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Terminator Salvation Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on August 25, 2009 - 5:59pm.

Dystopic... but not in a fun way.

Terminator Salvation Screenshot 

HIGH I finally got to see what one of those T-600s with the rubber faces looks like.

LOW It's two hours long. And most of that is spent ducking behind cars waiting for AI to do its job.

WTF This is a Terminator future-war game. Where are the lasers?

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Trials HD Review

By Brad Gallaway on August 21, 2009 - 7:10am.

The best Excitebike since Excitebike

Trials HD Screenshot

HIGH Nailing a tricky series of jumps after trying a few hundred times.

LOW The Extreme level of difficulty is heartlessly punishing.

WTF Why limit the number of attempts or length of play on the hardest levels?

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Drakengard 2 Second Opinion

By Guest Critic on August 19, 2009 - 8:30am.

This review is irrelevant... like this game!

Drakengard 2 Screenshot

HIGH The moment early in the game where the main character must turn on his allies is almost perfect.

LOW The rest of the game is just downhill from there.

WTF Super Saiyans? In MY Drakengard?!

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Aliens in the Attic Review

By Tera Kirk on August 18, 2009 - 7:53am.

Don't go in the attic

Aliens in the Attic Screenshot Aliens in the Attic Screenshot

HIGH Giant alien heads! In three dimensions!

LOW Fighting a missile-shooting freezer, only to have my game lock up more-than-several times.

WTF The natural enemy of extra-terrestrials? Potatoes.

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Infernal: Hell's Vengeance Review

By Brad Gallaway on August 15, 2009 - 8:30pm.

Get thee behind me, Satan

Infernal: Hell's Vengeance Screenshot

HIGH It's got a great concept—playing for the evil side hasn't been done much.

LOW It doesn't deliver on the concept—it might as well be any random shootfest.

WTF Satan can't get past locked doors?

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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Review

By Mike Bracken on August 12, 2009 - 10:25am.

It's like a profane version of Triad Election on the Nintendo DS

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Art

HIGH Losing a maxxed out wanted level by smashing cops into every bridge abutment in sight is surprisingly entertaining.

LOW The end of the story feels rushed and isn't even remotely satisfying.

WTF The bisexual stepson of the triad boss keeps trying to get me to have a threesome with him—and another dude.

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'Splosion Man Review

By Brad Gallaway on August 10, 2009 - 12:29pm.

'Sploding with brilliance

'Splosion Man Screenshot

HIGH The game is elegance incarnate.

LOW Players might be fooled into thinking it's as amiable as The Maw.

WTF The ending is ridiculously (and I mean that literally) awesome.

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Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta Review

By Brad Gallaway on August 10, 2009 - 10:48am.

Nevermind, Scotty... Don't bother beaming me up.

Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta Screenshot

HIGH Thawing out the anachronous survivors.

LOW The repetitive, needlessly bloated mission design.

WTF The amount of wasted potential on display here.

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Wii Sports Resort Review

By David Stone on August 2, 2009 - 12:02pm.

The Revolution... no really, we mean it this time!

Wii Sports Resort Screenshot

HIGH When Wii MotionPlus works, it works.

LOW When Wii MotionPlus doesn't work, it doesn't.

WTF Trying to Cycle with my hands equals "Why?" plus "Ow".

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Ghostbusters: The Video Game Review

By Brad Gallaway on July 29, 2009 - 9:14am.

Bustin' makes me feel really, really good

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Screenshot

HIGH It feels exactly like playing a never-released Ghostbusters movie.

LOW Bill Murray has a few good lines, but mostly phones in his performance.

WTF The last level is the weakest, most trite in the entire game.

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