Archive for September, 2007

bladestorm (***)

Posted on September 10th, 2007

it's raining bladesa review of
bladestorm
a videogame by omega force
published by koei
for the sony playstation 3
text by tim rogers
score: (out of four)
(see also our review of musou orochi (orochi warriors))

Bottom line: Bladestorm is “to Dynasty Warriors as Super Mario Bros. is to the score display in Pac-Man.”

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pac-man: championship edition (****) (abdnm #5)

Posted on September 10th, 2007

FUCK YEAHa review of
pac-man: championship edition
a videogame by tooru iwatani
published by namco
for the xbox 360 live arcade
price: 800 god damn micro$oft point$
text by tim rogers
score: (out of four)
selected as #5 on the action button manifesto: a list of the 25 best games of all-time

Bottom line: Pac-Man CE is “actually a videogame.”

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Resident Evil (***)

Posted on September 10th, 2007

a review of
resident evil (remake)
a videogame by capcom production studio 4
published by capcom entertainment
for the nintendo gamecube
text by thomas callahan
score: (out of four)

Bottom line: Resident Evil is “a villain of the highest order.”

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PERSONA 3 (***)

Posted on September 5th, 2007

p3boxmonos.PNGa review of
persona 3
a videogame by atlus
published by atlus USA
for PS2

text by david cabrera

score: (out of four)

Bottom line: Persona 3 is “like going to high school in the sense that Daytona USA is like driving a car.”
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ARCANA HEART (***)

Posted on September 5th, 2007

acps2mc.PNGa review of
arcana heart

a videogame by Yuki Enterprise
published by Attrativa
in the arcades, and, shortly, on the playstation 2

text by david cabrera
score: (out of four)

Bottom line: Arcana Heart is “inaccessible.”
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