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Halo: The Master Chief Collection consists of every title that Master Chief has ever been in; Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 4. If you are looking to play the shitacular awesome Halo 3: ODST and perhaps what is the more better attempt at telling a story without Master Chief; Halo: Reach, then you need to fire up your Xbox 360. Each of the titles received some sort of graphical upgrade with the most attention going to Halo 2 due to the release of Halo: The Mas
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Developer: 343 Industries
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Platform: Xbox One
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Genre: First Person Shooter
Players: Single Player and Multiplayer
The Halo series has defined a generation of gamers by ushering in a new entry into the console war; the Xbox and also kept gamers on their toes with Bungie, followed by 343 Industries' captivating storyline following Spartan 117, "Master Chief" and his A.I. companion Cortana through battles with the covenant, the flood, shutting down the Halo rings, and of course the very poignant ending between the two that happened at the completion of Halo 4. Couple that with what could be described as the first multi-player of it's kind to hit a console and explode with popularity that lasts to this very day, Halo has become one of the most recognized and popular franchises that we as gamers will ever live to see. Does Halo: The Master Chief Collection capture everything that we have seen so far from this defining series?
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Once the tutorial is complete the rest of the menu is opened and you are free to enjoy all of the games modes. Campaign, Zombie Survival, Wave Survival, Gladiator matches, Base matches, Death matches, even a league of legends like Space Defense League. The graphics are good for an indie title and the sound is excellent, but what really sets this game apart is the story and universe it creates. With a wonderful sense of humor I haven’t felt since the heyday of Sierra’s games Space Quest and King
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Developer: Triple.B.Titles
Publisher: Triple.B.Titles
Genre: Action, Indie, RPG
Platform: PC/Steam
Release Date: Jul 9, 2013
Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages is the gaming premiere for Triple.B.Titles, a family owned studio located in Dallas, Texas. Part shoot-em up, r.p.g, and sci-fi adventure, this space romp is definitely more than the sum of its parts. You begin with a multi-part tutorial that introduces you to the majority of ship types you will encounter throughout the 30 hour campaign.
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The latest game takes us back to the Hyrule from the SNES days. It not only takes us back there, but literally uses the exact same map from A Link To The Past and this is my only extremely minor complaint with the game. The map felt all too familiar and a tad bit lazy on Nintendo’s part. While this was a very slight downside to the game, it is in no way a detriment to the game and can also be viewed as strong suite. Much like a well worn pair of underpants, slipping back in to this world feels g
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Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Action-Adventure
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Release Date: November 22, 2013
When The Legend of Zelda released in 1987 I was 8 years old and it quickly became one of my favorite game franchises of all time. Through the years I have played and still own every single Legend of Zelda game that has been released. From the 1987 classic, to the downright travesties of the CD-i games, all the way through the latest A Link Between Worlds, I’ve played them all through to completion. While the original is still my favorite, I have loved them all (Yes even the terrible ones). I’m proud to say A Link Between Worlds is not terrible and is one of the most enjoyable games I’ve played in recent memory. I’m sorry if this ruined the ending of this review for you, but please read on to find out why this game is so good.
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I apologize in advance that this review is probably not too all-encompassing of the game, I had an obstacle on my way here. Namely that my version of the game proved too tricky (or broken) to advance. But that aside, let us venture forth into this empty void of our minds, to see what once lurked where memories should lay. I'm a clever little git, gettin all yo goodies Montague's Mount was a game that hadn't been too high on my radar, but did pique my interest when I saw the trailer of it.
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Title: Montague's Mount
Developer: Polypusher studios
Publisher: Mastertronic
Genre: First-person Horror-mystery
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Release Date: October 9, 2013
Price: $8.99
Montague's Mount is a tale of its own. Awash on a beach with no recollection of how you got there or even your own name, you see signs of civilization ahead, but nobody there. The mystery of Montague's mount and escaping the madness that grips you are your only driving forces off this cursed isle. Will you see through your own insanity and desperate isolation to uncover the secrets within?
Montague's Mount Review- a practice in eerie amnesia
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I’ll be honest. Not well. I went into this game with the expectations not of the game surpassing the original Amnesia, but at least holding the same ground; the same terror, the same unsettling feel. Expecting too much would have just been letting myself down from the get-go, it's a formula for failure; but it's certainly fair enough to expect the game to be at least as successful as it's predecessor. Without divulging too much of the storyline, it's difficult to explain exactly where A:AMfP wen
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Title: Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Developer: The Chinese Room / Frictional Games
Publisher: Frictional Games
Genre: First-person Horror Adventure
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Price: $19.99 (USD)
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs has extremely big shoes to fill. The original, Amnesia: The Dark Descent has been heralded as one of the scariest games to date, spawning thousands of Let's Plays, reaction videos, and hilarious stories. Frictional Games did a fantastic job with a small team, a limited budget, and an incredibly large imagination.
But how did A:AMfP fare?
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Apparently you not only make the player the president of the United States, but also give them superpowers. Saint's Row IV is a bit of a departure, even from how wacky the last game got. The Earth is threatened by evil alien overlord Zinyak, and the player and the gang are abducted right out of the oval office. Being trapped in a simulation a la The Matrix leads to some interesting gameplay possibilities, as well as tons of awesome references. It's not long before you start getting super powers
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Developed by: Volition, Inc.
Published by: Deep Silver
Platform: PC (Reviewed), PS3, Xbox 360
Release Date: August 20th, 2013
Players: Single Player and Co-op
Rated M for Mature by the ESRB
The Saint's Row series has lately become known for how ridiculous and over the top it is. But how do you top a game where you can run around beating people to death with a giant dildo bat?
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And there you have it folks, what I think is our first kid review of a game. After watching him play it on the iPad, I think it was a little easy for him and hope they bring some harder puzzles out in an update. However, overall, he, his friends, and his sister had a great time with it. For $0.99 you can't go wrong with fart noises, jazzy music, and cute doggies. If you have smaller kids, I think this would be right up their alley.
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Developed by: Bombajam
Platforms: iOS
Price: $0.99
Release Date: April 15, 2013
As a parent, it's sometimes tough to know what games are going to be fun for your kids. Especially younger kids. We here at Gamercide wanted to do something about that problem. That said, enter our first review (That I can think of) written by one of our little ones. The way I approached this was to allow him to play the game and then I wrote a list of questions for him to answer that are basically the same ones I would answer myself when writing any review. My son is 7 years old and when he heard the idea of being able to get a game, play it through, and then answer a few questions about it, he was over the moon excited. Keep in mind while reading the answers, I have not edited them or changed anything. This is his honest review of the game after playing it through to completion twice. So without further delay here's Hayden's review of Shade Dogs:
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This game has some amazing vistas! Metro’s story isn’t an entirely a new concept. Nuclear destruction wipes out society; society crumbles on itself and retreats underground to survive. Throw in a dash of mutants, terrifying and telepathic monsters known as the “Dark Ones”, set the stage in Russia with an economy based on trading military grade bullets and you pretty much get the point. Once again you’ll be filling the shoes of the previous protagonist, Artyom, although the storyline seems more
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Developed by: 4A Games
Published by: Deep Silver
Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
Release Date: May 14th, 2013
Prior to the release of Metro 2033 way back in March of 2010 I hadn’t heard much of the game, never read or knew of author Dmitry Glukhovsky’s novels bearing the same name, and despite these things I fell in love with the dark and depressing post-apocalyptic setting presented by Ukrainian based developer 4A Games. I can find flaws in just about any game I play, Metro 2033 itself also not excused, but the presentation of the game and the world that I was thrust into more than made up for my small criticisms at the time. When Gamercide was offered an opportunity to check out the newly released Metro: Last Light I immediately jumped at the chance to once again to don my gas mask and explore the incredibly detailed desolate landscapes.
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As I said, I have never touched a Dead Island game before and I was worried I wouldn’t be the right person to review its follow-up, however after playing the game; I think my fears were unwarranted. While the game isn’t great, it’s not terrible by any means. The visceral feeling of dismembering zombies with all sorts of weapons really works, especially in co-op. There are tons of quests, environments, weapons, and zombie types to keep things fresh throughout. Also, the character progression syst
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Developed by: Techland
Published by: Deep Silver
Distributed by: Square Enix
Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Physical Copy Available for $49.99
Dead Island Riptide is the follow up to the 2011 game Dead Island. The original was fairly well received and sold very well. That said I’ve never touched the original game. Will this be a hindrance or a blessing for Riptide? Read on and find out if I had as much fun bashing zombies around as most or if I put down my machete and walked away disappointed.
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AirBuccaneers originally was conceived back in 2004 as a mod within Unreal Tournament III during Epic's "Make Something Unreal" contest. Now almost ten years later a new and improved standalone version has graced my PC's hard drive and I have to admit to you I'm completely hooked! There is just something so mind-bogglingly satisfying about taking to the skies in a hot air balloon of death and watching your enemies plummet to the ground in a fiery blaze after a hail of cannon fire. Original
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Developed by: LudoCraft Ltd.
Published by: LudoCraft Ltd.
Platforms: PC
Release Date: Dec 5th, 2012
Available on Steam for $14.99 (3/25/13 - On sale today for $5.09 which is 66% off!!!)
If last year you approached me to say you had an idea to create a game where you pilot hot air balloons which are loaded up with cannons, rockets and flamethrowers I would have to say my interest would have been piqued. Throw in persistent character leveling, hilarious taunts (you really have to hear these to believe them), ship boarding, round it all out with two opposing forces of vikings and pirates and I would have told you to shut up and take my money! Thanks to Steam's GreenLight service this is exactly what happened when gamers united to give LudoCraft Ltd the go to release their fantastic fantasy balloon battling title, AirBuccaneers.
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The story centers on Dust, a somewhat cloaked figure that is woken up in the forest by a mystical talking sword called Ahrah and a flying sidekick named Fidget. As Dust awakens, he steps in to a world that is being overrun by monsters and runs across a village that needs to be saved from an impending monster horde. From there, the story of Dust's past and a war between races unfolds. With Fidget and Ahrah in tow, Dust sets out on his quest to regain his memories and determine what is going on in
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Developed by: Humble Hearts
Published by: Microsoft Studios
Platform: Xbox Live Arcade
Players: 1
Dust: An Elysian Tail. Just the name brings great joy to the members of Gamercide and a lot of the gaming community. We've been looking forward to the game for a very long time now. Back in 2009 we hooked up for an interview with the awesome and amazingly talented guys of Hyperduck Soundworks and our excitement for Dust only grew stronger after talking with the guys. You can check out our follow-up interview with Chris and Dan from 2010 here.
Dust: An Elysian Tail is an action RPG that was set for the Xbox Indie Games Channel, but after winning the 2009 Dream.Build.Play Challenge, it was given a full XBLA release. The game was basically designed by one man, Dean Dodrill, from the ground up. It was originally set for a 2011 release, but was later added as the anchor game for the Summer of Arcade of 2012. With its release, it will take its rightful place in the upper echelon of not only Xbox Live Arcade games, but of all the latest Xbox 360 games in general. Let's dive deeper in to the world of Dust and see if it can live up to my super high expectations. Sneak preview guys . . . It totally does.
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After selecting a new save, you are whisked away to a planet type land where you are greeted by two friendly and extremely helpful faces from A World of Keflings. With their help, you quickly find out that these small pint sized creatures have crashed and need to get back home with your help of course. How is a giant avatar suppose to land a hand to something that is other worldly? By building them a kingdom! Nothing has changed with the easy peasy controls when it comes to crafting supplies an
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Developer: Ninja Bee
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Platform: Xbox Live Arcade
Release Date: Wednesday October 26, 2011
Genre: City Building
Players: Single Player, Local Multiplayer
Rating: ESRB E for Everyone
Price: 320 Microsoft Points
Distribution: Xbox Live Marketplace
Little blue aliens are landing and invading your world in Ninja Bee's 2010 followup to A Kingdom of Keflings, A World of Keflings. These friendly, tiny, and so humorous bundles of joy are looking for you to help build them an alien friendly kingdom. Do you have what it takes to build a kingdom for aliens? Let's fire up that Xbox, hit play on A World of Keflings, and find out in our review of A World of Keflings: It Came From Outer Space DLC.
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Tips and Tricks - Make use of the larger plasma cannon when you can, but do it safely - As with all shmups, try and learn the enemy attack patterns Reaction While the game may be on the short side, it is definitely a great top down shooter. The new gameplay mechanic of having all your ships/lives on screen at once is really fun and can get pretty intense in the later levels. The risk/reward of the more powerful plasma shot versus maneuverability is something I think other games should tr
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Shoot 1Up
Developed by: Mommy's Best Games
Platforms: Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Indie Games)
Players: Singleplayer and 2-Player Local Co-Op
Unrated by the ESRB
Link to Purchase from Microsoft
The Breakdown
Beached whales, pies, random ships, and a gigantic metallic breasted woman that shoots glowing bullets. Those are just a few of the enemies you’ll face in this shoot ‘em up. The game can draw comparisons to Ikaruga, but strays from the normal conventions of a shoot ‘em up style game or shmup as they have become known.
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Described by the developer (Mommy’s Best Games) as a “shoot ‘em up for regular gamers”, this is one of the best Xbox Indie Games I’ve played to date. You take control of not just one ship, but your initial 3 ships right from the start. As you pick up extra ships through 1-Ups, they are all on screen at once. You can have up to 30 of them on screen at one time and potentially up to 120 if you play the local only co-op and get the “Mirror” power up.
You determine how far apart or close together your ships are using the right and left triggers. This is a risk/reward scenario, though. The further apart your ships are the harder they are to maneuver around the enemies, but you get a more powerful plasma shot. This definitely brings a new level of strategy to the game play. The bullet patterns aren’t entirely crazy in this one, as they are in most shmups. If you want more of a challenge you can crank the difficulty and the game speed for more of a challenge.
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The controls are fairly typical of the series thus far, but there are enough tweaks to make this installment feel new and different enough. The ability to swap between weapons mid combo is a very welcome addition. Also, this time around, the other weapons you are given actually have a place. You won’t just be using the Blades of Athena throughout the entire game. Each weapon feels different enough and you may even find a favorite other than the standard blades. Upgrading the weapons is the same
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God of War 3
Developed by: Santa Monica Studio
Published by: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Players: 1
Rated M by the ESRB
The Breakdown
Kratos has been on a mission of vengeance for the death of his family for over 5 years. Gods, Titans, and a bestiary full of monsters have stood in his way, but not even death could stop Kratos’ quest for the revenge he so desperately desires. Using a narrative that ties together every single game in the series, including God of War: Chains of Olympus on the PSP, the death of Zeus is finally within Kratos' grasp in this, the final game, in God of War series.
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Picking up right where God of War 2 left off, Kratos is on the back of the mother of the Titans, Gaia, as they ascend Mount Olympus. Gaia and Kratos are soon attacked by Poseidon. Both Gaia and Poseidon utterly dwarf Kratos. During the battle you are forced to make your way across the back, arms, and hands of Gaia to make your way to the eventual face-off with Poseidon. This opening sequence of the game is one in a laundry list of incredible set pieces that really give you a sense of the grand scale the game is trying to achieve. And achieve this goal it does. On his way to the final battle with Zeus, Kratos is forced to face lesser gods, such as the aforementioned battle with Poseidon, a battle with Helios (Which is different than the demo we were given, which was surprising.), and a chase with Hermes.
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The Important Stuff Let me start off by saying one thing that will blow your mind: This game plays like Bushido Blade. If you haven't played Bushido Blade, shame on you. If you have, then that last sentence may have you wondering how I could even compare the two. Allow me to explain. In Bushido Blade, most battles are won by a single, unparried strike. While you may not be able to kill your opponent in one hit in Deadliest Warrior (unless you hit them in the head just right), it only takes one o
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Deadliest Warrior: The Game
Developed by: Pipeworks Software
Published by: Spike Games
Platform: Xbox 360 (XBLA)
Players: 1-2 (2 player versus, online and offline)
Rated M for Mature by the ESRB
Link to Purchase from Microsoft
The Breakdown
8 of the fiercest warriors in history battle it out to see who the Deadliest Warrior is in this brutal fighter. Based on a TV show of the same name, what can we expect from this game? Does the game deliver, or is it just another mediocre tie-in? Read on to find out!
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The shooting and cover mechanics feel smooth, though the actual aiming can be a little clunky at times. Your bullets only seem to hit when the dot in the center of your reticule is directly on the enemies, not any other part of the circle, as if the gun doesn't have enough spray or is a bit too accurate. This doesn't help when all of the robots you fight throughout the game take an ungodly amount of bullets to kill unless you aim carefully for the head (but to be fair, I was playing the game on
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Dark Void
Developed by: Airtight Games
Published by: Capcom
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Players: 1
Rated T for Teen by the ESRB
The Breakdown
Jetpacks are awesome, it's a well known fact. But does Capcom let you burn out your fuse up there with a fun game, or is it gonna be a long, long time till jetpack enthusiasts forgive them for this atrocity? Find out when touchdown brings you 'round again in the rest of this review!
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A pilot in the mid 1930s crash lands in the Bermuda Triangle with his ex-girlfriend and discovers hostile alien robots. No that is not the plot of a B movie, that's actually what the game is about. Yes, the plot of Dark Void is very cliche, but that doesn't keep it from being entertaining, if for nothing else than the cheesiness. But that's not the point of the game. Dark Void is exactly what it appears to be: a jetpack game, and no, you don't have to collect spaceship parts or fuel to beat the levels. You don't get the jetpack until near the end of the first act, or "Episode" (the game is divided up into three of these), but I found the gameplay to be rather solid even without the jetpack.
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The Important Stuff Mafia II will suck you in from the very start of the game. The atmosphere in the game is done very well. From the style of the buildings, down to the music and cars. Add in the AI banter and the cutscenes, and it will have the hours ticking by without you even realizing it. The game uses a chapter system, which you can choose to complete after fulfilling a mission duty. Of course, you don't have to end the chapter. You can use that time to tune up your favorite car, buy some
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Mafia II
Developed by: 2K Czech
Published by: 2K Games
Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC
Players: 1
ESRB rating: M 17+
The Breakdown
You're Vito Scaletta. You find yourself back home in Empire Bay, after getting injured in World War II. Once back home, you realize some things have changed, while others haven't. Your Mother and Sister haven't changed one bit. However, your best friend from childhood, Joe Barbaro, most certainly has. Joe has a few things to show you, and you too will change after being introduced into the seedy underbelly of his newfound, Costa Nostra (mafia) world.
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Overall, the game play remains largely unchanged from previous versions, which isn’t a bad thing at all. You’re still defending your front yard, back yard, and roof from the oncoming zombie onslaught. All the mini games from the other versions are intact as well. A new mini game that is roughly based on one of Popcap’s other XBLA titles (Heavy Weapon) brings you a super powered pea shooter to face the zombies. The addition of multiplayer and co-op is very welcome. In co-op, each player plants th
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Plants Versus Zombies
Developed by: Popcap Games
Published by: Popcap Games
Players: 1-2 (Local Only)
Rated E10 (Everyone 10+) by the ESRB
The Breakdown
The zombies, they’re coming…to your Xbox. One of the best takes on the tower defense genre has come to Xbox Live Arcade. Do reworked controls, new game types, and extremely polished graphics make this a worthwhile addition to your Arcade game collection? Read on to find out.
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Plants Versus Zombies has become the standard tower defense game for most people. Starting out on the PC and making the excellent jump to the iPhone and iPad, the game faces the same challenges as most point and click games do when making the jump to a console, the controls. How do you keep that same feeling of using a mouse with analog sticks? Luckily for us, Popcap has really done a great job in making the controls feel just right in this latest port. A lot of tower defense games could take a cue from Popcap and tune their controls better.
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The first thing you'll notice is that the environment feels much more open than the first Dead Rising. Sure Willamette Mall was huge, but it just feels different to be able to actually walk around in an outside environment, in the streets of Still Creek. Though most of them are boarded up for obvious reasons, you can explore many of the houses and shops to find items of varying usefulness. One awesome new feature is the ability to combine items to make special weapons. To make a special weapon y
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Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
Developed by: Blue Castle, Capcom
Published by: Capcom
Players: 1
Rated M (Mature) by the ESRB
The Breakdown
Are you a bad enough dude to save your daughter from turning into a zombie? The zombie outbreak that started in Dead Rising has spread beyond Willamette, Colorado, and Chuck Greene, a former motocross champion, finds himself in search of a temporary cure called Zombrex for his infected daughter. Is Dead Rising 2: Case Zero able to stand on it's own as a good game, or is little more than a paid demo? Read on to find out.
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Dead Rising 2: Case Zero is a prologue to the upcoming (you guessed it) Dead Rising 2. You play as Chuck Greene, a former motocross star who must find Zombrex, a medicine that delays zombification for 12 hours, for his infected daughter Katey. Chuck and Katey find themselves stranded in the small town of Still Creek which has been overrun by zombies. With the military set to arrive by nightfall, and quarantine in effect, Chuck must find a way to escape with his daughter before the military takes her away from him.
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Now, what truly separates Harmony of Despair from other Castlevania titles is that it is completely multiplayer focused. It can be played single player, but you will have a hard time beating any levels solo until you get some exceptional equipment. The game can be played with up to 5 other players online. The game can be very hard, especially some of the bosses, but with a well rounded group that knows what they're doing, it becomes a lot easier. The characters have enough variety to round out t
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Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Developed by: Konami
Published by: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360 (XBLA)
Players: 1 (2-6 players online)
Rated T (Teen) by the ESRB
The Breakdown
Castlevania is a traditionally single player only franchise, not known for having any multiplayer. Will Konami's first truly multiplayer focused Castlevania title please fans, or is it a disappointment? Read on to find out.
The Important Stuff
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is essentially a loot game. You don't level up your character in the game like Symphony of the Night, but rather you increase your stats by getting better weapons, armor, and accessories. This may sound a bit strange at first, but there is a very clear sense of character progression as you continue to upgrade your equipment.
There are 5 characters in the game from various Castlevania titles, including Alucard, Soma, Jonathan, Charlotte, and Shanoa. Each of them has a unique style of play and their own set of skills that can be leveled up in various ways based on who you are playing as. For instance, Soma has a chance of gaining souls from any slain monsters, which can be used as attack spells or equipped like an accessory to boost stats, depending on the soul, while Charlotte has a magical shield that blocks enemy magic and has a chance to absorb it to use for herself. Acquiring multiple souls or spells will increase that particular ability's level. Jonathan and Shanoa have subweapons and magic spells respectively which are found by defeating enemies and leveled up through use. Alucard's spells only level up by getting them from chests, bosses, or scrolls dropped by enemies.
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Unfortunately, great water effects and an engaging story can only do so much to mask the unresponsive and sluggish and unnecessarily complicated controls. Jumping over a fiery pit to a balcony should not be a complicated affair. Furthermore, it really shouldn’t send you careening in the wrong direction if you do get the button combination right. There are also issues with story and cut scene pacing, which seems to be a trend in gaming in general. I shouldn’t get a cut scene every 10 to 15 ste
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[Review] - Hydrophobia
Developed by: Dark Energy Digital
Published by: Microsoft Game Studios
Players: 1
Rated M for Mature by the ESRB
The Breakdown
A group of terrorists, known as the Malthusians, has taken over the luxury liner the Queen of the World. As Kate Wilson, you are on a mission to escape the sinking wreckage with your life. All the while your co-workers and friends are dying around you.
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Hydrophobia is a typical 3rd person action-adventure game that integrates some of the most amazing water effects to date. The tale of a giant luxury liner, that has taken the place of cities due to the “great population flood”, under siege by a terrorist group makes for some very tense moments that will have you on the edge of your seat. As water rushes in around you, you can really see where the time was spent on the game. The HydroEngine, which was created specifically for the game, and allows for more realistic water effects that are different each time you play the levels.
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The graphics in Red Dead Redemption are very crisp, even standing up to the age old sniper scope texture examination (you know you do it too). Everything is very detailed, from the foliage, to the wildlife, to the rolling landscape visible for dozens of miles in every direction. The sound is great, with all of the sound effects sounding realistic and highly immersive in surround sound. The music is very fitting and ambient, with piano and guitar music that are staples of the Western theme, and c
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Red Dead Redemption
Developed by: Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar North
Published by: Rockstar Games
Players: 1 offline, 2-16 player online multiplayer
Rated M (Mature) by the ESRB
The Breakdown
Rockstar is known for making massive, open, driving and shooting games. But what happens when they turn back the clock and make a game set in the early 1900s, when the West was still untamed, and the automobile had barely been invented? Was this bold move a good idea, or should Rockstar stick to making games set in the modern era? Find out in the rest of this review.
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Red Dead Redemption is an absolutely massive free roaming game set in the old frontier days of the beginning of the 20th century. You play as John Marston, a former outlaw with a mysterious past, who keeps mostly to himself. He is working for the government to hunt down his fellow gang members, and it isn't revealed why he is helping them until partway through the game. As with many of Rockstar's games, you deal with various people with their own sets of issues, that have a laundry list of tasks for you to complete for them before they'll help you out with your own mission. Similar to the Grand Theft Auto franchise, the dialog in the game is very poignant and clever, with excellent voice acting. You really do end up hating many of the people you have to work for, and caring for some of the people that John cares about. You have to deal with all of the dark aspects of humanity, from hypocrites to charlatans, and everything in between. Once again, Rockstar brings a gritty and realistic world to life, while at the same time infusing it with their own excellent sense of humor.
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The controls are simple and perfect. You jump with the “A” button and you sprint with the “X” or “RT” button. It’s really that simple and they work flawlessly. You can never use them as an excuse for a bad run through a level. If you die, it is your own fault. The music and sound effects are in a word, AMAZING. dBsoundworks does an awesome job yet again. You may not know these guys, but I can almost guarantee that you’ve heard their work previously. Their growth from games like Canabalt, Gravity
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Developed by: Team Meat
Players: 1
Platforms: XBLA, (Windows, Mac, and Wiiware coming in November)
Rated T (Teen) by the ESRB
You are Meat Boy. You love Bandage Girl and she loves you. Nobody likes Dr. Fetus and that pisses him off. He steals Bandage Girl and it is your job to save her. This is a simple premise that leads to one of the most perfect platform games in, not just recent, but in all of gaming history. At an introductory price of $10, this is the best game money can buy. This reviewer hasn’t played a game in recent memory that has hit every mark that I had set for it in my mind. And in most cases it well exceeded my expectations.
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Zeno Clash is a hard game to classify because it is so strange, but the closest you could probably get is to call it a first person brawler. You play as Ghat, whose objective is to smash in the faces of every elephantoid, birdman, and wolf-lady that he sees as he makes his way across the outlandish landscape of Zenozoik in his quest to find the truth about the freakish Father-Mother. The story is fairly obscure, but with enough backstory and interesting characters to keep it entertaining. Of
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Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition
Developed by: ACE Team
Published by: Atlus
Players: 1 offline, 2 player online co-op
Rated T (Teen) by the ESRB
In an age where there is a clear division between first person shooters and brawlers, Zeno Clash blurs the line in one of the strangest and most unique games that has come out in a long time. The setting and characters are some of the strangest you'll see in a video game. But is it too strange? Is the game a brilliant combination of disparate elements, or just a patchwork of failure?
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The world of Fable III is based heavily on your decisions and promises that you make to other leaders throughout the game. The decisions not only effect your moral standing with the people of Albion, but also your relationships with others in the world around you and in some cases it is a matter of life or death. Can you order innocents to die for a supposed "crime" and save the love of your life or should your lover die and have the lives of the civilians spared all in the name of doing the r
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Developed by: Lionhead Studios
Published by: Microsoft Game Studios
Players: 1 player, 2 player cooperative online and offline
Platforms: Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Rated: M
Date of Release: October 25 2010 in North America and Australia and on October 29, 2010 in Europe
Albion is about to face it's biggest threat yet and it is up to you whether or not Albion can muster up enough force to rise above and defeat it or crumble under it's very own regime and existence. How will you lead the revolution? Will you be the hero that Albion desperately needs and deserves or will you be the tyrant that rules with an iron fist?
In Lionhead Studio's latest entry into their highly successful Fable series, Fable III is set 50 years after the events of Fable II. You find yourself as either the prince or princess depending on your gender choice at the beginning of the game, living under the ruling of your tyrant brother King Logan, who has taken over the crown from your father or mother which was the character you played as in Fable II. He has turned the world of Albion and it's surroundings into nothing but wastelands for poverty and crime. The people are outraged and determined to see a change and they look for you to do it as your first major decision on your Road to Rule happens very early in the game.
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