Reviews - TheHDRoom

Gravity Review: Sandra Bullock and George Clooney Face Space

September 20, 2013

For a moment, picture yourself out in the middle of nowhere. It could be out in the middle of the ocean, an endless field or a desert. You have no way to communicate with the rest of the world, the… Read More

4.8

out of 5

Killzone: Mercenary Review: A Killshot

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September 18, 2013

When Sony announced the PS Vita back in 2011, fans everywhere got excited because the handheld finally had two analog control sticks. This would make for a true first-person shooter experience on a handheld, on-the-go device. And then we waited… Read More

4.6

out of 5

Insidious: Chapter 2 Review: Silly, Sad, But Not Scary

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September 13, 2013

After watching James Wan's incredibly creepy The Conjuring earlier this summer, I found myself wondering: "How long can he continue to mine scares out of this style of filmmaking?" I would never have guessed that I would get the answer… Read More

2.0

out of 5

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Review: Best Version of the Best Fighter

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September 11, 2013

In what has become the status quo for Japanese game publishing houses, Tecmo Koei has released yet another version of the fifth chapter of their popular fighting game series, Dead or Alive, this time calling the package Dead or Alive… Read More

4.8

out of 5

Riddick Review: Vin Diesel Powers a Sci-Fi Throwback

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September 7, 2013

I grew up in the heyday of bombastic Science Fiction Action films. From B-movie stinkers like Ice Pirates and Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn, even one of my all-time favorites The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eight Dimension, to… Read More

3.9

out of 5

Madden 25 Review: We’ve Been Here Before

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September 5, 2013

Football season is here again, and with it comes another installment of EA Sports wildly popular Madden NFL football series. This year represents the 25th anniversary of the game, which began in 1988 and went annual in 1990. After last… Read More

3.5

out of 5

Killer Is Dead Review: What the #$%@ Did I Just Play?!

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September 4, 2013

There are certain concrete truths in the whole of video gaming: Bowser will always kidnap Princess Peach, and Mario will always go after her; Master Chief can always be awakened when the stinky stuff hits the fan to fight the… Read More

3.5

out of 5

Rayman Legends Review: Doesn’t Skip a Beat

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September 3, 2013

Rayman Legends is beautifully animated and orchestrated proof that developer Ubisoft Montpellier has discovered how to make lightning strike twice. That's not to say that the umpteen Rayman games released before Legends and its immediate predecessor Origins dating back to… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Closed Circuit Review: Pointless and Misrepresented

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August 31, 2013

As summer winds down, studios are starting to roll out the more "thinking persons" type of fare; story driven, with less explosions, car chases and badly delivered one-liners. In the case of the new film, Closed Circuit, Hollywood is trying… Read More

2.0

out of 5

Disney Infinity Review: Build It and Fun Will Come

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August 30, 2013

To Infinity, and Beyond! Those words once only meant something to Buzz Lightyear, but now they might as well be a Braveheart battle cry echoed throughout Disney's Interactive unit and the Disney properties they have pulled into Disney Infinity. A… Read More

4.2

out of 5