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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Second Opinion

By Brad Gallaway on October 20, 2011 - 12:48pm.

How Do All Those Augmentations Run Off of One AA Battery?

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Screenshot

HIGH Earning the Pacifist and Foxiest of Hounds Achievements in one run.

LOW Constantly dealing with low energy for augmentations.

WTF So I'm a corporate superspy who never... gets... supplied?

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Review

By Sparky Clarkson on October 19, 2011 - 4:19pm.

Crates for the Crate Throne!

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Screenshot

HIGH Charging across a bridge to take on the forces of Chaos with a squad of marines at my back.

LOW The disappointing final boss is a wave fight in a boring arena followed by a quick-time event.

WTF All these slow-moving platform elevators and no ambushes on them?

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Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad Review

By Richard Naik on October 19, 2011 - 11:18am.

You Will Die and You Will Like It

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad Screenshot

HIGH: The frantic struggle after walking smack into an enemy player in a small enclosed area.

LOW: Locking most of the tutorial missions based on completion of the single player campaign.

WTF: Killing myself and a teammate with a bomb that I thought was an ammo box.

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Dark Souls Review

By Sinan Kubba on October 14, 2011 - 10:12pm.

Curiosity is a Serial Killer

Dark Souls Screenshot

HIGH Exploration has never been so satisfying.

LOW Plays too safe with other aspects of the Demon's Souls formula.

WTF Why is Blighttown such a stutter-fest?

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Review

By Steve Haske on September 29, 2011 - 8:42am.

Systemic Control

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Screenshot

HIGH The game is a stealth throwback in the best way possible.

LOW The decidedly dated-looking character models.

WTF I want to punch narrative NPCs!

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Dead Island Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on September 22, 2011 - 4:58pm.

Broken Island

Dead Island Screenshot

HIGH Getting the timing just right and lopping the heads off of two charging Infected simultaneously.

LOW Spending two hours on the same fight because of a badly-designed save system.

WTF Headshots not only don't kill zombies, they barely even do bonus damage.

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Shadows of the Damned Third Opinion

By Brad Gallaway on September 4, 2011 - 4:41pm.

So... Dream Team, eh?

Shadows of the Damned Screenshot

HIGH The Moor Pu Dekcuf.

LOW The "Big Boner" and chase sequences.

WTF Justine looks like a reject from the Metal Gear Solid series.

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Knights Contract Third Opinion

By Brad Gallaway on August 28, 2011 - 11:41am.

Awful and Awesome in Equal Measure

Knights Contract Screenshot

HIGH Many of the boss fight "conclusions" are jaw-droppers.

LOW The absolutely wretched signposting in the confusing free-roam levels.

WTF Minukelsus is... a supreme bad-ass?!?

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Operation Flashpoint: Red River Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on August 25, 2011 - 12:11pm.

American Exceptionalism: The Game!

Operation Flashpoint: Red River Screenshot

HIGH Calling in an airstrike on a wave of rushing PLA and watching them scatter.

LOW Watching my team standing around, unable to respond to a rocket attack.

WTF The 50-cal doesn't work on helicopters? That's what it's for!

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Shadows of the Damned Second Opinion

By Eric Bowman on August 20, 2011 - 3:04pm.

Magnifico, Indeed

Shadows of the Damned Screenshot

HIGH Killing six demons with a single Hot Boner.

LOW The boring switch puzzles right before the final boss.

WTF If I had to pick one, it'd be the discovery that strawberries are made of ground up tongues. Really, the entire game is a giant WTF.

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