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  • Rating:10
    South Park: The Stick of Truth is a fantastic RPG and one of the best licensed games ever made.

    South Park: The Stick of Truth (Grand Wizard Edition)

    South Park: The Stick of Truth is a fantastic RPG and one of the best licensed games ever made.

    There have been a few South Park games over the years with the first being on the Nintendo 64 and with the most recent being on Xbox Live. These have had mixed reactions to say the least and none have brought the charm o... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    The Legend of Zelda hasn't held up as well as you'd hope, but it's still a legendary game.

    The Legend of Zelda

    The Legend of Zelda hasn't held up as well as you'd hope, but it's still a legendary game.

    This review is for the Wii U Virtual Console release. The Legend of Zelda is a well known icon in the video game industry, a legend if you will. It's no surprise when the newest announcment of a Zelda game causes a riot ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Strider Hiryu is back and he's looking better than ever!

    Strider

    Strider Hiryu is back and he's looking better than ever!

    Reboots are common now. Tomb Raider, DmC, Deus Ex, even Donkey Kong. Now, Capcom has rebooted an old classic; Strider. The new Strider doesn't brave bold new frontiers like other reboots and aims more to bring fans some ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Trauma Center: Second Opinion uses the Wii's capabilities to bring us a new experience!

    Trauma Center: Second Opinion

    Trauma Center: Second Opinion uses the Wii's capabilities to bring us a new experience!

    The motion controls of the Wii opened the doors to many new types of games and new ways to play games, as did the DS before it. This was apparant with the release of Trauma Center: Second Opinion; a port of the DS game T... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Naughty Dog returns to Sony's Platform with a new franchise!

    Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

    Naughty Dog returns to Sony's Platform with a new franchise!

    Naughty Dog has been with Sony since the beginning of their console life bringing Sony some success with the Crash Bandicoot series on PlayStation and the Jak & Daxter series on PlayStation 2. Sticking with the tradi... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    For a digital idol, Hatsune Miku is no joke.

    Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F

    For a digital idol, Hatsune Miku is no joke.

    Japan is a very different place than Canada or America and this is made very apparent once you learn of Hatsune Miku; Japan's number 1 digital idol. Hatsune Miku is a synthesized voice that is made to make songs, she has... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Travis Touchdown enters the HD world, but the results aren't as spectacular as you'd hope.

    No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise

    Travis Touchdown enters the HD world, but the results aren't as spectacular as you'd hope.

    No More Heroes was a big surprise when it was released on the Wii. It was a violent, blood soaked, crude surprise for Wii owners and it was great. It was fun, funny and crazy. When Sony released the PlayStation Move, dev... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Square travels back in time and fixes the timeline XIII damaged.

    Final Fantasy XIII-2

    Square travels back in time and fixes the timeline XIII damaged.

    Square caused another huge rift in the Final Fantasy fanbase when the released the highly anticipated Final Fantasy XIII. Some people liked it, some people loved it and most people hated it. More importantly, the vast ma... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5
    Like it's name suggests, it's as transparent as a Ghost.

    Call of Duty: Ghosts

    Like it's name suggests, it's as transparent as a Ghost.

    Call of Duty is run into the ground. This is a truth that Black Ops II has tried to prove wrong but it seems Infinity Ward didn't get the memo when developing Ghosts. Call of Duty: Ghosts is the tenth game in the series ... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Set sail on an adventure years and years in the making!

    Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

    Set sail on an adventure years and years in the making!

    Assassin's Creed has ended, at least that's what you'd think after beating the third game. Of course, Ubisoft couldn't let one of it's best sellers just die like that so the Creed is back for a it's fourth full entry wit... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    Mario, once again, conquers the World only this time he's doing it in 3D!

    Super Mario 3D World

    Mario, once again, conquers the World only this time he's doing it in 3D!

    The Wii U is getting a new lease on life thanks to the slew of new releases that started off with Pikmin 3. The Wii U releases of the year ended with the biggest of them all; Super Mario 3D World. Mario got his HD feet w... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6
    While it isn't as shocking as the original, it works well with the Wii's motion controls.

    Manhunt 2

    While it isn't as shocking as the original, it works well with the Wii's motion controls.

    Manhunt was a messed up, twisted, disgusting, brutal, disturbing and offensive game released by Rockstar for the PS2 and Xbox. It was a stealth, horror-style game that wanted you to kill your enemies in the sickest way p... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Kirby's trip to Patch Land is a fun and gorgeous adventure even if it is a little easy.

    Kirby's Epic Yarn

    Kirby's trip to Patch Land is a fun and gorgeous adventure even if it is a little easy.

    Kirby is Nintendo's go-to puffball when they want to innovate. He's been a pinball, he raced on a warp star, he's played golf and he's been in a puzzle game. Now, Nintendo handed the series reigns to GoodFeel, the team b... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Vergil's Downfall is a neat piece of DLC and it's better than most other games offer.

    DmC: Devil May Cry - Vergil's Downfall

    Vergil's Downfall is a neat piece of DLC and it's better than most other games offer.

    DmC: Devil May Cry was an enjoyable action game and it had a great final boss fight. Now, the promised Vergil DLC is here and it picks up from where the game ends. Will you want to keep making the Devil Cry? Or would you... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Suda's attempt at mixing sex appeal with his wackiness isn't the best, but it is fun.

    Lollipop Chainsaw

    Suda's attempt at mixing sex appeal with his wackiness isn't the best, but it is fun.

    I've said it once and I'll say it every time I need to review one of his games; Suda51 is nuts. He proved that many times over with Killer7, No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned but he's back to prove it once more. L... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    While it's a worthwhile game, you'll not like it for it's gameplay.

    American McGee's Alice

    While it's a worthwhile game, you'll not like it for it's gameplay.

    American McGee's Alice was a little cult classic published by EA around ten years ago. It was meant to get a PS2 port but it was canceled. Console owners like myself were mostly unaware of this game until EA announced a ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    The Xenos and Predators are at it again in a fun, but flawed, reboot.

    Aliens vs. Predator

    The Xenos and Predators are at it again in a fun, but flawed, reboot.

    I love the Alien series and I enjoy the Predator series. I never owned a PC back in the day so I missed to two great Alien vs Predator games. So it seems the 2011 reboot is all I have. It's goal was to bring the franchis... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Call of Duty: Black Ops II paints a dark future for mankind, but a bright future for Treyarch.

    Call of Duty: Black Ops II

    Call of Duty: Black Ops II paints a dark future for mankind, but a bright future for Treyarch.

    Call of Duty has got to change. Things were bad with the first Black Ops with how stale the franchise was getting. Sure it was still fun and everything, but it was the same thing every time. At least Black Ops decided to... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    What are the numbers? They all add up to the best Call of Duty since Modern Warfare.

    Call of Duty: Black Ops

    What are the numbers? They all add up to the best Call of Duty since Modern Warfare.

    Call of Duty needs some new life. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare burst out of the gates firing with it's revolutionary multiplayer and World at War brought us back to World War II and let us put an end to the war in spec... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Wario is back is a fun, beautiful and entertaining platformer.

    Wario Land: Shake It!

    Wario is back is a fun, beautiful and entertaining platformer.

    Wario has seen a massive shift in popularity. His Warioware games are doing quite well and his Wario Land series before it were pretty fun. Now, Nintendo decided to give Wario another chance to star in a platformer with ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    In space, no one will hear you bleed, scream, cry and die.

    Dead Space

    In space, no one will hear you bleed, scream, cry and die.

    Everyone knows that in space, no one can hear you scream, at least according to the Alien franchise. Many game developers like this idea and borrowed a lot of their inspiration from the Alien franchise, such as Metroid a... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Banjo and Kazooie's new adventure is cool and creative, but very repetitive.

    Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

    Banjo and Kazooie's new adventure is cool and creative, but very repetitive.

    Banjo and Kazooie have been off work for a while now. Microsoft has kept them away from the action for long enough it seems as the duo are in for another adventure. This time, things are being shaken up a bit by placing ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    Rare offers you a garden full of fun and beauty. It's a fantastic game and it's well worth a buy.

    Viva Pinata

    Rare offers you a garden full of fun and beauty. It's a fantastic game and it's well worth a buy.

    Rare isn't looking too good. Ever since Microsoft bought them they have been on a downward slope. Their games aren't up to their old standards and, while they are still well-made games, they lost their old charm. Sure, C... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Sleeping Dogs is a fun game and a nice punch to spark the Open-World genre.

    Sleeping Dogs

    Sleeping Dogs is a fun game and a nice punch to spark the Open-World genre.

    The developers of this generation are obsessed with Open World games. They are everywhere and it takes a special game to stand out among them. What can stand up to the Assassin's Creeds and Grand Theft Autos of the sixth... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Assassin's Creed III brings an end to the original trilogy and brings with it some great additions to the franchise.

    Assassin's Creed III

    Assassin's Creed III brings an end to the original trilogy and brings with it some great additions to the franchise.

    The Assassin's Creed franchise has been building up to this moment since the release of the first game. Desmond and his crew are at the end of the road and they need Desmond to take one more trip inside the Animus to fin... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Dishonored is a one-of-a-kind gaming experience. Will you be a merciful ghost? Or a violent assassin?

    Dishonored

    Dishonored is a one-of-a-kind gaming experience. Will you be a merciful ghost? Or a violent assassin?

    New IPs are hard to come by this late in the Generation. The new franchises have set it and developers are more hard pressed to come up with new ideas and new franchises when a new console is in the minds of most gamers.... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Ratchet & Clank make the leap to HD in Tools of Destruction and it's a fantastic leap.

    Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

    Ratchet & Clank make the leap to HD in Tools of Destruction and it's a fantastic leap.

    Each of the three console giants have their franchises; Nintendo has Mario and Zelda, Microsoft has Forza and Halo. Sony happens to own the rights to one of my all-time favorite game franchises; Ratchet & Clank. Thi... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Darksiders is a lot like a love letter to gamers who love The Legend of Zelda and Devil May Cry.

    Darksiders

    Darksiders is a lot like a love letter to gamers who love The Legend of Zelda and Devil May Cry.

    Imitation is a form of flattery they say. In the game industry this can prove true, but it can also become what it is, an imitation that makes you want the real thing. Darksiders is a mash-up of imitation; it's combat s... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    Super Smash Bros. Melee is a HUGE improvement over the original game and it stands as one of the best Killer Apps ever.

    Super Smash Bros. Melee

    Super Smash Bros. Melee is a HUGE improvement over the original game and it stands as one of the best Killer Apps ever.

    Super Smash Bros. was a fantastic experiment. It was an extremely fun multiplayer bash. It had solid gameplay that provided a great foundation for Nintendo to build upon. To help usher in the GameCube, Nintendo has relea... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    While not as good as the previous games, Super Paper Mario is a great adventure for the Wii.

    Super Paper Mario

    While not as good as the previous games, Super Paper Mario is a great adventure for the Wii.

    The Paper Mario series was created to continue Mario's RPG adventures and the first two games were extremely successful in this regard. Intelligent Systems then decided that it was time for a mix up with the franchise an... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 is an epic. It is easily the best anime game ever released.

    Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2

    Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 is an epic. It is easily the best anime game ever released.

    Anime games are rarely good games, they are usually given to a small, unexperienced team that can't do the property justice. That's not always the case but it usually is and it's fortunate that the Ultimate Ninja Storm s... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Fallout: New Vegas is a fantastic game, a game that is different enough for it to co-exist with Fallout 3.

    Fallout: New Vegas

    Fallout: New Vegas is a fantastic game, a game that is different enough for it to co-exist with Fallout 3.

    War never changes. Neither did the nature of Fallout. Fallout 3 was released in 2008 and it set the world on fire when Bethesda turned it into another version of the Elder Scrolls. This was a strange turn for the fans o... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Disgaea 2 is better than the first in most ways and is a welcome sight to those who are wanting more.

    Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories

    Disgaea 2 is better than the first in most ways and is a welcome sight to those who are wanting more.

    Disgaea: Hour of Darkness brought some great things to the SRPG genre. Most importantly it brought humor, character building and lifting. Now, Nippon Ichi has returned with Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, a very much improv... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Silent Hill: Downpour surpasses Homecoming thanks to originality and some great exploration.

    Silent Hill: Downpour

    Silent Hill: Downpour surpasses Homecoming thanks to originality and some great exploration.

    The Silent Hill series has been in a hole since Silent Hill veterans Team Silent was disbanded. Silent Hill: Homecoming was good, but it was very uninspired. Silent Hill: Origins was marred by game design. Finally, Silen... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is THE best Zelda game so far and it's a beautiful, beautiful game.

    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is THE best Zelda game so far and it's a beautiful, beautiful game.

    The Legend of Zelda has never been in a situation like it is now. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was praised up and down and is known as the best game ever made in a lot of circles. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's M... Read Full Review

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  • Rating:8
    Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is the next step in the evolution of SRPGs, with some great characters and combat.

    Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

    Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is the next step in the evolution of SRPGs, with some great characters and combat.

    Strategy-RPGs have gotten a huge bump thanks to games such as Final Fantasy Tactics. Final Fantasy Tactics brought SRPGs to more people and it allowed games like Disgaea: Hour of Darkness to be released. Disgaea brings ... Read Full Review

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  • Rating:9
    The sun and the fun are on the same island and, like it or not, I greatly enjoy this game.

    Dead or Alive Xtreme 2

    The sun and the fun are on the same island and, like it or not, I greatly enjoy this game.

    Dead or Alive is a strange topic. It is a fighting game series with some pretty solid mechanics and some pretty graphics, but for whatever reason, the thing that the developers want to shove in our faces are the girls. ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    The Bat is back in the bigger and Battier sequel to Arkham Asylum.

    Batman: Arkham City

    The Bat is back in the bigger and Battier sequel to Arkham Asylum.

    A few years ago Batman: Arkham Asylum was released and proved to the world that the Bat could be done justice in a game. Now, Rocksteady has returned the Bat to the video game scene in Batman: Arkham City. Can the Bat b... Read Full Review

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  • Rating:8
    El Shaddai is a beautiful, beautiful game and everyone should at least play it once.

    El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

    El Shaddai is a beautiful, beautiful game and everyone should at least play it once.

    Japan brings us some strange things, some of them are just plain strange and some of them are beautiful. In some cases, they turn out strangely beautiful, El Shaddai: The Ascension of the Metatron is one of those games.... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful