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Dead or Alive 5 Review

By Darren Forman on January 16, 2013 - 6:20pm.

Staying Alive

Dead or Alive 5 Screenshot

HIGH Landing a well timed Power Blow that destroys the opponent—not to mention everyone and everything around them.

LOW Inconsistent netcode often leads to irritating online matches.

WTF Virtua Fighter characters made it into the series before Rachel and Momiji did? Seriously?

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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection Review

By Kristin Renee Taylor on January 16, 2013 - 4:03pm.

Still Shamelessly Crushing on Future Trunks

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection Screenshot

HIGH Seeing all of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai's story mode in bright, shiny HD; Reversible cover art!

LOW Seeing Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3's boring story mode in flat, static HD; Cheap AI.

WTF The AI abuses the crap out of the fact that combat starts when "FIGHT" appears, not when it fades like most other fighters—cheap first hits for everyone!

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Anarchy Reigns Review

By Brad Gallaway on January 13, 2013 - 5:36pm.

Goes to 11? More like 14.

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HIGH Sasha. Also, Sasha.

LOW Not realizing there was an elevator behind the tentacle.

WTF The "red eyes" are never sufficiently explained.

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Crimson Shroud Review

By Brad Gallaway on January 13, 2013 - 3:29pm.

An Hour and a Half for $8

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HIGH The tabletop-style game presentation.

LOW Quitting at Geyserm Waterway.

WTF Why would anyone award a required item randomly?

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Uncharted: Fight for Fortune Review

By Brad Gallaway on January 13, 2013 - 3:25pm.

Banking Relics like a Boss!

Uncharted: Fight for Fortune Screenshot

HIGH Finally figuring out all the rules after a few hours of play.

LOW Overlooking a combo bonus and going from a win to a loss in one turn.

WTF The final boss in the Golden Abyss campaign.

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted Review

By Christopher Floyd on January 11, 2013 - 7:55pm.

Identity Crisis

Need for Speed: Most Wanted Screenshot

HIGH Blistering down a sunset highway at almost 200mph.

LOW Hurtling straight into a divider at almost 200mph.

WTF Where is the start menu?!

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NiGHTS into Dreams Review

By John Vanderhoef on January 11, 2013 - 7:02pm.

To Sleep: Perchance to Dream...

NiGHTS into Dreams Screenshot

HIGH The sense of "flow" the flying sections encourage.

LOW Being forced to take human form and walk around levels.

WTF Trial and error boss encounters.

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Hitman: Absolution Second Opinion

By Mike Bracken on January 7, 2013 - 6:57am.

The Most Murderous Janitor in History

Hitman: Absolution Screenshot

HIGH Sneaking around as a scarecrow while killing nuns is so surreal it's sort of fun.

LOW Having a guard 100 yards away see right through my disguise.

WTF Who left all these empty dumpsters around for me to hide in? Why does no one ever look inside them?

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Black Knight Sword Review

By Brad Gallaway on January 7, 2013 - 6:46am.

Nothing Inside the Armor

Black Knight Sword Screenshot

HIGH The first four levels have style for miles.

LOW The final level is boring, and the last boss is infuriating.

WTF The dry-humping piggybacker.

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Chaos on Deponia Review

By Sparky Clarkson on January 6, 2013 - 8:26am.

Junk in the Trunk

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HIGH The introduction does a wonderful job of establishing the world and main character.

LOW Everything about the platypus bataka fight.

WTF Why am I not using this invisibility thing all the time?

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