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As if store shelves weren’t already reaching capacity this time of year,Fallout 3, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, and Wii Sports Resort are being re-released in packages that include either additional content or in the case ...
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In the realm of PC gaming, a single World War II flight simulation reigns. Released in 2001, IL-2 Sturmovik has enjoyed an uncharacteristically lengthy life, prolonged through a steady release of sequels, expansion packs, patches, ...
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As many Wii owners know, one of the more prevalent genres within the console’s library is the mini-game compilation. The physicality of the Wiimote controller combined with a push toward a more casual gaming audience ...
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Not long after its inception, the sports videogame splintered into two subdivisions. Electronic Arts’ popular Madden, NHL, and NBA Live franchises used the modest power of 16-bit hardware in an effort to recreate each athletic ...
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Throughout gaming history, there have been a plethora of games that those who cherish the title of “gamer” cling onto with great fervor, despite a handful of flaws that make gameplay inaccessible to vast majority ...
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What’salmost worse than a bad game? Answer: a game with great potential onlypartially realized. You can easily ignore a bad game altogether, butthe better a game’s concept, the more painful it is to accept itsfaults. ...
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