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'Go Vacation' Is 'Sports Resort' All Grown Up

Add Go Vacation to the ranks of social games that bring face-to-face interactions into a virtual world. Its premise is simple: the game takes you to a virtual resort where you can participate in a variety of mini-games thinly disguised as sports and recreational activities.

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Are Wii Shooters Better Than The Rest?

Michael Thomsen makes a strong case for shooters on the Wii. I don't agree with everything he says, but he's got me excited for the future.

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Nintendo's Niceness Problem

Nintendo might do well to remember that we, as gamers, crave a challenge every once in a while.

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Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2

The reality is that both American Idol and karaoke are conceptually voyeuristic endeavors for the audience. But for the participants, the competitiveness of a contest like American Idol doesn't necessarily translate.

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TWiG 2009-03-16: A Very Portable St. Patty's Day

New releases for the week of 2009-03-16...

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Ultimate Shooting Collection

Space shooters: where the art is in the execution.

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SimAnimals

This simulation of animal behavior may further the Sim-franchise's interests in simulating human behavior.

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SPRay

While plenty of games have been very clearly inspired by Super Mario 64, SPRay might be the first that's drawn so directly from the underrated Super Mario Sunshine.

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Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine (Wii Version)

If you really like the experience of chopping a lot, you're gonna love Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine.

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Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars

For all the innovation in Mushroom Men, it is not applied in a way that suitably overcomes the inherent problems of the genre.

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Castlevania Judgment

Many of the characters in Judgment seem like caricatures of themselves, their designs clearly influenced a bit too much by Soul Calibur.

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Skate It

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

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Quantum of Solace

What truly shines in Quantum of Solace is the single player mode, not the multiplayer that the series has become notorious for.

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Art Style: Rotohex

For all intents and purposes, Art Style: Rotohex is Tetris with triangles.

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WiiWare: Tetris Party

A look at the latest iteration of Tetris via Nintendo's WiiWare.

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Wii Music

Where Miyamoto says you're creating music, you're actually just creating varying rhythms, stringing together eighth and sixteenth notes.

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Art Style: Orbient

How does one evaluate the challenge of a game that features an entirely unique play style?

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Add Go Vacation to the ranks of social games that bring face-to-face interactions into a virtual world. Its premise is simple: the game takes you to a virtual resort where you can participate in a variety of mini-games thinly disguised as sports and recreational activities.

Michael Thomsen makes a strong case for shooters on the Wii. I don't agree with everything he says, but he's got me excited for the future.

Nintendo might do well to remember that we, as gamers, crave a challenge every once in a while.

The reality is that both American Idol and karaoke are conceptually voyeuristic endeavors for the audience. But for the participants, the competitiveness of a contest like American Idol doesn't necessarily translate.

New releases for the week of 2009-03-16...

Space shooters: where the art is in the execution.

This simulation of animal behavior may further the Sim-franchise's interests in simulating human behavior.

While plenty of games have been very clearly inspired by Super Mario 64, SPRay might be the first that's drawn so directly from the underrated Super Mario Sunshine.

If you really like the experience of chopping a lot, you're gonna love Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine.

For all the innovation in Mushroom Men, it is not applied in a way that suitably overcomes the inherent problems of the genre.

Many of the characters in Judgment seem like caricatures of themselves, their designs clearly influenced a bit too much by Soul Calibur.

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

What truly shines in Quantum of Solace is the single player mode, not the multiplayer that the series has become notorious for.

For all intents and purposes, Art Style: Rotohex is Tetris with triangles.

For a player wanting a good laugh, Sam & Max delivers.

A look at the latest iteration of Tetris via Nintendo's WiiWare.

Where Miyamoto says you're creating music, you're actually just creating varying rhythms, stringing together eighth and sixteenth notes.

How does one evaluate the challenge of a game that features an entirely unique play style?

A Dramatization of the Console War of 2008.