gut check
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Should You Buy Star Wars: The Old Republic? Yes
22When the RPG masters at BioWare team up with George Lucas’ beloved science fiction franchise amazing things happen, but is the developer’s first foray into the MMO market worth your massively multiplayer money?
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Should You Buy Fortune Street? No.
If they’ve been making versions of the Nintendo Wii’s new board game for 20 years, if Nintendo themselves are publishing it — choosing to sell this to us this holiday season instead of other Japanese games still awaiting translation — then surely it must be good and worth buying?
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Should You Buy Minecraft? Yes.
It’s been playable for years, and has captured the imagination of millions of gamers around the world, but it’s only now, in November 2011, that indie world-building sensation Minecraft has been officially “released”. So it’s only now, with a v1.0 after its name, that we feel safe enough to have this informal little pow-wow.
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Should You Buy Need For Speed: The Run? No.
With a cinematic slant, a Gumball Rally premise and the in-game assets of Mad Men star Christina Hendricks, Need for Speed: The Run is EA’s latest and in many ways most interesting attempt at keeping the ageing racing brand relevant.