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Brink’s Agents Of Change: Too Little, Too Late?

Like Bizarre Creation’s Blur, Brink is a fun yet flawed multiplayer game that was released with major online connection problems, instantly crippling its chances of success.

But where the …
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Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon

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There isn’t much to Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.  Well, in terms of content there is a lot to offer, but it doesn’t take much to learn the ins and …
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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

I don’t know about you, but the first time I saw Samus Aran exit her ship at the beginning of Super Metroid, I hoped I’d get to fly it at …
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Dead Block

Publisher: Digital Reality / Developer: Candygun Games / Platform: PSN, XBLA

Do you like Plants Vs. Zombies, but wish it contained slightly less plants? Or wish Left 4 Dead had a more cartoony, retro Team Fortress 2 aesthetic? Then chances are Dead Block will be right up your (zombie-filled) alley. With a story that’s equal parts ’50s horror and Reefer Madness-style campy propaganda, Dead Block has the distinction of being possibly the first ever third-person tower defense survival horror scavenger hunt zombie game. Read More

Boulder Dash XL

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If you were a fan of PC games in the late 80s/early 90s you probably remember Boulder Dash, a puzzle/adventure game in which you dodge bugs and falling boulders while …
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Deadliest Warrior: Legends

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The first Deadliest Warrior game took the interesting “what if?” anachronistic fights of the show and brought them to the next level in an entertaining-yet-flawed fighting game that still managed …
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Ms. Splosion Man

I don’t envy Twisted Pixel. Putting so much work into developing what was sure to be 2011’s Sexist Game of The Year, only to watch Duke Nukem Forever swoop right …
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Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax

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Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios / Developer: Marvelous Entertainment Inc. / Platform: XBLA

As a tribute to the game’s 30-second long missions, the following review of Half-Minute Hero is meant to be read in 30 seconds.  Enjoy! Read More

Trailer Analysis: Dead Island
13 years ago

Trailer Analysis: Dead Island

Axis Animation’s trailer for Deep Silver’s Dead Island accomplished a surprising feat: it introduced a brand new property (and one saddled with a fairly generic title, at that), without …
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Lair of the Evildoer (Indie Review)

Lair of the Evildoer, an Xbox Live Indie Game by Going Loud Studios, may not seem like anything special just by looking at the screenshots.  To me it seemed like …
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