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Aliens: Colonial Marines Review: Desperately Seeking a Bug Hunt

February 21, 2013

It seems like eons ago when news first broke that SEGA was developing a FPS set in the Aliens universe. In fact, I think I was still playing on a Playstation 2 back in 2006 when I first heard of… Read More

2.5

out of 5

ZombiU Review: Terrifying Launch to Wii U

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December 19, 2012

Let me start this off by admitting this freely: ZombiU for the Wii U has scared the hell out of me. Not like Resident Evil's classic "zombie dogs jumping through windows" jumps, or even Silent Hill 2's mental, "playing with… Read More

4.8

out of 5

Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse Review

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December 10, 2012

Family Guy is one of those properties that people really, really love, or hate with passionate disgust. Seth McFarlane's first televised creation has polarized people since it first premiered after the Super Bowl in 1999. But it quickly developed a… Read More

4.0

out of 5

New Super Mario Bros U Review: Old and New, It Must be Mario!

4.5

out of 5

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December 5, 2012

It used to be that every time a new Nintendo game system hit store shelves, a Super Mario Bros. game was there to keep it company. Starting with the NES in 1985, (well, unless you got the deluxe system, where… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Wii U Review

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November 28, 2012

Call of Duty games on the Nintendo Wii game system always seemed to miss more than hit. Call of Duty II was a Wii launch game, and while it showed off the features of the new fangled remote controller, the… Read More

4.8

out of 5

Tank! Tank! Tank! Review: Destined to Tank

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November 24, 2012

Tank! Tank! Tank! offers a straightforward tanks versus mechanized monsters concept rife with potential, only to squander it by dumbfounding controls and a progression scheme that abuses "been there, done that" like a pigeon dropping poop. It's simplistic, even for… Read More

2.4

out of 5

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Review: Finally, a Leap Ahead

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November 21, 2012

It is November, which means, like the workings of your clock, another Call of Duty game has been dropped into the gaming zeitgeist. Yes, we've all been here before. Let's look at the list: First person shooter: CHECK Non-linear campaign… Read More

4.8

out of 5

Madden NFL 13 Wii U Review: Addition Battles Subtraction

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November 20, 2012

Madden NFL 13 for the Wii U is an obvious port from the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 version released a few months prior. Some relevant features were lost in translation and are dearly missed, while new exclusive and fitting… Read More

3.9

out of 5

Nintendo Land Review: A Wii U Tutorial in Game Form

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November 19, 2012

Nintendo Land is the byproduct of Nintendo's Wii U tech demos from E3 2011, a collection of Nintendo property-branded mini-games designed to showcase individual features of the Wii U GamePad. It performs this duty well enough, as did Wii Sports… Read More

3.8

out of 5

LittleBigPlanet Karting Review: Why?

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November 13, 2012

I'm a huge fan of LittleBigPlanet. I've had the pleasure, and the honor, to play each game and to review LittleBigPlanet 2 and LittleBigPlanet Vita, and I am unapologetic in my love for the series. The art direction, the charm,… Read More

3.4

out of 5