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Articles tagged "first-person shooters" Multimedia ReviewResistance 2by Darwin Hang[23.Feb.09] :. To save the human race, Nathan Hale has to become more and more Chimeran and he knows it. But that's okay -- he's Bruce Willis from Die Hard 4 with a death wish.  Multimedia ReviewPenumbra Collectionby Thomas Cross[20.Feb.09] :. All three games in the Penumbra series feature eerie, unrelenting spaces within which you can find genuinely interesting scenarios and, from time to time, actual frightening encounters with otherworldly forces.  Multimedia ReviewCall of Duty: World at Warby 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. Featured Article Multimedia ReviewLeft 4 Deadby Jason Cook[17.Dec.08] :. Playing as the infected and coordinating with your team as you try and stop the survivors from reaching the safe room is just as fun and fleshed-out as playing as the survivors.  Multimedia ReviewQuantum of Solaceby 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.  Multimedia ReviewQuantum of Solaceby 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. Mercenaries 2: World in Flamesby Ryan Smith[26.Sep.08] :. Things like plot, moral compasses, characters and dialogue are all secondary concerns in Mercenaries 2. Hazeby Arun Subramanian[2.Jul.08] :. Topics at the heart of Haze include the futility of war, torture, enhancement drugs, and the notion of private military corporations. Turokby G. Christopher Williams[3.Mar.08] :. Turok has some sneaky ways of getting the dinos to do his bidding by luring them with flares to enemy forces, allowing the player to sit back and watch the carnage ensue. Featured Article Multimedia ReviewCall of Duty 4by Arun Subramanian[11.Jan.08] :. Call of Duty 4 is a game that warrants its "Mature" rating for far more complex reasons than simply the degree of violence present. F.E.A.R.by Darwin Hang[10.Aug.07] :. In F.E.A.R., you might just crawl out of an air duct to find yourself falling into a sewer pond which turns into a bloody hallway that you have to navigate. |
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