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Posted July 28th 2010 by Will Davey.
Crackdown, for a lot of people, was a game about making your own fun. With no story worth paying attention to, no major set-pieces and nothing really driving the player forward, it really had to nail the gameplay. For the most part -- though much more so in co-op -- the gameplay was a huge success, but it definitely was not without its flaws. So as a huge fan of the original, it's a major disappointment to see that most of those flaws are still there. Not only that, but there aren't any major, noticeable improvements either which is even more disappointing. "More of the same" is a perfect example of how to describe Crackdown 2, but unfortunately for this game, that's more of a bad thing than a good thing.
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Posted July 18th 2010 by Daisy Garcia.
Combining puzzle games with gemstones is a winning team in my book, so when I received Puzzle Quest 2 in the mail from D3 Publishing, I did a happy little dance. I had played and enjoyed the original, so I got out my trusty DSiXL, popped in the game, and bam! Instant success. Deciding what gender to make my character was easy enough; I don't think I've ever played as a male if I can help it, although I do know several men in my life who have no issues with picking opposite gender characters to play as when given the option. But for me, I like when the hero can be a heroine. That's about as far as I can stomach getting into feminism in games. We'll leave that thought for an entirely separate article.
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Posted July 17th 2010 by Frankie Aguilar.
When I opened the box to Transformers: War for Cybertron, I found myself muttering under my breath, almost like a silent prayer to the gods of gaming, please just let this game be better than the movies. I grew up with Transformers, toys and show alike, and while Michael Bay's first attempt at bringing them to life was admirable, his follow up was disastrous. The Transformers have become a punchline these days, and so, as I fired up the game I continued my prayer. Within the first five minutes of gameplay, I thought my whispers might have been heard. An hour later I was sure of it.
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Posted July 16th 2010 by Frankie Aguilar.
How do you write about a movie that would be difficult to explain to someone who has actually seen it? This is the question I pondered on the drive back from seeing Inception. 30 minutes into the film I knew that I'd more than gotten what I'd paid for -- and that this was a movie that would have film geeks and seasoned critics alike talking for years to come. To say that this is the next great movie may seem premature, but, and with my deepest sympathy to the die hard lovers of the Dark Knight, I can truthfully name Inception as Christopher Nolan's best work yet.
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Posted July 7th 2010 by Brandon Schmidt.
A lot of kids dream of growing up to become an astronaut -- who wouldn't want to explore and experience the vastness of space? Of course, when we're kids we never really consider the dangers involved in such a career. Being thrown into an unliveable environment where the only thing keeping you alive is a spacesuit and an oxygen supply that could go at any minute. Moonbase Alpha is a game that puts you smack dab in the middle of just such a life-or-death situation, and your ability to strategize and communicate under pressure is what will determine whether you and your crew survive to tell the tale.
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Posted June 4th 2010 by Adam Grayson.
Ladies and gentlemen, I played Super Mario Galaxy 2 in one 16-hour sitting; start to finish; 100% complete. I woke up early Sunday morning, drove over to my local Gamestop, bought the game, and disappeared into my gaming lair for the rest of the day (and much of the next morning). Only taking bathroom and eating breaks, I destroyed the game in my hardcore playtime. Let this be testament to both the game itself and how much I enjoyed it. With that said I'd like to start out by saying – scratch that – YELLING that Super Mario Galaxy 2 is an incredibly fantastic game, and that anyone owning a Wii or anyone even remotely interested in the Super Mario series should buy this game. I played the game from start to finish (100% complete) in one 16-hour sitting, so you know how much I enjoyed it. There is no question that this is, hands down, a must have game; however, it is not perfect, and there are things that could have (and should have) been done to it to improve the experience.
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Posted June 3rd 2010 by Frankie Aguilar.
The phrase "too _____ to fail" has been tossed around a lot in these turbulent times. If I was to tell you that the same creative conglomerate that brought us the immensely popular Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy was cooking up another romanticized hack and slash period flick, I'd probably more than have your attention. But if I had told you Disney was making a video game movie, you might be a little more apprehensive. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has all the trappings of a great movie. A brilliant production team, the power of Disney, marquee actors and beautiful visuals. All that, however, can be washed away by saying that taboo movie phrase: video game adaptation. But in a world where board games and action figures have transferred into record breaking blockbuster movies series, one thing is clear: if you get the right people to make a film, no matter the content, it can be at least decent. So on paper, The Sands of Time has so much going for it that it can't help but be lumped into that "too [blank] to fail" category. And as far as this movie is concerned, that [blank] has to be filled with "epic." But just because something is too much of something to fail doesn't mean it won't fail.
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Posted May 26th 2010 by Jared Thomas.
When I play Red Dead Redemption, I feel like I'm playing the game that I hope Nintendo eventually releases under the Legend of Zelda banner. And I don't mean that it mirrors the Zelda series in any specifically tangible way, because it doesn't, or that Link should swap his bow for a Wincester, because that's stupid and you're stupid for thinking I'd write that. What I mean is that although the Zelda series caught my geeky interest with swords and sorcery, what won me over was its rich sense of adventure. And by "adventure" I don't mean in the genre sense, like just a big ol' game that isn't quite an RPG. I mean giving the player a world to explore, and making them believe that the progress they make through the game is a result of their independent, curious excursion into that world. Traveling into the unknown wilderness and taming it. And that's basically Red Dead Redemption. Or at least that's what I like about it.
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Posted May 25th 2010 by Oliver Chen.
Simply put, Monster Hunter is a series of games about the thrill of the hunt. More specifically, taking down a gigantic dinosaur, then displaying your trophy to the rest of the world by wearing its head as a hat. While the series has garnered Pokémon levels of fanaticism on the PSP in Japan, the games have yet to achieve the same level of success in the Western world. The latest entry in this six-year series of games, Monster Hunter Tri for the Nintendo Wii, represents Capcom's latest efforts at striking it big in America and Europe. Despite an extended tutorial and single-player experience, the style of play that Monster Hunter Tri offers just will not appeal to everybody. Those who stick with it, however, will find a complex but rewarding gameplay experience.
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Posted May 23rd 2010 by Jacob Barnes.
It comes as no surprise to me that we haven't gotten a Saturday Night Live-based movie after The Ladies Man hit the bottom of the barrel nearly a decade ago. And now, disregarding all the great Bill Hader and Andy Samberg characters, they choose to base one off a brief, taped sketch involving a MacGyver parody character. My reaction to this was the same wtf-ness I felt when I realized they made a movie involving the Roxbury Guys back in the '90s. It turns out they are both pretty similar, and if you leave your sense of reasoning at home, you'll find MacGruber to be quite an enjoyable movie.
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