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Left 4 Dead 2 Review

By Richard Naik on November 23, 2009 - 8:59am.

This one time, me and my friend Keith...

Left 4 Dead 2 Screenshot

HIGH: Barreling through all four survivors with the charger.

LOW: Rochelle's extremely bland character.

WTF: Why can't the tank pick people up like the charger does?

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Dragon Age: Origins Review

By Brad Gallaway on November 20, 2009 - 9:31am.

Frodo, meet Commander Shepard

Dragon Age: Origins Screenshot

HIGH Superb characterizations, story, and role-playing.

LOW The combat system is a mess.

WTF Screwing up a quest by missing one line of dialogue 20 hours beforehand.

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Tales of Monkey Island Chapter Four: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood Review

By Tera Kirk on November 15, 2009 - 11:33am.

Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate-at-Law

Tales of Monkey Island Chapter Four: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood Screenshot

HIGH The Harry Potter-esque way that the plotline connects back to Chapter 1.

LOW The gameplay connects back to Chapter 1 (i.e. the jungle) as well.

WTF Morgan?! Nooooooo!

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Trine Review

By Brad Gallaway on November 13, 2009 - 10:27am.

Three Heads Are Better Than Two

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HIGH Excellent concept, great production values.

LOW Lack of any real boss battles.

WTF Experience comes in glowing green bottles?

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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Review

By Brad Gallaway on November 12, 2009 - 2:21am.

Super Heroes? More Like Pretty-okay Heroes...

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Screenshot

HIGH Going multi with Luke Cage and Iron Fist, together again.

LOW Generally poor selection of heroes from Marvel's vast universe.

WTF What happened to the QA process?

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Machinarium Review

By Richard Naik on November 12, 2009 - 1:23am.

You Won't Even Notice That All The Humans Are Gone

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HIGH: Overlooking the city from the game's high points.

LOW: The somewhat anti-climactic ending.

WTF: The oddly convenient series of pipes in one of the puzzles.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review

By Gene Park on November 10, 2009 - 12:43pm.

Above And Beyond The Call Of At Least One Duty

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Screenshot

HIGH Covering a human player with AC-130 armory.

LOW A hole-ridden plot that ends in obvious sequel bait.

WTF Tactical nuke?!

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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review

By Alex Raymond on November 4, 2009 - 7:02pm.

The Style Is In The Details

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Screenshot

HIGH Finally glimpsing the lost city of Shambhala.

LOW Quickly dying ten times during a chase sequence before getting a hint as to what I should be doing.

WTF "Don't you love how the water makes your jeans all squidgy?"

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Half-Minute Hero Review

By Brad Gallaway on November 2, 2009 - 10:12am.

In This Case, The Length Is A Good Thing

Half-Minute Hero Screenshot

HIGH It's a real JRPG, except it doesn't waste your time.

LOW The Knight 30 mode could have used a little more work.

WTF Why is nobody talking about this game?

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Brütal Legend Review

By David Stone on October 29, 2009 - 9:31am.

Sometimes Even An Umlaut Isn't Enough

Brütal Legend Screenshot

HIGH The world is metal.

LOW Almost everything else isn't.

WTF "Everybody thinks I'll betray them someday. Now gasp as I betray you!"

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