Borderlands! I LOVE the first game. It’s really fun, very replayable and it’s one of the only games this gen that got the idea of DLC right. I hear the multiplayer was great too, but I wouldn’t know, I soloed the thing… multiple times.
I’ve been quite hyped for the sequel, which looked amazing in every preview. I finally played through it (and then some) and I think I can give my final verdict on it now.
So read on and see if the sequel is as awesome as the original!
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You know, when I first saw gameplay footage for this game, it looked really bad. Then it kinda fell off the radar for a little while, but when it popped back up and people actually played it at E3, it sounded pretty awesome.
Now the new Double Dragon is out and I’ll say this right away: it’s awesome, buy it now!
But I guess I should elaborate. So read on and see why I like this game so much!
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Wow, talk about being slow, this has been out for over a month and I still didn’t get my review out >_> But here it is, my review for Lollipop Chainsaw… Now to finish my review for Gravity Rush which came out at the same time… Damn I’m slow.
It’s a zombie game! And yet I was pretty excited for it before it came out, despite zombies being probably the third most overdone thing this generation. A lot of it had to do with the advertising and overall crazyness of everything I saw about this game, but what really made me want it is that Dave played it at PAX East and told me the gameplay was really good.
So… how is it? Read on and see!
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It’s Mario. It’s awesome. Do I really need to say more?
Okay, I guess saying just that is really not doing this game justice, since there’s actually a lot to say about it. Its original game design philosophy is something to be commended and that’s what I want to talk about here.
So read on!
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Ah the Sonic cylce: see the game’s reveal trailer, get excited thinking “finally, THIS is the game that will make Sonic be good again”, see some gameplay videos and think “this doesn’t look too bad!” and then play the game and realize it’s terrible as always. It happened with every Sonic game. EVEN Black Knight where they gave Sonic a sword had a lot of people thinking that it would be the game to revive Sonic.
Well, before actually playing the game, I was planning on coming into this review saying “Hey guys, this new Sonic games is bad as usual, don’t buy it, ‘k?”. But somehow I can’t do that, because then I’d be lying.
Read on and see what Generations did right with the Sonic franchise… FINALLY!
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I wasn’t sure if I was going to review this at all, for the same reason I didn’t review OoT3D. In the case of OoT3D… what would be the point? Everyone who can call themselves a gamer has played that glorious game at least once in their lives, and already know if they like it or not. There’s literally nothing I can say about OoT3D that hasn’t been said billions of times already. It’s a game that shouldn’t be reviewed.
But then I figured that Star Fox 64, while quite popular in its own time, is currently pretty much only know for “Do a barrel roll!” and “Can’t let you do that, Star Fox!”, basically just being a cheap meme machine. So… what the heck, let’s review it!
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Sometimes it’s a great feeling to play a low-budget game that’s made solely with the idea of being fun to play, rather than concentrating on pointless stuff like graphics and story. And that’s what EDF is all about.
The previous game in the series, Earth Defense Force 2017, was a ton of fun, even though it was clearly made with a 2 dollar budget.
Let’s check it out and see how this one holds up, shall we?
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Pac-Man, one of the legendaries in the gaming industry. Despite being part of a few less-than-stellar platforming and adventure games, and the infamous Atari 2600 port (which really IS as bad as you might have heard), Pac-Man’s original gameplay style remains timeless and one of the best pure gameplay experiences ever. Basically, if you don’t like Pac-Man, you can’t consider yourself a gamer. It’s that awesome.
When I checked the demo for this game, I didn’t think I’d end up buying it, considering I already have a few versions of Pac-Man available to me (on NES, on Atari 2600 (there’s actually 2 good Pac-Man games on there, people tend to forget those because of the crappy port), the arcade version in my MAME cabinet), but then I saw something that got my attention: this game has a BOMB button. A Pac-Man game with a bomb button? What the heck? That’s awesome! I had to buy it.
Needless to say I instantly picked it up after experiencing the furious gameplay. So read on and see exactly why I liked it so much!
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Nippon Ichi Software in Japan and NIS America have been pretty active on the PSP this year, with 2 “What Did I Do To Deserve This?” games, Cladun, Disgaea Infinite, and, in Japan, Prinny 2, Criminal Girls, a PSP port of the awesome Phantom Brave, and I’m probably forgetting something. But the most interesting release by NIS and NIS America this year is, without a doubt, “Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman”.
The moment I saw the trailer for this game (well, the japanese version of the trailer really, but the english one really hyped me up), I knew I had to pick it up. Not only is the title one of the most awesome I’ve ever seen, the actual gameplay and potential depth of the game made it really interesting.
Read on and see if it’s as awesome as the trailer makes it look!
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Earthworm Jim, amongst the biggest badasses in the video game world. I mean, they just don’t make heroes like him anymore. Random earthworm who had a super-advanced space suit falling on him from outer space, making him a super powerful, lasergun-totting, super hero? And he can use his head as a whip? Awesome.
He hasn’t seen lots of action in quite some time (let’s just forget Earthworm Jim 3D, shall we?), but finally Jim is back and awesome as he should be.
I wanted to do a full review of this, but, well, I can’t find the motivation/originality to write a full complete review of such a classic game without sounding like a broken record. Instead, I’ll just quickly give my impressions on it, which will be a lot simpler.
Read on!
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