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| | Blast Works: Build Trade Destroy for Wii
09/24/2008
I’ve heard a few people complaining that the Wii doesn’t have enough new software out, it doesn’t have good third party games.
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| | Homestar Runner: From the Internet to Wii and PC
09/10/2008
With digital distribution becoming widely available on the PC and consoles, smaller IPs like N+, Geometry Wars, and Homestar Runner can be sold to the masses at an affordable price point.
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| | Professor Layton and the Curious Village
08/27/2008
Imagine a digital clock – your standard, four-digit clock. How many times will the clock display three or more of the same number in a row (i.e. 3:33 PM) over the course of one day?
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| | Final Fantasy IV: a classic remade for the DS
08/13/2008
Final Fantasy IV is one of several ports Square Enix has brought over to the States. Final Fantasy I and II were brought over on the Gameboy Advance, and III and IV are both on the DS (for $40 each).
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| | Boom Blox: Wii innovation at its finest
07/23/2008
If only every game were as good as Boom Blox. Developed by EA and with assistance from Steven Spielberg, Boom Blox is definitely one of the most innovative and entertaining Wii games out today.
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| | Final Fantasy Tactics A2: strategic gameplay on DS
07/09/2008
Ever since the start of Final Fantasy Tactics games on the PS1, the series has been well known for its complex gameplay and excellent turn based battles. The newest iteration, A2, is an interesting but traditional take on the series.
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| | Online gaming takes center stage
06/25/2008
A few years ago, online play was only an afterthought. Pioneers like Sega began to include online play with their games as early as 1999.
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| | Geometry Wars Galaxies
06/11/2008
Geometry Wars started out on the Xbox 360 as a downloadable game featuring classic space shooter gameplay with next-gen graphics. The developers have made a new game, called Geometry Wars Galaxies which was released on the Wii and DS.
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| | Sequels mark the return of Crystal Chronicles
05/28/2008
Crystal Chronicles had an interesting start several years ago on the Gamecube. It was one of the first games to use the Game Boy connectivity feature that never got off the ground.
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| | Okami: Clover’s Last Stand
05/14/2008
Clover, supposedly short for Creativity Lover, was one of the best and most original game developers on the market.
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| | Can video games be educational?
04/23/2008
I think that video games have a bad reputation – they started off as nothing more than tiny time wasters like Pac-Man and Pong, and have kept the same reputation with a lot of people for years.
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| | Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
04/09/2008
I've been a big fan of Advance Wars since the series got its start on the Game Boy Advance, and the series has always stuck to its typical, almost childish style of over the top Commanding Officers and crazy dialogue.
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| | Super Smash Bros. Brawl: one to remember
03/24/2008
Nintendo has been steadily hyping gamers for the release of Super Smash Brothers Brawl for what seems like ages.
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| | No More Heroes: Style isn’t everything
03/12/2008
The Wii has seen plenty of mini game collections in the past few months, but there has been a pretty serious shortage of hardcore games.
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| | The Orange Box: five fantastic games in one
02/13/2008
The Orange Box, a compilation of five first person shooters, is one of the best deals in gaming history. The sheer value of the set is amazing.
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| | Trauma Center: First Blood frustrates gamers
01/23/2008
At the core, Trauma Center: First Blood is a pretty good Wii game. But there are a few things that stop it from becoming a true triple-A title.
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