Archive for January, 2008

halo 3 (****)

Posted on January 25th, 2008

MASTER THE CHIEF a review of
halo 3
a videogame by bungie
published by microsoft
text by tim rogers
score: (out of four)

Bottom line: Halo 3 is “the precise reason kids don’t play with G.I. Joes anymore”.

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Conquests of the Longbow (****)

Posted on January 25th, 2008

a review of
conquests of the longbow – the legend of robin hood
a videogame by christy marx
published by sierra on-line
for dos
text by brandon parker
score: (out of four)

Bottom line: Conquests of the Longbow is “from back when people read books instead of PowerPoint presentations to make these things.”

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contra 4 (*1/2)

Posted on January 10th, 2008

IT'S BEEF TIME! a review of
contra 4
a videogame by WayForward Technologies
published by konami
text by tim rogers
score: 1/2(out of four)

Bottom line: Contra 4 is “a painless, forgettable little exercise in point-missing”.

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NEO Contra (***)

Posted on January 10th, 2008

JIM LEEa review of
neo contra
a videogame by konami TYO
published by konami
for the sony playstation 2
text by ario barzan
score: (out of four)

Bottom line: NEO Contra is “a full day’s meal in a six ounce steak”.

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uncharted: drake’s fortune (***)

Posted on January 8th, 2008

an ordinary mana review of
uncharted: drake’s fortune
a videogame by naughty dog
published by sony computer entertainment america
text by tim rogers
score: (out of four)

Bottom line: Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is “the best game ever made about a dude in a T-shirt and jeans”.

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uncharted: drake’s fortune (**)

Posted on January 8th, 2008

an ordinary mana review of
uncharted: drake’s fortune
a videogame by naughty dog
published by sony computer entertainment america
text by theodore troops
score: (out of four)

Bottom line: Uncharted is “about as good an interactive replica of a 30′s pulpy adventure serial as Rogue Squadron is of a Star Wars film”

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