Author: Michael O’Reilly
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Review: The Saboteur (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Someone at Pandemic finally figured out that the number one way people use explosives in game is to plant the stuff on cars and create car bombs. So they went ahead and programmed in a way to make car bombs while driving, thus making any car a bomb without the hassle.
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Review: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony PS3)
The second game uses the same approach, while also trying to make the game a more cinematic experience. Run away from the giant truck that’s chasing you, without knowing where you are going, then after surviving that have a look around, figure out how to get farther in the level then engage the enemies you…
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Review: Dragon Age: Origins (Sony PS3)
Dragon Age: Origins Developer: Bioware Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre: RPG Released: 11/03/09
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Review: Cars: Race-o-Rama (Sony PS3)
Cars: Race-o-Rama Publisher: THQ Developer: Incinerator Studios Genre: Driving Release Date: 10/12/2009 Cars. Neither the Toy Story 2 of Pixar classics, nor the Bugs Life of Pixar hum drums. Cars falls neatly into the category of, “Yeah, ok, it’s an interesting idea; lets go with it.” This is a world where cars are alive, don’t…
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Review: Heroes Over Europe (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Title: Heroes Over Europe Developer: Transmission Games Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: Flight Release Date: 09/15/09 It’s a good time to be a fan of WW2 dog fighting on the home consoles. You have the recently reviewed IL-2 Sturmovik and you have Heroes Over Europe. Can anything mar this bounty? Well, if the games aren’t very good…
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Review: IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (Microsoft Xbox 360)
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Developer: Gaijin Entertainment Publisher: 505 Games Genre: Flight Sim Release Date: 09/08/2009 IL-2 Sturmovik long ago established itself as a giant in the field of PC Flight Sims. However there is virtually no money to be made anymore when it comes to PC Flight Sims, and there is this whole…
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Review: NHL 2K10 (Sony PS3)
NHL2K10 Developer: 2K Sports Publisher: Take Two Genre: Hockey Game Released: 09/15/2009 My first videogame was a hockey game. My first system was purchased to play that hockey game. I played EA’s NHL Hockey quite religiously, each iteration of the franchise being eagerly awaited by myself. I remember miraculously stumbling onto one version a week…
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30 Days of Dreamcast – Day 18: NFL2K1
NFL2K1 System: Dreamcast Developer: Visual Concepts Publisher: Sega Released: 09/07/2000 Sega’s NFL franchise is the sad tale of a plucky youngster, full of hope and optimism, having victory snatched from it’s grasp by the wizened veterans over at EA. As they say, age and treachery beats youth and enthusiasm every time. But I’m not here…
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Review: Section 8 (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Section 8 Developer: Timegate Studios Publisher: Southpeak Games Genre: First Person Shooter Released: 09/01/09 Talk about out of the blue. Section 8 is a game that came out of nowhere. I had heard nothing about it until the demo hit Xbox Live. Now the game has hit store shelves, dropped into retailers from orbiting starships.…
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30 Days of Dreamcast – Day 4: Sword of the Berserk: Guts Rage
Sword of the Berserk: Guts Rage Genre: Hack and Slash Developer: ASCII Entertainment Publisher: Eidos Released: 02/29/00
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Review: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Developer: Techland Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: First Person Shooter Released: 06/30/09 Ah, the Wild West. Many tales have been told about the taming of the West, often in the movies. A lot of them have even been enjoyable. Not so many of these tales have been told in videogames. Maybe…
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Review: Prototype (Sony PS3)
Prototype Developer: Radical Publisher: Activision Release Date: 06/09/2009 Genre: Sandbox Wow, the past month has been a smorgasbord for fans of the Sandbox genre of games. With inFamous, Red Faction: Guerrilla and now Prototype all being released within a few weeks of each other, there is plenty of mayhem and chaos to be had if…
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Review: Resident Evil 5 Online Versus DLC (Sony PS3)
Resident Evil 5 Online Versus DLC Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Genre: Survival Horror 03/13/2009
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Review: Monsters Vs. Aliens (Sony PS3)
Monsters Vs Aliens Developer: Beenox Publisher: Activision Genre: Adventure Released: 03/24/2009
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Review: Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (Sony PS3)
Review: Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (PS3) Genre: Action Shooter Developer: Vicious Cycle Publisher: D3 Release Date: 02/26/09
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Review: Killzone 2 (Sony PS3)
Killzone 2 Developer: Guerrilla Publisher: SCEA Genre: First Person Shooter Release Date: 02/27/2009
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Review: Afro Samurai (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Afro Samurai Developer: Namco Bandai Publisher: Namco Bandai Genre: Hack and Slash Release Date: 01/27/2009
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Review: Prince of Persia (Sony PS3)
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Review: Tomb Raider Underworld (Sony PS3)
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Review: Resistance 2 (Sony PS3)