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Darkstalkers Resurrection Review

By Brad Gallaway on May 10, 2013 - 7:50pm.

Monster Mash

Darkstalkers Resurrection Screenshot

HIGH A fantastic collection of the series's best installments.

LOW It's not playable on Vita.

WTF So, exactly who is Lillith supposed to appeal to...?

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The Book of Unwritten Tales Review

By Kristin Renee Taylor on April 19, 2013 - 7:05pm.

Like a Tall Glass of Lukewarm Water

The Book of Unwritten Tales Screenshot

HIGH Expansive, detailed environments.

LOW Getting a fetch quest from magical, talking, invisible termites.

WTF How can zombies, ghosts, and ghouls exist in a world where death is explicitly stated to never occur?

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Guacamelee! Review

By Brad Gallaway on April 9, 2013 - 6:56am.

¡Fabuloso!

Guacamelee! Screenshot

HIGH Super-tight combat and platforming.

LOW Trying to correctly identify the chicken thief.

WTF Why isn't Tostada available at the beginning?

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Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate Review

By Brad Gallaway on April 2, 2013 - 12:24am.

Bigger, Better, Badder

Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate Screenshot

HIGH A new Monster Hunter is finally available! It's not a dream!

LOW The game’s first few hours are painfully slow.

WTF How many damned carpenterbugs am I going to need here?

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Trials Evolution: Riders of Doom Review

By Brad Gallaway on March 22, 2013 - 6:47pm.

The End of the Road

Trials Evolution: Riders of Doom Screenshot

HIGH More Trials!

LOW The second-to-last Extreme track broke my spirit.

WTF Why does the whole thing skew towards a higher difficulty?

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Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time Second Opinion

By Guest Critic on March 21, 2013 - 2:53pm.

If I Could Turn Back Time

Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time Screenshot

HIGH The real-time combat and Spellstone system provide satisfying loops of tactical decisions.

LOW Major story battles often boil down to frustrating trial-and-error.

WTF The handling of female characters is frequently problematic.

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Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan Review

By Brad Gallaway on March 15, 2013 - 4:31pm.

Upwards and Onwards

Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan Screenshot

HIGH Using Deep Forest Lore the first time

LOW Getting stuck (twice) after falling for false in-game information.

WTF Four great games and this series is still largely unknown?

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Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit Review

By Brandon Bales on February 13, 2013 - 2:37pm.

Heck Sorta

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit Screenshot

HIGH Our hero gets freaky with a toy duck.

LOW Please, please, please make insta-death spikes visible!

WTF Our hero gets freaky with a toy duck?!

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars Review

By Brad Gallaway on January 24, 2013 - 4:35pm.

The Invisible Knife Cuts Deepest

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars Screenshot

HIGH Knifing four enemies in the same turn for a come-from-behind win.

LOW The graphics.

WTF Why isn’t there a sequel yet?

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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection Review

By Kristin Renee Taylor on January 16, 2013 - 4:03pm.

Still Shamelessly Crushing on Future Trunks

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection Screenshot

HIGH Seeing all of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai's story mode in bright, shiny HD; Reversible cover art!

LOW Seeing Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3's boring story mode in flat, static HD; Cheap AI.

WTF The AI abuses the crap out of the fact that combat starts when "FIGHT" appears, not when it fades like most other fighters—cheap first hits for everyone!

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