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Review – Time Lord (NES)

Time lord | NES | Milton Bradley | 1989 This game, for me, was a bunch of disappointments, right from the start.  Every year, like any good greedy kid, I would provide my parents with a list of things I wanted for Christmas.  A friend of mine had this pretty neat overhead RPG titled Times of Lore.  I loved to play Times of Lore and really wanted my own copy to play at my leisure, so of course, I put it on my Christmas list. I later realize that the best explanation is that my parents misread what I had…
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Review – Frequency (PS2)

FrequencyPS2 - 1-2 PlayersGameplay – 7/10 Graphics – 7/10 Sound – 9/10 Replay – 6/10 Overall – 7.3/10 Frequency is generally a hard game to describe. There isn't really anything that is much like it. The closest thing I can think of is "DDR without the down arrow", but, there is so much more on inaddition to that so the description doesn't really fit very well. For one, the tracks are a lot longer. Then there's a little ship thing that you'll actually have to control your on top of following thepattern...Well, maybe I should start out simple and then…
Review – BIT.TRIP BEAT (PC)
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Review – BIT.TRIP BEAT (PC)

Gaijin Games |  Nov 2nd, 2010 What do you get when you take the simplicity of Pong, a game that involves hitting small square “balls” with a rectangular paddle, and add in some musical aspects, a bit of plot, and ramp up the play mechanics beyond a 2 player game of tennis?  Whatever it would be, it’s probably pretty close to BIT.TRIP BEAT. Ok, really the only thing they really share in common is hitting balls with paddles and retro styling. The general premise here is that you must deflect a series of rhythmic balls back with your paddle.  They…
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Review – Din’s Curse (PC)

Note, This review originally appeared on DieHardGame Fan and this game was received for free as a review copy. Din’s Curse: Demon WarDeveloper: Soldak Entertainment:Publisher: Soldak entertainmentGenre: RPGRelease Date: February 23rd, 2011 Din’s Curse is a Hack’n’Slash style RPG in the vein of Diablo or Icewind Dale.  Using a random dungeon generator and real time combat and action, it is a more fast paced Role Playing experience than the more traditional turn based and story driven RPG.  Each play through is, by design, different than the previous, though there will be some similar basic ideas and events.  Din’s Curse is…
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Review – Shatter (PC)

Sidhe | March 15th, 2011 I seem to be picking up a lot on Breakout clones lately.  Or maybe it’s just games that at the core are remakes of older classics I’ve been hitting a lot lately.  I suppose it’s an easy gimmick, take something people like, flashy it up and add a new gimmick or two, then throw it out into the world.  I’m not really complaining or anything but Shatter, like BIT.TRIP BEAT and Meteor, has it’s core in the game Breakout. It adds a few gimmicks to help keep it fresh at least. It’s kind of hard…