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GrimGrimoire Review

By Guest Critic on January 28, 2012 - 11:42am.

Unicorns, Specters and Dragons, Oh My!

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HIGH Completely overrunning the enemy with an army made up entirely of chimera and dragons.

LOW Dedicating 30 minutes to a stage, only to die and have to start all over from the beginning... AGAIN.

WTF Opalneria's gravity-defying boobs.

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Professor Layton and the Last Specter Second Opinion

By Brad Gallaway on January 28, 2012 - 10:26am.

Another Cup of Tea, Professor... I'm Falling Asleep

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HIGH Seeing more puzzles integrated into the story events.

LOW Buying all the clues to a puzzle and still not knowing how to solve it.

WTF Straightforward equations shouldn't count as puzzles.

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Solatorobo: Red the Hunter Review

By Tera Kirk on January 21, 2012 - 3:32pm.

Games about Giant Robots Should be Fun, Right?

Solatorobo: Red the Hunter Screenshot

HIGH The opening video is gorgeous.

LOW Combat is simpler and more boring than it first appears.

WTF Yay! New chapter! Wait…I have to go back and do extra quests just to unlock the next part of the story?

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Review

By Richard Naik on January 8, 2012 - 12:54pm.

Stuck in the Clouds

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Screenshot

HIGH The boss in dungeon four.

LOW Inconsistent stabs AND falling off a ledge to be respawned next to a lantern ghost in the Silent Realm.

WTF To open the gate of time, you must attain the three sacred flames. To get the sacred flames, you must acquire the three sacred gifts. To get those, you must procure the fifteen tears of the goddess....

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Need for Speed: The Run Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on January 7, 2012 - 11:39am.

Can Plots Run on Fumes?

Need for Speed: The Run Screenshot

HIGH Race that avalanche!

LOW What, you again?

WTF Man, I'm killing way too many people in this racing game.

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Trine 2 Review

By Richard Naik on January 4, 2012 - 1:00pm.

So if I Put this Box There and then Hang Off that Thing...

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HIGH Switching between the wizard and the thief just in time to use the grappling hook and escape an area.

LOW Loading a save and spawning right in front of a giant spider.

WTF Solving a certain puzzle in a way I know I probably wasn't supposed to.

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Real Steel Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on December 17, 2011 - 10:05am.

Pay per Play

Real Steel Screenshot

HIGH Decapitating an enemy with a flurry of punches.

LOW Success in the game is hidden behind a paywall.

WTF I have to pay real money to change my robot's colour? Seriously?

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Burnout Crash! Review

By Sparky Clarkson on December 2, 2011 - 3:46pm.

A Smashing Good Time

Burnout Crash! Screenshot

HIGH When the final explosion in Rush Hour mode causes a chain reaction that demolishes everything on the screen.

LOW Reaching the end of a Pile Up with a full 5x multiplier and dying immediately due to being out of position.

WTF "Umbrellers"?

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Dungeon Defenders Review

By Guest Critic on November 16, 2011 - 5:37pm.

A Great Concept Marred by a Flawed Execution

Dungeon Defenders Screenshot

HIGH Finding a great piece of equipment and then making it even better with upgrades.

LOW Going through a level with ease, only to get crushed by the final wave.

WTF No instructions or playable tutorial—just a four-minute long training video.

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Professor Layton and the Last Specter Review

By Sparky Clarkson on November 13, 2011 - 2:29pm.

Lost in the Mist

Professor Layton and the Last Specter Screenshot Professor Layton and the Last Specter Screenshot

HIGH That moment when a puzzle that seemed to have no answer suddenly crystallized in my mind.

LOW Every single moment of the subplot with Chief Jakes is terrible.

WTF That's Goosey!

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