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Forza Horizon Offers an Open Road to Action, Music and the Fast Life
Total simulation racers are not something I’ve played much at all. I’ve got nothing against them, but I tend to drive like a maniac and a lot of the detailing and physics are like pearls before swine with a guy like me. Reflecting on my preferences makes the existence of a spinoff title like Forza…
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The Cave Is a Smart Game That Reminds Me What’s So Great About Adventuring
Smart games sometimes feel hard to come by. But when you do stumble on a smart game, it’s easy to tell how much thought went into its design. Ron Gilbert’s The Cave, an adventure/puzzle game made in collaboration with developers Double Fine, is a game that radiates with smart design. And it’s super cute, too.…
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Dead Space Was Always A Co-Op Game. Visceral Just Didn’t Know It Yet.
As much of a pansy as I am when it comes to horror games, I just can’t get enough of them. The Dead Space franchise is one of my favorites in the genre. But considering how much of a pansy I am, I’ve always wished I could play the game cooperatively with a friend to…
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It’s Hard When the Aliens Look Just Like the Damn Rocks
I checked out the multiplayer mode for Aliens: Colonial Marines at this year’s PAX East, but E3 got a new map and a new shotgun to play around with. My E3 multiplayer round against the aliens pit us four marines against them on large slabs of shiny black rock. What made this map interesting was…
By Tina Amini
