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Originality is sadly no guarantee of gaming quality. 2009's Spore is a great example. The concept – create and mould lifeforms and take them from ocean floor to universe – was a world away from the shooters 'n' sport gaming mainstream. Sadly, despite an engrossing first few hours, Spore never really shook the impression that gameplay was secondary to the concept. This isn't something that new spin-off title Darkspore can be accused of. While Spore overreached in its ambition, Darkspore is tightly focused in creating a Diablo-style dungeon crawler with tons of customisation. What this means in practice is RSI-inducing amounts of mouse clicking as you guide your creature through never ending amounts of monster-infested locales. As with...

Τετάρτη 20 Απριλίου 2011

Mortal Kombat

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Mortal Kombat Review Προσθήκη λεζάντας The first time I played Mortal Kombat, I was too young. I remember the chilled unease in my chest as I watched life-like characters get knocked into pools of acid, limbs torn asunder, and other lovely images not fit for mini-Ryan. More than a decade later, I'm sitting in front of the latest Mortal Kombat, conveniently titled "Mortal Kombat." After years of spin-offs, 3D fighters, and other efforts, the developers at the newly coined NetherRealm Studios are bringing the series back to its core: violent, 2D fighting with an outrageous aestheti...

Τρίτη 19 Απριλίου 2011

Gemini Rue

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Gemini Rue ReviewΠέμπτη 14 Απριλίου 2011 | Συντάκτης: Adventure AdvocateΤο Gemini Rue είναι η πρώτη εμπορική παραγωγή του Joshua Nuemberger, φοιτητή στο UCLA (έχει ήδη στο ενεργητικό του τα La Croix Pan και Chatroom) και βραβεύθηκε την προηγούμενη χρονιά στο Indie Game Festival. Την έκδοσή του ανέλαβε ο Dave Gilbert, του οποίου η εταιρεία (Wadget Eye Games) δραστηριοποιείται στο χώρο των adventures (Blackwell series, Puzzle Bots...

The First Templar - Roland Video

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Bulletstorm, remorse and the meaning of shooting games

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First-person shooters are often labelled as shallow thrill rides, but do a slew of recent releases hint at something more? Bulletstorm is a really stupid game, isn't it? A 'guilty pleasure'. Something proper gamers shouldn't admit to enjoying. In it, the meat-headed mercenary Grayson Hunt spends ten hours blasting his way through a planet of mutants, kicking people into the gaping maws of man-eating plants, while wise-cracking about the smell of sun-baked arseholes. This is a game that glorifies demented slaughter; an orgy of mindless, sadistic pleasure. We can all agree on this, righ...

Final Fantasy Review

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Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy Review Dissidia Final Fantasy. Είτε το αγαπήσατε λόγω των θεαματικών μαχών, του συστήματος μάχης που χρειάζεται στρατηγική και του τεράστιου καστ από μαχητές και αντίζηλους από τα διαφορετικά σύμπαντα των Final Fantasy, είτε το μισήσατε για την ανούσια ιστορία του, τα διάφορα προβλήματα με την κάμερα, και την επαναληπτικότητά του. Θα καταφέρει να πείσει τους δύσπιστους το sequel; Το Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy, βρίσκει ακόμα μια φορά έναν λόγο να φέρει κοντά πολλούς χαρακτήρες απο τα Final Fantasy, που είναι περισσότεροι απο το προηγούμενο παιχνίδι....