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Call of Duty: World at War

by G. Christopher Williams

[9.Jan.09] :. Call of Duty: World at War's catalysts for combat personalize the brutality that the player will mete out on the Axis by dehumanizing and "othering" the Japanese and the Germans as barbarians and monsters.

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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

by Darwin Hang

[7.Jan.09] :. As it turns out, even though the movie has something in it for adults, the video game accompanying it definitely does not.

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Quantum of Solace

by G. Christopher Williams

[12.Dec.08] :. The hybridization of Quantum of Solace's first person mechanics with gameplay styles more often found in third person action titles lends the Bond game a curiously more elegant and thoughtful approach to first-person shooting.

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Quantum of Solace

by Chris Gaerig

[10.Dec.08] :. What truly shines in Quantum of Solace is the single player mode, not the multiplayer that the series has become notorious for.

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Guitar Hero World Tour

by Mike Schiller

[8.Dec.08] :. By trying to take the innovation that Rock Band offered and apply it to Guitar Hero, Neversoft has turned the mechanic into an awkward experience that is surpassed by the Rock Band franchise in almost every way.

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Little League World Series Baseball 2008

by Mike Schiller

[3.Oct.08] :. The game's target audience might not have much patience for a game that offers a frustrating challenge, especially when the perception is that the game mechanics are at fault for much of the frustration.

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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

by Mike Schiller

[20.Aug.08] :. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars' journey from PCs to consoles was apparently a bumpy one.

Guitar Hero: On Tour

by Mike Schiller

[28.Jul.08] :. Using the touchscreen as part of the Guitar Hero experience never gets past the point of feeling like it's an imperfect process.

The Question of Challenge (or the Lack Thereof) in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

by Mike Schiller

[23.Jul.08] :. Hopefully, fans of the Guitar Hero franchise who are also inclined to visit this here site have already seen Ryan Smith’s review of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, which as far as my...

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

by Ryan Smith

[21.Jul.08] :. Despite a few interesting new things, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith really isn't much more than a Guitar Hero III expansion pack with a thin coat of Aerosmith paint splashed on.

Kung Fu Panda

by Mike Schiller

[9.Jul.08] :. It's actually really refreshing to find this kind of difficulty in what is ostensibly a kids' game.

Learning to Dance for Flannigan’s Ball

by Mike Schiller

[20.Mar.08] :. Checkpoints take brief looks at downloadable and independent releases. Today we throw back a couple o' pints and take on the Dropkick Murphys Guitar Hero III track pack.

Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground

by Darwin Hang

[7.Feb.08] :. The online play in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground fares well, because you can take people on while you psychoanalyze their avatars.

Dancing with the Stars

by Mike Schiller

[28.Nov.07] :. Seriously, where's Master P?

Spider Man: Friend or Foe

by G. Christopher Williams

[5.Nov.07] :. Spider-Man: Friend or Foe seems like a commercial for the upcoming WB Kids animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man with both its cartoony aesthetic and kid-friendly game play.

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory

by Gregory Trefry

[19.Jul.07] :. Call of Duty has nothing to do with the reality of World War II. It is a heroic version of an idea that we hold about being in a war that most us of don't remember, but only understand through movies and books.

Shrek the Third

by Kevin Garcia

[6.Jul.07] :. Is there a rule that decrees all movie-based games be mediocre?