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Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Review

By Sparky Clarkson on March 20, 2013 - 2:33pm.

...and the Bland Played On

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Screenshot

HIGH The visit to the Fairyground.

LOW Losing the third phase of the final boss battle because of stun-locking.

WTF So I'm in a nursery inside a fairy's reproductive system?

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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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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Review

By Brad Gallaway on September 12, 2012 - 10:48pm.

An Iron Fist... in a Newbie's Face

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Screenshot

HIGH Finally starting to master characters and kick some ass.

LOW Losing to the final boss over and over and over again.

WTF Who approved the Easy difficulty level?

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Inversion Review

By Eric Bowman on August 12, 2012 - 2:51am.

Your Daughter is in Another Castle

Inversion Screenshot

HIGH Flinging an enemy high into the air and watching the varying gravity directions pull him back and forth.

LOW Pretty much every single line of dialogue. Or the boss fights. I can't pick between the two.

WTF Look man, I know you love your daughter, but do you really not lose sight of that while the world is getting taken over by aliens?

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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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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Review

By Eric Bowman on November 30, 2011 - 6:56pm.

Jets!

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Screenshot

HIGH The greatest quick time event of 2011. It's fantastic. There's no better way to end a game.

LOW The bombing run mode repeatedly failing to activate.

WTF Jets with regenerating health? What?

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Dark Souls Second Opinion

By Brad Gallaway on November 9, 2011 - 4:39am.

Demon's over Dark

Dark Souls Screenshot

HIGH Being reunited with my old comrade, the Halberd.

LOW Anor Londo catwalks, Curse status, being lost, and THE ENDING.

WTF The frequent attack lag really passed QA?

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Go Vacation Review

By Kristin Renee Taylor on November 6, 2011 - 4:32am.

Go Vacation

Go Vacation Screenshot

HIGH Playing the quick draw mini-game reawakened my love for another Namco arcade title, Quick N Crash.

LOW The balance board makes games harder to control without making them more fun.

WTF Why can't I swordfight without Motion Plus?

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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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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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