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Red Faction: Demons Of The Badland Micro-Review: British Girls On Mars Go Wild
What the hell is wrong with you, Volition? You think providing cheap, substantial DLC that expands meaningfully upon the core game is good for us? Well, it’s not! We want to be nickel-and-dimed! We want to pay $5 for a new suit for Alex, or $10 for a new hammer and eXtreme paintjob for Martian…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009 -
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NFL 2010 Micro-Review: Season on the Shrink
August is when hardcore football junkies are drafting for multiple fantasy leagues and playing in one on their console. Can they handle another? NFL 2010, a fully licensed football game, takes 17 weeks of skull-crackin’ action onto the small screen. Loved Comprehensive Coverage: Gameloft managed to pack what is basically a Nintendo 64 version of…
By Owen Good Published August 18, 2009 -
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Shadow Complex Review: Genre Upgrade
Chair Entertainment’s Shadow Complex is a rare entry in the genre trail-blazed by Nintendo’s Metroid, the side-scrolling action-adventure-explore formula later successfully aped by Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. In Shadow Complex, our hero is Jason Fleming, a hiker who starts ill-equipped on his girlfriend-saving quest with little more than a flashlight and a fancy belt…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 17, 2009 -
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Ashes Cricket 2009 Review: Middle Of The Order
Since so many people outside the British Commonwealth – Americans in particular – seem lost on both the history and the point of cricket, this review will be preceded by a handy guide to both the sport and this game. Cricket dates back to the 16th century. It’s one of the world’s most popular sports…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 14, 2009 -
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Madden NFL 10 Review: Slow and Steady Wins the Game
Madden football is always like a new girlfriend. You spend about four dates wondering where this is going, and then maybe something happens that makes you want to spend all your time with her. Madden NFL 10 turns up the charm this year with its subtlety, hoping you’ll take some time with its gameplay, and…
By Owen Good Published August 13, 2009 -
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TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled Micro Review: “We’re Really Hip”
People say you can’t put a price on nostalgia, but that’s exactly what Ubisoft seems to be doing with its remake of Super Nintendo/Arcade classic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time. The year was 1991 and the second Ninja Turtles movie was already out of theaters and still a ways away from a VHS…
By AJ Glasser Published August 12, 2009 -
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Art Style: Precipice Micro-Review: But What If It’s Art?
Skipping past dull debates about whether games are art, consider this new DSiWare puzzle game that is labeled as art. Okay. So it’s art. What to make of that fact? Hammers, hula hoops and other things you use with your hands or hips are not often described as art — at least not as frequently…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 11, 2009 -
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G.I. Joe Review: Now We Know
They’ll fight for freedom, wherever there’s trouble, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is there, riding the wave of live-action movie hype to a console near you. G.I. Joe is the code name for America’s daring, highly trained special mission force. Its purpose, to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2009 -
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SingStar Queen Review: Play The Game
Another day, another SingStar game. Your apathy is understandable. But wait! Even the bloodiest of red-blooded males may find this one to be of interest. Why? Because it’s Queen. As far as strutting, pour-your-heart-out rock goes, it doesn’t get much bigger than Queen. Which means when your girlfriend/lady friend/wife/sister says “oh go on, have a…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2009 -
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The King of Fighters XII Review: Still Royalty?
This year is the 15th Anniversary of fighting game franchise The King of Fighters. To mark the occasion, developer SNK unleashes a “rebirth” for the series, The King of Fighters XII. For those just coming to the series, The King of Fighters XII is a four-button, three-on-three fighter. Unlike Street Fighter, a series KOF is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 7, 2009 -
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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Micro-Review: It’s Gonna Take You For A…Yeah
Another classic 2D Capcom fighter is reborn, with the release of Marvel VS. Capcom 2 for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. Rather than give Marvel VS. Capcom 2 the full high definition makeover they did Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Capcom took a much simpler route in bringing the classic clash…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009 -
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord Micro-Review: A Horrifying Thought
A terrible notion lingered in my mind as I played Square-Enix’s innovative tower defense WiiWare game: I might have to pay extra to beat this thing. There may be no scarier issue in gaming than the clash of creativity and commerce. There are a range of possible problems: A great game idea doesn’t get financial…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2009 -
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Fallout 3 Mothership Zeta Micro-Review: The Final Frontier
Bethesda has released the final planned downloadable content for Fallout 3 on the Xbox 360 and PC, beaming players aboard a strange alien vessel in Mothership Zeta. We’ve been to Alaska in the past, Pittsburgh in the present, and we’ve even taken a field trip to Point Lookout State Park, so really, is there anywhere…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2009 -
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Fat Princess Micro-Review: Let Them Eat Cake
Kidnap the princess. The sometimes fat, sometimes thin princess. Fat Princess is a new take on the multiplayer favorite, capture the flag. With cake. Developed by Titan Studios, the emphasis is team-based multiplayer — something that seems perfect fodder for a downloadable title like Fat Princess. There are five classes (mage, warrior, worker, archer and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2009 -
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Space Invaders Infinity Gene Micro-Review: Evolve or Die
Earlier this year Taito released the original Space Invaders on the iPhone and iPod Touch to average reviews and little fanfare. Now, less than six months later, Taito has re-imagined its classic shooter for the iPhone in Space Invaders Infinity Gene. The new game has you controlling the laser cannon with your finger, breaking it…
By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2009 -
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NCAA Football 10 Review: Be True to Your School
EA Sports appeals to your school pride and sportsmanship with this year’s version of NCAA Football, encouraging you to play the game right and giving you the tools to make its complex tasks more simple. But what motivates college sports fans about these games is the fantasy of it all – being a heavily recruited…
By Owen Good Published August 1, 2009 -
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‘Splosion Man Micro-Review: An Exploding Barrel Of Monkeys
Xbox Live’s “Summer of Arcade” kicked off with some serious heat, courtesy of Twisted Pixel’s ‘Splosion Man, an original side-scrolling platformer that lets the player do one thing: explode. Or ‘splode, as they say. That’s what our fiery hero does, blowing himself up to jump, bounce off walls, ignite exploding barrels, and turn enemies into…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 31, 2009 -
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Madballs in…Babo:Invasion Micro-Review: Drives You Mad, Busts Your Balls
Madballs in…Babo:Invasion is an action shooter for Xbox Live Arcade very loosely based on the deliberately disgusting toy line of the 1980s. The Madballs round out the cast of Babo Invasion, forming two factions of rowdy, rolling balls that somehow wield firearms despite having no arms. Sadly, unlike those somewhat popular squishy balls of the…
By AJ Glasser Published July 30, 2009 -
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review: Almost Half-Good
It’s a movie tie-in game for a film based on a blockbuster book series, so really, what did you expect of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince besides visual fan service? Originality? The Harry Potter movie games are pretty much interchangeable. Harry runs around Hogwarts in some abbreviated version of the film’s plot with a…
By AJ Glasser Published July 29, 2009 -
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Streets of Rage Micro Review: Ragin’ Hard
Porting a console classic to modern times is a no-brainer when it’s an impulse buy where half the purchase decision is fueled by nostalgia. But is Sega’s Streets of Rage worth it on the iPhone? Loved All the Rage: This is a straight-up emulation of the Genesis original, so of course everything you love and…
By Owen Good Published July 29, 2009