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XBLA Reviews

XBLA Video Game Reviews

King’s Quest Chapter 3: Once Upon a Climb review: Onwards and upwards
10 years ago

King’s Quest Chapter 3: Once Upon a Climb review: Onwards and upwards

Chapter 2 of King’s Quest was something of a disappointment after the unexpected and challenging gameplay of Chapter 1. Even so, I feel a strong attachment to King Graham and his story, so I …
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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth review: Abusive
10 years ago

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth review: Abusive

There is a generally accepted truth in games journalism, that in order to effectively review a game, you really must have completed it and seen all it has to offer. …
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Paranautical Activity review: A haunting outcome
10 years ago

Paranautical Activity review: A haunting outcome

When you hear the name Paranautical Activity, you may think this game is about a grand voyage, a ghostly horror or maybe both. Instead, upon starting the game and selecting your weapon …
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The Walking Dead: Michonne review: I miss Clementine
10 years ago

The Walking Dead: Michonne review: I miss Clementine

While Telltale’s Walking Dead series has always been considered part of the comic book universe, the games have next to no connection to the source material other than the fact …
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Coffin Dodgers review: Better with friends or not at all
10 years ago

Coffin Dodgers review: Better with friends or not at all

Coffin Dodgers is a kart racer with a story following a race between retirement village residents and Death, literally and figuratively. Players race to finish higher and higher to avoid …
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Azkend 2: The World Beneath review: Going underground
10 years ago

Azkend 2: The World Beneath review: Going underground

Within five short minutes of booting up Azkend 2, I was certain I was going to hate it. The first few tutorial levels introduce a simplistic match-three premise, and it …
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Battle Worlds: Kronos review: War of the worlds
10 years ago

Battle Worlds: Kronos review: War of the worlds

In my experience, games like Battle Worlds: Kronos come around at most once or twice in every console generation, and that is a great shame. Kronos is a spiritual successor to …
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The Walking Dead: Michonne Episode 3: What We Deserve review: We deserve better
10 years ago

The Walking Dead: Michonne Episode 3: What We Deserve review: We deserve better

What We Deserve isn’t a very fitting title for the third episode of The Walking Dead: Michonne. It makes more sense to call it What We Should Come to Expect. …
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The Park review: Swings and roundabouts
10 years ago

The Park review: Swings and roundabouts

I’ve not yet experienced the joy of being a parent, but I can certainly empathize with one of life’s most frightening moments being losing track of a child. It’s this …
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SUPERHOT review: Enter the Matrix
10 years ago

SUPERHOT review: Enter the Matrix

If you’re at all familiar with SUPERHOT then you’ve surely heard it’s the first-person shooter in which “time moves only when you move.” In fact, that’s the very claim made …
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