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Recent Multimedia ReviewsFriday, October 2 2009Wednesday, September 30 2009
Shin Megami Tensei: PersonaSeen in retrospect, a Persona title stripped of its highly acclaimed social link gameplay is a soulless, characterless, frustrating, and (quite frankly) often boring experience. Monday, September 28 2009
The Hardy Boys: Treasure on the TracksTreasure on the Tracks is the type of game that allows us to remember the good old days of adventure gaming while simultaneously reminding us that adventure for the sake of adventure can be a pretty hollow experience. Friday, September 25 2009
WetIt as if Wet seems to apprehend the language of the exploitation cinema that it apes, but it is questionable whether it truly comprehends that language. Wednesday, September 23 2009
Space Bust-A-MoveThe fundamentals of Bust-A-Move have yet to wear out their welcome, but it might serve future titles well to explore ways in which to present those fundamentals in a fresh context. Monday, September 21 2009
Professor Layton and the Diabolical BoxIt is hard to know how to recommend Diabolical Box. It is a great game, and it is also the spitting image of its predecessor. Friday, September 18 2009Wednesday, September 16 2009
Majesty 2It is ironic that Majesty 2's subtitle is The Fantasy Kingdom Sim, since it simulates economy much more realistically than most games of this type often do. Monday, September 14 2009
Guitar Hero 5The year that Guitar Hero finally succumbs to Rock Band in terms of publicity (and perhaps sales) is also the year that Guitar Hero may well be the better game. Friday, September 11 2009
Madden NFL 10In short, Madden 10 is trying less to be like a video game and more like an interactive presentation of Monday Night Football. Wednesday, September 9 2009Sudoku Ball DetectiveSudoku Ball Detective is a potentially brilliant idea marred by a half-formed story and the terrible decision to allow for guessing. Friday, September 4 2009
Batman: Arkham AsylumIt is a great homage to the character that the developers seem to clearly understand how to make the player feel like they inhabit the Batman's skin. Wednesday, September 2 2009
WolfensteinWith the regular exposure to and use of occult phenomenon throughout most of the game, the new addition to the Wolfenstein series pushes the potentially creepy and attractive mythos of the Satanic/Nazi connection in an unfocused and almost hum drum direction. Sunday, August 30 2009
Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursDawn of the Dinosaurs is harmless fluff that shows up, does its unassuming best to entertain for a couple of hours, and then wanders off into the night content never to be remembered. |
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