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Multimedia Articles: April 2008

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[Wed, 30.Apr.08]

Enemies becomes friends, religions decay, and the universe you went into heaven to defend becomes unrecognizable.

[Mon, 28.Apr.08]

Ever wonder what would happen If LocoRoco and Lemmings had a baby?

[Fri, 25.Apr.08]

Inserting cartoonish characters into luscious, realistic environments is all part of the Hot Shots aesthetic, and for some reason it just works.

[Wed, 23.Apr.08]

There are so many head-scratchingly puzzling things about this Xbox 360 game that it's hard to know where to start.

[Mon, 21.Apr.08]

Don't confuse this with karaoke, or even with being a great singer, but for easy laughs, this is an out-and-out party game.

[Fri, 18.Apr.08]

Condemned 2: Bloodshot is entertaining enough, but it still feels like it's written by two socially awkward 15-year-old boys who dress in black and listen to a little too much Slipknot.

[Wed, 16.Apr.08]

MLB 2K8 has gone the innovation route, overhauling many standards of the baseball sim, making it an interesting experiment in what baseball games can be.

[Mon, 14.Apr.08]

Dragon Quest Swords turns out to be an interesting study in knowing one's audience.

[Fri, 11.Apr.08]

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

[Wed, 9.Apr.08]

Why shouldn't a port at least remove things that were flawed in the original game?

[Mon, 7.Apr.08]

After several frustrating flights attempting to guide NiGHTS in the more innovative "Wii" style, I quickly defaulted to the easier approach.

[Fri, 4.Apr.08]

The Bully franchise is more or less Grand Theft Auto filtered through the meaner streets of boarding school.

[Wed, 2.Apr.08]

God of War: Chains of Olympus has unfortunately chosen to focus on the weakest aspect of the series: the combat.