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Slice and Dice – Metal Gear Solid Rising is a Cut Above the Rest

June 16, 2010

Many months ago, I wrote an article on the latest Metal Gear title. This one will feature Raiden, the whimp turned bad ass. There was much speculation about the game play,many thinking it was going to be a more action oriented title rather than the stealthy game play of it’s predecessors. I envisioned a Devil [...]

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Movies That Drain the Life of Games

February 19, 2010

In-game movies are always a great distraction from hours of game play and give the player a chance to absorb the story. It delivers the motive of the characters, twists and turns, something to hold the players attention enough to want to play more in order to see the final climax. Like any book or [...]

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The Final Showdown – My Top 5 Boss Battles.

February 15, 2010

Gamers play endless hours of game play to get to one main event – the boss. Every level has their boss, but it is the main one, the one where you get to the end of the game that really has you going. The defeat of this boss is the climax, the resolution, the final [...]

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A Retrospective of My Gaming Life, Pt. 1

February 12, 2010

I first started gaming at the tender age of 5, when my parents got my brother and I a Nintendo Entertainment System. I remember breezing through castles and jumping without thought through the fire balls of nefarious 8-bit Bowser as I played the first Mario Bros. This brought such joy to my life and I [...]

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Boss Fights, a Level Just in Themselves

February 12, 2010

Back when Mario came out, players probably freaked over the size of the 8-bit Bowser they encountered at the end of each castle. As games advanced with the consoles, the bosses got a little bigger in scale and more challenging. The most notable ones I remember from my early years are the big Robotnick robot [...]

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The Metalocalypse Has Begun on Xbox Live and PSN

February 8, 2010

Metalocaplypse, the most brutal cartoon in the universe is coming to XBox Live and the PSN. For those that haven’t heard of Metalocalypse, it is a popular series on Adult Swim that is now in it’s third season. It follows the insane antics of Dethklok, the most brutal band in the world and the world’s [...]

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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, it’s Super…Mario!

February 5, 2010

Recently getting Super Mario Bros for the Wii as a Christmas gift, I’ve been enjoying playing in the new penguin suit and helicopter suit, along with three of my friends as we scramble to get coins, power up and pretty much just be jerks to each other, tossing each other off ledges. It’s great to [...]

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Gearing Up for Metal Gear Rising

February 5, 2010

Ever since it has been announced, there has been much secrecy surrounding the new series of Metal Gear, Metal Gear Rising. MGS4 was the last of the “Solids” and wrapped up the saga of series main character, Solid Snake. As with MGS3, 4 was supposed to be the last one to be directed by Metal [...]

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Lords of Shadow, Hopefully a 3-D Castlevania that Doesn’t Suck

February 3, 2010

Checking out games that are due out this year, many peak my interest but one sticks out more; Castlevania: Lord of Shadows. I don’t know what it is about this game, but I can’t seem to stop searching for info on it and that may be it. The game was announced during the summer of [...]

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