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Sine Mora Review

By Brandon Bales on April 17, 2012 - 4:43pm.

Friends in Time

Sine Mora Screenshot

HIGH You can't beat the feeling of imminent death suddenly giving way to absolute victory.

LOW Your friends don't like it when you curse the television so.

WTF Who's the wife when a bison fathers a wolverine?

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I Am Alive Review

By Brad Gallaway on April 1, 2012 - 3:08pm.

Brutal, Unflinching and... Important

I Am Alive Screenshot

HIGH Finding a safehouse where colors still exist.

LOW Taking a beating and limping along for two areas on a sliver of life.

WTF Why aren't critics talking about this game? Oh, right. Mass Effect 3.

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Binary Domain Review

By Eric Bowman on March 25, 2012 - 9:33am.

Everything is Chrome in the Future

Binary Domain Screenshot

HIGH The entire last hour is packed with plot twists, explosions, and boss fights.

LOW Shooting a robot off of a squadmate without hitting her. It took me more tries than I'd care to admit.

WTF The game feels borderline anti-Japanese, which is strange considering it's a Japanese game.

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Mass Effect 3 Review

By Brad Gallaway on March 23, 2012 - 1:01pm.

The Ultimate Epilogue

Mass Effect 3 Screenshot

HIGH The final battles leading up to the game's end.

LOW Getting unexpectedly locked out of some missions.

WTF Why couldn't I import my old Shepard's appearance?

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Alan Wake's American Nightmare Review

By Brad Gallaway on February 28, 2012 - 11:26am.

Guns, Flashlights and Groundhog Day

Alan Wake's American Nightmare Screenshot

HIGH The time-loop premise and Twilight Zone voiceovers.

LOW A hard-locked 360 and stuttering framerates in the second cycle.

WTF Collecting manuscript pages again?

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Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom Review

By Guest Critic on February 22, 2012 - 12:54pm.

More than Just Eye Candy

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom Screenshot

HIGH Gorgeous illustrations and plenty of heartthrobs for all persuasions.

LOW A little lacking in the romance department for an otome game.

WTF Since when did Hijikata of the Shinsengumi swear like a sailor?

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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Review

By Kristin Renee Taylor on February 22, 2012 - 12:00pm.

You Face a Dúnadan Now!

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Screenshot

HIGH The environments and weapon/armor models look great.

LOW "Defend this point for X amount of time" wears out its welcome fast and early.

WTF Three people defeat an entire siege by themselves. Maybe Aragorn should have taken them with the Fellowship instead.

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Yakuza 3 Review

By Brad Gallaway on February 20, 2012 - 5:32pm.

The Dragon of Dojima's Looking a bit Paunchy

Yakuza 3 Screenshot

HIGH Playing baseball with kids on the beach.

LOW The slow trickle of new moves makes combat painfully stale.

WTF "You have learned the art of pole dancing."

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NeverDead Review

By Sparky Clarkson on February 17, 2012 - 7:46pm.

NeverPlay

NeverDead Screenshot

HIGH The few scattered moments when the basic mechanics show their promise.

LOW The final two bosses are simply insulting.

WTF Why sell out your unique premise less than 10 minutes into the game?

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Battlefield 3 Second Opinion

By Brandon Bales on February 9, 2012 - 2:54pm.

Putting the "Modern" in Warfare?

Battlefield 3 Screenshot

HIGH Kamikaze jet kills versus infantry never get old.

LOW Someone stole a nuclear device! Again!

WTF Where is everybody?

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