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XBLA Reviews

XBLA Video Game Reviews

Hyper Void review:  An almost fantastic voyage
10 years ago

Hyper Void review: An almost fantastic voyage

Rail shooters have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, from cursor-based shooters to tunnels with limited movement controls like After Burner Climax. Hyper Void
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Electronic Super Joy review: Have a joyful death
10 years ago

Electronic Super Joy review: Have a joyful death

Run-and-jump platformers with a high learning curve and steep difficulty have become a staple in the indie gaming realm. Games like Splosion Man, Super Meat Boy and Not A Hero …
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King’s Quest Chapter 2: Rubble Without a Cause review: Crashing down
10 years ago

King’s Quest Chapter 2: Rubble Without a Cause review: Crashing down

In Chapter 1 of King’s Quest, The Odd Gentlemen set the scene for an impressive reinvention of the classic series and delivered a lengthy, challenging and enjoyable romp that sounded …
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Battle High 2 A+ review: More like A- or B+
10 years ago

Battle High 2 A+ review: More like A- or B+

If I was in High School with super powers, I guess I’d fight too.
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Frizzy review: A really, really, really bad hair day
10 years ago

Frizzy review: A really, really, really bad hair day

Every now and then a game comes along that is so spectacular, so wonderful, so utterly compelling that it simply reduces mere mortal reviewers to a stream of incoherent superlatives …
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Starpoint Gemini 2 review: Elite opposition
10 years ago

Starpoint Gemini 2 review: Elite opposition

Ever since first playing Elite on the ZX Spectrum as a young boy, I’ve always had a soft spot for vast, daunting space adventures. Such games are rare on consoles, and it’s …
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Starwhal review: Impalement with friends
10 years ago

Starwhal review: Impalement with friends

Monodon monoceros, more commonly known as the narwhal, is undoubtedly the coolest sea creature in the world. It’s a whale with a giant horn sticking out of its forehead — …
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Game of Thrones Season 1 review: Tough at the top
10 years ago

Game of Thrones Season 1 review: Tough at the top

I’m the kind of Game of Thrones fan who read the books a long time before the TV series started, and although I do enjoy the high production value of …
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