Category: Xbox 360
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Review: Catherine “Love Is Over” Edition (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Love is Over, indeed.
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Review: Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 Genre: Action Developer: Tecmo Koei Publisher: Namco Bandai Release Date: 06/28//11 So the Dynasty Warriors series has essentially become a franchise that only reaches out to a select few people, largely because the franchise has been pushing the same general concepts and mechanics out to fans for the better part of…
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Review: Ms. ‘Splosion Man (Xbox 360)
Ms ‘Splosion Man Review Genre: 2D Platform Developer: Twisted Pixel Games Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Release Date: 07/13/2011 Price: 800 MS Points ($10) I have a confession to make. I’m deeply in love with Ms. ‘Splosion Man. She ‘sploded her way into my heart. I know it will never work out as I’m a married…
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Review: Boulder Dash-XL (Microsoft Xbox LIVE Arcade)
Boulder Dash-XL Developer: Catnip Games Publisher: Kalypso Genre: Action Puzzler Release Date: 07/13/2011 While most people my age grew up with an NES as their first system, my first exposure to owning video games came via my family’s Commodore 64. As such, seeing the name Boulder Dash pop up once again was not only a…
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Review: Dead Block (XBLA)
Dead Block Genre: Zombie Tower Defense Publisher: Digital Reality Developer: Candygun Games Release Date: 07/13/11 Price: 800 MS Points ($10) Playing single player means playing occasionally with the computer AI of the game, which you do not want to do. It will stand there, sometimes running up against an object instead of around it, it…
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Review: Bastion (Microsoft Xbox LIVE Arcade)
Bastion is an interesting take on the hack ‘n’ slash RPG, and one that’s very easy to like.
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Review: Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (Microsoft Xbox 360)
EDF! EDF! EDF! The Earth Defense Force is back, slaughtering bugs in New Detroit! Rumors of Robocop being a playable character are, sadly, unsubstantiated.
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Review: Dungeon Siege III (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Dungeon Siege III Developer: Obsidian Entertainment Publisher: Square Enix Genre: Action Role-playing Release Date: 6/21/11 Arguably one of the very best Diablo clones ever, the original Dungeon Siege on the PC provided a complete and thoroughly polished package for the click to kill action RPG gamer. Since its release in 2002, the series saw a…
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Hands-On Impression: Driver: San Francisco
The Driver series has been in a state of decline, and Driver: San Francisco looks like it’ll turn that around.
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Review: The Adventures of Shuggy (Xbox Live Arcade)
The Adventures of Shuggy Genre: Platform/Puzzle Developer: Smudged Cat Games Publisher: Valcon Games Release Date: 06/15/2011 Ever play a game that you knew very little about and it ended up blindsiding you with just how much fun it is to play? That is exactly what happened to me with The Adventures of Shuggy, a puzzle/platform…
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Review: Child of Eden (Microsoft Xbox 360)
“It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end.”Â
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Review: Duke Nukem Forever (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Duke Nukem Forever is about as good as a game that’s been in development for fifteen years could possibly be. Take from that what you will.
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Review: Alice: Madness Returns (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Over a decade later, American McGee returns with a sequel to Alice, his most well received title. Does it do the original justice? Let’s find out.
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Review: Star Raiders (Xbox 360)
Press ganged into fighting a war, you quickly make a name for yourself. Do you have what it takes to save the galaxy?
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E3 2011 Impressions Dragon’s Dogma (Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360)
Could Dragon’s Dogma be the sleeper hit of E3?
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Review: Akane the Kunoichi (Microsoft Xbox 360)
A $1 platformer? What’s not to like?
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Review: Hunted: The Demon’s Forge (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge promises an experience that meshes dungeon hacks with third person shooters, and for the most part, it delivers nicely.
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Review: Virtua Tennis 4 (Microsoft Xbox 360)
The various courts all look almost photo realistic, with real world advertising appearing everywhere, and the different playing surfaces all looking just like they do in the real world.
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Review: L.A. Noire (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Rockstar’s newest sandbox game mixes new visual technology with forties detective noire, but does it succeed? Find out.
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Review: Deathsmiles IIX (Microsoft Xbox 360)
The angels of Gilverado are back to shoot at more weird monsters, and while their adventure isn’t as special this time around, it’s still a lot of fun.