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Monday, January 30 2012

The Best Games of 2011

This year was a year when something called Lesbian Spider-Queens of Mars could be celebrated alongside the latest Gears of War game. This was a year in which one of the most reviled games, Dragon Age II, was also one of the most revered.


Thursday, April 17 2008

Accepting the Absurd via Super Smash Bros. Brawl

While video games will always adopt varying levels of verisimilitude, the Wii presents a novel challenge to the conventional consciousness, and that is an attack on realism.


Reviews

Monday, June 27 2011

Wii Play: Motion

I just want to play a game, not perform activities. It feels like the games industry wants to build some sort of “activity machines” instead of game machines.


Friday, April 22 2011

Nintendo 3DS

The 3DS hardware is successful in many ways, but with no killer app as yet, it's difficult to view the device as a must have.


Monday, January 24 2011

Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Edition

Were the Wii not already a throwback machine, Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Edition would be a welcome addition to a downtrodden game catalog.


Wednesday, November 24 2010

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

The title is characterized by classic Mario audiovisual presentation and is dripping with charm.


Wednesday, July 22 2009

Punch-Out!!

Punch-Out!! is a game wholly limited by it’s greatest selling point: its adherence to its source material.


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Wednesday, November 26 2008

Art Style: Rotohex

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