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Review: Street Fighter X Tekken

By Tony MaherContributor “Street Fighter X Tekken,” the latest crossover fighting game, is great start to finish. The title maintains what made each of these franchises into classics, and introduces new accents to keep it interesting. Although each franchise has … Continue reading

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Review: Resident Evil – Operation Raccoon City (X360)

Capcom’s Resident Evil series has gone through a lot of changes over the years, some good some bad, and Operation Raccoon City’s laser focus on its third-person action is one of the series’ riskiest moves. Eschewing terror for bullets, the … Continue reading

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Review: Mass Effect 3

In almost any other circumstances, it would be easy to proclaim Mass Effect 3 to be a triumph. But these are not ordinary circumstances for the science fiction saga. Mass Effect 3 is a tremendously entertaining game that provides moments … Continue reading

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Review: Asura’s Wrath (X360)

Asura’s Wrath is an unusual game. It’s short, at around five or six hours, and heavily scripted with Quick Time Events telling you what to do. It’s a wash of chaos, blinding colors, and cosmic explosions interrupted only by a … Continue reading

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Review: Kingdoms of Amalur – Reckoning (PS3)

Bethesda Softworks’ first Elder Scrolls game, Arena, took FRPGs by storm in ’94 packaging an entire continent on a set of eight 3.5″ discs requiring only 25MB of space on your hard drive and experiencing it all in first-person. The … Continue reading

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Review: Soul Calibur V

Soul Calibur V leaves a good first impression, but after putting some time into the game, one discovers that this (mostly) sword-fighting game is not going to earn itself a place in the book of legendary titles. The latest chapter … Continue reading

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Review, Part Two: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

“The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword” is a game that, despite some frustrating moments, is a title that features some of the greatest experiences in any recent game or the venerable Zelda franchise. This is the second part of a … Continue reading

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Review: Pushmo

Pushmo, the downloadable puzzle title for the Nintendo 3DS, is a clever game that should appeal to most players looking for a little brain exercise. Like any good puzzle game, Pushmo is challenging enough to allow players feel smart without … Continue reading

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Review: Rayman Origins

Rayman Origins is one of the best games of 2011, and it’s a shame that so few people have bothered to notice it. The game, a 2D platformer, succeeds in its absolute refusal to be anything like most of this … Continue reading

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Review, Part One: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

By Jahmal PetersContributor What hasn’t been said about Bethesda’s latest installment in the Elder Scrolls series? Critical acclaim? Definitely. Game of the year candidate? Without question. A vast open ended environment with hundreds of hours of replayability? It’s been said. … Continue reading

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