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Review: Final Fantasy XIII-2

Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Genre: Role-playing
Rating: Teen
Release Date: January 31st, 2012

The sequel to Square Enix's latest entry into the Final Fantasy series is here in the form of Final Fantasy XIII-2. Whereas XIII was criticized for being too linear, XIII-2 already has one thing working against it: time travel. Whether ensnared by the cruel trappings of this tricky plot devise or not, XIII-2 certainly aims to ...

Developer: Klei Entertainment
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360 (XBLA), PlayStation 3 (PSN), PC
Genre: Action, Side Scroller, Beat ’em Up
Rating: Mature
Release Date: February 8th, 2012



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For those interested in the backstory to Shank 2, I would highly suggest visiting the official website. The publishers kindly released a comic, free of charge, fleshing out some details as ...

Developer:Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Action, Survival Horror
Rating: Mature
Release Date: February 7th, 2012



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Set in 2005, Resident Evil Revelations takes place between the events of the fourth and fifth games of the series, focusing mainly on Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, and the anti-bioterrorism organization BSAA. In 2004, a state-of-the-art, man-made city on the sea, Terragrigia suffers an attack from the ...

Dissidia: Final Fantasy

Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: PlayStation Portable
Genre: Fighting, Action/Role-Playing Game
Rating: Teen
Release Date: August 25th, 2009

Although not the first fighting game by Square/Square Enix, Dissidia is a first in its own right. Dissidia: Final Fantasy not only collects a dream team of fighters from the Final Fantasy franchise, but also dares to wow us with "Advent Children"-like battles. Attempting to create a game no Final Fantasy fan should be ...

Mighty Switch Force!

Developer: WayForward Technologies
Publisher: WayForward Technologies
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Puzzle/Platformer
Rating: Everyone
Release Date: December 22nd, 2011

The talented developers at WayForward have outdone themselves yet again. With outstanding downloadable games such as Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, Mighty Flip Champs, and Mighty Milky Way, WayForward presents their next addition to the Mighty series with Mighty Switch Force! A combination of platforming ...

Afro Samurai

Developer: Namco Bandai Games
Publisher: Surge
Genre: Action
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Rating: Mature
Release Date: January 27th, 2009
For Fans Of:Flowing Combat, Vendettas, Amputations

There’s a weird thing that happens to a person when they lose everything they have ever known. Afro Samurai has experienced this and now walks this plane of existence an empty soul, a demon, a warrior of vengeance. Based off the first season of the excellent television series, ...

The King of Fighters XIII

Developer: SNK Playmore
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS
Genre: Fighting
Rating: Teen
Release Date: November 22nd, 2011

At long last, SNK Playmore has bestowed upon us the thirteenth installment of the popular King of Fighters franchise. After a couple of years of disappointment in KoF XII, fans of the series can finally lay claim to a game they can finally call a worthy sequel. With more moves, characters, ...

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

Developer:Square-Enix, Quest
Publisher: Square-Enix
Platform: PlayStation Portable
Genre: Tactics Role-Playing Game
Rating: Teen
Release Date: February 15th, 2011

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The Tactics Ogre series has been around for a number of years, and has its own cult following. Original Playstation copies of still sell for $90+ on ebay and other sites. Let Us Cling Together is a remastering of the ...

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked

Developer: Atlus
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Tactics, Role Playing, JRPG
Rating: Teen
Release Date: August 23rd, 2011

Atlus brings it's penchant for deep and rewarding RPG experiences to the 3DS with a re-release of its acclaimed DS game Devil Survivor. As part of the Shin Megami Tensei series we know we can expect demons and role-playing, but will the 3DS version be a different beast entirely?

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You begin the game as an ordinary Japanese teenager. You, along with ...

Pushmo

Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Puzzle
Rating: Everyone
Release Date: December 8th, 2011

What do you get when you mix a sumo wrestler, 3D block puzzles, and a jerk kid? The answer is Pushmo, the 3DS eShop's latest puzzle title. Brought to us by Intelligent Systems, is Pushmo the puzzle game we've been waiting for? The answer is only a push and a pull away.

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Welcome to the world of Pushmo, where strange ...

Saints Row: The Third

Developer: Volition, Inc.
Publisher: THQ
Platforms: XBOX 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows
Genre: Open World, Action-Adventure
Rating: Mature
Release Date: November 15, 2011

The next entry in the Saints Row series is brought to you courtesy of Volition. Saints Row: The Third is, without a doubt, one of the most outrageously feel good open world games to grace home consoles in a good while. This is what sets Saints Row: The Third apart from other typical urban warfare ...

Spider-Man: Edge of Time

Developer: Beenox
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PlayStation 3, XBOX 360, Wii, 3DS
Genre: Action/Beat ‘em Up
Rating: Teen
Release Date: October 4, 2011

From the developers who brought gamers a fresh perspective on the Spider-Man video game line, Beenox follows up on Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions with Spider-Man: Edge of Time. Both the present and future timelines of New York are threatened and both the Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 must work together to restore their universes ...

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

Developer: Vicarious Visions
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PC, Mac
Genre: Action Platformer
Rating: Everyone
Release Date: October 16th, 2011

What do Seekers, Dark Mirrors, and Shattering Sigils have to do with Spyro? Only one of the most unique ventures Activision has undertaken in recent history. Enter Skylanders, not quite a Spyro sequel, but a game involving over 30 figures that become characters in the game. Conceptualized by ...

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land

Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: Platform/Adventure
Rating: Everyone
Release Date: October 24, 2011

Kirby’s Epic Yarn was a fresh idea for the Kirby series. While it offered a fresh, new and creative idea, fans of Kirby noticed a key feature missing from this certain game. Something that makes the Kirby franchise what it is: Kirby’s copy ability. This returns in the first traditional Kirby platformer for home console in ...