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In order to win the heart of the woman he loves, a young gamer guy from Canada, who also plays in a terrible band, must defeat the apple of his eye’s seven evil exes. Essentially, this is core story of the Scott Pilgrim series of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley and the since the books’ debuts gamers, musicians, and manga cows alike have flooded to their local bookstores to snatch up the latest volume of the books. Naturally though, the success of the book series caught Hollywood’s attention so Edgar Wright, director of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, decided to turn the books into a film which hits theaters this Friday: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. But, like every Hollywood movie, the game industry took it upon themselves to adapt the story into a video game.

Thankfully, unlike most movie-to-game adaptations, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game is a fun downloadable title that utilizes the source material to its best ability and, most importantly, knows its audience.
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After more than its fair share of delays, BioShock 2 is finally in the hands of consumers. Is the return trip to Rapture worth the price of admission or should this adventure stay sunken on the sea bed?

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While Sony’s Pixeljunk series of games have always been of undeniable quality, something about them never really resonated with me. Pixejunk Eden, while a gorgeous game, was a little too difficult despite being titled a “relaxation” game by most of the press. Pixeljunk Monsters, while outstandingly fun, was just a simple tower defense game with a pretty package. However, Pixeljunk Shooter, the latest of Q-Games’ downloadable endeavors, is easily the best creation the developers have churned out since releasing their titles on PSN and blends just enough action with art to create an experience unlike anything I’ve ever played.

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A game that defies genre. Would you consider that to be a compliment? In many cases, I would. Not  being able to define a game means that it successfully combined the best traits of several genres and avoided the pitfalls in each of them. However, it’s not too often we see anything other than the usual combinations, such as action-RPG, stealth-action, or even the occasional platform-RPG. Henry Hatsworth is definitely one of those games that combines genre… but it does it defy those genres? Read more after the jump! Read the rest of this entry »

When Game Freak comes to mind, most people think of the developer’s work on the Pokemon series for Nintendo. However, before Pokemon, Game Freak worked on a little-known action-platformer for the Sega Genesis entitled Pulseman. The game starred an android named Pulseman, created by the world famous scientist Dr. Yoshiyama in an attempt to merge DNA with an Artificial Intelligence. However, Yoshiyama’s obsession with technology eventually corrupted his mind and transformed him into the evil Dr. Waruyama. Waruyama, in a moment of evil, decides to take over the world and the only thing that can stop him is own creation, the electrifying Pulseman.

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Since fighting games usually lack the depth a good adventure game has, it’s the amount of immersion that lets you have fun. The game itself gets out of the way and letʼs players dive in. The ability for gamers to start playing and not have to worry about the controls or get distracted by the visuals is the key to a great fighting game. Does Tournament of Legends deliver that kind of experience? Hit the jump to find out!

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Price: $34.99

Release Date: July 11, 2010

Developer: Square Enix Co., Ltd.

Publisher: Nintendo

This review was based on a review copy of Dragon Quest IX provided by Nintendo.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is the latest installment in the highly successful Dragon Quest franchise. However, the series, which is a huge hit in Japan, has never really taken off here in America. However Nintendo, much in the same vein of Monster Hunter Tri’s release earlier this year on Wii, wants to replicate the series’  success in Japan here in America. So, for many American gamers, this will be their very first Dragon Quest game. Is the title a fresh and engaging Japanese RPG or does it fail to resonate with American gamers?

Simply put, Dragon Quest IX is the best role-playing game on Nintendo DS, or any handheld platform for that matter, since Square-Enix’s 2008 title The World Ends with You. Read the rest of this entry »

Title: “Crackdown 2”

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

Developer: Ruffian Games

Console: Xbox 360

BBFC Rating: 15

Price: £39.99 (estimated retail price)

Availability: Europe - July 9, 2010

Crackdown 2 is the sequel to the original Crackdown where players went around as an overpowered agent and destroyed everything in sight within an open world. The storyline required players wanted to clear the city from the 3 different gangs and, as an obedient agent, that’s what you did. The main downside to the first game however was its repetitiveness and that after a few levels you could kick everything to death with ease. Does Crackdown 2 fix that? Read more to find out!

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Price: £37.99 / $60

Release Date: 25th (EU) 29th (NA) June 2010

Developer: Artificial Mind and Movement

Publisher: 505 Games

This review was based on a retail copy of Naughty Bear

For those of you who don’t know what Naughty Bear is, it’s an action/hack ‘n’ slash title that sees you of taking the role of the titular protagonist “Naughty Bear” and your purpose in life (in-game of course) is to make the other teddy bears’ lives on Perfection Island a living hell, and you hate them so much you just have to either make them turn insane by constantly scaring them or kill them with a variety of different weapons (each weapon comes in two main types, melee and range, but more on them later) or the environment (cake mixing machines, power stokes & record players). So, you ask, “Why is Naughty Bear doing this?” Well, the answer is simple. He’s doing this because he wasn’t invited to a birthday party for a bear named “Daddles.” He even made a present for Daddles, but the other bears laughed at poor Naughty Bear and so he decided to take revenge on them in the most violent way possible.

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