Xbox 360

This blog post is going to be about events that take place in The Walking Dead, Episode Three. If you haven't already played this episode, do not read this post.

Daddy, What's a Mixtape?

HIGH RoboDragon!

LOW Unskippable cutscenes in a game meant to be oft-replayed.

WTF A giant tank? Thank god I trained for this!

Here's our interview with Derek Yu and Andy Hull of Mossmouth Games, creators of this Summer's fantastic adventure game, Spelunky!

In this interview we learn all about Spelunky's march from freeware lark to Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) powerhouse. We also hear all about Derek and Andy's history in the indie scene, as well as Derek's award-winning Aquaria!

Solid but Brings Nothing New to the Table

HIGH Wei Shen's impeccably rendered muscular torso.

LOW Karaoke.

WTF Lucy Liu and Emma Stone's characters have only minutes of screen time.

The Seas are Choppy, but There's Gold to be Found

HIGH The dialogue is frequently brilliant.

LOW Starting a new game because there's no re-spec option.

WTF "Women love a bit of monkey petting."

Montgomery Scott. Kaylee Frye. Lucca. All are capable of fashioning a soup can, a book of matches, and some rocks into a warp drive. From this line of quirky mechanical geniuses comes the Engineer, Team Fortress 2's resident miracle worker.

Bring Tissues

HIGH The intensity and emotion is unbelievably high.

LOW Are you REALLY not gonna let me grab that map, Kenny?

WTF A glitch made Duck invisible for a few conversations. Mood killer!

After playing Hitman: Absolution at PAX Prime, I felt a lot more confident about it and decided to put $5 down at Gamestop in order to play the Sniper Challenge demo level.

Taboo Tattoo

HIGH Ghosting through a level without killing a soul or ever being spotted.

LOW Getting blown into a bomb by another bomb and dying.

WTF So a bomb will go off if I bump it or step on it, but not if I drop it to the floor?

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

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?