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Category Archives: arcade
Besting Cesar: Examining Shank’s final fight
Further to my review of Shank over at Rules of the Game, I wanted to examine the fight with Cesar, the man responsible for the murder of Shank’s girlfriend and the last encounter of the game. It stuck in my … Continue reading
Shank review at Rules of the Game
I got a review copy a few weeks ago for Shank, a beat ‘em up from Klei Entertainment. I’d been following this game since the original announcement, and after seeing the initial demonstration videos I was pretty fired up for … Continue reading
Posted in action, arcade, reviews, Rules of the Game, xbox 360
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Playing catch-up on the XBox 360
I took advantage of the Boxing Day shopping frenzy over the weekend and picked up an XBox 360 Pro Holiday Bundle at a discount that was hard to ignore. This is a purchase I had been deeply considering since my … Continue reading
Posted in action, arcade, castlevania, console gaming, demos, features, fps, gears of war, platformer, rpg, xbox 360
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GameSetWatch: Platforming on the PC: A Brief History
Posted in action, arcade, game culture, pc gaming
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Alien Shooter 2: an alloy?
Posted in action, arcade, demos, pc gaming
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What Happened to the Arcade?
Posted in arcade, game culture, gaming, the cultural gutter
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