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Wednesday, January 14 2009

Skate It

Skate It stands as one of most realistic skateboarding games ever made while maintaining the playability and casual attitude of its predecessors.


Friday, October 24 2008

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09

EA Tiburon's nip and tuck approach adds up to a significantly enhanced virtual golf experience.


Monday, October 6 2008

Facebreaker

The AI fighters are unrelenting in their quest to turn your face into a smashed melon.


Friday, October 3 2008

Little League World Series Baseball 2008

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.


Wednesday, October 1 2008

Mario Super Sluggers

With the baseball postseason in full swing, Mario Super Sluggers steps up to the plate with a typically psychedelic take on America's pastime -- and hits an RBI triple.


Friday, August 22 2008

Beijing 2008

Gaming should have evolved a bit over the course of the last twenty four years.


Tuesday, August 5 2008

‘NCAA Football 09’ and ‘Madden 09’ fumble the ball


Tuesday, July 15 2008

Baseball Mogul 2009

There is something wonderful to be said for a World Series between the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers and the 1973 Oakland A's.


Monday, July 14 2008

Deca Sports

There's a psychological advantage to a game that allows you to play as yourself, or at least as someone created by yourself, as opposed to one that simply offers someone who looks a little like you.


Monday, June 30 2008

NBA Ballers: Chosen One

Sitting solitary in a totally anonymous, ESPN-on-a-budget studio, Chuck D looks and sounds like a 48-year-old who knows much better.


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