Author: Guy Desmarais
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Super Late Review: Yoshi’s Woolly World (Nintendo Wii U)
Yoshi’s Woolly World Genre: Platformer Developer: Good-Feel Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: 10/16/2015 I believe that Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island is a legitimate masterpiece. It blends exciting platforming with clever puzzles in a way that few games have been able to duplicate. While the Yoshi series has been producing fun (although unspectacular) games ever…
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Super Late Review: Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
Super Mario 3D Land Genre: Platformer Developer: Nintendo EAD Tokyo Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: 11/13/2011 A few years ago, I received a 3DS for my birthday. My entire family got together and decided that they liked me enough to spend whatever amount of money they spent on the system. Because they are a generous bunch,…
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Review: CreaVures (PC)
CreaVures Genre: Platformer Developer: Muse Games Publisher: Muse Games Release Date: 02/23/2011 As a fan of the genre, I would like to say that there are not enough platformers on PC, or at least not enough good platformers. The golden days of Jazz Jackrabbit, Commander Keen and the original Duke Nukem are now long ago.…
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Review: Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops (PC)
Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops promises an interesting third person experience, but does it deliver? Find out inside.
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Review: Painkiller: Redemption (PC)
The first Painkiller was praised by critics and gamers alike, but the series has been going downhill ever since. What about this version?
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Review: Heathcliff: The Fast and the Furriest (Nintendo Wii)
Heathcliff: The Fast & The Furriest Genre: Racing Developer: EC-i Publisher: Storm City Games Release Date: 11/05/2010 In college, a philosophy teacher once asked my class to write two pages on the following question: “What is Hell?” I am sure that he would be proud of what I have become, because I am just about…
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Diehard GameFAN Hall of Fame Nomination: Goldeneye 007
This week the Hall of Fame committee has Goldeneye in its sights. Does one of the first console FPS’ have what it takes to make it in?
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Review: Goldeneye (Nintendo Wii)
Goldeneye has been remade on a modern Nintendo Console, but can it capture the same magic on the Wii that it once held on the N64?
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Diehard GameFAN Hall of Shame Nomination: Freshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland
This’s week Hall of Shame nominee features an infamous and quirky Zelda character whose game never made it to US shores. Did it make the cut?
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Review: Ship Simulator Extremes (PC)
Ship Simulator Extremes, even though we could argue about its extremeness, is a ship simulator at its core, but is it a good one? If it is a good one, does it translate well into other qualities that make a game fun? Is it the kind of thing that can be enjoyed by a broad…
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Review: Ivy The Kiwi? (Nintendo Wii)
Ivy The Kiwi? Genre: Platformer Developer: Prope Publisher: Xseed Games Release Date: 08/24/2010 Yuji Naka, co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, is back with a new platformer. This time however, the hero is not fast, nor is it collecting rings or fighting megalomaniac bad guys. The game’s star is simply a bird that cannot even fly,…
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Ask the Kliq #21: Five Retro Games We Can’t Live Without!
Ask the Kliq #21 Every once in a while, you will think about video games and then ask yourself a question that has no rhyme or reason, but that just happened to pop in your head at that exact moment. In some rare instances, not even Google or Wikipedia can provide the answer you need.…
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Ask the Kliq #20: Disappointment!
Ask the Kliq #20 Every once in a while, you will think about video games and then ask yourself a question that has no rhyme or reason, but that just happened to pop in your head at that exact moment. In some rare instances, not even Google or Wikipedia can provide the answer you need.…
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Review: GSN Presents Family Gameshow (Nintendo Wii)
GSN Presents Family Gameshow Genre: Gameshows Developer: puzzle.tv Publisher: Storm City Games Release Date: 05/04/2010 Family Gameshow is a game that is hard to judge at first glance. First of all, the cover looks as generic as you can possibly imagine. However, when you look closely, you realize that the game is backed by the…
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Ask the Kliq #19: Multiplayer Games!
Ask the Kliq #19 Every once in a while, you will think about video games and then ask yourself a question that has no rhyme or reason, but that just happened to pop in your head at that exact moment. In some rare instances, not even Google or Wikipedia can provide the answer you need.…
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Ask the Kliq #18: Rewriting History!
Ask the Kliq #18 Every once in a while, you will think about video games and then ask yourself a question that has no rhyme or reason, but that just happened to pop in your head at that exact moment. In some rare instances, not even Google or Wikipedia can provide the answer you need.…
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Ask the Kliq #17: Brand Loyalty!
Ask the Kliq #17 Every once in a while, you will think about video games and then ask yourself a question that has no rhyme or reason, but that just happened to pop in your head at that exact moment. In some rare instances, not even Google or Wikipedia can provide the answer you need.…
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Review: Plain Sight (PC)
Plain Sight Genre: Action Developer: Beatnik Games Publisher: Beatnik Games Release Date: 04/05/2010 Plain Sight is a game that went a little bit under the radar. I have done my researches, and outside of Steam, there’s not a lot of information to be found about it. Its store page offers a couple of screenshots and…
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Ask the Kliq #16: Role-Playing Games!
Ask the Kliq #16 Every once in a while, you will think about video games and then ask yourself a question that has no rhyme or reason, but that just happened to pop in your head at that exact moment. In some rare instances, not even Google or Wikipedia can provide the answer you need.…
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Ask the Kliq #15: Boss Battles!
Ask the Kliq #15 Every once in a while, you will think about video games and then ask yourself a question that has no rhyme or reason, but that just happened to pop in your head at that exact moment. In some rare instances, not even Google or Wikipedia can provide the answer you need.…