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ReviewsLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII: The Kotaku Review
I’ve never been less emotionally invested in a character than I am in Final Fantasy XIII‘s pink-haired powerhouse, so when Square Enix tells me Lightning Returns, my response is “That’s great. What else you got?” She’s gorgeous. She’s powerful. She’s relentless. She’s fiercely dedicated to whichever path she finds herself on. Lightning embodies all the…
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If Only Cobra’s Baroness Was This Cool In The ’80s
Cobra Commander was an incompetent buffoon; Destro a vainglorious bastard. The real power behind the Cobra organization stands before you now in majestic 1/6 scale. All hail the Baroness. I was never a G.I. Joe fan as a child. Oh I loved the cartoon series, made my parents buy me the action figures and even…
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ReviewsMountain Dew Cheetos: The Snacktaku Review
Back away slowly, America. These flavors — they are not for your ilk. Do not follow me into madness, for that way lies Mountain Dew flavored Cheetos and more than 127 million Japanese people. Do not blame me for bringing this insanity upon us — my desperate hunger for new snacking experiences is an entity…
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ReviewsForget The Candy Crush Clones, This Match Game Is Like No Other
With a glut of Candy Crush Saga clones flooding iTunes, it was beginning to look like there was no more room in the match puzzle genre for innovation. Then came ZEZ, rocket-punching that idea in the head. Every 60 second round of ZEZ begins with a cat punching a robot with a rocket glove. In…
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ReviewsMarshmallow Crispy And Cookie Dough Oreos: The Snacktaku Review
Is there any greater event in the snacking world than the introduction of a new limited edition flavor of Oreo cookie? How about two new flavors? I have tasted Marshmallow Crispy and Cookie Dough Oreos, and my findings may surprise you. Nabisco sent along these two new flavors in advance of Sunday’s Grammy Awards broadcast,…
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A Blackjack Role-Playing Game? Hit Me.
Proving once again that absolutely everything is better with careful application of hit points, magic and stat-based equipment, Sony Pictures Television’s Suits And Swords is the more fun than a Blackjack game has any right to be. Remember iOS hit Sword & Poker, the hybrid role-playing/card game? Much like that series is the best way…
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ReviewsThe Childhood Memories Locked Inside Our Lost Toys
Few physical objects are as emotionally charged as children’s toys. They absorb our memories and moods, holding them until an errant look or touch brings them flooding back. Lost Toys from Barking Mouse Studios is a taste of that. Mobiles filled with forgotten childhood icons hang in a forgotten room, wooden idols charred and misshapen.…
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ReviewsThe First Official Wireless iOS Gamepad Is Small. Maybe Too Small.
All the age of controller-enabled iOS gaming has given us so far is a pair of wraparound shell controllers that only work with newer iPhones or iPod Touches. Where’s the iPad love? SteelSeries brings the iPad love with the Stratus — the first official wireless gaming controller for iOS 7. SteelSeries has been in the…
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ReviewsSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Goes Mobile. Is That Good?
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is available today on iOS and Android, giving mobile gamers a chance to race on land, sea and air as iconic Sega characters like Sonic, Amigo, John and Tim. Is it worth $4.99? Mostly. I am a big fan of the console/PC version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, so…
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Nine Months Later And SimCity Is A Bust
I love watching the streets of SimCity 2013. The cars and people zipping by, streets stretching to the horizon. Look too closely or zoom out too far, and the game’s problems are impossible to miss. I’d stay on those streets forever if I could, but there’s a review to update. Presented here is my original…
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ReviewsCut The Rope 2 Is A Great Reason To Give Its Creators More Money
For three years the creators of Cut the Rope have been adding new free level packs to the original game. Both the prequel, Cut the Rope: Time Travel and the spin-off, Cut the Rope: Experiments, have gotten free new content this month. These guys really deserve another dollar. Cut the Rope 2 is our chance.…
By Mike Fahey
