the landing isn’t as smooth, but still satisfying. And sometimes the end result is simply horrible. EA brings its Wii and DS title Skate It to the iPhone/iPod touch. Featuring robust customization and a bevy of levels, the game has players…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010

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Rocket Knight Micro-Review: High As A Kite

For a game that had awesome as one of its defining traits, Konami’s Rocket Knight Adventures isn’t exactly one of the Genesis’ most well-remembered games. Shame. Maybe you’ll remember this modern-day successor in its stead. Rocket Knight, a game that serves as more of a spiritual remake than a true sequel to the 1993 original,…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Review: Help Yourself

In the month of the first Prince of Persia feature film we also have a new Prince of Persia. This isn’t your standard movie game nor your standard sequel. It’s a successor to a fractured lineage, an often-enjoyabe product of a sandstorm of decisions that couldn’t please everyone. The Forgotten Sands is a swashbuckling adventure,…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 18, 2010