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Tales of Monkey Island Chapter One: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal Review

By Tera Kirk on July 28, 2009 - 1:43pm.

Won't anyone think of the monkeys?

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HIGH Pink Pajama Pierre...say that three times fast.

LOW Wandering the jungle in circles, trying to figure out the map when you're not good with maps.

WTF Voodoo root-beer.

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Valkyria Chronicles Second Opinion

By Guest Critic on July 28, 2009 - 9:07am.

Cry havoc, and let fly the pigs of war

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HIGH Capturing the enemy flag with a single scout running and gunning within the first turn.

LOW Leaving my own base totally unguarded allowing a lone enemy Lancer to lumber over and capture it unhindered, 10 turns into a battle.

WTF We definitely needed a cutesy flying piglet in our reimagining of WWII, right guys?

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Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Review

By Brad Gallaway on July 17, 2009 - 4:49pm.

Answer the call, but only if it's not using your peak daytime minutes

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Screenshot

HIGH The story and characters ring truly Western.

LOW The action never heats up past a mild simmer.

WTF Why are the one-on-one showdowns so sloppy, random and loose?

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Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament Review

By Brad Gallaway on July 16, 2009 - 7:14pm.

This Trotmobile needs a serious tune-up

Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament Screenshot

HIGH Customizing combat robots is always a good time.

LOW How often the player has to sit through clunky, unnecessary bother.

WTF How did the Crayola-level character art make it into the final product?

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Knights in the Nightmare Review

By Mike Bracken on July 16, 2009 - 12:49pm.

A nightmare worth experiencing

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HIGH The moment where you finally "get" the game is pretty magical. There's a lot of depth here, but only patient gamers will stick around long enough to find it.

LOW The game's tutorial isn't as helpful as it should be. Knights in the Nightmare is difficult mostly because it does such a terrible job of explaining how it was meant to be played.

WTF The entire game is one giant WTF moment for the first few hours.

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Valkyria Chronicles Review

By Richard Naik on July 9, 2009 - 1:01pm.

Maybe if I order you to aim better you'll stop missing

Valkyria Chronicles Screenshot

HIGH The supremely challenging boss missions.

LOW The horrendously out-of-place "stealth" missions.

WTF Some inexplicable actions by the main character that I can't reveal without spoiling everything.

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Fallout 3: Point Lookout Review

By Brad Gallaway on June 28, 2009 - 4:58pm.

Deliverance, Part 2

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HIGH Vast and rich, it feels like a perfect extension of the main game.

LOW The ending loot is a disappointment.

WTF Why are these 'shine-swilling hillbillies so bullet-resistant?

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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Review

By Brad Gallaway on June 25, 2009 - 7:21pm.

How'd they get it to fit?

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HIGH A very faithful Shin Megami Tensei experience in a teeny package.

LOW Lacking the typically-excellent and usually-plentiful Atlus voice work.

WTF The AI gets another turn... why, again?

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The Legendary Starfy Review

By Tera Kirk on June 24, 2009 - 1:22pm.

A star is born

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HIGH Finding new nooks and crannies to explore.

LOW Bubble-hopping in Sogwood Forest. Man, that's hard.

WTF Rainbows are for swimming in, apparen

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Prototype Review

By Brad Gallaway on June 15, 2009 - 2:24pm.

Feels like it's still in development...

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HIGH The main character is one of the most powerful gaming has ever seen.

LOW Getting mega-spammed and juggled to death by enemy attacks.

WTF did anyone bother to quality-check the story before the game shipped?

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