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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Raises The Bar For Tag Fighters

For many fighting game fans, It's impossible to look at Marvel Tokon and not think of Marvel Vs. Capcom.  The crossover series defined the crossover tag genre, from X-Men...
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Splatoon Raiders Shows The Series Should Have Always Been A Looter Shooter

Splatoon is a Nintendo series that I've enjoyed well enough, but fleetingly. Even with solid shooting mechanics and a playful gimmick revolving around...
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Black Flag Resynced Is A Bad Remake Of Peak Assassin’s Creed

I've been conflicted about Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced since it was announced. The original 2013 pirate action-adventure is one of my favorite...
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Nintendo’s Wackiest New Game Feels Like The Devs Getting Away With Something

Somewhere in the back of my mind, I must have known that Rhythm Heaven was a close cousin to WarioWare, but it never...
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Star Fox Is A New Beginning That Undermines Itself

There's a reason Nintendo keeps remaking Star Fox 64. The N64 iteration of the rail shooter--at the time, the second Star Fox release--remains...
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The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Makes A Strong Argument For Silent Protagonists

In a relatively short time, Team Asano at Square Enix has made a name for itself. Between the Bravely and Octopath series, it...
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Finally, A Fun NBA Game That Doesn’t Ask For All My Time And Money

If you're going to take on a juggernaut like NBA 2K, you'd better have a strong gameplan. Built from the cherished streetball memories...
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Mina The Hollower Surpasses The Greatness Of Shovel Knight

With Mina the Hollower, Yacht Club Games has cemented itself as one of the premiere independent studios in the industry today. Its breakout...
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007 First Light Review – Youth In Revolt

When IO Interactive was first announced as developing a James Bond game, people connected the obvious dots: James Bond inspired Hitman, the series...
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Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Is About Curiosity, Not Conquest

Perhaps because he's so cute and marketable, Yoshi's adventures have been designed for a younger and younger audience for the last several years....
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Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Is The Best Lego Game In Years

Imagine a Lego set that represents Batman 89, the Tim Burton classic that helped create the modern superhero blockbuster. Then imagine other sets...
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This Fun New Puzzle-Platformer Is Limbo, But Not Creepy | Darwin’s Paradox Review

Darwin's Paradox takes the 2D puzzle-platforming sensibilities of a game like Limbo or Inside and makes it distinctly less creepy and unsettling. Whereas...
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Pokemon Champions Review – The Battle Frontier

Pokemon's turn-based combat can be best described as an inch wide and a mile deep. Its rock-paper-scissors style is easy to understand, but...
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Pragmata Review – Capcom’s Next Great Franchise

You don't see games like Pragmata very often. Big-budget single-player shooters aren't as common as they once were, and even more rarely do they...
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire Review – Rodent Noir

There's no shortage of boomer shooters out there for those looking for some retro-style first-person action: Cultic, Ion Fury, Prodeus, and Warhammer 40,000:...
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Vampire Crawlers Review – Pixel-Perfect Pandemonium

"Okay, just one more run." This is the phrase I've muttered at midnight--and then again at 2 AM--every day since diving into Vampire Crawlers....
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Diablo 4: Lord Of Hatred Review-In-Progress – Mother Knows Best

Two things can be said of Diablo IV leading up to the release of Lord of Hatred: First and foremost, as a series,...
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