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Sunday, December 7 2008

TWiG 2008-12-08: I Hear They Don’t Shoot Themselves in the Head in This One

New releases for the week of 2008-12-08...


Friday, December 5 2008

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

The story of Persona 4 is about our relationship with the masks we wear to get through life and the ones we observe on television.


Monday, June 2 2008

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES

While our blue-haired hero is essentially a blank slate, you actually feel something like sympathy for him, and, by proxy, for any high schooler with too much to do.


Monday, May 19 2008

Obscure: The Aftermath

Obscure's tendency to eliminate certain characters from time to time in the name of slasher conventions happens to also be its twist on the survival horror genre.


Thursday, May 15 2008

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

Darwin Hang takes on the PlayStation 2's latest Sonic the Hedgehog-based racing game...


Wednesday, April 16 2008

A Baseball Experience for the Ex-Core

The PopMatters review of Major League Baseball 2K8 is up today, a game that redefines (for better or for worse) the way that video game baseball can be played. But what if you want something a little bit less...revolutionary?


Wednesday, March 5 2008

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is the Yngwie Malmsteen of fighters. Its excess knows no limits.


Thursday, February 7 2008

Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground

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


Friday, November 30 2007

Manhunt 2

The issues surrounding Manhunt 2's release make it more interesting as an example of game editing and censorship than as a game.


Wednesday, November 28 2007

Dancing with the Stars

Seriously, where's Master P?


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