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Reviews
Persona‘s Greatest Heroine Is Also One Of Persona‘s Coolest Models
Mitsuru Kirijo from Persona 3 is amazing. She’s Gekkoukan High School’s valedictorian, student council president, and the leader of its Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad. Such a complicated character, yet everything she is can be captured by a simple resin garage kit. That stoic expression — as if she’s almost bored with the idea of risking…
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ReviewsJeni’s Splendid Ice Creams: The Snacktaku Review
Jeni Britton Bauer gave up her art studies at Ohio State University to persue her passion for food. Now, as the owner of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, she makes frozen art for your mouth. Let’s taste what many consider the country’s best ice cream. Ice cream is a magical thing. For one, it’s the perfect…
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ReviewsSkylanders: Swap Force: The Kotaku Review
It’s taken 40 long years, but it’s finally happened. I’ve finally become an adult, and it’s all thanks to the latest Skylanders game. I just don’t understand the Swap Force The first Skylanders game gave us a batch of toys we could place on a portal to use as characters in a well-crafted action role-playing…
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ReviewsThe Greatest Sith Warrior In The Old Republic Is Even Scarier Up Close
Star Wars: The Old Republic couldn’t have Darth Vader, so it got Darth Malgus. Now that I’ve got him standing 20 inches high on my desk in the form of Sideshow Collectibles’ Darth Malgus Premium Format Figure, he might be my favorite Sith Lord ever. I mean, Darth Vader will always be an iconic figure…
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ReviewsI’m Playing Assassin’s Creed IV Right Now. On My Desk. With Toys.
While the rest of the world has to wait until the end of this month to get their hands on Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, I’ve got Edward Kenway and friends right here on my desk, ready to pillage, loot, burn, and maybe make-out a little. With three generations of Kenways — Edward, Hatham and…
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Reviews
Scribblenauts Unmasked: The Kotaku Review
I have a lot of action figures. Every once in awhile I like to pull them down from their shelves or out of their boxes. I admire each one. Maybe I’ll pose then and take a few pictures. Then I get bored and put them away again. Playing Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure feels…
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ReviewsFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: The Kotaku Review
Final Fantasy XIV Online, massively multiplayer online role-playing game — an MMO barely alive. Square Enix rebuilt it. They had the technology. They had the capability to build the world’s first relaunched FF title. A Realm Reborn is that game. Better than it was before. Better, stronger, faster. Unlike 1970’s action heroes, video games don’t…
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ReviewsRain: The Kotaku Review
Rain is one of those games that comes so close to getting everything right that it seems unfair not to praise it just for the proximity. Rain is basically a stealth game, with some elements that might remind you of puzzles and platformers. Generally, you’ll spend your time devising the best way to avoid the…
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ReviewsBurger King’s Satisfries: The Snacktaku Review
Earlier today Burger King revealed the ridiculously-tagged Satisfries, a new crinkle-cut potato product that’s lighter and leaner than the competition. As it turns out, they are not the saddest fries. They might be the best fast food fries going. Despite its best efforts, Burger King has never been known for its french fries. When I…
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ReviewsNBA 2K14: The Kotaku Review
It’s possible that basketball fans have been spoiled by the NBA 2K series, which over the preceding four titles has churned out some of the most conspicuous year-to-year improvements from the brutal treadmill of annual sports video games development. Looking back, the highly polished gameplay and presentation that other series would kill for seems almost…
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ReviewsArby’s Smokehouse Brisket: The Snacktaku Review
To make the new Smokehouse Brisket sandwich, Arby’s starts with quality beef brisket, smoked for at least 13 hours for that falling-apart-in-your-mouth texture. Then it covers it in unnecessary junk, because that’s what Arby’s does. Note that in the video I say 24 hours several times. This is because 24 is a better number than…
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Reviews
Riddick: Merc Files Is A Bad Game For A Bad Man
Vin Diesel’s signature character is a brutal killing machine; a predator pouncing from the shadows to take down his terrified prey. Riddick is not a guy standing patiently in the shadows for extended periods of time, waiting for patrolling guards to pass. Or is he? I suppose there is a lot of prep work that…
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ReviewsAngry Birds Star Wars II Could Have Been A Great Shameless Cash-Grab
Making a mobile game crossover is easy. Just take your popular game and re-skin it to resemble whichever pop culture phenomenon will rake in the most cash. This is twice now Angry Birds developer Rovio has screwed up that simple formula. It’s probably because they’re Finnish. The first Angry Birds Star Wars game was noticeably…
By Mike Fahey
