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WR: SSX (Xbox 360, PS3)

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Developer: EA Canada
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Sports
Players: 1 
Console: Xbox 360, PS3
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Hours Played: 15
Progress: 7 (out of 9) deadly descents completed

Extreme sports titles have taken a bit of a holiday recently, FIFA Street, Tony Hawk and yes SSX have fallen off the annual release schedule to something a bit more inconsistent. In SSX‘s case it has been over 5 years since we saw a release in the series with SSX Blur on the Nintendo Wii. Often taking a few years off can do wonders when it comes to reinvigorating a franchise, but is this the SSX we all know and love, or a reworked travesty that has become a mere husk of its former self? Read on to find out…

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WR: Resistance 3 (PS3)

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011



Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Players: 1 – 2, 2 – 16 (online)
Console: PS3
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Hours Played: 12
Progress: Finished the campaign

Now a staple among Playstation 3-exclusive titles, the Resistance franchise epitomizes all that a quality FPS title should be. Awesome weapons, frenetic pacing, well-tuned controls and non-stop action. With so much to live up to, can this third iteration in the franchise succeed? Read on to find out…

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WR: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

Monday, September 19th, 2011



Developer: Eidos Studios – Montreal
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: First-Person RPG
Players: 1
Console: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Hours Played: 20
Progress: Completed game and all side quests

The holiday parade of high profile video game titles starts this year with Deus Ex: Human Revolution by the talented people at Eidos – Montreal. This famed, futuristic role playing franchise sprang into being over 10 years ago on PCs and has become one of the most innovative RPGs in recent memory with a first-person perspective, futuristic setting and abundant freedom of choice. Now on “next-gen” consoles, is the latest iteration of the Deus Ex franchise worth your attention? Read on to find out…

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WR: inFamous 2 (PS3)

Saturday, September 10th, 2011



Developer: Sucker Punch
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Genre: Action
Players: 1
Console: PS3
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Hours Played: 20
Progress: Finished campaign and all non-user generated side quests

Developer Sucker Punch brought us a sandbox-style, 3rd person, superhero game over two years ago, at the height of superhero game-madness. What set the first inFamous apart was the fact that it is a completely original IP, centered around bike courier, Cole MacGrath who, by virtue of a device called the Ray Sphere, received fantastic electrical powers. Two years later, the game, and Cole with it, is back, trading Empire City for New Orleans-inspired New Marais. Will new powers, a fresh city to explore and different enemies be enough to rekindle the magic? Read on to find out…

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WR: Zombie Gunship (iPhone,iPad)

Friday, September 2nd, 2011


 

Developer: Limbic Software
Publisher: Limbic Software
Genre: Shooter
Players: 1
Console: iPhone, iPad
iTunes Rating: 9+
Hours played: 10

Do you remember the awesome AC-130 gunship section from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare? Did you ever think it was entertaining enough to warrant more? Well fret not, gamers! The fine folks at Limbic Software have made a full game out of this great gameplay sequence and instead of blowing up nondescript Eastern Europeans, players will have the honor of blowing up hordes of zombies. Read on to find out whether the game is actually as good as it sounds…

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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: L.A. Noire (PS3, Xbox 360)

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

Developer: Team Bondi
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Genre: Adventure
Players: 1
Console: PS3, Xbox 360
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Hours Played: 22
Progress: Completed the main story

When it was rumored that Rockstar games was working on a new open world game people naturally took notice. Even though the concept was a bit unclear, the prospect of being immersed in another detailed open world period piece was enough to get mouths salivating. Enter L.A. Noire, a story-driven, investigative, adventure game set in 1940’s Los Angeles. Developed by Team Bondi, a new studio helmed by Brian McNamera, former Director of Development at SCE’s Team Soho Studio, London, it tells the tale of detective Cole Phelps, who is to be the poster boy of the LAPD and restore confidence in the city’s law enforcement amidst times of corruption and apathy.  So a combination of Grand Theft Auto 4 and Heavy Rain sounds pretty good right? Read on to find out if it actually is…

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