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Monday, July 18 2011

Child of Eden

Child of Eden is the sort of sublime, spiritually uplifting experience that we are lucky to get once in a generation.


Wednesday, June 30 2010

Imitating Intimacy in Video Games

Sex is very often (and very unfortunately) just a game.


Monday, February 2 2009

Tom Clancy’s EndWar

Tom Clancy's EndWar takes the premise of leading through words and literalizes the experience for the real time strategy game.


Friday, January 23 2009

Prince of Persia

The effort here is to provide a fantastic experience, not at all intellectual but one driven by velocity and the player's own gut.


Wednesday, July 2 2008

Haze

Topics at the heart of Haze include the futility of war, torture, enhancement drugs, and the notion of private military corporations.


Friday, April 11 2008

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2

Vegas 2 almost serves as a companion piece to the original, with its events occurring before, during, and after those of the first game.


Monday, March 31 2008

Lost: Via Domus

Meet Elliot, one of the few heretofore faceless survivors of the ill-fated Oceanic Flight 815.


Wednesday, March 19 2008

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements is the cheesy '80s flick of the modern role-playing scene.


Friday, February 22 2008

No More Heroes

Whether you'll enjoy No More Heroes really boils down to whether you're the kind of person who can make fun of yourself or you take yourself so seriously that you don't get the joke.


Wednesday, January 16 2008

Rayman Raving Rabbids 2

Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 really shines in the multiplayer mode, as is to be expected with this sort of game.


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