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Borderlands: Genre Pollution

Posted on December 14, 2009 by

With Borderlands, a game described as a “role-playing shooter”, developers Gearbox hope to capture the audience that spends many sleepless nights wandering through forgotten strongholds while pillaging corpses and undefended treasure chests. They want to make the grind of the … Continue reading →

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Prototype: With Great Power Comes No Responsibility

Posted on November 13, 2009 by

Prototype is excess. It is what happens when game designers grow up with American comic books post-comics code and the type of Japanese animation that is more interested in overblown displays of power than telling a story. It is a … Continue reading →

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Prince of Persia: Epilogue

Posted on October 15, 2009 by

This is the second part of a two-part review of Prince of Persia (2008) and the “Epilogue” (2009) downloadable content. There are spoilers, but you already knew that. This review examines the “Epilogue” adventure and its relationship with the original … Continue reading →

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Prince of Persia: Destiny or Inevitable Conclusion?

Posted on October 8, 2009 by

This is the first part of a two-part review of Prince of Persia (2008) and the “Epilogue” (2009) downloadable content. There are spoilers, but you already knew that. Taking UbiSoft Montreal’s intentions at face value one should be able to … Continue reading →

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chasing the shivan dragon

Posted on June 24, 2009 by

Magic: The Gathering is a property that formed the foundation of a tabletop gaming empire for a new generation of gamers, changing the face of a hobby that until then was buried in basements and isolated in musty smelling comic … Continue reading →

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Ninja Gaiden II: born to die one thousand times

Posted on May 1, 2009 by

Ninja Gaiden II is unyielding. It represents my history with video games: a time when I was too stubborn to resist the challenge from an indifferent master that taught the path of practice, patience and persistence. Only a few months … Continue reading →

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Gears of War: sometimes the answer is more bullets

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

My first exposure to Gears of War was a commercial that aired in late 2006 featuring Gary Jules’ cover of “Mad World”. It was an awkward insertion of a popular song for what appeared to be a grungy, blood spattered … Continue reading →

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What I want from Dead Rising 2

Posted on February 20, 2009 by

Updated February 22, 2009 with some new thoughts on weapon durability and the game environment. Now that the existence of Dead Rising 2 has officially been confirmed, the masses can begin speculating on its contents from the few screenshots that … Continue reading →

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Some Deep Thinking on BioShock

Posted on December 23, 2008 by

Beneath the waves of the Atlantic Ocean, there is a hidden metropolis established by a megalomaniac tired of dealing with the confines imposed on him by the modern world. In the wake of a civil war that tore this city … Continue reading →

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Portrait of Ruin

Posted on December 10, 2008 by

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin feels like desperation. It is Konami’s attempt at reinventing the portable Castlevania series and expand it beyond the walls of Dracula’s castle. Where Dawn of Sorrow was more of a refinement of Aria of Sorrow with … Continue reading →

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