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From Dust
From Dust is memorable, beautiful and unique, something that stays in your mind long after you’ve moved on to something else. It’s a game that’s as fascinating to watch as it is to play, a thought-provoking spin on the power fantasies of the traditional god game. Sometimes it takes the...
World of Tanks
World of Tanks might have a silly name, but it does something impressive. It manages to straddle pure tank simulation and shooter action to produce something that, despite being flawed, remains genuinely fun. The time required to research new tanks can be excessive, and the elements of chance (including matchmaking)...
Limbo
Limbo is an incredible achievement. Very few games are as original, atmospheric, and consistently brilliant. It belongs in everybody's collection. The journey may be over too quickly, but you will be entertained every minute. This is one of my favorite games.
Call of Juarez: The Cartel is a poor change of pace for the franchise. Taking the story into modern times seems to have robbed it of its passion and charm, replacing it with asinine characters and more cuss words than an Al Pacino flick. It’s not the worst shooter I’ve...
When I beat Bastion for the first time, I reloaded my save and played through for the second ending. When that was done, I started my new game plus. I'm not the repeat type of gamer, but Bastion's leveling, weapon upgrades, and difficulty tweaks are just too gosh-darn addictive. The...
The Harry Potter franchise draws to a close with Harry, Ron and Hermione facing off against Lord Voldemort in spectacular fashion.
Ms. Splosion Man is another excellent, thrilling platformer from the insane team at Twisted Pixel. This one is a little harder than the first, so be warned that you are in for a serious challenge. But there is more creativity packed into one Ms Splosion Man level than many other...
For the longtime fans, this is what you like (though even fans should be disappointed at the lack of variety in Gundam 3). There are online co-op missions and a long single-player campaign with hundreds of characters and mechs to upgrade. New gamers, however, should expect more from a video...
Sniper: Ghost Warrior on PS3 is even more disappointing than its sister releases last year. The feeling of missed potential and lack of polish is sharper given the additional year of development time. It looks and runs worse, and fails to address the hyper-linear level design that doomed the original...
Michael Bay and Co. try to redeem themselves for Revenge of the Fallen with Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Have they succeeded?
Donkey Kong
The one depressing, discouraging caveat, though, is that disappointing lack of Super Game Boy color. It saddens me that such a pivotal part of the game's presentation has been cut away in this re-release, and upsets me even more to think that this most likely means no future eShop re-releases...
For the already-converted, Labyrinth of Lost Souls is a more than solid dungeon crawler. Its fulsome selection of side-quests, items, and expansive dungeons could keep you exploring for many hours, making it excellent value. But it's hard to imagine it winning over the unconvinced or the uninitiated. At times, it...
