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Wii Game Reviews - Metacritic

03 Sep 2008 19:20:55 PDT

Written by hey_suburbia
GameDaily - 80 A major improvement on the formula first introduced in 2005 with “Mario Superstar Baseball” on the GameCube. NGamer UK - 79 GameSpot - 65 It’s not another Mario sports gem, but Mario Super Sluggers still has a rough, unpolished appeal. Helix (WiiWare) Average: 62

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Wii Game Reviews - Metacritic

03 Sep 2008 18:11:34 PDT

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Opinion: PAX 2008: Halo 3 Assembly hands-on

31 Aug 2008 07:00:00 PDT

Written by Dustin Burg
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person ShootersAs part of their Penny Arcade Expo presence, team Bungie lifted the mysterious curtain on their latest Halo 3 multiplayer map called Purple Reign Assembly, giving PAX attendees a new map to frolic about in. But knowing that it isn't a...

Original story at Joystiq .

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Opinion: Operate Your Computer with Wii Controllers [Nintendo Wii]

29 Aug 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Written by Kevin Purdy
Nintendo doesn't exactly advertise it, but the remotes for the Wii gaming console—including the balance board that comes with Wii Fit—have Bluetooth capabilities. That means you can connect your Wii peripherals to your computer to operate the media center hooked to your TV, play emula...

Original story at Lifehacker .

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Review: Nyko ChargeBase 360 for Xbox 360

28 Aug 2008 09:48:50 PDT

Written by Sal Cangeloso
Share This One of the coolest features of the current generation of consoles are their wireless remotes. Not being tethered to the system means users can finally sit back and enjoy their gaming experience from as far away as they would like. Of course the downside of this is that users have to...

Original story at Geek.com .

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Madden ‘09 Review: It's Still a W in the Standings

19 Aug 2008 23:40:00 PDT

Written by Owen Good
Madden ‘09, developed by EA Tiburon, published by EA and released Aug. 12. Retails for $59.99. Versions available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP. Reviewed on Xbox 360. Played singleplayer franchise mode for a complete season into the playoffs and pla...

Original story at Kotaku .

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Games news and blogs - September 07, 2008

07 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Games news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: VirginWorlds Blog: Sadly Accurate -- from VirginWorlds MMO News
• Review - Soul Calibur IV: “A Good Thing Just Got Better!” -- from 2G4G.COM | GAME BLOG: Covering Game News And More!
• Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise Review (Xbox 360) -- from TeamXbox
• Mario Super Sluggers Review At Kombo -- by MattG from Press The Buttons
• Opinion: Bully: Scholarship Edition -- by iGamer from xbox-360 « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Opinion: Game|Life the Video 26: WiiWare Buyer's Guide -- by Chris Kohler from Wired: Game|Life
• Opinion: Game|Life the Video 26: WiiWare Buyer's Guide -- by Chris Kohler from Wired: Game|Life
• Review : Viva Pinata : Trouble in Paradise for Xbox 360 -- from 8Bit Joystick.com
• Opinion: TWO NEW CHAMPS ON THE WAY TO ROME -- by PESRankings.com - TimIgoe from PES Rankings
• Opinion: Scoring His Own Game, Molyneux Gives Fable II "9 out of 10" -- from Kombo.com

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Review: Final Fantasy IV for DS

13 Aug 2008 13:35:14 PDT

Written by Kenneth England
Ahhh, memories. They say you can never go back, but Square Enix consistently proves that false. Many older gamers will no doubt remember the classic Final Fantasy II way back in the glory days of the SNES, and I am no different. Not only was it the first Final Fantasy game I ever played, it was the...

Original story at Geek.com .

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Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame - Big Review of Sid Meier's Civ

25 Jul 2008 02:10:33 PDT

Written by sbarrera
The game follows the basic outline of any civilization game. You move stuff on the board, maybe you fight some battles, you get money, and you build stuff and buy technology. Technology determines capabilities like how big you can make your cities, or what military units you can build.

Original story at BoardGameGeek Recent Additions (review) .

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Opinion: Interview with Paul Barnett

22 Jul 2008 22:25:22 PDT

Written by Tobold(noreply@blogger.com)
Tobold: Paul, you are creative director and lead designer for Mythic Entertainment's upcoming Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR). Is there any feature in WAR where you'd say, "this is mine, my idea, I thought of this"? Or is your job limited to having an influence on the ideas of othe...

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Age of Conan In-Depth Review

23 Jun 2008 02:01:47 PDT

Written by Nicod3mus
Overall - Age of Conan may be the first 3rd generation MMORPG to get the model right. Many have come and many have failed. I have never had this much fun in the earliest stages of any MMORPG and if the PVP and siege mechanics turn out to be as good as everyone thinks they will be Age of Conan: Hybordi...

Original story at MMOStrategyGuides.com .

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Review: Kept You Waiting, Huh?

17 Jun 2008 17:00:07 PDT

Written by Michael McWhertor
There's a lot riding on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. In the real world, it's the game that many PlayStation devotees have looked to as system savior, a console exclusive showcase that hopes to rekindle Metal Gear mania on par with Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Li...

Original story at Kotaku .

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Review: Dr. Mario Online Rx for WiiWare

10 Jun 2008 13:48:56 PDT

Written by Kenneth England
Share This American Wii owners who were disappointed by the exclusion of Dr. Mario from the US launch of the WiiWare service can finally enjoy a true Nintendo classic with the release of Dr. Mario Online Rx here in the States. It took them a while, but regardless, it is here, and it is pretty much...

Original story at Geek.com .

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Opinion: Age Of Conan Impressions

21 May 2008 14:00:00 PDT

Written by Mike Fahey
Setting The Scene Combat If you were to take the MMO completely out, those first 20 levels would make an excellent, if somewhat short single-player RPG. That's really the highest praise you can give an MMO. I would buy a single player game that played like this.

Original story at Kotaku .

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Mario Kart Wii Review: I'm Not Angry, Just Disappointed

29 Apr 2008 10:00:00 PDT

Written by Luke Plunkett
Fun fact: I'm a total Mario Kart fanboy. For the record: Double Dash is my favourite (I know, I know). So I'm used to watching the Mario Kart series take small, baby-steps forward with each new version. In this case, I was expecting just that. Small steps forward. Mario Kart Wii, however, feels mo...

Original story at Kotaku .

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Opinion: Everything You Wanted To Know About GTA IV (So Stop Asking!) [GTA IV FAQ]

27 Apr 2008 18:30:00 PDT

Written by Michael McWhertor
Solid. We played for a pretty long, 16-player session before release via Xbox Live and were impressed. Microsoft says it's ramping up in anticipation of the release, adding hardware and hoping for smooth sailing. We have yet to go online with the PlayStation 3 version. Sony and Gamespy decli...

Original story at Kotaku .

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Opinion: Call of Duty 4: Weapons & Tweaks

23 Feb 2008 16:00:00 PST

Written by Destructo
There has been a lot of criticism surrounding the demo and this is mainly aimed at the recoil. The main thing to take into account is that it is only a single player demo, go play CoD2 single player and look at the differences. Also there is more recoil in CoD4 on the whole compared to CoD2 and with...

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Opinion: Say, Did You Know How Many Wii Games Suck? [Nintendo Wii]

13 Feb 2008 00:30:00 PST

Written by Luke Plunkett
How awful? See above. While every console of the past eight years (sorry Dreamcast) have seen their games average around 69-71%, the average Wii score is only 64%. Which leads to much hypothesizing in the piece about reviewers not "understanding" the Wii, theories on the impact of shovelw...

Original story at Kotaku .

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Opinion: NOOB NPC PIRATE HUNTING GUIDE (Eve mmorpg)

08 Dec 2007 06:34:01 PST

This is the path of th NPC pirate hunter. While the starting ship is no power house of death dealing, with a small investment in some cheap weapons and by using the Civilian Shield booster you get from doing the tutorial(you did th tutorial right?) it can be more than adequate to kill some low l...

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Opinion: How Players Are Affected By Solo Activities

20 Nov 2007 13:47:32 PST

Written by Dave
Previously, I discussed some of the reasons why I prefer to solo through most MMO content. This got me to thinking about something I’ve noticed since switching back from World of Warcraft to Guild Wars. Players in World of Warcraft, despite the ease with which the game can be soloed, seem to b...

Original story at Kill Ten Rats .

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Opinion: Call of Duty 4 shoots to the top

13 Nov 2007 13:39:28 PST

Written by Posted by wes213
Nintendo once again bucked that trend, however, as both its Brain Training titles rose up the top ten to take sixth (Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training) and seventh (More Brain Training From Dr. Kawashima) ahead of The Sims 2: Castaway (down one place), Ratatouille (down five places to nine) a...

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Opinion: Summarizing October’s Monthly Discussion: Battle.net

05 Nov 2007 15:13:06 PST

Written by Zetaras Xal'Kurat
October’s discussion topic - the Battle.net wish list - prompted a lot of fans speak up and tell Blizzard what’s on their minds regarding the new Battle.net, which will launch along with StarCraft 2. With October gone, and before a new discussion topic pops up, we will review the Battle.net sy...

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Opinion: Game Head features Prestige Mode Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

20 Oct 2007 21:03:39 PDT

Written by Glen D.
This week's episode over at Game Head yielded an interesting surprise. It turns out that they had a short chat with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3) developers Infinity Ward, and during the interview, a new game mode was unveiled.

Original story at Xbox 360 .

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Opinion: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Spirit Caller

05 Jul 2007 07:20:06 PDT

Based on the top-rated Yu-Gi-Oh! GX series from Cartoon Network, it includes a whopping 1,400 cards with each game having three exclusive trading cards. You can place your pre-orders for Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Spirit Caller now for US$ 29.99. Buy: [Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Spirit Caller]

Original story at Qj.net .

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Opinion: World of Warcraft: Scourge Race Censored In China?

04 Jul 2007 10:40:19 PDT

Written by Kody (Kody)
Apparently it has been. According to recent news posted on Pacific Epoch, the company which runs the Chinese Localized World of Warcraft - The9 - has done some modifications to the "Scourge" race to no longer show bones protruding through flesh; even going as far as changing the corpses fr...

Original story at The Buzz from Curse .

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Review: Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus

08 Sep 2006 19:53:58 PDT

Written by Tall Writer
Square Enix still makes the story of Vincent Valentine intriguing, which occurs three years after Final Fantasy VII and one year after the movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus is rated T (Teen) by the ESRB for Mild Language, Use of Tobacco, Violen...

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