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PlayStation

Street Fighter X Tekken Drops Game Critics With A One-Two Punch

Street Fighter. Tekken. Game titles followed by periods. These are the sort of weighty things on the mind of video game critics as they explore the fighting genre’s latest epic crossover. Epic. Crossover.

March 2, 2012
PlayStation

SSX Carves The Slippery Slope Of Mount Game Reviewer

Just like the fine sport of extreme snowboarding itself, SSX‘s review scores start off pretty high and then suddenly drop.

February 29, 2012
PlayStation

Six Out Of Six Binary Domain Reviewers Agree: Shooting Robots Just Makes You Feel Good

You know, if Sega had simply marketed Binary Domain with the slogan, “Shoot some robots”, I probably wouldn’t have been so down on it all these months. That was all I needed to know.

February 23, 2012
PC

In Syndicate’s Corrupt Corporate Future, Roving Bands Of Game Critics Fight A War Of Opinion

It’s not like the original Syndicate. We’ve accept that. Moved beyond it. This is not Bullfrog’s beloved tactical shooting game from 1993. This is something altogether different, and not every game reviewer likes it.

February 22, 2012
PlayStation

Game Crtitics Say Asura’s Wrath Is Definitely One To Watch

In Asura’s Wrath developer CyberConnect2 aimed to create a game that played like Japanese animation. Judging by the early reviews, someone forgot to tell them that you don’t actively play Japanese animation.

February 15, 2012
PlayStation

Twisted Metal Sets Game Critic’s Skulls Aflame

After a decade of lurking in the darkness just outside of gamers’ views the evil clown rides back into town, guns blazing, engines roaring, and game reviewers rarin’ for a shot.

February 9, 2012
PC

Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning Levelled Up Considerably During The Review Process

Now that we’ve put the ever-questing of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning through its paces, it’s time to see how it fared in the face of the assembled game critics. As far as I can deduce, it’s either horrible or the best thing ever.

February 8, 2012
PC

The Darkness II Weathers The Hellish Attentions Of Game Reviewers

There are plenty of things you can do with a tentacle besides porn, and The Darkness II has them all covered. Jackie Estacado has gone through hell; now he faces an even greater challenge: Critics.

February 3, 2012
Nintendo

Resident Evil: Revelations Claws Its Way To Impressive Review Scores

While it might not be quite as terrifying as the Circle Pad Pro add-on it helped inspire for the Nintendo 3DS, Resident Evil: Revelations seems to have scared some impressive numbers out of the assembled game reviewers.

February 2, 2012
PlayStation

SoulCalibur V Takes A Beating From Game Reviewers

With the past couple of years dominated by Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat-style 2D fighters, it’s nice to see the return of one of the big 3D fighting franchises. That is, unless you’re a game reviewer. Then it’s time to step into the critical ring.

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