Category: Featured Games

Quick write-ups on specific video games.

Super Mario Bros. 2 (North America) – Part Sequel, Part Reskin, All Fun
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Super Mario Bros. 2 (North America) – Part Sequel, Part Reskin, All Fun!

When the original Super Mario Bros. hit Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment Systems, gaming changed forever. Its intuitive…

Final Fantasy XVI - Reinvention Realized
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Final Fantasy XVI – Reinvention Realized

After forty-plus hours playing Final Fantasy XVI by Square Enix, my only question I have is “How…

Blur – Over the Top Racing that Flew Under the Radar
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Blur – Over the Top Racing that Flew Under the Radar

Combining white knuckle racing with intense weapon combat, 2010’s Blur is game that never really got the…

Get a Quick Fix with WarioWare, Inc.
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Get a Quick Fix with WarioWare, Inc.

By 2003, the triple-A game had come into its own; experiences were becoming longer and taking place…

'Marvel's Spider-Man' is a Game of Heroic Proportions
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Marvel’s Spider-Man is a Game of Heroic Proportions

Spider-Man video games are a lot like pizza – even a bad one is usually pretty stomachable….

Mortal Kombat - Violence to the Mainstream
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Mortal Kombat – Violence to the Mainstream

Gamers in 1992 were living it up – arcades were still hot, home consoles were the rage,…

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‘The Simpsons Game’ Perfectly Captures the Show’s Humor

For better or worse, animated family The Simpsons have graced primetime TV and the pop culture landscape…

Child of Light - The Greatest Indie Game That Wasn’t Indie
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Child of Light: The Greatest Indie Game That Wasn’t Indie

Nearly a decade has passed since Ubisoft’s Child of Light was first released. While the 2014 unique…

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Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy – The Other Skateboarding Game from 1999

In November of 1999 – less than seven weeks after the release of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater…

Eat Brains and Build Hordes in 'Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse'
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Eat Brains and Build Hordes in ‘Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse’

As satisfying as it can be to kill zombies, they’re pretty overplayed as far as video game…