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4.5Special Forces: Team X – Not So Special

Special Forces: Team X is a game with a lot of heart. Developed by Micropose and Zombie Studios and published by Atari, it has all the inner workings of a great game. Deep customization  an amazing selection of maps, running on Unreal 3, what could go wrong? You know what they say, the bad egg spoils the bunch. Before we get to the bad, though, lets talk about the good of the game. Special Forces: Team X features your standard  customization character loadout selection...

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6.5Papo & Yo – Both Fulfilling And Disappointing

Papo & Yo is a game that I have wanted to play ever since I read the press release detailing the inspiration behind the story of this platforming puzzle game. Growing up the developer was the child of an abusive alcoholic father and the relationship portrayed in the game speaks loudly of the horror that brought. Players will take control of Quico a young boy hiding in his closet from a rampaging monster. Quico discovers an illuminated spiral into...

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7Gamer’s Edge Advanced Eyewear – They’re Meh

“Gamers Edge” eyewear line is a set of glasses that do things not unlike a pair of Gunnar Optiks. They’re coated in a special orange colored coating that is said to improve the crispness and sharpness of text, reduce eye strain and fatigue, and improve your gameplay. Basically, they’re yellow glasses. And oddly enough, they work wonders. A part of me scoffed when I first happened upon them, and I immediately branded them as Gunnar rip-offs, which, but...

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8Zen Pinball 2: Marvel Civil War Table – Ding Ding Ding!

To much fan delight another Marvel table has been produced by the fine folks over at Zen Studios. The inspiration for the newest table, Civil War, is taken from the Civil War story line in the Marvel universe. Right from the get-go you’re introduced to something new to Zen Pinball 2 and something from the story line, the Stamford Incident. On the table the Stamford Incident is a multiball starting point. You rack up as many points as you can, but as soon as your first...

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7.5Assassin’s Creed 3 – Really Good, but Not Great

I know, I know, this review is pretty freaking late, I’m sorry. Life, holidays, going out of town, etc. But now I have a chance to tell you about Assassin’s Creed 3 and why it’s really good, but not great. Assassin’s Creed 3 puts you into an enormous and beautiful world filled with life. There’s people of all kinds going about their business, whether it was tilling their land, washing and hanging their clothes, working on the docks etc. I...

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9Splice – Mad Scientist at Play

Splice is a unique puzzle game from indie developer Cipher Prime. It provides surprising depth to a simple yet creative concept where strands of nodes have to be redistributed to solve the puzzle.

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9Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – A Well Crafted and Familiar Experience With Game Of The Year Cred

“The more that things change, the more they stay the same.” -Rush Well, another year, another Call of Duty game. Now before you ask, no it will not change your mind if you were resistant to Activision’s cash cow before (Actually, I’m sure it is a full blown money farm at this point).  For the rest of you, there is still plenty of COD goodness that fans love –and haters hate- that will be enough to cut your teeth on. And while the game does suffer some of...