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The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena Review: Fumbling In The Dark
Darkness falls on Richard B. Riddick once again in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. Originally planned as a simple current-generation remake of 2004’s The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, developer Starbreeze changed course during development, creating a whole new chapter in the story of Vin Diesel’s Riddick character. Upon escaping…
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BattleForge Review: Collectible Card-Time Strategy
What happens when you mix together real-time strategy gameplay with collectible card game sensibilities? BattleForge happens. Developed by EA’s Phenomic, BattleForge is an intriguing mix of real-time strategy and collectible card game on a massively multiplayer online level. Where a standard real-time strategy game has units with various powers and abilities, BattleForge has a set…
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Edge Micro-Review: Elegance, Cubed
Edge, for the iPhone and iPod Touch, may remind you of Marble Madness with its otherdimensional motifs and tactile controls. But is it more than just pushing around a cube where spheres once rolled? Loved Controls: In Edge, you control a block that moves about its gridded environment by “rolling” on its edges in the…
By Owen Good -
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geoDefense Micro-Review: All Hands, Battle Stations
Last week gave us geoDefense – tower defense rendered in a Tron-esque, vectorized look and feel. Apple mobile gaming is paying off for good, simple ideas delivered with high production values. Does geoDefense qualify? Loved Challenge: Well, more like “seriously respected” the challenge. geoDefense can get downright frustrating at times, but tower defense, done well,…
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Puzzle Quest: Galactrix PC Review: Lost In Space
Infinite Interactive takes its innovative mix of role-playing and puzzle games to the stars with Puzzle Quest: Galactrix. The follow up to 2007’s smash hit Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Galactrix takes the blend of role-playing mechanics and puzzle game to a whole new frontier, replacing the fantasy role-playing adventure of the first title…
By Mike Fahey