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Velocity 2X Review

RACING INTO THE BIG LEAGUES

A month before it had even been released, FuturLab made a bold claim that their title Velocity 2X is the game of the year. The article went on to focus on how Velocity 2X exemplifies the categories for a game of the year nomination: “best-in-class for audio, graphics, gameplay quality & production value.” To my delight and amusement, I am glad to report that Velocity 2X meets the high bar they set for themselves — FuturLab has made a game that rivals the likes of Housemarque’s Resogun for best arcade game on PlayStation consoles. Continue reading Velocity 2X Review

Hearthstone: Curse of Naxxramas Review (Finally Completed!)

AN ADVENTURE TO DIE FOR

Zombies, spiders, and ghouls, oh my! Blizzard is offering Hearthstone players a fresh, new adventure-packed extension with Curse of Naxxramas. The expansion allows players to delve into the creepy necropolis of Naxxramas, which is familiar to World of Warcraft players, to defeat legions of the disgusting and undead.

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Warframe Review Xbox One

A GOOD GAME MIRED IN SMALL PROBLEMS

In 2008 the Canadian studio Digital Extremes released a game called Dark Sector, a gritty action game about a special operations soldier who got infected by a new biological weapon that turned his arm into an oversized throwing star. It did okay, but it had strayed away from its original vision of an awesome space ninja in a super-powered suit of armor. Enter Warframe. Digital Extremes took that vision and turned it into the free-to-play mission-based shooter we have today. It originally released for PlayStation 4 last November as a launch game and it has been in beta form on PC since March 2013. Finally Xbox One owners get a chance to see what this game is all about.

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Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Review

MONOKUMA IS BACK AND NOTHING IS SAFE!

 

The beach is super nice this time of year.  Nothing’s better than attending a school trip with 15 of your friends at an oddly abandoned beach resort and trying to connect with each other… YEA RIGHT! Continue reading Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Review

BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma Review

Fighters, Both Cute and Dangerous!

Sometimes players enjoy a lengthy, in-depth storyline that catches their attention. A game that has thousands of permutations with your choice of characters, skills, equipment, and areas to explore. Other times, players enjoy a simple game with one goal: fight enemies. Blazeblue: Clone Phantasma is one of those games that you can pick up and easily beat the snot out of some foes, all while looking like cute figurines.

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Demon King Box Review

Every Demon Pig Has His Day

Lately, indie games and non-major developers have been receiving recognition for wonderful creations that may never had been distributed, let alone created, a few years ago. With the emergence of Nintendo’s eShop, Microsoft’s Xbox Marketplace, and Sony’s PlayStation Network, gamers are quickly loving the change of pace. Demon King Box is one of those games that may never had been created, but boy am I glad it has.

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