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Back in 2003, I took a fifty dollar gamble- buying a game based solely on the pedigree of the publisher. Having purchased titles such as Thousand Arms, Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation, and Persona 2: ...
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Since its transition onto now-gen consoles back in 2005, the FIFA series has made some significant advances across each off-season. From FIFA 08’s addition of the involving ‘Be a Pro’ mode, 10’s inclusion of 360-degree ...
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If the benchmark of artistic expression is the ability to evoke an inward examination, then Grand Theft Auto V is undoubtedly Rockstar Games’ magnum opus. While detractors and the ratings-ravenous media are bound to critique ...
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There are some things you can always count on; Mario saving the Princess, EA Sports releasing a Madden NFL game every year, and that any successful fighting game will undergo a revision. Dead Or Alive ...
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For the past thirteen years, a multitude of milieus have been viewed through the lens of Yokohama-based developer Omega Force. From the studio’s pseudo-historical franchises like Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors to efforts based on ...
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