Archive for August, 2008

super mario bros. 3 (****) (abdnm #2)

Posted on August 15th, 2008

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT a review of
super mario bros. 3
a videogame by nintendo
published by nintendo
for the nintendo famicom / entertainment system, super famicom / entertainment system, gameboy advance, and wii virtual console
text by tim rogers
score: (out of four)
selected as #2 on the action button manifesto: a list of the 25 best games of all-time

Bottom line: Super Mario Bros. 3 is “a lifelong obsession”.

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half-life 2 (****) (abdnm #3)

Posted on August 15th, 2008

FUCK YEAHa review of
half-life 2
a videogame developed and published by valve software
released in 2004 for windows, 2005 for the microsoft xbox, and 2007 for the xbox 360 and playstation 3 computer entertainment systems (as part of the orange box compilation)
text by theodore troops
(this review originally published on select button dot net)
selected as #3 on the action button manifesto: a list of the 25 best games of all-time
score: (out of four)

Bottom line: Half-Life 2 is “a miracle.”


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mother 3 (****) (abdnm #4)

Posted on August 15th, 2008

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT a review of
mother 3
a videogame written by shigesato itoi
developed by brownie brown
published by nintendo
for the nintendo gameboy advance
text by tim rogers
score: (out of four)
selected as #4 on the action button manifesto: a list of the 25 best games of all-time
(this review originally published in another format on insert credit dot com)

Bottom line: Mother 3 is “for better, worse, and everything in between, the closest games have yet come to literature”.

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street fighter iii: third strike (****) (abdnm #7b)

Posted on August 15th, 2008

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT a review of
Street Fighter III Third Strike: Fight for the Future
a videogame by Capcom
published by Capcom
text by david cabrera
score: (out of four)
selected as #7 on the action button manifesto: a list of the 25 best games of all-time

Bottom line: Street Fighter III “had balls”.

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street fighter iii: third strike (****) (abdnm #7)

Posted on August 15th, 2008

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT a review of
Street Fighter III Third Strike: Fight for the Future
a videogame by Capcom
published by Capcom
text by Heather Campbell
score: (out of four)
selected as #7 on the action button manifesto: a list of the 25 best games of all-time

Bottom line: Street Fighter III is mind games“.

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cave story (****) (abdnm #8)

Posted on August 15th, 2008

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT a review of
cave story (doukutsu monogatari)
a videogame by studio pixel
released in 2004 for personal computers
you can download the english version for free here
text by tim rogers
score: (out of four)
selected as #10 on the action button manifesto: a list of the 25 best games of all-time

Bottom line: Cave Story is “better than art — it’s science”.

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chrono trigger (****) (abdnm #9b)

Posted on August 15th, 2008

This isn't quite the reason that people sometimes keep their game boxes, but it does remind you of why they sometimes do.a review of
chrono trigger
a videogame by the square that was
published by squaresoft
for the nintendo super famicom (super nintendo entertainment system)
text by brendan lee
score: (out of four)
selected as #9 on the action button manifesto: a list of the 25 best games of all-time

Bottom line: Chrono Trigger is “intimate”.

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metal gear solid 3 (****) (abdnm #10b)

Posted on August 15th, 2008

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT metal gear solid 3: snake eater
a videogame by kojima productions
published by konami
released in 2004 for the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system
text by brandon parker
score: (out of four)
selected as #10 on the action button manifesto: a list of the 25 best games of all-time

Bottom line: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is “a lone trumpet call across a lifeless battlefield.”

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metal gear solid 3 (****) (abdnm #10)

Posted on August 15th, 2008

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT a review of
metal gear solid 3
a videogame by hideo kojima and kojima productions
published by konami
text by ario barzan
score: (out of four)
selected as #10 on the action button manifesto: a list of the 25 best games of all-time

Bottom line: Metal Gear Solid 3 is Metal Gear Solid: Grown Up“.

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SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS (****) (abdnm #11)

Posted on August 15th, 2008

HILARIOUS ALT TEXT a review of
shadow of the colossus
a videogame by sony computer entertainment japan
published by sony computer entertainment japan
released in 2005 for the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system
text by ario barzan
score: (out of four)
selected as #11 on the action button manifesto: a list of the 25 best games of all-time

Bottom line: Shadow of the Colossus is “close to an air-thin miracle”.

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