Q-Games’ follow-up to their acclaimed 2009 shooter adds some new fluids, a light/dark mechanics, and multiplayer to the dynamic fluid action. What’s It About? This will be a spoiler since PixelJunk Shooter 2 begins right where the first game ended,…
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The last time I played a new Contra game was Contra: Shattered Soldier on the PS2. Since then there have been Xbox Live Arcade releases of the original and Super Contra games. What we have not seen though is a…
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For many fans of the epic genre, Japanese role-playing games have all but gone stale. With the exception of Demon's Souls, there hasn't been a single title that has unanimously pushed the genre forward. Even Square's behemoth Final Fantasy XIII…
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The sequel to the acclaimed remake of Bionic Commando finally adds the ability to jump. What’s It About? While Grin’s 3D Bionic Commando may not have done well as Capcom would have liked, their 2.5D remake of the original NES…
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Tales From Space: About A Blob combines Katamari Damacy with 2D platforming in the PlayStation Network debut for Drinkbox Studios. What’s It About? Tales From Space: About A Blob begins as a group of blobs launch themselves off of a…
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EA’s latest downloadable title for XBLA and PSN takes the dual-stick shooter genre to some very tiny places that you haven't seen before. What’s It About? MicroBot begins with the microscopic robot under your control being injected into a subject’s…
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Atomic Games is bringing their expertise with wargames to Xbox Live Arcade with Breach, their new online multiplayer first-person shooter. What’s It About? With multiplayer first-person shooters being all the rage right now, it’s no surprise to see some of…
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Kratos and Ready at Dawn return to the PSP for God of War: Ghost of Sparta, the latest chapter in the Spartan’s story. What’s It About? With God of War III putting a nice little bow on the end of…
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Yes, another Call of Duty game. While Activision is giving gamers more than their fair share of the popular shooter franchise, year after year one thing remains clear: they are always consistently great games with some of the best multiplayer…
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While gaming sports fans may be disappointed with this generation's lack of competition in sports titles, thanks in part to EA Sports monopolization of the genre that all started with their exclusivity deal with the NFL, it has sort of…
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With the rapid growth in popularity with mixed martial arts in 2008, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) sought a video game publisher to help capitalize on the trend. With an established track record, UFC first went to EA Sports–who quickly…
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Every year there are a handful of games that fall under the radar due to release schedules that just don't work out well. This year with games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and Gran…
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