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Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Review

By Richard Naik on August 4, 2012 - 2:54pm.

A Joy from Afar

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Screenshot

HIGH Blowing up an enemy capital ship as it tries to jump out of the system.

LOW Getting rocked by pirates right as I'm about to mount an attack on my main enemy's homeworld.

WTF Seriously, screw those pirates.

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Gungnir Review

By Guest Critic on July 27, 2012 - 12:08am.

Your Myths! I Must Have Them All! No Symbolism There.

Gungnir Screenshot

HIGH Landing that perfect AoE spell attack!

LOW I have to break open chests over multiple actions? With a rogue in the party?

WTF That's what you call a tutorial?

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Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on July 22, 2012 - 4:25pm.

Perfect Synthesis!

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland Screenshot

HIGH Seeing what finally became of the kingdom I worked so hard to build.

LOW I just want a Lvl2 fire resistant item, and I know it's here somewhere!

WTF Well, that bath scene was certainly unexpected!

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Xenoblade Chronicles Review

By Mike Bracken on May 24, 2012 - 9:39am.

Is Xenoblade the Greatest JRPG of This Generation?

Xenoblade Chronicles Screenshot

HIGH Taking down a rare monster ten levels higher than your party with Melia in the lead.

LOW Traipsing through seemingly endless sidequests to build affinity.

WTF The ending is weirdly reminiscent of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Uncharted: Golden Abyss Review

By Matthew Kaplan on April 8, 2012 - 9:16am.

Killer App

Uncharted: Golden Abyss Screenshot

HIGH Soaking in those sumptuous visuals.

LOW Finger-swiping QTEs.

WTF Why do I have to clean 100% of the dirt off this artifact with my tired finger when I can already make out the "hidden" image?

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Asura's Wrath Review

By Mike Bracken on April 8, 2012 - 8:47am.

When do I Actually Get to Play this "Game"?

Asura's Wrath Screenshot

HIGH It's only six hours long, so my suffering was short-lived.

LOW So many options... how about the fact that I spent a huge chunk of that six hours doing nothing but watching a cruddy subpar anime masquerading as a video game?

WTF A character possesses a sword so large that it can stab through one side of a planet and out the other with length to spare.

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Street Fighter X Tekken Review

By Guest Critic on April 6, 2012 - 4:29pm.

The "X" is Pronounced "Cross." I Really don't Know Why.

Street Fighter X Tekken Screenshot

HIGH Seeing favorite Tekken characters do their trademark moves in a Capcom fighter.

LOW More beefed-out final boss characters with cheap AI? Really?

WTF Law's face didn't translate well to Capcom's art style. Just, yikes.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Review

By Richard Naik on March 31, 2012 - 3:56pm.

You Got Your MMO in My KOTOR

Star Wars: The Old Republic Screenshot

HIGH Keeping my party barely alive as we take down a nasty boss during a flashpoint.

LOW Being thrown into a PvP match against players 20 levels above me.

WTF Acquiring a companion who is the last of his kind, then walking outside and seeing five more of him.

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Soul Calibur V Review

By Kristin Renee Taylor on March 28, 2012 - 7:05pm.

Welcome Back to the Stage of History

Soul Calibur V Screenshot

HIGH Getting curbstomped until I'm down to a sliver of health. My opponent's throw places him at the edge of the ring. I kick. Ring out!

LOW The AI blatantly cheating in the most infuriating ways possible.

WTF Ivy's the only person to speak with a European accent. Maybe she missed the memo that everyone was pretending to be American?

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Aliens: Infestation Review

By Brad Gallaway on March 2, 2012 - 2:44pm.

Frosty

Aliens: Infestation Art

HIGH Cleaning out a hallway, unscathed, with grenades and pulse rifle.

LOW The pathetically weak Flamer should be a sub-weapon.

WTF Only missing two Marines? Where were they??

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