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WR: Brink (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Developer: Splash Damage
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Genre: First-Person Shooter 
Players: 1, 2-16 (online)
Console: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Hours Played: 20
Progress: Completed the Resistance campaign

It was almost two years ago at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) that Splash Damage, the developer behind Quake Wars and Return to Castle Wolfenstein gave us a glimpse at an innovative new, multiplayer-focused FPS, named Brink. With a greater emphasis on story and innovative, parkour-style gameplay, not to mention a great looking art style, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this title. Out for almost four months now, this review takes the recent price drop, current community status and new DLC into consideration in its final opinion.

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WR: Dragon Age 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Mac)

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

 

Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: RPG
Players: 1
Console: Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Mac
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Hours Played: 35
Progress: Completed the main quest and all side quests

BioWare surprised at the end of 2009 with what seemed like a 3D version of its venerable dungeon crawling franchise, Baldur’s Gate. In reality it combined the same great storytelling and party-based combat found in its sci-fi epic, Mass Effect but in a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired setting. The highly anticipated sequel to 2009’s Dragon Age: Origins takes a more focussed approach, centering on a family, stranded as refugees from the Blight in a strange city, far away from home. So does this change in approach pay off and does this sequel innovate enough to satisfy? Read on to find out…

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WR: Crysis 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

 

Developer: Crytek
Publisher: EA
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Players: 1, 2-12 (online)
Console: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Hours Played: 16
Progress: Completed campaign on “Veteran”

When posing the question “Does it run Crysis?” to console owners, considering it was a PC-only title, the answer would always be unequivocally, “no”. But now PS3 and Xbox 360 owners need no longer feel left out as the sequel to 2007’s Crysis is finally here and available on consoles. This time around gamers will run through the crumbling city of New York instead of Asian jungles, however the frenetic FPS action along with the power of the “Nanosuit” make a welcome return. Is Crysis 2 relevant enough in this console environment populated with top notch FPS titles? Read on to find out…

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WR: Fable III (Xbox 360, PC)

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Developer: Lionhead Studios
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: RPG
Players: 1
Console: Xbox 360, PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Hours Played: 35
Progress: Finished the campaign

Each iteration of the Fable franchise has been preceded with great promises of innovation that would turn the genre on its head. This has mostly materialized in a pretty standard, real-time combat RPG with some SIMS-type gameplay features sprinkled in. For Fable III, Lionhead Studio’s figurehead, Peter Molyneux, was once again quick to proclaim a new dawn for this successful franchise with creative new updates that would revolutionize the genre. So are these yet more overstated promises or has the prodigal son of video games finally arrived? Read on the find out…

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WR: Fallout: New Vegas (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Genre: 1st-person RPG
Players: 1
Console: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Hours Played: 60
Progress: Finished main campaign and reached level cap (level 30)

Almost exactly 2 years to the day Bethesda  published the follow-up to Fallout 3, one of the best open-world RPGs of this console generation. This time around the developer is not Bethesda Game Studios however, but Obsidian Entertainment, a group not unfamiliar with taking over a “grade A” franchise, see their development of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II for instance. Now observant people might recall that although decent, KOTOR II didn’t outshine its predecessor, so what about Fallout: New Vegas, did Obsidian manage to elevate it to new heights? Read on to find out…

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WR: Split/Second (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Developer: Black Rock Studio
Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios
Genre: Racing
Players: 1-2, (1-8 online)
Console: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10+)
Hours Played: 20
Progress: Finished season championship in 1st place

Disney Interactive and Black Rock Studio team up once again to give us another original take on the racing genre. Split/Second combines the framework of a traditional arcade racer with a gameplay mechanic that allows you to trigger explosions within the track that can take down opponents and open route changes. High speeds, realistic graphics, an epic score and earth shattering explosions promise an intense racing experience.  Read on to see if this promise holds true…

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WR: Alan Wake (Xbox 360, PC)

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Developer: Remedy
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Genre: Action/Horror
Players: 1
Console: Xbox 360, PC
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Hours played: 12
Progress: Completed game on Normal

Finnish developer Remedy, best known for the Max Payne games has blessed gamers with a thought-provoking suspenseful thriller, set in a beautifully crafted world. Drenched in darkness, you are the light.  Moved forward by a well-written narrative we are taken into the world of author Alan Wake. An original, great-looking and sounding game, read on to see why this one should definitely be on your list of games to check out…

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